By: BVIPlatinum.com

The BVI Softball Association will crown a new men’s Fast Pitch League champion as the Pirates ended the season-long struggle for 2014 champions, Power Outage shortly before 1:30 am at the Softball Field in Road Town this morning, August 15.

Trailing 2-0 in the best of five playoff series and in need of a win to stay alive, Power Outage surged to an early 6-0 lead after two innings. Four runs were scored on 3 hits in the first inning and in the second inning Jeremy ‘Chicken’ Penn struck a two-run home run blast over the center field wall.

Playing without Neville ‘Sheep’ Smith who retired from the sport after last year’s title run, Power Outage relied on Joseph Smith Sr who bothered the Pirates early. On the opposite side of the field, Pirates stuck with starting pitcher Nikos Penn in spite of the early runs scored by Power Outage.

By the bottom of the third inning, the Pirates had seen enough of Smith, scoring their first run and in the fourth inning 3 more runs crossed home plate all before the first out was recorded.

Power Outage held a 6-4 edge and the Pirates were surging when umpire Glenford ‘Chappy’ Maduro halted play due to rain at the end of four innings of play. When play resumed, Nikos Penn held Power Outage to their third consecutive scoreless inning buying enough time for his hitters to take command.

Right on cue after the rain delay in the bottom of the fifth, there was no shelter from the onslaught that saw Pirates pile on 8 runs from 5 hits against Smith to wrestle the lead away, 12-6.

The inning was headlined by a three-run homer from Al Leonard.

Power Outage narrowly escaped the inning as the 9th run in the inning would have invoked the mercy rule and the game would have ended. The defending champs were not going away without a fight and scored 5 runs at the top of the 6th inning to put the score 12-11 and two runs away from taking the lead.

Pirates were held scoreless in the 6th inning to set up an intriguing 7th and final inning.

At the top of the 7th, Pirates went to their ace pitcher, Allen “Woodrow” Smith who delivered the crucial save, stranding the run to tie the game at third base and securing victory 12-11.

Leonard from the Pirates were 3 for 3, scored twice and drove in 4 runs while Rhodni Skelton was 3 for 4, 1 runs scored and 4 runs batted in.

For Power Outage, Jeremy Penn was 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 4 runs batted in while Khoy ‘The Mailman’ Frett was 3 for 3, 2 runs scored and 2 runs batted in.

Pirates will await the winner of the playoff series between Reds and Republica Dominicana whose game will be played on Wednesday, August 19 at 7:00 pm.

By VINO

On Saturday July 11, 2015, the Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) coached Mobsters from West End recorded their first win of the Season in the Softball Association’s Fast Pitch League, 12-3, led by Sirron Scatliffe from the mound.

The Mobsters defeated the Republica with 2 hits, 1 error and 3 runners left on base, whilst the Republica Dominicana had 7 hits, 7 errors and left 8 runners on base. The winning pitcher was Sirron Scatliffe and the loser was Reynold Corum.

Selvyn Dawson of Mobsters went 1-3 with 2 runs scored and 2 runs batted in and Sherwyn Fahie, Reuben Richardson and Adrian Stoutt each scored 2 runs.

The weekend’s action got underway with the Reds defeating Power Outage 15-5.

The Reds had 7 hits, 3 errors and left 6 runners on base. Power Outage had 8 hits, 3 errors and left 5 runners on base.

The winning pitcher was Lionel Hodge and the loser was Jamal Allen. Lloyd Jackson of Reds went 3-4 with a run scored and 2 runs batted in and Byron Hodge went 1-3 with a double, 2 runs scored and 3 runs batted in. Sheldon John of Power Outage went 3-3 with a triple, a run scored and 2 runs batted in.

Pirates defeated Republica Dominicana 5-3.

The Pirates had 7 hits, 2 errors and left 3 runners on base. The Republica Dominicana had 3 hits, 0 errors and left 9 runners on base. The winning pitcher was Allen Smith and the loser was Yervis Rodriguez. Rhodni A. Skelton of Pirates went 1-2 with a home run, a run scored and 2 runs batted in. Edward Venzen of Republica Dominicana went 2-4 with a triple, a run scored and a run batted in.

Before the Mobsters enjoyed their first victory, the Hawks defeated West End Warriors 11-6.

The Hawks had 6 hits 1 error and left 8 runners on base. West End Warriors had 2 hits, 4 errors and left 11 runners on base. The winning pitcher was Riiah Durante and the loser was Sarah Potter. Jheane Niles of Hawks went 2-3 with a triple and 4 runs scored and Riiah Durante went 2-4 with a double, a run scored and a run batted in.

On Sunday, the Pythons defeated Hawks 13-8.

The Pythons had 7 hits, 2 errors and left 4 runners on base. The Hawks had 4 hits, 7 errors and left 6 runners on base. The winning pitcher was Valisia Braithwaite and the loser was Riiah Durante. Sheniqua Fahie of Pythons went 1-3 with 3 runs scored and Jelisa Potter went 2-3 with 3 runs scored and a run batted in. Perline Leonard of Hawks went 2-3 with 2 runs scored and a run batted in.

And to wrap up the Weekend, the Pirates defeated Mobsters 25-16.

The Pirates had 20 hits, 7 errors and left 5 runners on base. The Mobsters had 7 hits, 8 errors and left 10 runners on base. The winning pitcher was Allen Smith and the loser was Jason Fonseca. Nikos Penn of Pirates went 4-5 with 2 doubles, a triple, a home run, 4 runs scored and 5 runs batted in and Nelson Ramirez went 2-4 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 4 runs batted in. 5 Mobsters players scored 2 runs each.