Apollo A vs. Coburg West

Apollo's third game was against Coburg West. The bat was tossed and Apollo won the toss. They chose to field again. Apollo did some great fielding by letting Coburg score no runs in their first innings. Apollo followed it up with a 7 home innings. Coburg West then scored 3 runs in the second innings. Apollo then followed it up with two runs in their innings. The final score was Apollo 9, Coburg West 3.

Apollo A vs. Rosanna P.S

Apollo's next game was against Rosanna. Apollo had seen Rosanna play against Sunbury West so they knew what they were up against. The bat was then tossed and Rosanna won the toss. They chose to field. So Apollo opened up with a 7 home innings. They had watched Rosanna's pitcher play and they realised that he was fast but not accurate. Apollo then followed up their great innings by keeping Rosanna scoreless. Rosanna then scored 7 runs in their second innings. This put the pressure back on Apollo. Apollo then wasted time and scored 2 runs. The end score was 9-7.

Apollo A vs. Westgath

The first game of the North East Region for Apollo was against the side Westgath. Apollo had a bye in the first round. So the bat was tossed and Apollo won the toss. They chose to field. Westgath scored 1 run in the first innings thanks to some great fielding by Apollo. Apollo then crashed out and scored only 2 runs. Westgath then went in for their second innings. Apollo did their homework and kept the runs down. Westgath scored 2 runs in that innings. Apollo then scored 3 runs in that innings. The score is now 5-3 at the end of the third innings. Apollo then worked together and made sure that Westgath didn't score a run in the third innings. Then Apollo scored 5 runs in the third innings to secure their win. The final score was 10-3.

Apollo A vs. Eltham

Apollo played Eltham in the game for zone. Eltham rolled up to Apollo 30 minutes before the game. So let's fast forward to the game. The game was to be played at Apollo's home ground. Apollo won the toss and decided to field. This would prove decisive in the last innings. Apollo fielded first. So Eltham came up to bat. There was some controversy in the base calling system. An Eltham player kept on lefting their base too quickly. Eltham's captain Jacob also said that hit a foul. Though the umpire's let it go and he was forced out. That left Eltham with no runs in the innings. Apollo batted next and scored 2 runs. Eltham then concentrated a little harder in the second innings because they came blasting out of the blocks with a seven home game. This left the scores 7-2. Apollo though was taken aside by their coach.This seemed to power them with confidence as they score seven runs as well. This meant that the scores were 9-7 in Apollo's favour. Eltham then knuckled down and scored seven runs. The score is now 14-9. This was a world class game. The Apollo coach took the Apollo side to talk again. This gave new courage in their hearts as Apollo really pulled together some big hits and score 7 runs in the innings. The score was now 16-14 at the end of the third innings. The forth innings started with 7 minutes to go until the end of the match. Apollo did their best and ran down the clock. Apollo scored a memorable win. The final score was 16-14. The game had an extra sense of joy to it as there was a debutant in the side. Though that debutant did a lot. His name was Jesse. He deserved the man of the match award.

Apollo A vs. Eltham Pre Game

Apollo A will play Eltham on Friday 4/11/11 at 1:15. This is a very important game for both sides as the winner will progress through to the next round. Apollo are going to bring in another player as there is a player that has broken his arm. This replacement will be the second baseman.

Apollo A vs. Montmorency

Apollo A softball were meant to play softball against Montmorency. However Montmorency didn't have a team and Apollo won by walkover. Next Friday they will play Eltham.

Pre Match Softball

Apollo started training Tuesday and will train Wednesday again. The game will be as early as Wednesday. So the two teams will have to be ready. This game will be played at Apollo's home ground. However Apollo don't know who their opposition is. It will be interesting to find out who they are. Also Apollo have an injury concern with a person breaking his arm. Another absent will be there as there is another person going to Vietnam.