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TOP FORM: Black Sox captain Nathan Nukunuku homered in Auckland's 5Â-4 win over Hutt Valley.
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North Harbour are on the brink of winning their first National Fastpitch Championship men's softball title after qualifying for the final with a crushing win over Auckland.
Reuben Topia hit an automatic home run in Harbour's 8-1 win in the major semifinal last night to avenge an earlier round-robin loss to Auckland in Hamilton tonight.
Auckland will now meet Wellington tomorrow morning to decide the other finalist after Wellington edged out Hutt Valley 9-7 in the minor semifinal following another impressive batting and pitching display by Jovaan Hanley.
Auckland are through to the NFC women's final after grabbing a 1-0 win over Hutt Valley in a ninth inning tiebreaker.
Hutt Valley will now meet crosstown rivals Wellington, who thrashed defending champions Canterbury 10-2 in five innings.
The women's final is at 12 noon tomorrow at Hamilton's Resthills Park with the men's final due to start at 2pm.
AT A GLANCE
Today's round robin results
Men: Auckland 5 Hutt Valley 4, Canterbury 4 Southern Pride 1, North Harbour 15 Hutt Valley 9, Wellington 8 Counties Manukau Waikato 1, Wellington 11 Canterbury 4, Auckland 10 North Harbour 1, Southern Pride 3 Counties Manukau Waikato 2.
Top four qualifiers: Auckland 1, North Harbour 2, Hutt Valley 3, Wellington 4.
Women: Auckland 3 Canterbury 2, Hutt Valley 5 Wellington 1, Counties Manukau Waikato 6
Auckland 5, Wellington 2 Southern Pride 1, Canterbury 2 Counties ManukauÂWaikato 0, Hutt
Valley 4 Southern Pride 2.
Top Âfour qualifiers: Auckland 1, Hutt Valley 2, Wellington 3, Canterbury 4.
 - Stuff.co.nz
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