Softball
Week 3
Round 3 of the Invitation Independent Schools Softball Competition took place this past Saturday with Pymble having three teams competing.
We started off bright and early Saturday morning with our Senior Firsts team playing a tough double header against Brigidine College and Loreto Normanhurst 1, managing to win both games. In a tough battle against Brigidine College, we had a strong pitching performance from Zoe Bloom (Year 10) and two critical catches from Madeline Taylor (Year 12) at second base that secured the seven to three win. With a tight turn around, the girls then played against Loreto Normanhurst winning 15 to two. We had excellent defensive plays from Gabriella Nutman (Year 10) who had a great double play and Sasha Shyamsundar (Year 8) who displayed some great outs at first base. Both games were a positive outcome that showed the hard work that our Senior Firsts girls are putting in.
Then we had our Pymble 2 team, who despite losing their game against Central Coast Grammar 13 to three, played a game that was a lot closer than the score indicated. Pymble 2 rallied late in the game, scoring seven runs in the top of the third innings. Unfortunately, the game reverted back to the original score of three to 13. With a home run from Sophia Altorf (Year 11) and a massive hit from Sophia Wu (Year 11), as well as an important double play by Sienna Phair (Year 11), the team fought back hard.
Pymble 3 played a close game at Oxley Collage in Bowral only losing by one run with a score of 11 to 10. The team welcomed new player Ariana Ziolkowski (Year 11) who had two massive hits into the outfield as well as securing a two-base run for her first ever softball game. Fielding wise, the team fought extremely hard with amazing catching by Varada Vinay (Year 10).
Team of the Week
Our Senior Firsts are our team of the week as they had two strong victories over both Brigidine College and Loreto Normanhurst 1, that showed a great display in both offence and defence.
Next week we see all four of our Pymble teams playing here at Pymble. Good luck to everyone!
NSWCIS Softball Trials
We are wishing Gabriella Nutman (Year 10), Verity Haslam (Year 11), and Zoe Bloom (Year 10) good luck as they attend the NSWCIS Softball trials on Monday next week, as they fight for a position on the NSWCIS softball team that will play both the public and catholic schools at a later date.
Round 3 Results
| Team | Opponent | Result | Score |
| Pymble 1 | Brigidine 1 | Win | 7 to 3 |
| Pymble 1 | Loreto Normanhurst 1 | Win | 15 to 2 |
| Pymble 2 | Central Coast Grammar 1 | Loss | 3 to 13 |
| Pymble 3 | Oxley College 3 | Loss | 10 to 11 |
Kandra Lamb
Softball Coach