{"id":32089,"date":"2018-03-11T13:17:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T20:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=32089"},"modified":"2018-03-11T13:18:56","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T20:18:56","slug":"promising-pitcher-daniel-chapman-hurls-ramblers-to-a-ninth-new-zealand-club-softball-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=32089","title":{"rendered":"Promising pitcher Daniel Chapman hurls Ramblers to a ninth New Zealand club softball title"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Stuff.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n

By Tony Smith<\/em><\/p>\n

Black Sox captain Nathan Nukunuku hailed Ramblers’ rising young pitching star Daniel Chapman after the Auckland club clinched a ninth national men’s interclub softball title.<\/p>\n

Chapman was voted most valuable player as the unbeaten Mt Albert Ramblers edged first-time finalists Papanui from Christchurch in Sunday’s final at Lower Hutt.<\/p>\n

Ramblers came from behind to win 2-1 with designated runner Blake Wardrope scampering home on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning.<\/p>\n

Chapman, 20, showed great resolve to recover from giving up an automatic home run to Papanui Tigers third baseman Anthony Stuart in the top of the third inning.<\/p>\n

He kept his composure to concede just one more safe hit, a fifth inning single to Stuart – the only Papanui batter to taste success against the former Junior Black Sox hurler.<\/p>\n

Nukunuku, Ramblers’ player-coach, said Chapman, who snared 11 strikeouts in the final, was “a deserved MVP”.<\/p>\n

“In the last three games, he had a no-hitter against PK [Poneke Kilbirnie], a no-hitter against Papanui and then a two-hitter in the final,” Nukunuku said.<\/p>\n

“He’s grown as the year’s gone on. The NFC [National Fastpitch Championship representative tournament] was a great experience for him, he learned some lessons there.<\/p>\n

“He was on fire for us this week.”<\/p>\n

Chapman twice shut out Papanui’s elite hitters, including longtime Black Sox sluggers Tyron Bartorillo and Thomas Makea. He racked up 24 strikeouts over the two encounters.<\/p>\n

Ramblers confirmed their reputation as New Zealand’s leading club of the modern era – 36 years after their first national title in 1982.<\/p>\n

Click here to continue reading and to view photos at Stuff.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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