Vic Guth Men's Tournament - Results

[Al Doran]

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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