The Cairns Post
Saturday 28th September 2002

The showdown between two of Cairns' highest profile players will highlight tomorrow's Cairns Baseball League A grade match between Cubs and Paramount Hire Shogun Heat.

Hard-hitting left-hander Brett Roneberg slotted nicely into the Playpen Cubs line-up for the first time last week after returning from his duties in the United States.
The Australian representative, who plays at AA level with a Montreal Expos feeder club, smashed three home runs, but it wasn't enough for Cubs to bring home the bacon as they lost both games of the double-header.

How Roneberg goes against the experience of Cameron Cairncross should be enthralling.

Cairncross, playing for the first time this season since seriously injuring his pitching shoulder while training with the Cleveland Indians last year, has lost some of his pace - but Cubs coach Matt Bolton knows experience counts for a lot.
"You've got two incredibly competitive guys right there and neither of them is going to give an inch," Bolton said yesterday.
"Brett hit Cameron for a double last week and then Cameron struck him out at his next time at bat.
"Lefty (left-handed pitcher) against lefty (left-handed batter) should also make things interesting."

Tomorrow's game will be the first nine-innings match for both teams in some time with seven-innings double-headers having highlighted play in recent weeks.

The match starts at 2pm at the Trinity Beach diamonds.