It was wins for the Bristol Badgers and the Bats at the weekend as they beat Brighton Brewers and Cardiff Merlins respectively. Sadly the Buccaneers suffered a heartbreaking 30-28 loss to the Weston Jets in a five hour marathon at Somerdale. The Badgers were too strong for the Brewers winning 18-4 in their BBF AA clash with catcher Rhodri Theaker impressing with the bat driving in four runs. Outfielder Vil…
BATS SHOW TOO MUCH DEPTH FOR BUCCANEERS
Bristol Bats overcame the Bristol Buccaneers in a high scoring derby at Somerdale Pavilion on Sunday. The Bats eventually ran out 46-21 winners after the Buccaneers mounted a spirited 14 run comeback in the fifth inning. The Buccaneers took advantage of some costly Bats fielding errors before succumbing to a greater depth on the Bats’ bench. Ricky Gellatly was the Bats’ MVP after a strong all round game. He was…
BUCCANEERS SECURE WIN ON LEAGUE DEBUT
Bristol Buccaneers secured an impressive 15-11 win over Cardiff Marlins in their South West Baseball League (SWBL) debut on Sunday. The new team, which mainly consists of players in their first year of baseball, put on a impressive batting performance registering 24 hits in the nine innings game. Debutant and MVP Ben Briggs, third baseman Neptali Ortega, outfielders Michael Hannah and Billy Garrett and second baseman Richard Evans all had…
