By Tara Murray
North Western Titans have delivered their best performance of the Baseball Victoria Summer League division 3 women’s competition.
They may be sitting on the bottom of the ladder in their first season, but the Titans continue to improve each week.
On Saturday, they lost to Springvale Lions Blue 18-5.
Titans coach Jeff Ostler said while they were never in the game, they had performed well.
“It was the best game that they’ve played,” he said.
“Springvale is one of the best clubs across all grades. It was always going to be a tough day.”
Ostler said Kim Borg and Karina Colquhoun were the standouts for the Titans – as they had been all season.
He said they were a cut above the rest of the side.
Ostler said it was good to see the playing group continue to gain ground each week.
“They haven’t dropped off and we’ve had players on the park each week, which is a credit to them,” he said.
“Everyone has improved, which is showing they’re learning at training.
“It’s about making sure we’re working on the basics and getting that right.”
The Titans have two matches left in their season and are hoping to break through for that first win.
But Ostler said that while a win would be nice, it was only a small part of the focus.
“It should be good and hopefully we will give it our all,” he said.
“For us, it’s about continuing for next year and developing the program.
“We’ve got a couple of junior girls coming through who will step up next season and will be handy pick-ups.”
On Sunday, the men’s side had an 18-12 loss to Chelsea Dolphins. The Titans sit fifth with three losses for the season. This week they will face Pakenham Pumas.
The club hosted a past player day on Sunday.
Ostler said the day involved players from across the Melton baseball community, including the Melton Mustangs, coming down and remembering old times.
He said there was about 100 people in attendance, with the men’s teams playing as the event took place.
Tara Murray
