Teams from as far as Invercargill and Christchurch

Dodgers player Nathan Watt (right) is safe on 3 despite the efforts of Hornets player Mason Woodford. PHOTOS: LINDA ROBERTSON

Duncan's Dodgers had a thriller walk-off win in a tense finish at Hancock Park yesterday.

The scores were tied at 2-2 heading into the final inning of the men’s Aran Bailey Memorial final.

Dodgers pitcher Ben Watts winds up against the Hornets.

The Dodgers, Bailey’s former club which got back together for the tournament, had escaped a jam as Christchurch’s PCU Devils had bases loaded in the seventh.

Then the Dodgers responded.

They got runners into scoring position, before a Ben Watts single brought home Josh Lubiejewski for the winning run.

South Pac Ravens Wahine player Angela Taylor faces the Cougars and Cubs pitcher at the Otago Invitational tournament at Hancock Park in Dunedin on Saturday.

Earlier the Dodgers had taken a 2-0 lead, before PCU evened the scores heading into the sixth inning.

A big third inning helped the Halswell Hornets to a 8-2 victory over the PCU Angels in the women’s Ima Hodges Memorial final.

Spartan Royals catcher Paige Carr in action against Taimana Green.

The Hornets led 1-0, after Finlay Martin brought in the opening run in the first inning.Her bat that brought in the second runner again in the third, before a Melissa Chapman double brought in two to make it 4-0. An Alyssa Lory hit made it 5-0 in the fourth and while PCU pulled back two then, that was all, as Halswell pulled away.

Otago Softball’s annual tournament attracted teams from Invercargill and Christchurch, as well as Dunedin.

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