Rangers make it three from three to start Winter

Rangers got off to a cracking start to their Winter 2014 season campaigns with all teams recording wins in strong performances across the grades. Rangers C2’s kicked off the weekend with an  excellent 15-9 victory over the Tigers as did the E2’s coming back from a 7-1 deficit to record a 23-10 victory over Kissing Point.

On Sunday Rangers completed the sweep with a hard fought 13-9 victory marking the first time in some seasons all Rangers teams have posted victories in opening week.  For those who are using Game Changer to score it has a rather nifty ability to generate match reports. So if you’d like to submit a Game Changer Match Report (or write your own!) feel free to send it to us and we’ll oat it on the website.

For an example of Game Changers’s output, here’s the C2’s game report from Sunday.

Offences dominate as the Rangers outscore Ryde Eastwood  13-9

Scoreboard operators were busy at George Kendall on Sunday as the Rangers and Ryde Eastwood six combined for 22 runs. Rangers eventually won the offensive battle 13-9 in five innings.

The teams combined for 24 hits, including six extra base hits. Rangers getting their bats going early, scoring 10 runs in the first inning to pull ahead of Ryde Eastwood. Rangers opened their account with a  leadoff double courtesy of Richard Ash, followed by walks to Matt Payne and  Matt Raymond. RBI singles by Brad Rockwell, Trish Vermuyten, Nigel King, Richard Ash and two run doubles to Steve Graham and Grant Lacey kept the scoreboard ticking over with  Matt Payne racking up three RBIs on one hit for the Rangers.

Ryde Eastwood had jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first. Juho Yoon singled to ignite Ryde Eastwood six’s offense. A single by Pil Soo Hwangthen moved Juho from first to second. Wan Jung Kim singled, bringing home Juho. Ryde Eastwood six then tacked on more runs when Hwang and Kim scored on a two-run single by Dong Won Kim.

After pushing across four runs in the top of the second, Ryde Eastwood faced just a 10-7 deficit. A two-run double by Wan Jung and a two-run double by Dong Won gave Ryde Eastwood six life. The Ryde Eastwood six threat came to an end when Matt Payne finally got Jong Yoon Lee to strike out.

The Rangers added three more runs in the bottom of the third. Matt Payne started the inning with a triple, scoring Grant and Steve. That was followed up by Brad’s double, scoring Matt Payne.

Two Ryde Eastwood six runs crossed the plate in the top half of the fifth, making the score 13-9. An RBI single by Wan Jung and a steal of home by Wan Jung sparked Ryde Eastwood six’s rally. Brad got the last out, as Ryde Eastwood six’s Kyung Ho Park.