Marist St Michael's Magic Mens Fastpitch softball team out of Rotorua, New Zealand season rap

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Received: 5/24/06 6:59:39 PM 
From:  <jason(at)hitchins.co.nz> 
  
Subject:  Marist St Michael's Magic Mens Fastpitch softball team
out of Rotorua, New Zealand season rap  
   



What aSoftball Season now the Dust has settled.

 

Well what a year it has been.

 

The Marist St Michael’sMagic Mens Fastpitch softball team out
of Rotorua, New Zealand had a year of great success, and many
fond memories. 

 

Started withy many months of planning which produced ourteam
vision "10 or better" by Barry Purcell (Manager),Lee Clarke (Softball
President) and Jason Gerbes (captain).

 

It was the catalyst to the magic posting some great numbersin
their 61 Game 7 Tournament season.

 

The magic achieved a win percentage of .609, scored 330 runsfrom
1284 turns at bat, 59 of those runs by the sweetest of swings
the"Home Run"

 

During their 311 innings of softball we stole 77 Bases, andwhere
caught 21 times. We took that lonely walk back to the dug-out
after beingstruck out 410 times.

 

Our Pitches preformed well by throwing a total of 4154strikes,
for a total of 444 strike-outs. The team allowed 188 runs this
season,but will need to work on the 88 that where allowed through
errors.

 

All of theses stat's helped the Magic to a bronze finish atthe
Braves Tournament in Wanganui, a Sliver finish at the Lion Red
Classic inHastings then a Champions title billing at the Rehe
Joseph Memorial inHamilton, and a international scalp of the
Japan varsity touring team.

 

This set us up for the Two goals in our vision statement"10 or
better" To win the Rotorua league for an unprecedented 3rdstraight
Year and to finish the king of all Tournaments "The New ZealandClub
Championships" in 10th place or better.

 

The final of the Rotorua league saw the Magic against firsttime
finalist Tarewa Giants lead by the Veteran pitching of Vaughan
Grey. Thisclose match was sealed with a 7th innings home run
by right fielder BlakePurcell to take the Magic to the final
championship winning score line of 2-0.Goal one achieved!

 

Then on to "10 or better" which was a huge goalset. Ball teams
outside of the major softball centre's in NZ are not supposedto
make the elite top eight. So we set off to Hastings for thefive
day long tournament as the quite unknown team from Rotorua.

 

We where pooled with 5 other teams, and the top 2 finisherswould
make the illustrious “top eight”. First up was AucklandUnited
which saw the Marist Magic march pass12-2. Then the mighty Porirua
who finished 3rd last year; this turned out to bethe game of
the Tournament for us. Porirua opened with 2 runs in the first,which
we quickly replied with 1 in the bottom of the first then 3 in
thesecond. Porirua tied it up with a run a piece in the 4th and
top of the 7th.Then came the dark. The game was delayed 90 minutes
while we where transferredon to the main diamond under lights.
So at 4 all, with 3 outs to get 1 run towin the game, Grey hits
a high infield blooper and scampers to second, withreplacement
runner Hohepa on second base, Lataire hits one off the rightfielders
glove to score the winning run. Magic wins 5-4. 

 

Next up is the eventual winners Hutt City United lead by theMVP
pitching of NZ Blacksox Jeremy Manly. The rain stopped play as
did Manleywith our runs. HCU win 2-0. So we must win the remainder
of our pool matches tomake the top eight.

 

Well Gervasutti strikes out 15, with Gervasutti, Lataire andColquhoun
home runs we beat Howick of Auckland 4-1 and Grey throws a completegame
to over come the Hawkes Bay Harvest 4-3. Celebration time! Marist
Magic finishessecond in our pool and makes the Golden "Top eight"
Second goalachieved!

 

Season awards went to the following: "The strike outKING" or
kings with 39 a piece Lee Clarke and Blake Purcell, Golden gloveBlake
Purcell, Top Hitter Sebastian Gervasutti .442, MostImproved Blake
Purcell and MVP Sebastian Gervasutti.

 

We would like to tank all the opposition we faced this year36
different teams, the tournament and competition organisers. Our
sponsors formaking life a lot easier, Easton, Photo Arts, Hitchins
NZ, Duxton Hotels,Conning Signs. All the players for their unconditional
efforts to achieving ourgoals, the Coaches Alan Pukepuke, Laurence
Alan and Ken Price, our StatisticianJacquie Horgan and a huge
thanks to our MangerBarry "The legend" Purcell.

Lastly our supporters and great families for being the rockbehind
the mountain.

 

Marist Magic squad for 2005-6season, Austin Gear, Eric Short,
Richard De Graaf, Blake Purcell, DwayneTapson, Santiago Lataire,
Duane Bishop, LeeClarke, Sebastian Gervasutti, Jason Gerbes,
Kelvin Tapson, WayneHorgan, with tournament play from Shane Hunuhunu,
Wayne Norman, ReubenColquhoun, Terrance Hibbert, Brett Wellings,
BJ Hohepa, Robbie Jowers, Waki Akurangi, Phil Ngawaka, Jonas
March, Marlin Gardiner, KapuarangiGardiner, Victor Reihana, Leon
Hardie, Brandon Fuge, Louis Jogar, Matthew Collins, Joe Fazakerley,
Vaughan Grey, Blair Gurnic, Mario Herbert,George Ironside, Wesley
Knapp, Dylon Pederson, Huia Vercoe, Puru Waerea, Kelly Winsor.
 

 

All of the 2005-2006 season news can be checked out at www.leaguelineup.com/marist-magic

 

That’s us for the 2005-2006 season, time now to rug upfor the
NZ winter. Only the imagination holds the reality of nextseason.........see
you then.

 

Loving the long ball.
Marist St Michaels Magic Softball
Web Page www.leaguelineup.com/marist-magic

 
Jason Gerbes
email: jason at hitchins.co.nz
Mobile:   021 527 667
Fax:        07 348 7311
10 Horoeka Street
Springfield
Rotorua
New Zealand

 

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