Intermediate Girls Softball

On Monday 25 February, 17 very keen Year 9 and Year 10 girls ventured out to the Kingston Heath Reserve in Cheltenham to participate in the Softball competition for the intermediate years interschool sports day.

With a bye in the first round, the girls spent their time practising their throwing, batting and fielding skills, followed by enjoying some shade whilst eyeing out the competition.

With Mentone Girls’ Secondary College losing their game to the Mac Robertson Girls School, they went straight into a second game against our Glen Eira College girls.

Eager to impress and get runs on the board early, our girls were very enthusiastic. Ms McLean (a previous coach and PE teacher now on maternity leave) also came to visit the team, whilst nursing her five month old son Hunter, which raised the excitement even more.

Unfortunately one of our girls took a bad knock to the thumb whilst batting in the early stages of the match; however this made the team even hungrier for victory against Mentone.

Amy-Lee Sobotka scored a brilliant home run in the third innings, sending all other base runners over the home plate; leading to a strong 19-3 win overall.

In the scorching 35 degree heat, with no shade nearby and only a short break between matches to indulge in some lunch and rehydrate, the girls were forced to go straight onto the field against their next opponent.

Fresh from their long break, MacRob came out firing scoring runs early in their first innings; whilst Glen Eira equalised in the second. Tied at 2-all for most of the match, MacRob ran away with a convincing victory in the final innings, with a 6-2 win overall. Tess Keogh did an excellent job of pitching for both matches.

The girls also appreciated the boys’ baseball team cheering them on, after their winning matches had ended.

Exhausted and sore, coach and supervising teacher, Ms Jacobs said, “The girls displayed great team work and sportsmanship and should be proud of their efforts, particularly in such extreme heat conditions.”

We now wait to find out if the team has made it through to the next round of competition.

Michelle Jacobs

Maths & Science Teacher