Cougars will be hoping Brock Ridgewell can replicate his efforts from the mound on Saturday when they play the Tamworth Baseball A grade double-header.
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After doing battle against Warriors at 12pm, they will then back up against the Armidale UNE Outlaws at 2.30pm.
Ridgewell was outstanding for Cougars on the weekend as they edged out Warriors 6-5 in a tight and see-sawing contest.
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He was pivotal to containing Warriors to only the five runs throwing 41 strikes from his 66 pitches.
He also had two safe hits in an allround performance that saw him adjudged their player of the game.
Andrew Ferris, Richard Bullock and Landan Price all had one hit apiece while coming on to close, relief pitcher Ben Ridgewell had 29 strikes from his 48 pitches..
Warriors drew the double header and so backed up against the Outlaws. Again it was another close tussle with the Outlaws getting up 5-4.
The game was tied at 4-all with Outlaws batting at the top of the seventh, when Kris Bird singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
Warriors got things moving in the first innings when Nathan Handsaker singled on a 0-1 count, scoring two runs.
After the Outlaws scored one run at the top of the fifth, Warriors answered with one of their own. Elliot Pritchard singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run for the Outlaws but again Warriors answered, Brodie Cleal singling on a 0-1 count.
Bird led things off on the pitcher's mound for the Outlaws, allowing eight hits and four runs while striking out six and walking zero from his five innings.
Val Orcher started the game for Warriors. They surrendered five runs on nine hits over seven innings, striking out four and walking one. Handsaker then came on and threw one inning out of the bullpen.
Tim Voigt led the way with the bat for Outlaws with two hits in four at bats.
Warriors tallied 12 hits on the day with Handsaker, Jake Forsythe, Ryan Handsaker, Cleal, and Noah Warren each racking up multiple hits.
