The Wanganui Braves men's softball team has found itself between a rock and a hard place after easily winning its first two matches in the Manawatu Senior Men's Reserves grade.
The side simply blitzed the Blue Sox Rookies 13-5 in atrocious conditions on season debut and on Saturday eclipsed that scoreline smashing a young Raiders outfit 17-1 in Palmerston North.
If the ease of victory continues in this grade, the step to premier division would be the next logical move. However, the newly-formed team has neither the numbers nor the depth for the step up.
"Last Saturday we once again struggled with numbers due to winter code commitments but hope numbers will increase in the next week or two," Braves team founder and pitcher Shane Foster said.
Braves fielded a bare nine players with no reserves, yet still produced a powerful batting display against Raiders.