Bellville Tygers Baseball Club's pitcher Conrad Barnard on the attack in the third semi-final of the Cape Town Baseball Federation's Knockout against Athlone Athletics. Tygers won 7-2 to advance to the final against VOB Macaw.
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Bellville Tygers Baseball Club will face VOB Macaw in the Cape Town Baseball Federation's Major League Knockout Final.
Coach Kevin Leak's Bellville Tygers beat Athlone Athletics in two out of the three semi-finals.
Tygers lost 9-6 on March 9 at PP Smit sportfield in Bellville. They won 5-3 in Athlone on March 9, and won 7-2 in Bellville on March 15.
Bellville Tygers captain, Johnathan Phillips said it was another tight series that needed a good team performance.
"Today was the best out of three. It was another tight game; up until the last inning, it was 3-2. We managed to score a couple of runs to give us the lead, insurance runs, and it gave us the game," said Phillips.
VOB Macaw beat Bothasig Knights twice to advance to the final.
The three finals between Bellville Tygers and VOB Macaw will be played in Bellville on Saturday March 22, at Chukker Road on Sunday March 23, and in Bellville on Saturday March 29.
Bellville Tygers' second team and under-18 team are also through to the Knockout finals in their divisions.
Tygers’ under-15 team won the league.
Fighting till the last swing, Athlone Athletics' Atino Elliot on the batting attack against Bellville Tygers in the semifinals.
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Bellville Tygers catcher Tyrone Milne celebrates a 7-2 victory over Athlone Athletics in the CTBF's Knockout semi-final in Bellville.
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