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State softball action at Sweeney

14/04/2024

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By Jonty Ralphsmith

Casey Softball Association hosted the Softball Victoria Open State Championships at Sweeney Reserve on the weekend.

The hosts were only able to win one of their men’s games, a 13-4 victory over Waverley on Sunday afternoon, which accompanied two defeats to Sunshine and an 11-3 loss to Frankston.

The women fared better, winning all three games on Saturday.

They followed up an 11-2 win over Melbourne with a 9-6 victory over Frankston and 7-3 win over Waverley.

Casey sandwiched a 7-4 victory over Keilor Park on Sunday with losses to Dandenong (8-2) and Albury-Wodonga (8-4).

The winners were: Waverley (Women’s Cup), Dandenong (Women’s Plate), Glen Eira (Men’s Cup) and Sunshine (Men’s Plate).

There were 19 Men’s and Women’s teams representing 13 associations from all over the state.

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