{"id":15486,"date":"2011-11-06T17:43:45","date_gmt":"2011-11-07T01:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=15486"},"modified":"2011-11-06T18:41:10","modified_gmt":"2011-11-07T02:41:10","slug":"daniel-milne-leads-devils-on-runs-rampagenew-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=15486","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Milne leads Devils on runs rampage (New Zealand)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_15487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15487\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/the-press\/sport\/5917812\/Milne-leads-Devils-on-runs-rampage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/ThePress-NZ.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ThePress NZ\" width=\"160\" height=\"47\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15487\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for complete story.<\/figcaption><\/figure><em>By TONY SMITH, THE PRESS, New Zealand<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nBlack Sox international Daniel Milne blasted two automatic home runs as the PCU Devils went on a runs rampage in the Canterbury men&#8217;s softball league.<\/p>\n<p>The seasoned short stop also swatted a single and drew a walk for a perfect 1.000 batting average as the Devils thrashed the Albion Pirates 20-2 in four innings at Mainland Foundation Ballpark on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Former Black Sox catcher Stephen Ratu also batted 1.000 as PCU mustered 16 safe hits.<\/p>\n<p>Ratu also slugged a bases-loaded grand-slam home run in the first inning to set up PCU&#8217;s 9-4 win over the Papanui Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>Pitcher Gareth Cook held the Tigers lineup to four safe hits.<\/p>\n<p>Richmond Keas were equally imperious in the batter&#8217;s box, with Paul Stead, Aaron Risdon and Penese Iosefo hammering out-of-the-park home runs in their 11-0 four-innings win over the Halswell Hornets.<\/p>\n<p>Stead, who also hit a three-bagger, batted 1.000 and pitchers Aiden Cocker and Iosefo combined for a shut-out. Player-coach Jason Croy cracked Halswell&#8217;s sole safe hit with a first-inning triple.<\/p>\n<p>Halswell had earlier edged out Albion 5-3 after out-hitting the Pirates, 6-4. Lead-off batter Marty Needham had two hits for Halswell and number nine hitter James Gapper clouted a solo-shot homer for Albion.<\/p>\n<p>Teenage pitcher Teremoana Elliott was in commanding form as the Albion Cardinals swept Richmond Keas 7-0 in the women&#8217;s premiership at Papanui Domain.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/the-press\/sport\/5917812\/Milne-leads-Devils-on-runs-rampage\">Click here to continue reading<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By TONY SMITH, THE PRESS, New Zealand Black Sox international Daniel Milne blasted two automatic home runs as the PCU Devils went on a runs rampage in the Canterbury men&#8217;s softball league. 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