Marist's 49th Brother Patrick Memorial

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Received: 2/6/07 1:18:17 AM 
From:  Vance <vanf(at)ihug.co.nz> 

   
Subject:  Marist's 49th Brother Patrick Memorial  
   

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Fastpitch softball from Auckland.
Marist's 49th Brother Patrick Memorial. (Simson Reserve,Penrose)

   Metro reversed recent form with a surprise 5-2 win overchampion
side Ramblers while Otahuhu's rise continued with a 6-5 win overhost
Marist and a 2-1 win against Howick.
   The round-robin series, with the women playing for theDoreen
Hutchings Memorial, will continue daily until the finals onTuesday,
making it the longest club event in the country.
   Ramblers bounced back to beat Otahuhu 8-0 while Ramblerscoasted
to a 3-1 win over close rival Waitakere Bears.
   Today's feature matches will be Bears v Metro at 12.30 andRamblers
v United at 3.30pm. Games will start at 9.30 with the last gamesat
5pm.

Results: Men: Brother Patrick section: Otahuhu 6 Auckland Marist
5, Metro2 Howick 1, Ramblers 3 Waitakere Bears 1, Auckland United
8 Howick 1,Metro 3 Hutt Valley Marist 0, Ramblers 8 Otahuhu 0,
Bears 10 AucklandMarist 4, Metro 5 Ramblers 2, Otahuhu 2 Howick
1, Bears 1 United 0, HuttMarist 7 Auckland Marist 0.
Women: Doreen Hutchings section: Howick 5 Te Atatu Roosters 2,
Marist 2Otahuhu 1, Bears 5 Howick 0. 

   Unbeaten Metro and hard-hitting Ramblers seem set to meet
inthis afternoon's Brother Patrick Memorial fastpitch softball
final atPenrose, but faced stiff opposition from surprise side
Otahuhu which hadonly one loss going into the side's crucial
game with Metro. Metromaintained its unbeaten record.
   Otahuhu's giant-killing run continued with a thrilling 3-2win
over the strong Waitakere Bears with all the other sides well
out ofcontention for the top two finish in today's 2pm final.
Otahuhu surviveda furious last inning attack by Bears with an
outstanding outfield catchand finished with a double play.
   After a seven home run assault on United the previous night,Ramblers
could manage only a 1-0 win over host side Marist. Danish starFrederick
Terkelson hit a lead-off home run in the first and JeromeHaretuku's
hit spoiled a perfect game for Japanese pitcher TengoTerui.
   United, previously considered a key challenger, managed onlyone
win in the round robin, then lost another win by playing anunregistered
player against Auckland Marist.
   Te Atatu Roosters, in the club's first tilt at top levelwomen's
play, downed Otahuhu in the biggest upset of the season whileMarist
and Bears maintained their march to the women's final at noontoday.

Results: Men: Brother Patrick section: Ramblers 1 Auckland Marist
0,United 10 Hutt Marist 0, Howick 2 Hutt Marist 1, Auckland Marist
beatUnited on player ineligibility, Otahuhu 3 Waitakere Bears
2, Marist 4Howick 3, Metro 2 Otahuhu 0.
Women: Doreen Hutchings section: Bears 1 Marist 0, Te Atatu Roosters
7Otahuhu 3.



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