Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 21:34:15 +1300
From: Vance <vance(at)vanf-graphics.co.nz>
Subject: Vic Guth Men's Tournament - Results
January 28 2006
National champion Ramblers, without injured Black Sox pitcher Thomas
Cameron, had a mauling from Wellington side Poneke-Kilbirnie at the annual
Vic Guth series at Norana Park yesterday while host team United is the only
unbeaten team on three wins.
Cameron, with both hands injured and his pitching hand needing an
operation, may miss the nationals and, on the form shown in the 8-1 PK win,
the side will not achieve its ambition to win back to back national titles.
Wellington team PK has travelled to Auckland for more tournaments than
any other side, and won many more than its share, but yesterday's thumping
of Ramblers was one of the sweetest wins.
PK, not the top side in the Wellington area at this stage, conceded a
run in the first inning when the stalwart Scott O'Neale hit and had to wait
until the fourth when four runs came home on five consecutive hits off
Bobbie King.
For Dave Metekingi it was a great show, with a hit in the four-run
procession which saw Craig Wallace, Metekingi, Wayne Walker and Brett
Tibbits scored. He then ended another four-run rally in the fifth with a
booming home run off Bobbie King's pitching. Steve McFarlane, John
Stratford and Bobby Makris also scored in the second four run burst.
The Metekingi homer enforced the mercy rule for a seven run margin, a
real embarrassment for Ramblers.
Dawie Sutton and the injured Cameron umpired.
Ramblers had beaten Metro 3-2 and Otahuhu 8-1 previously and was
coasting. The win against Metro came only after two tiebreakers after
another classic O'Neale start for a Ramblers' run. But Dion Nukunuku, the
holder of three world championship golds, was the man for the situation
with a sixth inning home run to equalise.
Garth Pollard scored Metro's tiebreaker run, aided by Josh Cooke, but
Jason Halloran came home for the Ramblers' winner on stolen base and the
error it forced.
Jeff Weber and Graeme Gollan umpired with Harry Wooding the scorer.
Ramblers had few problems with Otahuhu, finally winning 8-1. The
remarkable O'Neale made it his third lead-off run in the first inning in
three games on the day, slammed home by Aaron Thompson's home run and Lance
Roberts hit another to score Halloran in the second.
In the third, with one down, Lyndon Andrew hit a home run with O'Neale
and Lawrence Naera both hitting over the fence in the fourth for a mercy
run win.
Northcote had home runs to Casey Eden and Todd Wilson, with a runner on
base, to snatch an early 3-0 lead against Waitakere Bears going on to win
6-2 with Dean Wallace in fine batting form. It was fine attacking batting
and Aaron Collier and Wallace combined in the second to keep the pressure
on. Antony Stuart was walked and scored for Bears after a Rueben Topia hit
in the third but that was the end of the Bears' hits.
Wallace scored in the lat turn, along with Michael Boaler with David
Down, batting two for two, also in form.
United, unbeaten and jubilant, welcomed Brendon Rogers back after
shoulder surgery and he scored after a hit and some pressure play for the
late lead against Otahuhu in a 2-0 win. Ben Enoka scored the second on an
error and a Michael Wilson hit.
Once again Otahuhu pitcher Taiki Apu showed fine skill in confining
United to two hits, but Thomas Mach did the same for the host club.
Hawkes Bay side Tamatea started the match against Glenora with a Luke
Herrick home run and the hits continued with Glenora's Nathan Thorpe
hitting over but with three more big home run shots from Tamatea's Kyle van
Abel, Rakai Hokianga and Shaun Marino for an 8-2 win.
In the second, Herrick was walked and came home on a bunt by Hokianga
and a hit from Jerol Lajpold while a Corrin Tauri triple scored Glenora's
Stefan Van Lei Shout. Bob Mitchell and Walter Nukunuku umpired with Rowena
McKenzie scoring the game.
But Tamatea could not keep it up against United after United scored
three in the second turn, from Alfons Ovenikovas, Isaac Fletcher and Adrian
Peihopa . Herrick tried hard with another home run and Lajpold and Stacy
Taylor combined for another in the last turn but it was not enough with
United winning 3-2.
Lynette Leathart scored the match with club man Hadyn Wildbore umpiring
until there was a ruckus and he was replaced by the Tamatea coach. Most of
the umpires are said to be at the Ray Joseph Memorial series in Hamilton.
Auckland Marist, not having a great season, had another day to forget
with no wins from two matches, minus their Samoa international pitcher
Heinie Shannon who is in Melbourne. But the loss to PK was close with PK
coming with two runs in the last two turns to sneak the win.
Jonathan Munden started the Marist scoring in the first with a hit,
followed by a stolen base and two sacrifice shots but Bobby Makris struck
back in PK's first with a walk, a passed ball, a wild pitch and a hit from
Craig Wallace.
Marist's Jerome Haretuku was walked in the fifth and stole a base, was
sacrificed to third and, with two more men going out, scored on a Munden hit.
But the remarkable Metekingi, good for pitching and batting, ruined
Marist's afternoon with a home run in the sixth, with two out.
Then the veteran player and sometime coach Wayne Saunders showed his
experience and determination when he was hit by a pitch. Steve McFarlane
did the honours for the winner to end the game at 3-2.
Jamie Love allowed only four PK hits while Marist snatched six from
Vaero Hagai and Metekingi. Lynette Leathart scored the game with John Hall
and Graeme Gollan umpiring.
Christchurch side Richmond Keas came with a late run to try to head off
a Metro team which sneaked three runs in the first. Steven Tau started with
a bunt, Dion Nukunuku followed with a double and Des Pemerika hit to centre
field.
Richmond had to wait until the fourth before Chris Eden-Huria forced an
error at third base and Mike Sands double was enough for Eden-Huria to
sprint home from first. In the last Richmond turn Clayton Ellis led off
with a walk, went to second on an error, strolled to third on a wild pitch
and scored on a hit from Phil Mountford, who was tagged at home trying to
get a winner.
Eden-Huria hit, went to second on a fielder's choice and scored on an
error to tie the game at 3-3 and give his team hope. But it was not enough
as Bernard Hale hit to shortstop, gained second on a wild pitch and scored
on a Pollard double for the 4-3 win which kept Metro in the hunt. Sands had
two hits from three turns for Richmond.
Dawie Sutton and Wiki Wikaira umpired and Harry Wooding scored.
Northcote's fine start came to a halt against a determined Metro and
the runs stopped. It was a 5-0 Metro win which again kept Metro at the
front-runner level. Richmond made it one win and one loss with the 9-4 win
over Marist.
United won the third in a row over Glenora, winless after three, while
Tamatea upset PK 6-3 and Richmond showed full power with a 12- 1 effort
over Bears. Six teams are on two wins and a loss in a close contest.
Results: Vic Guth Memorial series: Ramblers 3 Metro 2, United 2 Otahuhu
0, Northcote 6 Waitakere Bears 1, Tamatea 8 Glenora 2, PK 3 Marist 2,
Metro 4 Christchurch Richmond 3, Ramblers 8 Otahuhu 0, United 3 Tamatea 2,
Bears 4 Otahuhu 2, Northcote 4 Glenora 3, PK 8 Ramblers 1, Richmond 9
Marist 4, Metro 5 Northcote 0, United 2 Glenora 0, Richmond 12 Bears 1,
Tamatea 6 PK 3. Wins, with the series running as a round robin: United 3
from 3, Metro 2/3, Ramblers 2/3, Northcote 2/3, Tamatea 2/3, PK 2/3,
Richmond 2/3, Bears 1/3, Marist 0/2, Otahuhu 0/3, Glenora 0/3.
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