The Sliders win against League Champions the Brawlers to secure a minimum finish of third in the Softball Ulster 2019 League! There was bank holiday sunshine all round as the Belfast Sliders took on the Brawlers in their final game of the 2019 season. The sun made fielding a nightmare for both teams, with the exception of the batters, catchers and home plate umpire Cubby.
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The Belfast Sliders bring home Silverware from Limerick!
Friday: After a long commute, the Belfast Sliders (Marian, Jay, Emma, Lindsay, Kirsty, Laura, Tim, Michal, Jonny, Dan, Andrew and Casey) headed to the Sports Bar for a quiz, games and music!
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Tim lead off with a Homerun and Sliders added another 3, including a William Mitchell homerun, to finish the inning on 4. Not to be outdone Angels responded with 5 of their own. In the 2nd the Sliders girls stepped up and showed how its done as they all got on base, including a double from Kirsty, but Angels racked up another 6 to keep the lead. Time for the Sliders to regroup and refocus. Casey came in to join Tim in centre field while Andrew stepped up to the pitchers plate, not an easy ask with blustery winds helping batters and hindering fielding/pitching. The 3rd inning saw Gregg hit a 2-run homerun – his 1st league homerun! Angels kept the pressure on adding 2 more runs of their own.
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