Tara Murray
An undermanned Werribee Giants weren’t able to match it with Moorabbin on Saturday in the Baseball Victoria summer league premier 1st nine competition.
After a mid-week loss to Essendon, the rain cleared enough for the Giants to get on the diamond against Moorabbin on Saturday afternoon.
Majority of the matches on Saturday morning were called off, as we were many that were held earlier in the afternoon.
The Giants struggled against Moorabbin, losing 8-0.
Giants co-coach Andrew Christou said they struggled to create run opportunities in the defeat.
“We had a few players out this week,” he said. “We were missing five out of our nine regular starters in the first first, it was a bit of a struggle.
“They were similar to where we were on the ladder, but we struggled to score runs. The guys fought hard though.”
Christou said they had a mixture of youth and experience come into the top side to fill in the gaps and even though they played well, it wasn’t enough to get the win.
The result came after a 7-2 loss to Essendon in the midweek game on Tuesday. Matthew Howe and Wesley De Jong were the run scorers for the Giants.
Christou said they were beaten by a better side on the day in that match, with the Bombers sitting in fourth spot.
The Giants sit second bottom after 12 rounds with two wins.
They were due to face bottom side Doncaster on Tuesday night, after deadline. Like the Giants, Doncaster entered the match with two wins.
Christou said they were likely to have a full side back for that match in as they prepare for the last part of the first half of the season.
“We were talking about it, that we only have five or six matches left before Christmas,” he said.
“We want to get a bit of momentum going into the break and then we come back after the break with a little bit more to play with.
“It helps the morale of the group.”
Meanwhile, the Giants women’s match with Waverley ended in a draw with heavy rain on Saturday morning meaning the match didn’t go ahead.
The Giants sit in third spot with four wins and four losses.
The Giants next match is on Saturday at Presidents Park against Research.
