Sox battle through against Whirlwinds

Sunday 19th May saw visitors Yeovil Whirlwinds make the relatively short trip across county for our 2nd Matchday of the year.

A special thank you to Tim Jenkins and all the team as KCS Autos - who sponsored this match! Another big thank you as always goes to Conway Cladding Ltd whose Season long sponsorship supports us incredibly.

Following on from a resounding win on Matchday 1 against the Truro Blue Jays, the Khaki Sox were in confident mood - on home turf, and with the Whirlwinds one player short. Wellington Khaki Sox stalwart Kirk stepped into the breach and played the full 9 innings as a honorary Whirlwind for the day to level the playing field. Thank you Kirk!

As with week 1, Wellington RFC was bathed in sunshine as home pitcher Damien got us underway. Each innings seemed to draw out longer and longer, with Yeovil going toe to toe with the back to back champions. So much so, that into the 7th of the 9 innings to be played, scores were level at 7-7.

Starting pitcher Damien Goodall relinquished his duty to the experienced Halin Rodriguez and, with incredible accuracy alongside some fast infield fielding, Whirlwinds were only able to score one run.

Khaki Sox picked up their bats with determination and a sense of putting their mark on the game. In an innings of good batting, great running and anticipation, they scored a maximum of five runs and had a good advantage with two innings remaining.

The Whirlwinds were not going to give up and fought back with a fantastic display at both infield and outfield.

A huge congratulations goes to their new recruit #4, who not only stole his first base while batting but also made his first competitive catch deep in the outfield as Khaki Sox were held without scoring.

At this point at the top of the final innings, the Whirlwinds needed to score a maximum five runs to keep the game alive.

Halin Rodriguez didn’t falter and continued to pitch accurately. Balls were hit but the alert infield players were able to gather them and dispatch players at first base.

This week saw Khaki Sox’ Jamie Cox and George Price take to the field for their first competitive game. They played incredibly well and held their own.

It was an excellent day and a toe-to-toe battle until the dying moments, with a final score of 13-8 to Wellington with a particularly pleasing final inning - where 3 of the best effecting fielding outs of the day were produced to ensure a 2nd successive home win for the Sox.