Apollo A vs. Laurimar

Apollo A were meant to face Laurimar on the 26th of August. However Laurimar were on their camp so the Apollo A boys and girls team played a scratch match with each other. This match was played at Apollo's ground. Apollo AA won the toss and decided to bat. Apollo AA had a good innings with 4 runs added to the scoreboard. Apollo AB replied with an even better first innings with 6 runs. In the second innings Apollo AA scored 7 runs in that innings. Apollo AB replied with 5 runs of their own. So with the scores tied up we went into a third innings. Apollo AA scored 5 runs in that innings talking their score up to 16. The Apollo AB team went into bat. A game changing moment happened when the first batter from the Apollo AB team batted. When the big hitter went up to bat he edged it and the infielder dropped the catch. If the infielder caught that Apollo AA would have won the game. However Apollo AB sneaked home with a 17-16 win over Apollo AA.

Apollo A vs. Yarrambat

Apollo Parkways are in the district finals most would say. Though they had to win every game. Apollo thought that this game against Yarrambat would be a pushover. Yet they were wrong. Apollo was home again and Eric would be captain. However the home side lost the toss and Yarrambaat chose to bat. In the first innings they scored 2 runs. Apollo smashed 7 runs in their first innings to lead 7-2 at the break. Apollo then had better field ing in the second innings with Yarrambat only picking up 1 run. However Apollo couldn't capitalise on their opportunites. They scored 2 runs for that innings. Taking the score up 9-8 to  In the third innings Apollo were just terrible and let 5 runs go through. Then they took their time and scored 0 runs. It proved to be enough with the final score ending up to be 9-8. Apollo's coach wasn't happy with the behaviour and the performance of his team. They will have to lift their game against the newcomers Laurimar next week.      

Apollo A vs. DCE

This was the game that decide the fate of Apollo. If they won this game they were through to the finals. This was played at Apollo's home ground. DCE won the toss and chose to field. In the first innings Apollo scored 7 runs to DCE's 2. In the second innings DCE's "MINTY HIPPO" saying got them within reach of Apollo. "MINTY HIPPO" meant get ready for the sneak. They scored 5 runs to Apollo's 3. In the third innings Apollo dominated scoring 7 runs to 0. Apollo were never really troubled in the game. The final score was Apollo 17 - DCE 7. That meant that Apollo are through to the district finals! This was marred with the injury of Luke and James. Luke rolled his ankle while James hurt his bum.

Apollo A vs. BYE

This was the week for Apollo A as they has the BYE. They rested and got ready for next week's match vs. DCE.

Apollo A vs. Diamond Creek

This ended up to be a nail biting match. This game was to be played at Apollo. Diamond Creek won the toss and chose to bat. Apollo started off well with 3 runs in the first innings. Many Apollo players blamed the Diamond Creek coach/umpire to be a cheat. In the second innings Diamond Creek scored 7 runs to Apollo's 0. In the third innings Diamond Creek scored no runs. Apollo had scored one run when it happened. I am one of the players. I was on 2 strikes and 3 balls. There was 2 people out and one on third base. I needed to hit this run or our campaign was over. The pitch was on the edge of the plate and I hit it into the gap in-between first and second base. I ran for the home run. When I past third base Nick the base coach was yelling WATCH OUT!. I looked back adnd they had retrieved the ball. I ran as if my life depended on it and got to home. I celebrated by jumping on home base and falling into the hands of my team mates. The final score ended up to be Apollo 8 - Diamond Creek 7.

Apollo A vs. Sacred Heart

Apollo A will face this side again as this was the cTch up round. However they didn't play GKB yet. This game was played at Apollo's home ground, Sacred Heart had the early breakthrough however by winning the toss. They won the toss and chose to field. In the first innings Apollo scored 7 runs to Sacred Heart's 0. In the second innings Apollo s oredd7 run us again. However Sacred Heart managed to score 2 runs in that innings. In the third innings Apollo scored 7 runs to Sacred Heart's 0. Sacred Heart's team was made of grade 3's and 4's and should be really proud oftheir efforts. The final score ended up to be Apollo 21 - Sacred Heart 2.

Apollo A vs. GKA

Apollo A vs. GKA was another can't miss game. It was the two finalist from last year. Apollo lead most of the way last year but GKA stole the victory. However this was 2011. Revenge was on the minds of the Apollo players after thinking what happened to them just 12 months earlier. This epic game was tone played at GK's home ground. Apollo won the toss and chose to bat. The first innings was score less for both teams. In the second innings Apollo scored 3 runs to GKA's 0. In the third innings Apollo yet again scoters 3 runs but GKA scored one run themselves. It would have been more runs if Eric hadn't taken a spectacular catch. GKA kept Apollo scoreless in the forth innings and Apollo defended their total not letting GKA score one ruin from that innings. It was 6-1 in Apollo's favor as they headed into the last innings. GKA kept Apollo scoreless in the final innings score 4 of their own, however a controversial decision made GKA lose their runs because of time! Apollo ran down the clock when the score was 6-5. However Apollo ran down the clock and GKA didn't get to finish their innings, so their fifth innings didn't count. The final score was Apollo 6- GKA 1. This was payback for Apollo as GKA beat them last year in the district final. It was a very emotional game.

Apollo A vs. Green Hills A

This game was one of the games that you had to see. Apollo A the best team in the business vs. Green Hills A who have the state pitcher. Apollo's coach said that the pitcher was nothing to be afraid of. Apollo hosted the game but they lost the toss and Green hills chose to bat. Apollo were hopping that Green Hills would field but they chose to bat. Green Hills started their match well with 2 home runs coming in the first innings. Apollo could't answer back so Green Hills lead the first innings 2-0. Apollo fought hard in the next innings and were rewarded. Green hills scored 3 runs in that innings. Apollo batted well and scored 5 runs to level the game. In the next innings Green hills fought hard with a 4 run innings. However Apollo were on fire and scored 7 runs in that innings to take the lead in the third innings. The score was 12-9 when the forth innings started. Green hills hit 2 runs to make he game 12-11. However the score stayed like that. Apollo ran the clock down and hit 0 runs. The final score is Apollo A 12 to Greenhills A 11. This game will haunt Greenhills for a long time as they lead for half of the game.

Apollo A vs. Sacred Heart

This was another game to be played at Apollo. They are unbeaten and are going into thus match as heavy favorites. However this was dampened when rain forced the game to be a washout. Apollo A will face Sacred Heart in the catch up round.

Apollo A vs. BYE

This week Apollo had a bye, so the boys and girl softball teams were mixed to play a scratch match. The teams are as follows. Apollo AA: Jason, Janelle, Rachael, Emily L! Taylor, Matt, Jack, Eric, James W and Nick. Apollo BB: Graeme, Luke V, Malachi, Sarah H, Olivia, Emily C, Ally, Laura L, Brandon, Jackson, Laura R and Abbey. Captains are Nick and Abbey. In the first innings Apollo AA got of to a flyer smashing 7 runs. Apollo BB managed to hit 4 runs. In the second innings Apollo AA were in full stride as they scored another 7 runs. Apollo BB only managed 3 runs with their Apollo AA's tight fielding. In the third innings Apollo BB restricted Apollo AA to only 2 runs while they scored 3 runs themselves in that innings. The final scores were Apollo AA 16- Apollo BB 10.

Apollo A vs. GKB

The second match of Apollo's season was to be played at their home ground vs. Glen Katheine B. The game however, was washed out. There was no result, however the teams will face each other in the catch up round.

Apollo A vs. Hurstbridge

Apollo faced off against Hurstbridge in the first softball game of the season. The new Apollo team consisted of 9 year 6's and 2 year 5's. The game was played at Hurstbridge however they lost the toss and Apollo chose to bat. The home side got off to a bumpy start with Apollo leading the way 7-3 in the first innings. Apollo then scored 5 runs in the second innings to Hurstbridge's 0. In the third innings Apollo scored 7 runs to 2. The final scores ended up to be Apollo 19 Hurstbridge 5.