{"id":7549,"date":"2011-01-26T11:27:21","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T19:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=7549"},"modified":"2011-01-26T11:30:42","modified_gmt":"2011-01-26T19:30:42","slug":"national-bid-for-giants-pair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=7549","title":{"rendered":"National bid for Giants pair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_7550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7550\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.times-age.co.nz\/sport\/news\/national-bid-for-giants-pair\/3938303\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Wairarapa-Times-300x35.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"Wairarapa Times\" width=\"300\" height=\"35\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Wairarapa-Times-300x35.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Wairarapa-Times.gif 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for original news story.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<em>By Gary Caffell<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Two Giants players, pitcher Ritchie Clarke and outfielder Blair Thompson, have been named in the Hutt Valley men&#8217;s softball squad to contest the national inter-provincial championships at North Harbour between February 17-20.<\/p>\n<p>Clarke and Thompson have already worn the Hutt Valley colours at the nationals; Clarke being part of the Hutt Valley side which finished third last year and Thompson making his debut two seasons ago.<\/p>\n<p>Clarke has also played at the New Zealand championships as an &#8220;import&#8221; for Auckland, Canterbury and Southern Pride.<\/p>\n<p>He is one of three highly regarded pitchers in this year&#8217;s Hutt Valley combination, the others being Black Sox duo Jeremy Manley and Shaun Jamieson.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson not only excels in the outfield, but has also shown fine form in the batting department, good enough to make him a contender for a top-order role at the North Harbour event.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Clarke could be missing from the Giants line-up to take on Cardinals in an Inter City series top six play-off match at Fraser Park on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He has been invited to play for Auckland-based club Eden Roskill at the Vic Guth tourney in Auckland and will do so providing he is given the all clear.<\/p>\n<p>If Clarke does travel north, the pitching duties for Giants against Cardinals will be taken by Justin Karaitiana,.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Gary Caffell Two Giants players, pitcher Ritchie Clarke and outfielder Blair Thompson, have been named in the Hutt Valley men&#8217;s softball squad to contest the national inter-provincial championships at North Harbour between February 17-20. 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