Falcons outgun Spitfires

Chichester Falcons Softball Club went 6 & 1 on Sunday as they shot down Southampton Spitfires in a pacey encounter at Oaklands Park.

The Falcons were shaky fielding in the first, with 2 overthrows eluding first baseman Lucy Morris, but pitcher Jason Mercer settled things down with a strikeout and a tidy 1-3 play to limit the Spitfires to a single run. Mercer wasted no time responding at bat with a leadoff walk, while Milko Giuffrida singled to left field ready for David Morris to send him home with a 2-out triple, putting the Falcons 2-1 ahead.

Jason Mercer

The Spitfires were shut out in the second thanks to a spectacular catch by Ally Warr deep in centre field, followed by pinpoint glove work from Vicki Cathie at second base. The Falcons continued the offense onslaught with Bartolo Garofalo reaching second base with his first ever at-bat for the Falcons, Louise Rowe slogged her first double of the season out to right field, and Carrie Suhr knocked over the Spitfires� shortstop�s head to bring them both in to score.

Ally Warr

The Falcons were running away with the game by the fourth inning as Clive Janes continued to show consistency, hitting 2 for 2 on the day as Bronte Harvey continued to improve, drawing a walk ready for Stefan Panayotopoulos to drill his trademark line drive out to centre right. The Falcons continued to bat right through the order in the fifth to end the game early with the score at 27-5 win. The final score was reverted to 20-5 on a mercy ruling.