Naledi Spiders Queens and Kings are the champions of Limpopo Softball Association Super League
Naledi Spiders celebrating their victory (Image: Dorothy Mokoena)
This season of Limpopo Softball Super League has been amazing, fulfilling, more drama, more action, more tension, more sorrows and exciting moments shared in the pitch yet all athletes maintained their commitment and discipline when it was play-offs time. All stakeholders ensured that they also do their part and participants play their role.
Naledi Spiders vs Pioneers Final
On Saturday it was the final play-offs of Super League where teams got crowned with trophies and medals after their play-offs, the Softball South Africa, Limpopo Sports Confederation also LSA was available to witness the great moment in the province of Limpopo and congratulate the winners for their massive hard work.
Moletlane Texas vs Seshego Raiders fight for head to head with Naledi Spiders for adhering to finals
Let's get in the pitch and explore those home runs: assisted by Moyahabo Mabeba
Lamola of Naledi Spiders pitching during their final play-off against Moletlane Texas
NALEDI Spiders produced a classical brand of ball game to win the Limpopo Softball Association (LSA) Super League in both the men and women divisions on Saturday at Seshego diamonds.
Spiders “Ladies In red” narrowly beat Mankweng Pioneers 10-9 while their men handed Moletlane Texas 2-0 drubbing to be crowned the LSA 2020/21 kings and queens.
Naledi Spiders Queens and Kings with their trophies
Congratulations are in order for Peter “Kelly” Sekhaolelo, the brain and driving force behind Spiders transformation agenda. Sekhaolelo has always been the glue that binds the club, and his cheerful post-match celebration was justifiable. The team from rural Ga-Mashashane has been in tiptop from since the commencement of the elite provincial league and on Saturday they were adequately rewarded with gold medals and a floating trophy. Ladies team are 4 years in a row champions and they are still maintaining their style of play.
Pioneers vs Botlokwa Angels stealing
Both the men and women sides finished the season comfortably at the top of the long standings to book their grand finale berth.
In what was dubbed “The Final Before The Final”, Texas put on a brave performance to beat star-studded Seshego Raiders with a slender 4-3 score line in the last inning of the game.
Although Raiders were firm favourites to march to the grand finale given their avalanche of veterans, Texas managed to stage a last-minute comeback to march the finals.
Moletlane Texas vs Naledi Spiders finals.
In the final encounter of pitchers, Spiders’ Lucas Lamola led from the mound with fiery missiles while Texas relied heavily on the puzzling changeups from the flexible arm of Kagiso “Seun” Aphane.
Moletlane texas took home silver medals
The emergence of these young pitchers sends out such a positive message about the future of domestic softball –
Ladies team Pioneers scooped silver medals
Both Lamola and Aphane are the embodiment of a phenomenon that, from a Limpopo perspective, the game’s pitching is still intact.
Aphane during their play-offs against Raiders
Celebrations of Queens Naledi Spiders
Trophy celebration
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