Werribee Giants had one of their performances of the Baseball Victoria summer league premier 1 first nine season to upset Essendon.
Sitting at contrasting ends of the ladder, it was the bottom of the table Giants that got the win against Bombers, who sit in the top two.
Giants coach Cameron Brown said it was really good for the group to have a result like that.
It’s the second time the Giants have beaten the Bombers and it was their first win since 11 November.
“We were rapt with the whole thing, we did really well,” he said.
“I think it shows where we’re really at.
“A lot of the season we’ve had difficulties with injuries and there’s been ebbs and flows.
“We’ve had a lot of close games and to get that validation for them was really pleasing.”
The Giants got the 12-7 win the hard way on Saturday.
They were down 7-2 after three innings before scoring four runs in the fourth innings to bring the margin back to one.
“They had the momentum and it was going their way,” Brown said. “We were able to bring it back to 7-6 and then take a one run lead and then add a few more.
“It was a clean game. We were the better team on the day.”
Brown said having the likes of Andrew Christou, Addison Bishop-Worn and Simon Riches back in the side had helped with the performance.
Wes De Jong pitched for the first time in a number of weeks which was another bonus for the Giants.
The win was the Giants third of the season.
Brown said they hoped they could put a few more performances together like this for the rest of the season.
There’s five rounds remaining.
“It was good recognition for the hard work and we’re trying to do that in every game,” Brown said.
“We have a good opportunity against Williamstown and we’ll try and take the good form into tomorrow [Tuesday night].
“We’ve got a full team back in and things are relatively good.Hopefully we can keep building and keep the hard work going.”
The Giants also face Fitzroy on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Giants women had a big win against Blackburn in the state competition.
The Giants won 17-0 after starting with seven runs in the first innings.
The Giants sit atop the table with two rounds remaining, one win ahead of Melbourne.
This week the Giants are away to Melbourne on Saturday in a top of the table clash.
The Giants will finish their season against Springvale.
