Giants: Welcome
Giants Softball Club is the only activate Softball Club in the Wairarapa Region.
It caters for for all skill levels of softball players and has teams at Premier 1, Premier 2, Presidents, U-18s and U-15s
Giants looks to improve the depth in Wairarapa Softball with the introduction of junior teams to the club.
All teams travel to The Hutt Valley/ Wellington region to compete to the highest level of the game.
This website looks to inform you of up coming games, schedules, club events and fundraisers.
Check the weather for the softball this weekend
Contact Numbers
President: Allan Clarke +6463773645
Monday, March 9
Here is the draw for this weekend
Click on the Giants Logo to view the Hutt Valley Softball Draw.
Cross Country Rentals Giants
Saturday (Intercity Semi Final-Final knock out series)
Giants Vs to be confirmed at Haitaitai Ball Park 2 at 2pm
(Last round robin game on the 12/3/2009)
(Note winners of Semi Finals at 2:00pm play at 4:00pm in the Final)
Presidents
Saturday
Giants Vs Totara Park at JMM3 at 3:00pm
Sunday
Giants Vs Wainui League at Wise Park 1 at 3:00pm
U-18
(Sunday 15th of March at South Park)
Giants Vs Hutt Park at South Park 1 at 11:00am
Giants Vs Totara Park at South park 1 at 3:00pm
NZCU Baywide U-15 Boys (Section 1)
Website not updated yet
Sunday, March 9
Quiz night goers were treated to another excellent nights entertainment when Giants held their second quiz night for the season. Although the team entries were down on our previous quiz night it still was an enjoyable night for all.
Again teams were given a tough night by quiz master Brent Gear from More FM and it was a tight finish with Carrolls Joinery and Jobless? from JNL even after 8 rounds for second place. A sudden death question seperated the two teams with jobless running out second overall and Carroll Joinery taking third. The Amigos were the winners for the secong quiz night running.
A big thank you to MIS school for the use of the hall and to Jill and Suzy for preparing the food and the staff who worked the bar.
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Giants have won the Hutt Valley under-15 boys softball title for the first time in the club's history. They played Dodgers in the grand final at Fraser Park, Avalon on Saturday and ran out comprehensive winners by 10-5. Making the victory even more special for Giants was that their only two losses in previous competition games this season had come at the hands of Dodgers, and there were times during their latest clash when a similar result looked on the cards. Giants started strongly and were 3-0 up at the end of the second innings but some fielding lapses in the third innings saw Dodgers capitalise and race out to a 5-3 advantage.
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The pitcher-catcher combination of Kyle Morris and Sean Robinson played a key role in the Giants win while Chaz Matthews and Michael McDermott were other standouts in what club stalwart Alan Clarke labelled a "magnificent team effort". Clarke also paid a tribute to the work of coaches John Marsh and Keith Marsh (no relation) who he said had moulded a team of promising players into a very competitive unit despite having to play the bulk of their games over the hill. "When you are travelling so often it's important to have a strong team spirit within the side and they certainly had that," Clarke said. |
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Wednesday, January 7
Happy New Year to all of the Giants Universe. I hope everyone had a great time with your families and everyone is recharged and ready for a busy second half of the season.
Congradulations to Richard and Nicole on their engagement during the hoildays. They will make a prefect couple and we wish them well for the wedding in the coming months.
All of the Giants teams will look to continue on with the good form that was shown in the first half of the season.
The U-15s are on abit of a role and have made it though to the top section in the U-15 grade with a number of classy wins heading into Christmas. Give it your best guys.
The U-18s have found it hard work in the more open U-18 grade. A number of teams boast a number of Prem 1 level players and this has made it hard for wins for our boys. Never the less the whole team will continue to work hard to improve on their first half season efforts. Now that they have faced all of the teams, I'm sure they win come up with a plan to hopefully get the drop on a couple of these teams.
The Presidents are showing the form of yester year with a number of good wins in the first half of the season. Everyone is hitting the ball and the doing their part. With Gary Strang and Warren Karaitiana sharing the pitching duties the team is seeing the resulst that these guys would expected.
Prem 2. Undoubtably the hardest working team in the club this season. The Prem two team has found the going hard this season so far. The core of the team hasn't played softball at all or at this level before. This hasn't dampened thier spirits and they will strive for more wins after the New Year. With players like Jamie NiaNia, Buck Rimene, Mark Fricker and Jason Herangi this team has the talent to knock over more teams this half of the season. Go hard boys and the best of luck.
Prem 1. Another big second half of the season is what is install for the prem ones. We have been in this situation many times before over the last three seasons to know what is required to be successful at this level. Giants will be in the playoffs for the Hutt Valley Finals later in the season. After a win on Saturday against Dodgers will see us though to the top six of the Intercity. From there we will play another five game to decide the top four. Last season we made it though to the top four playoffs and there is no reason that we would expect this to be any different this season.
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Monday, December 8
Blair Thompson Hutt Valley team.
Richard Clarke Southern Pride team.
Campbell Gaunt Hutt Valley U-18s, Marlbough U-19s Hutt Valley U-17s
Danny Brown Hutt Valley U-17s
Sean Robinson Hutt Valley U-15s
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Monday, December 8
Both Justin Karaitiana and Russell Thompson won awards at the Maori Sports Awards which was held at the Town Hall last Thursday night.
A number of Giants Softball Clubs supporters attended the evening.
Over three hundered people where treated to really good night out.
A rousing haka to start the night, really set the tone for those who were nominated.
Justin Karaitiana won the Senior Maori Male Award from a strong field that also had Giants Softballer Blair Thompson in it.
Russell Thompson also won the services to sport in another closely fought division.
Well done to both individuals, they certainly earned it.
Justin Karaitiana (Senior sports person of the year)
Russell Thompson (Sport Adminstrator)
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WE NEED YOU !!!
If you are interested in playing softball and you want to make new friends, then come down to the south Park on a Saturday and play for one of the Giants Softball Club teams.
We have three mens teams playing the Hutt Valley comp at Prem one, Prem Two and Presidents grade.
We also have an U-15 and U-18 boys teams playing in the Hutt Valley on Friday and Saturdays.
We are a real family club which trys to involve not only the players but the entire family.
If you would like more information please don't hesitate to email me on gordyw@xtra.co.nz or ring me on +64275650903
Business Advertising
The Giants Club is offering local business an advertisng opportunity for the 2008/2009 softball season.
We are selling advertisng space on the outfield fences at South park, Masterton at a cost of $200 per season (September to April), with each business to provide their own sign with the specifications of 4m long by 800mm high, either a hard board of corflute surface would be suitable.
All funds raised through this sale of advertisng space will be used for the development of the softball complex at South Park.
This season South Park will be used almost every day of the week with our men's team trainings and The NZCU Baywide Monday Night League and Friday Night softball competitions each week.
South Park is located on High Street, State Highway 2, only limited space is available, so get in quick, so not to be disappointed.
For more details
Contact Chief Groundsman Craig Shannahan on +64276722576
Or email Craig
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