Pitching By Shiori Shuts Out Brisbane West D1, North Queensland Storm Take Div 1; Narangba Demons secure Div 2 Championship
Shiori Hoshino didn’t allow a single run as North Queensland Storm Div 1 defeated Brisbane West Div 1, 8-0 on Sunday. Hoshino allowed just four hits.NQ put up three runs in the fourth inning. Sorami Ochi, Paula Doherty, and Hoshino all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.
Brisbane West’s Tamika Zamora tried to spark an early lead in the first inning, driving a double.
Hoshino was on the mound for NQ and went five innings for a complete game, allowing four hits and zero runs while striking out ten and walking zero.
Camila Parra was on the hill for Brisbane West, the pitcher surrendered three runs on one hit, over one and one-third innings. Sandie Nicholson and Mackenzie Rogers entered the game from the bullpen, throwing one and two-thirds innings and one inning respectively.
Emma Ried led the Storm with two hits in three at bats. Zamora went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Bris West in hits.North Queensland secured the Championship in a well played Gold Medal game.
The Narangba Demons were too strong for the North Queensland Storm in the Division 2 Gold Medal game on Sunday afternoon. After winning the North side Pre-Christmas GBL Women’s Club competition the Demons went undefeated through the Division 2 Women’s State Titles to win the Division 2 State Championship.
Congratulations to All Stars Baseball Club for hosting a fantastic event in some glorious weather conditions. Many thanks also to the Umpires and Scorers for the weekend.
Stay tuned for more action from Bannister Park as the Queensland Youth Women’s and Queensland Girls State Titles will be held Monday and Tuesday.