On the first Friday night game for the season, Strathalbyn were up to bat first and even though they got batters on to base, Hahndorf quickly shut them down with an out at first and two K2’s to the pitcher/catcher combination of Peyton Daniels to Chloe Davis sending them from the diamond scoreless. Hahndorf’s first turn at bat was three up/three down with a K2 to start the game for Tessa Norris to Kim Cutting followed by Cutting quickly getting on to a bunt and throwing to first to beat Davis there, and Britt Jackson taking a catch at third.

The second batting dig for Strathalbyn was much better with a couple of walks and safe hits to Taminka Wilks, Chloe Zakelj and Kathryn “Buttsy” Milne. Norris put down a great bunt which brought in a total of six runs with Hahndorf making an out at first and two K2’s to end the innings. ‘Strath’ held Hahndorf to one run in their second turn at bat but Zoe Young had a safe hit and Mia Oats-Willis had a big two baser before the Panthers could get them out after an infield fly, a great running catch taken at right field by Jordarna Wilks, and a catch taken by Norris.

'Strath' was patient in the box and chose their pitches well in the third and had safe hits to J.Wilks, Emily Eglitis and Ashlee Peterson. Jarrah Taylor, Zakelj and Cutting all had two basers and Norris had her first home run for the season which all helped to bring in eleven runs with Hahndorf working hard in the field with another out at first, a catch taken at left field by Charlotte Fairley and a great running catch taken at centrefield by Young to end the innings. Strathalbyn allowed Hahndorf one run to Michelle Davis after she had a safe hit and then overthrows let her progress to home before they regrouped and worked well together with Peterson fielding cleanly at second and throwing to Milne at first, Peterson taking a catch and Norris and Cutting getting a K2 to end the innings and the game with Strathalbyn coming out on top 17 runs to Hahndorf 2.