Nicole White
THE Gippy Champs baseball tournament was held in Sale at the weekend.
Teams from Sale, Traralgon, Moe-Newborough, Morwell and Churchill Baseball Clubs came for the event, and welcomed Pakenham, Dingley and Mornington as invited guest teams.
Gippy Champs is an annual tradition for the Latrobe Valley Baseball Association, held before the start of the regular LVBA season.
A minute silence was observed before the start of the first game to acknowledge the death of LVBA great and Morwell Baseball Club Life Member, Ron Hateley.
Sale defeated Traralgon in Round 1 games, while Dingley beat Morwell (13-3) and Churchill beat Moe-Newborough 12-4.
Moe-Newborough scored a narrow 9-8 victory over Packenham in Round 2, and Traralgon defeated Morwell 8-2. Mornington was victorious over Churchill (11-8).
Round 3 saw a low-scoring match between Pakenham and Churchill, with Pakenham winning 2-1.
Dingley were on fire with a massive victory over Sale (23-6). Mornington defeated Moe-Newborough 8-4.
The final games for the day saw Dingley defeat Traralgon 13-7 and Pakenham took victory from Mornington 6-2. Sale beat Morwell 8-4.
Dingley Baseball Club were the clear winners over the weekend, beating Pakenham in the Grand Final.
Dingley won the annual Gippy Champs baseball tournament. Photo: Contributed
(Story published March 29 2024)
