The 2021 Little League State Championships continued on Saturday at Cheltenham Baseball Club as 100 Little Leaguers made the most of their tournament game time.
The standings heading into Sunday's semi-finals are:
Little League Major
- Southern Mariners (3-0)
- Twins (2-1)
- Eastern Athletics (1-2)
- Geelong Baycats (0-3)
Little League Development
- Twins (3-1)
- Eastern Athletics (2-2)
- Southern Mariners (1-3)
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Little League Major
Geelong Baycats 3 - Southern Mariners 18
The Mariners took a 3-0 lead into the second and racked up the runs from there, relying on Euan Clarkin's strong two innings with three strikeouts, plus good pitching from Harrison Brodie.
Brodie had two hits for the Mariners while Theo Hedt and Jack Northfield had one each for Geelong. Sid Grimmer threw 11 first pitch strikes for Geelong.
Riku Takano and Alex Smith were part of the Mariners offence with hits, while Mitch Langworthy homered.
The Baycats briefly tied the game at three-all in the top of the second with back-t0-back singles and a hit by pitch to load the bases. They scored on two wild pitches and a groundout.
Twins 8 - Eastern Athletics 5
The Twins stole the lead late and defeated Eastern Athletics 8-5 on Saturday. The Twins were down 5-4 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Andrew Zdihan doubled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs.
Lachlan Brennan led things off on the hill for the Twins. Brennan allowed two hits and three runs over four innings, striking out seven and walking one.
Darcy Squire led things off on the pitcher's mound for the Athletics. Squire went four innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and striking out two. Oliver Allen threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.
The Twins had ten hits in the game as Windsor Breckenridge went 3-for-3. Zdihan and Cooper Bishop-Worn had multiple hits too. The Twins were sure-handed and didn't commit a single error as Brody Stokes made the most plays with seven.
Kycen Dowling went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Athletics in hits. The team was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Dowling had the most chances in the field with four.
Southern Mariners 16 - Eastern Athletics 7
Both teams put up a bunch of runs, but Eastern Athletics fell to Southern Mariners 16-7 on Saturday.
The Athletics notched five runs in the third inning, driven by groundouts from Kycen Dowling, James Governlock, and Denzel Wynne-Primus and a double by Ethan Nakamura.
The Mariners scored four runs in the sixth inning, led by Riku Takano, Jack Thomas, Jarvis Johansen, and Mitch Langworthy who all knocked in runs.
Matt Fielden was on the mound for the Mariners. He surrendered four runs on two hits over two and a third innings, striking out one.
Cooper Busch threw one and one-third innings for the Athletics, allowing two runs on two hits, striking out three and walking zero.
Tom King led the Athletics with two hits in two at bats. The side didn't commit a single error in the field as Brodie Trevean had nine chances in the field, the most on the team.
The Mariners had 13 hits in the game as Langworthy went 4-for-4 and Thomas also had multiple hits.
Little League Development
Southern Mariners 7 - Eastern Athletics 13
Southern Mariners watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 13-7 loss to Eastern Athletics on Saturday. The Athletics scored on an error, a walk by Nathan Healy, and a double by Finn Welte in the first inning.
The Mariners collected five hits and the Athletics had six in the high-scoring affair. The winning side scored five runs in the fourth inning with RBIs from Sam Stafilis, Jackson Schneider, William Ferguson, and Nathan Clark.
The Mariners tallied three runs in the fifth inning thanks to RBIs from Ryder Ochoa and Ishant Dittakavi.
Matthew Gooden got the start for the Athletics. The pitcher lasted four innings, allowing five hits and seven runs while striking out three.
Ochoa was on the hill for the Mariners. The hurler allowed three hits and seven runs over two and a third innings, striking out four. He also went 2-for-2 at the plate. Cooper Gust and Kai Cottam entered the game from the bullpen, throwing one and one-third innings and one-third of an inning respectively.
The Athletics totaled six hits in the game included two apiece to Cooper Box and Clark. The team stole nine bases with Stafilis stealing two.
Eastern Athletics 5 - Twins 14
The Twins defeated Eastern Athletics 14-5 thanks to a strong start. The winning side scored on a single by Cruise Chase-Tukapua, a walk by Reeve Hammond, a double by Harry Davenport, and an error in the first inning.
The Twins answered with one of their own after the Athletics scored one run in the top of the third. Chase-Tukapua singled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run.
The Athletics scored three runs in the fourth inning on doubles by Finn Welte and Cooper Box and a single by Nathan Clark.
Hammond led things off on the mound for the Twins, surrendering seven runs on nine hits over five innings, striking out one.
Welte, Nathan Healy and Sam Stafilis pitched for the Athletics as the Twins tallied 12 hits in the game. Maisen Ricketts, Emily Loong, and Chase-Tukapua had two hits apiece.
Box went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead the Athletics in hits.
Twins 3 - Southern Mariners 10
Even though Southern Mariners gave up three runs in the fourth inning, they still defeated the Twins 10-3 on Saturday afternoon.
The Mariners scored one run when Connor Mckenzie singled in the first. Charlie Waugh homered in the fifth.
The Twins runs came off the bats of Louie Shimakura and Murphy Carrison in the fourth.
Ishant Dittakavi earned the win for the Mariners, giving up three runs on three hits over five innings, striking out five. Dittakavi also went 3-for-3 at the plate.
Harry Davenport took the loss for the Twins. The pitcher allowed five hits and eight runs over one and two-thirds innings, striking out two.
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