The Willow Lakers put in a strong performance to reach the 2018 Softball League Final, overcoming the Towcester Tigers 12-4. The Lakers were in good form heading into the play off semi final after beating the OddSox to secure a post season slot. However, the team talk was left in tatters when Katie O’Connor and Lauren Shkurko were reduced to a fit of giggles when the words ‘helmet’ and ‘polishing’ we mentioned in the same sentence. The Lakers got on the board early when Jake Clarke drove in two runs – leaving him even more hyped than usual. An RBI from Katie O’Connor and a homerun from Jason Jenkins put the Lakers in full control at 6-0 after the first. In the third inning RBIs from Hannah W
After the success for two years in a row at Windsor Firstball, our league All Star team, that is made up of players selected from the MK League teams, will face their biggest challenge yet as they play in their first ever B Grade Tournament. The selection committee deliberated long and hard over who would make up the team to be sent to the SPAM tournament at Farnham Park on September 22nd and are pleased that for the first time this year players from all five MK League Teams are represented showing the strength across the whole league. So without further ado, let's introduce the team... Adam Bee co-captain of the Willow Lakers, picking up his third cap for the All Star Team. Cathy Ford from
With just two games of the regular season remaining and the final standings all but confirmed, it seems like a good time to reflect on some of the highlights and stories of the season so far. We’ll also preview the exciting climax to the season that is the Milton Keynes Softball League playoffs! The 2018 season has been played in a seemingly endless heatwave that’s had the elder members of the league reminiscing of the fabled Summer of ’76 and our Aussie players feeling a little more at home! It’s been so hot and dry for the past three months that it’s hard to believe that the MKSL season started with a waterlogged pitch and players rummaging through their wardrobes for thermal layers and
