After a very wet day the Double Ds took to a slightly soggy field to take on fellow MK team the Homerun Hornets. Similar to their last game the DDs started incredibly strongly scoring 17 runs while the Hornets only managed one in the first three innings. However the Hornets battled back in the second half of the game including a fantastic six runs in the final inning but the damage was already done & the game ended 21-15 to the Double Ds. First inning: Hornets 0 DDs 3 Second inning: Hornets 0 DDs 10 Third inning: Hornets 1 DDs 4 Fourth inning: Hornets 1 DDs 0 Fifth inning: Hornets 4 DDs 4 Sixth inning: Hornets 3 DDs 0 Seventh inning Hornets 6 DDs bat in hand Home runs were scored by Lee Graf
Last Tuesday, with the evening sun shining, over forty people gathered at Woughton On The Green Playing Fields for a training session and the second fixture night of the MK Softball League: The Towcester Tigers versus The Double Ds. As it was the first fixture for both teams excitement levels were high however no one could have predicted the incredible rollercoaster of a match that was soon to unfurl! The Double Ds who are one of three MK teams formed out of the MK Diamonds Softball Club were the first to arrive sporting their brand new red & black kit. They were shortly joined by the Towcester Tigers; a neighbouring fast pitch team with a range of very experienced players and complete begin
Tuesday the 3rd of May saw the first ever game in the newly formed MK Softball League; after a month of training the excitement was clear from the start of the evening with teams arriving early to warm up, new team kits proudly on display & the sun even made an appearance for the occasion. The league was officially launched with a ceremonial first pitch from club President Jon Reynolds (with a little help from his son James!) and our teams formed up with home team for the night the Homerun Hornets taking the field first & Willow Lakers at bat. The first two innings were neck & neck with each team scoring 2 runs per inning, with some solid fielding from both teams stopping any high scoring at
On the eve of the first ever MK Softball League game we have some exciting new signings to announce. After an influx of new players during April we have now drafted 5 extra males to our teams: The Willow Lakers have gained Daniel Pritchard a long standing member of the club who is keen to compete again this year, as well as new recruit Ronan Murphy who first joined us over winter during our indoor training & is now looking forward to trying his hand at outdoor. The Homerun Hornets have signed up Philip Mackereth who joined us in April and hasn't missed a session since! The Double Ds have snapped up new recruits James Hillyard & Mark Exley, both recent recruits who are picking up the ropes qu
