Two catchers down after less than two days play was the signal ... all is not well with Hawke's Bay representatives Saints at the national men's interclub softball tournament in Lower Hutt.
"Yes we're struggling," Saints coach Paul Woon said yesterday as he summarised his 13th-seeded team's first two days of play at the 19-team tournament which continues until Sunday at Fraser Park.
His first-strong catcher, Sam Coldicutt, was unable to make the trip south as he was admitted to hospital earlier in the week with a work-related eye injury. Another of his catchers, Te Rangi Chadwick, a pick-up player from the Fast Pitch club, dislocated his knee during their 4-1 loss to 17th seeds Otahuhu yesterday morning.
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"This means we're down to our third-strong catcher for the rest of the tournament and he hasn't caught for five years," Woon said referring to Tridan McClutchie.