The Sunshine Eagles are taking steps in the right direction as they try to kick start their Baseball Victoria summer league division 1 season.
The Eagles have just one win from the first four rounds, which also includes a game that didn’t go ahead.
While the Eagles lost their most recent game to Waverley, coach Cam Deeble said last week there were some positive signs.
“It was a pretty good game,” he said. “We showed some pretty good signs and Waverley were undefeated coming into the game.
“We were able to stick with them until the last few innings. It was a high scoring game and they had some clinch hits.
“Things didn’t fall our way.”
Deeble said the result showed they were on the right track and gave them some more things to work on during the season.
Jordan Young was the standard in the loss, scoring a home run.
The game nearly didn’t go ahead though, with rain leaving their ground flooded on Saturday. A lot of hard work meant the game could go ahead the following day.
It comes after their round three match didn’t go ahead due to flooding in Essendon.
The club’s second side hasn’t played the last two weeks due to flooding in a frustrating season so far.
“They are itching to get out on the park,” Deeble said. “Hopefully the weather turns and they can get out and play.”
Deeble said there were some good signs at training, which they were hoping would show through on game day.
One big in at training for the Eagles has been that of Darryl George. The Melbourne Aces star will play for the Eagles when his Australian Baseball League commitments allow.
He is one of the key signings for the Eagles this season.
Deeble said having George, who has played a lot of baseball in Melbourne’s west, was massive for the younger players coming through.
“He played against Sandringham three weeks ago,” he said. “To have his presence around is great for the young kids.
“He’s still a key part of the Aces, but he will help us out when he can. Just the way he goes about it and prepares for a game is good learning for the younger players.
There’s younger players that have looked up to him.”
The Eagles are set to face Blackburn in round five on Sunday.
