Windsor and Maidenhead Softball League June Review

The Windsor and Maidenhead League has now passed the midway point and the question of who will win the title remains to be answered.

In Division 1, the race looks to be between between Windsor Knights and Chalfont Phoenix and it is the latter who have staked the biggest claim for the title with two wins over the former. The latest win coming in the most dramatic fashion. With the knights leading 7-0 going into the fifth inning, it looked all over for Phoenix, but with true grit they demonstrated their championship credentials with a nine run inning and eventually took the game 12-9 to maintain their 100% record.

Having lost their opening two games of the season, BA Jets have now found the form that led them to the 2013 championship with four consecutive wins that will leave them full of confidence for the second half of the season. RP Eagles are also on four wins after seven games so both teams will still consider themselves in the running for the 2014 title should the Knights and Phoenix slip up.

Phoenix aren't the only Chalfont club with a 100% record as the Flames can also match them for consistency with a record they're less likely to brag about. The Flames are now the only team in the league without a win having suffered six consecutive defeats.

In Division 2 it had been looking like RG Blue Sox would complete the season with a 100% record but these plans were disrupted by a 16-11 loss to last year's champions Chalfont Firebirds. Rattlesnakes were unable to take advantage of this as they suffered their own surprise defeat, a 20-17 loss at the hands of Maidenhead Rebels. With recent defeats for both Blue Sox and Rattlesnakes, RP Hawks and Maidenhead Rebels, who both on four wins, will be hoping to take advantage of any further losses by the league leaders in order to launch their own title challenge.

After a run of several close games, league newcomers Marlow Mariners finally got their first win of the season with a 14-6 win over Maidenhead Rebels.

There are plenty of top and bottom of the table battles going on at the moment and as we enter the second half of the season there is still plenty to be decided. What is known is that it's going to be an exciting finale to both divisions.