April 30, 2002
The Aces move to 92-74 with their 6-0 win over the Giants.
Thunderbolt left fielder Domenic Vanrenen went 6 for 6 in this 13 innings epic but couldn't convert any of those hits into runs meaning Otago had to look elsewhere for runs in this 2-1 win over the River Bandits. Otago keep up with Auckland and go to 92-74.
Canterbury were looking like they were going to hold on but 2 runs in the 8th innings was enough for Bay of Plenty to sneak the win. Canterbury go to 93-73, barely holding off Auckland and Otago.
The Firebirds and Hawks remained on level pegging as they both lost their respective games to go to 80-86.