The opportunity to prove himself has finally come for Matthew Bacon.
After carrying the drinks nine times, the right-arm seamer made his first two appearances for the Otago Volts in its twenty20 matches last week.
The 24-year-old made an impression too.
After bowling at a handy economy rate of 6.33 in his debut against Northern Districts, he took one for 29 against Central Districts to help Otago to its first T20 win of the season.
He enjoyed the outings and is hoping to carry on some good form as the side looks to claim another scalp against Central at Queens Park, Invercargill, today.
"It was a long time in the making and it just made it all that sweeter to go out there and get a run with the boys,'' he said.
"But I enjoyed every second of it.''
He said getting the win was awesome and having several losses in a row had been tough.
While he felt the side's belief had not wavered, he hoped snapping the trend may help them break the losing habit.
"It was more like getting out of a bad habit.
"We've had the belief that no matter what the result we still support each other.
"We still have the same buzz in the changing room. Obviously, it's a little bit better when you win, but that's life.''
With just two games remaining, the turnaround was too late for the Volts in this competition.
That did not mean the games were completely dead though.
"Obviously, it's bragging rights,'' Bacon said of what was left to play for.
"So if we win this, we get two over CD in the T20s, which would be good to get.
"But its more about taking a bit of momentum into the Ford Trophy [one day] campaign for us, finding a bit of love for the game and enjoying it out there with the boys.''
The one-day competition is one in which Otago is faring well, having won two of its three games.
Bacon is looking to continue to put forward his case to feature in that format, when it starts again in late January.
He said while the coach would make the right selections, he hoped to put himself in a good position to be chosen.
