Hawke's Bay's New Zealand softball pitching legend Chubb Tangaroa is rapt he had the second week of the school holidays to catch up with some sleep after returning from the Black Sox North American tour this month.
It allowed the Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Ngati Kahungunu Ki Heretaunga head of physical education and Black Sox pitching coach to build up some energy so he can watch live web streaming of the White Sox games at their World Series in Canada.
The three-time world champion is proud of the form his daughter Michal is displaying on the mound.
Michal pitched the White Sox to a second win during a 3-0 victory against Great Britain yesterday morning to give the Kiwis a two-win, one-loss record to date. The Auckland NFC player and Waitakere Bears club player took 11 strike-outs and conceded three safe hits.
"Michal rang after the game and I told her she worked the outside corners well. The game plan she and Mel had been working on paid off," Tangaroa said referring to Hawke's Bay catcher Mel Gettins who is the White Sox No1 catcher.