Saturday before Mother’s Day was a big day for the Bellarine Bears Baseball club which not only celebrated ladies day, but the women’s team celebrated its first win.
Matt Connell, VP of the Bears said ladies day is recognition of our success in building female participation and to again be the only club in the GBA to field a women’s team.
“What they bring to the club enriches its culture and is very much in keeping with our values of inclusion, innovation and success,” he said.
The women’s team has slowly been building in confidence and experience under new game day coach Meg Fahy with the team demolishing Colac 15-7.
Heather Nicol did a stellar job pitching, giving up just one run. The team took advantage of some walks with safe hits to Heather (had a day out with her mum looking on), Mel Dinnigan and Ingrid Hintze-Parnell to rack up 15 runs in two inning.
Chantelle Barker was strong at short stop and while Tegan Jakubzik is new to the game she had a great contribution making two outs in the field and putting bat to ball for the first time.
Phoebe Jakubzik closed out the game to restrict Colac to just seven.In other matches an undermanned A Grade lost to Saints 3-0 but still hold top spot.
A-reserve lost to Saints 6-1 with Matt Sage again starting well on the mound. Errors in the field not helping as Saints posted three in the first.
Brad Hockey with three hits along with Alex Hockey, Dan Stott and Brad O’Brian with solo hits.
B-reserve played at home and in a tight tussle lost to Corio 4-2. Hits from Zach Purcell, Pete Hockey, Chris Dunn, Finn Ferguson-Cumming and Chris Campbell weren’t enough to get over Corio.
