Baseball Nationals update

round matches have been completed...

MON: 0-32 v NSW (Jodie & Suze didn't play in this one)
TUE: 5-24 v Victoria White
WED: 0-35 v Victoria Blue (or in this one)
THU: bye

without a win, they have finished 7th of 7 and play two more games to finish the tournament...both are today - 9am v 6th (QLD) & 3pm v 5th (Victoria White)...

the top 4 is WA, Victoria Blue, NSW & Country NSW...semi finals are today with the finals tomorrow...

Victoria Blue are the reigning champs, having won 9 titles in the past 11 years and only having lost one game in the last three years...however WA have beaten them in this tournament 5-4...

I imagine it's frustrating for those involved, certainly for Jodie & Suze, as instead of putting the best team on the diamond for each match, the coach has opted to put that team on only when he things they have a chance of a win (odd thinking if you want to make a good impression playing at this level for the first time)...

with rare exception the pitchers (ACT have used 9, the most by any state, including those that don't pitch on a regular basis at club level which is just crazy) have struggled to put the ball in the strike zone - Suze has had just over 60% success whereas all the rest are well below 50%...the pitchers have walked 62 while only 22 ACT batters have received that "luxury"...

batting-wise the team has managed only 25 hits while conceding 100, scoring only 15 runs against 142...

in the field, ACT has conceded 34 errors while only having the benefit of 9...

Jodie has been playing 1st base - after a season starting at shortstop and ending in centre field so she's been on a big learning curve but has done well (error free to this point)...she's played 4 out of 6 games, starting in all 4 including one game as a designated hitter...she's had 10 at bats for 5 hits...16 put outs in the field (that is on the receiving end for throws for outs or taking catches)...

Suze, aside from pitching, has played 3rd base...she's played 3 out of 6 but only started in 1...4 at bats for 1 hit...2 put outs & 2 assists (throws for outs)...