Wolves suffer defeat

The Woy Woy Wolves were defeated in round two of the Central Coast Baseball competition on Saturday, April 24

In the upset match of the round, the Magpies defeated competition favourites Wolves with a massive 20-3 win at Adcock Park

No one from the Magpies can remember the last time they beat the Wolves.

Just back from the Australian Provincial Championships, Michael Dabo took the mound for Magpies while Paul Jones was the pitcher for Wolves.

Wolves scored their first run in the top of the first innings.

After one out in the bottom of the first innings, Paul Jones was injured and was taken from the mound and replaced by Luke Stevenson.

Magpies quickly took a 2-1 lead.

The second inning saw Magpies take command of the game piling on eight runs to give them a 10-2 lead.

Magpies continued to dominate with the bat scoring another 10 runs in the final three innings while Wolves could only manage one run.

Magpies used Mark Smith as their second pitcher with Wolves using Adam Blight as their closer.

Wolves' best batters were Craig McDonald with a solo home run and Paul Jones with a double.

Magpies' best were Mark Smith with two singles and a double, Patrick Maat with a home run and a single and Sam Brown with three singles.

Magpies' president Tom Clifford said: "It was a fantastic win. Our defence was good and everyone batted".

Internet, April 30