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Softball: Big lessons for Wanganui side

By Zaryd Wilson
Whanganui Chronicle·
15 Jan, 2016 01:30 AM2 mins to read

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Naomi Shaw, was impressed with the standard of softball on day one of the national under-15 boys softball tournament in Whanganui.

Naomi Shaw, was impressed with the standard of softball on day one of the national under-15 boys softball tournament in Whanganui.

The future of Softball is on show at Wanganui Ball Park.

The national under-15 boys tournament got under way yesterday with 12 North Island teams competing over four days.

Wanganui started with heavy defeats to North Harbour (1-19) and Counties Manukau (3-13).

Auckland and Wellington have made the early running in the tournament with big wins over Hutt Valley and Tairawhiti respectively to start the tournament.

Wanganui's first game today is against Auckland at 11am with the locals back on the diamond against Wellington Development at 3pm.

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Tournament organiser Grant Clark said it would be a tough but valuable tournament for the inexperienced Wanganui side.

"It's going to be a tough road but they'll learn from each game," he said. Wanganui last hosted the tournament in 2012 and there was a healthy crowd at yesterday's opening day.

"The is great because the atmosphere with kids softball is huge."

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Clark said he'd like to see a little league started in Whanganui and there were good number playing softball in the city.

Also keen on player development an retention is former White Sox player, coach and Softball New Zealand hall-of-famer Naomi Shaw, who is at the tournament as an officer for the national body.

She had been impressed by the talent on show.

"I've been really pleasantly surprised with not only the numbers but the standard of play here," she said.

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"There's some very very good individuals here for their age. And it's really good to see senior players putting time back into the game."

Tournaments such as these were great for identifying talent and players who were noticed would be marked "for future consideration", she said. While talented players were known in the big centres "we always get surprised in the smaller regions".

Shaw said the number of kids in softball had been increasing over the past two years and national tournaments helped keep players in the game. "The experience and opportunity is crucial at this age.

"It's how they're going to find out the standard they need to reach. That's the only way you can improve. "Every top softballer started here."

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