Auckland, NZ - - FASTBALL45 - Southern Regional Qualifier
Auckland, NZ - - FASTBALL45 - Southern Regional Qualifier
FASTBALL 45 rolled out it's inaugural National League in Auckland last weekend, and it delivered!
Four male, and four female teams battled their way through each other to determine the right to represent the northern region at the grand finals.
Central Auckland Bolts were victorious in the men with a 6-4 win over East Auckland Heat, while West Waves were triumphant over Central Rays in the women, 6-5.
This weekend will see the Southern teams tear it up in a clash to see which male and female teams will qualify for the final show down in Auckland 11-13 Dec.
RELEASES
   FASTBALL 45 ROARS INTO LIFE
    FASTBALLERS RACK UP THE RUNS
    BOLTS AND WAVES TAKE OUR QUALIFIERS
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SCHEDULE
   Week 1: November 20-22 ELE Stadium, Auckland
   Week 2: November 27-29 Mizuno Ballpark, Christchurch
   Week 3: December 4-6 Fraser Park, Lower Hutt
FINALS
   Week 4: December 11-13 ELE Stadium, Auckland
Get down to the park and support your team!
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OFFENSIVE DECLARATION RULE
Softball NZ is introducing a new rule to FASTBALL 45 – Offensive Declaration.
The rule will provide teams an opportunity to declare their batting innings finished at any point in the game. We envision with time running out, the batting team at the top of the innings may take the lead and then wish to ‘declare’ so as to try and get three outs for the match, all before time runs out.
Several games during last weekend’s Northern Regional Qualifier highlighted the need for such a rule.
FASTBALL 45 is fantastic product, a product that is in its infancy, and one that will require further modifications to allow it to evolve.
The Offensive Declaration Rule
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In all games during the competition, including finals, the batting team may declare their innings closed at any time, but only once during the game.
To view the updated FASTBALL 45 rules click here.
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