In a game which featured good batting from both teams, the Turvey win was all the more convincing when no less than four B grade players "doubled up" after their B grade matches.

All four - pitcher Amanda Hubbard, outfielders Kira Hallam and Alex Maiden and designated player Natalie Bathgate more than held their own, particularly with the bat.

Warriors' coach Justin Kearnes chose to start with Layhnee Kearnes pitching, and she soon had Charli Hall

back on the bench after taking a scorching line drive.

Leila Wadley started the ball rolling for Turvey with a safe centrefield hit. Uncharacteristic fielding errors by the Greens and safe hits to Hallam, and Sophie Gooden (home run) contributed to Turvey scoring five runs in their opening innings. Montana Kearnes replaced her sister on the pitchers' plate to close the innings.

Untidy Turvey fielding and a safe hit to Montana Kearnes saw the Warriors score three runs in their opening dig.

Hall and Leila Wadley both got on base in the top of the second, but neither could score. In the Warriors second innings, hits to Kristy Tenison and Jayla Nix saw the latter cross the plate for a 5-4 scoreline.

Layhnee Kearnes was again the pitcher as Turvey was shut out in the top of the third. The Warriors were also shut out in their third innings.

A regulation catch and two splendid outfield catches by the Warriors again shut out Turvey in the top of the fourth.

The Warriors went ahead for the first time when Tenison and Montana Kearnes gave them a two-run yield and a one-run lead in the bottom of the fourth.

Amanda Donohue and Hallam both had safe hits in the top of the fifth, but both were left stranded on base when the innings closed.

Turvey didn't allow the Warriors to get any further ahead when they were shut out in the bottom of the fifth.

The top of the sixth innings saw a rampant Turvey team bat in an amazing seven runs with safe hits to Maiden (two), Bathgate, Donohue, Amanda Gooden, Hallam, Phoebe Wadley and Sophie Gooden.

Two more runs to the Warriors in the bottom of the sixth, courtesy of hits to Layhnee Kearnes and Sam O'Neil took the score to 12-8 with one innings remaining.

An Amanda Gooden home run and a leftfield hit to Phoebe Wadley took Turvey's final score to 15, leaving the Warriors needing a "not impossible" eight runs to win.

Nix, Tenison and Layhnee Kearnes (home run) played their part, but a return of only three runs gave Turvey a most deserved 15-11 win.

Turvey Park will enjoy a bye next round while Warriors will be keen to bounce back to the winners' list when they meet Saints on Wednesday evening.

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