BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Oct. 8, 2015–The Belize Rural Female Senior Softball playoff and championship games were held on Sunday, October 4, at the Lords Bank field. Six (6) teams participated in the tournament: Lords Bank Sunrise (Lords Bank), UB Jaguars (Belmopan), Double Head Cabbage (Double Head), Willows Bank United (Willows Bank), Easy Does It (Flowers Bank), and Country Rose (Rancho). Four (4) made it to the playoffs: UB Jaguars, Double Head Cabbage, Easy Does It and Lords Bank Sunrise.
The playoffs followed the Page System, and here are the results:
In the opener, UB Jaguars defeated Double Head Cabbage, 15-12; winning pitcher was Amber Wade, while Herlett Clarke took the loss. Next it was Easy Does It, 12-5, over Lords Bank Sunrise, with Margaret Hendy the winning pitcher, while the loss was charged to Karen Hilton. Easy Does It then won, 22-7, to eliminate Double Head Cabbage and secure a spot in the finals. Margaret Hendy was again the winning pitcher, while Herlett Clarke suffered her second playoff loss. And in the championship game which followed, Easy Does It was again successful behind winning pitcher Margaret Hendy, as they defeated UB Jaguars, 24-16, with Amber Wade getting the loss.
Easy Does It are therefore Belize Rural Female Senior Softball Champions 2015.
(Information courtesy Ms. Barbara Cadle, Belize District Sports Coordinator, National Sports Council)
(Photo is from our archives.)