Grand Final matchups are set for VSBL Women's Division 1, 2 and 3 after an exciting round of preliminary finals. The 2019/20 VSBL Women's Finals will take place on Women's Super Saturday, held at Springvale Baseball Club where all five finals will be played as teams look to end the season on a high note.
Women's Division 1: Essendon Bombers 2 v Doncaster Dragons 9
Doncaster lost to Springvale 15-9 in the semi-finals, but the Dragons are set to encounter the Lions once more in the Grand Final after overpowering Essendon on Saturday.
After last year's surprise grand final glory, Essendon was hoping to do the same again this year but the Bombers fell short, giving up too many chances to Doncaster's speedy offense.
Doncaster is booked in for the big dance, with first pitch at 3:30 PM on Saturday as the Lions look to return to their premiership winning ways after six straight from 2013-2018.
Women's Division 2: Footscray Bulldogs 4 v Springvale Lions 11
Doncaster lost to Springvale 15-9 in the semi-finals, but the Dragons are set to encounter the Lions once more in the Grand Final after overpowering Essendon on Saturday.
After last year's surprise grand final glory, Essendon was hoping to do the same again this year but the Bombers fell short, giving up too many chances to Doncaster's speedy offense.
Doncaster is booked in for the big dance, with first pitch at 3:30 PM on Saturday as the Lions look to return to their premiership winning ways after six straight from 2013-2018.
Undetered by last week's 12-2 loss to Doncaster, Springvale booked a Grand Final berth to play the Dragons once more this Saturday.
Springvale was ahead by ten as the third rolled around, and although Footscray scored a few in the final frame, the Lions still cruised to a big victory.
Springvale won last year's Women's Division 2 Grand Final, and the Lions will be eager to see the same success against a nearly undefeated Doncaster side.
Women's Division 3 East: Doncaster Dragons 3 v Moorabbin Panthers 17
The Panthers pounced in this game, eager to make their way into the Grand Final after a 10-4 loss the round before to Melbourne, their opponents in the upcoming final.
Moorabbin got the job done and will go after the club's second Women's Division 3 flag in four years, with first pitch at 10:30am on Saturday at Springvale.
Women's Division 3 South: Berwick City Cougars 1 v Cheltenham Rustlers 23
The Rustlers came out of the gates early, determined to get into the grand final against Bonbeach Blue, a side that narrowly beat them 6-5 in the semi-finals.
Eight runs in the first and 13 in the second gave Cheltenham quite the comfortable cushion to work with, and two more runs in the third helped as well. The Cougars lone run came in the second.
After a very strong and highly competitive season in which they finished second with an 11-3 record under head coach Michelle Ogilvie, the Rustlers are ready to bring home a highly-anticipated flag, but they will have to overcome Bonbeach Blue. The Rustlers were the only team to beat the Bluejays this year, an 8-5 victory back in round three, and they will need to bring that same form this weekend.
Women's Division 3 West: North Western Titans 7 v Fitzroy Lions 10
The Titans started off strong, scoring four in the opening frame but the Lions came back with two. North Western scored one more in the top of the second and one more in the third before Fitzroy came back fighting, putting up seven in the third with both teams scoring one in the fourth.
The Titans had three hits and Fitzroy had just one, with the Lions making six errors in the field to give North Western plenty of scoring chances.
Julia Klieve, Kim Borg and Tess Warner accumulated North Western's hits, while Fitzroy's Sophia Stensholt, Michelle Anderson and Megan Wiseman had two walks each. Wiseman led the way with three quality at-bats for Fitzroy, while Bridget Byrne and Stensholt had two.
Amy Burnham knocked in two runs for Fitzroy as Warner and Deb Said had RBIs for the Titans.
Leah Trebilcock pitched four innings for Fitzoy with 13 first-pitch strikes, two strikeouts and a 1.25 WHIP.
In 2.2 innings of pitching work, Katie Rigby struck out three as Kim Borg got two strikeouts for two key outs in her short and sweet relief appearance.
Fitzroy will face Sunshine in the Grand Final, a team that beat them 17-4 in the semi-finals. The Lions will look to bring their very best form against the Eagles and stay in the game early to have a shot at premiership glory.