The Palmerston Novice Marlins Fastball team ranked second in the Provincial Womens Softball Association Grand Valley league after its first 17 games, with a record of 13-3-1.
The team also picked up a bronze medal on the weekend of June 13 to 15 a the annual John Cross Memorial Tournament in Cambridge.
Among the teams entered were Cambridge, London, Kitchener, Halton, Brantford, Mississauga North and South West, Stratford, Tavistock, Corruna and Brampton.
Battling the miserable cold beginning 7am on Saturday morning, the Marlins managed four wins to take them to the semi-final Sunday morning against Mississauga North. However, the bats just didn’t come around and the result was a 3-1 loss.
A medal was still on the horizon as Palmerston battled for bronze against Mississauga South West in the scorching afternoon heat.
The girls rallied back to upset the city team 11-0 and bring home the bronze medal. The team put forth very skilled efforts in pitching, batting and fielding in all games, giving up only six runs, while scoring an impressive 54 over the weekend.
The Novice girls show their support for breast cancer by proudly sporting pink ribbon socks every Saturday during their 2014 season.
The team will be practicing next week for an upcoming trip to compete in the U.S.
However, local fans can catch some action at home games coming up at the Kinsmen Diamond in Palmerston on July 3 against Brantford and July 10 against London, both at 6:30pm.
