{"id":16335,"date":"2012-04-17T11:41:33","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T18:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=16335"},"modified":"2012-04-17T11:41:33","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T18:41:33","slug":"kiwis-keep-canberra-under-15-side-honest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=16335","title":{"rendered":"Kiwis keep Canberra under-15 side honest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_15976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15976\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Canberra-Times.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Canberra-Times.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Canberra Times\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Canberra-Times.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Canberra-Times-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo to read complete story.<\/figcaption><\/figure><em>Cap tip Blair Setford.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The capital punches well above its weight when it comes to men&#8217;s softball, with nearly two thirds of Australia&#8217;s world champion national side, the Steelers, from the ACT.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the sport&#8217;s stars of tomorrow were on show at the Hawker International Softball Centre on Sunday, with an ACT boys under-15 all-stars team taking on a visiting New Zealand under-15 side.<\/p>\n<p>It was the second time the Kiwis had made the trip to Canberra, and ACT Softball president Kim McGovern said it was a great opportunity for the best local juniors to test their skills against high quality opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement: Story continues below<br \/>\n&#8221;[The New Zealanders] are very good \u2026 it&#8217;s good for our boys to get that competition,&#8221; McGovern said. &#8221;Last weekend we travelled to Sydney and we won every game by 20 runs, so it was no competition for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It was valuable diamond time for at least one player, 14-year-old Josh McGovern, who will represent Australia at under-17 level at the world championships in June. With the local softball competition finished, McGovern was one of a number of Canberra boys who turned up for the four-game series having already played rugby league in the morning, a feat which impressed opposition coach Bevan Matene.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canberratimes.com.au\/sport\/kiwis-keep-canberra-under15-side-honest-20120417-1x5q9.html#ixzz1sKB7GyKv\">Click to continue reading.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cap tip Blair Setford. The capital punches well above its weight when it comes to men&#8217;s softball, with nearly two thirds of Australia&#8217;s world champion national side, the Steelers, from the ACT. 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