Ladywhips Baseball

In which the shipping container can be unlocked; the diamond still has to be set up & the mound is still wet; Molly is loved by the scorers; Monica keeps being aggressive (even if Sophie won’t tell her what to do); Olympia is strong; Currie pulls; Steph never has patience; Megan has presence of mind; Simone is back (in every sense); so is Olympia; Trav has presence on the hill; Anney shows joy in her work; Gemma makes adjustments, Calista needs patience; Monica is grateful for the unnecessary outfield practice; Simone knows when she is done; Trav gets a very long single; Simone breaks her longest drought; Olympia is fearless with the stick as well as the glove; Ciara makes adjustments but is still robbed; Steph is astute; nothing gets passed Olympia; Trav rides her luck; Currie attempts to do the same; & Trav plays 100 much to the joy of both teams!

In which the Ponies mostly have exams; Molly shows that she is back; Calista finds it a hard act to follow; Trav quickly looks familiar; Dan shows her reach; Steph works out adjustments that need to be made; Dan is again unlucky; Monica brings her glove this time; Molly reads the play; Steph gets the yips but then gets one back with the bat; Michelle crushes; Molly gets the curveball working & then shows she’s not intimated - even if Monica gets confused a lot; Renae gets a nasty one; so does Michelle but differently; and the bar is still not open!

In which Shaun can’t edit in the eponymous song of the week by Spiderbait; Megan adjusts really quickly & is very composed; Calista has too long to think, Simone has too far to run & is then hard done by; Molly is back & she announces that she’ll be around; and then spends more time on the ground; Michelle is loved by ponies; Sophie doesn’t panic; Steph learns to temper her aggression but can’t seem to stop her feet; Megan makes adjustments; Sophie doesn’t want to come off, so Gemma makes sure she doesn’t have to!

In which Kalamunda do to the Ladywhips what they did to them in the grand final; Molly’s eyes at least are not unwell; Calista’s eyes are really big; Renae still has her strut; Michelle is a little lucky; Simone is definitely not; Annie makes yet another start in a row; gloves need to be awoken; Steph is ferocious with the bat, although less so with the glove; Monica is too aggressive; as are Sophie, Gemma & Amelia; Danielle is very unlucky, Anney continues to be patient; Sophie gets the ball again; Danielle gets a crash course; Renae is pitched around; Annie makes the most of an outfield moment while Amelia goes looking for work.

In which Molly leads mediation, and silently curses the airline industry; spectators come, despite the minimal number of players requiring guardians (at least before the game); Renae gets her helmet approved and then immediately decides to demonstrate why she needs it; there is confusion in the middle; Monica is cleaned up, but immediately makes amends; Molly can’t keep her weight back but her hip initiation is excellent; Megan just keeps swinging; Renae chooses odd pitches; Emma makes sure all four balls are cycled through; Michelle sees watermelons; Vicky knows the strike zone better than everyone; Annie chooses better pitches; Ciara can’t miss; Molly has rhythm; Trav has everyone’s timing; Michelle has safe hands; the fence turns out to be further than it seems; Trav gets a rush of blood before Ella is gassed up; Emma declares that they shall not run any more; Zoe is the victim of impressive daylight robbery; Vicky shows her wheels, so Annie has to get her out; Trav starts hitting people, unintentionally; Megan demonstrates her dancing skills, and is very lucky; Molly finally just isn’t quite quick enough; the first error is finally made, being too aggressive; and Ciara earns a standing ovation; before medals are handed out; Shaun gets very very wet; there is nudity and much undress (much nudity and even more undress); and the boys take a long while to win anything!

In which the Ladywhips are prepared for the first ever grand final appearance

In which club games played record holder Zoe Dimarco sits down after training for a chat

In which the Ladywhips finally get to the postseason again; there is meditation; there is organisation; there is readiness; Trav is masterful; Emma is fierce, Renae is courageous; Molly is not reluctant to swing; Trav is; Michelle is ferocious; Megan starts using her hips to dangerous effect; Lisa fouls a lot off; While Vicky doesn’t swing unless she has to; Molly goes the other way; while Renae is sucked in and Michelle is unlucky (but gets her revenge in the field); Ella is also unlucky but gets no opportunity for defensive redemption; Megan & Renae are punishing; Renae stops watching the ball while Trav relaxes; Molly makes too many decisions at the same time while Emma blocks like a veteran; Monica likes it harder; and the bottom of the order battle their way through the clock to the first ever postseason win!!!

In which the Ladywhips finally make the finals again and there is much rejoicing