Tara Murray
Werribee Giants have shown they won’t be easy beats in the Baseball Victoria summer league premier 1st nine competition.
Having come up into the top flight this season, the Giants are yet to win a game but have shown some good signs.
Giants coach Andrew Christou said they were happy with how they had performed so far.
On Saturday, they lost to Williamstown 3-1. Matthew Howe was the run scorer for the Giants.
“It has been good,” Christou said. “The first game the scoreline didn’t reflect the game and it should have been closer and we probably should have won it.
“This week the scoreline tightened up all the way through. We’ve played two solid teams in the division and we’ve been right there with them.
“There’s some good signs.”
With several players away on the weekend, Christou had to turn to some of the young guys a bit more.
He said they are taking it all in.
“They have really enjoyed it so far,” he said. “Everyone is stepping up, which is nice.
“With a few missing on the weekend, we needed to rely on the younger guys in the twos and ones as well.
“They are getting opportunities which is good. We’re going well so far.”
Christou said while getting wins on the board would boost the confidence of the group, the first step is being competitive which they’ve shown to be so far.
The Giants this week face Waverley which won the title last season.
Christou said it would be another good challenge for them against one of the better teams in the competition.
In the women’s state competition, Werribee made it two in a row.
Playing in the higher division this season, the Giants haven’t looked out of place.
After a close win in round two, it was a strong performance on Saturday as they beat Research, 15-3.
Meanwhile in the state 6 competition, Point Cook had an 11-0 loss to the Ballarat Royals.
It’s the first season the Aviators are fielding a side.
