The second week of the 2021 Little League State Championships got underway at Werribee Baseball Club on Friday. The Senior, Junior, and Intermediate League competitions continue tomorrow before semi-finals and grand finals on Sunday.
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Senior League
Eastern Athletics 14 v Twins 3
Eastern Athletics claimed a 14-3 victory on Friday, despite a big push by Twins in the third inning. Jack Hotere-Moana and Declan Speirs each had RBIs in the inning.
The Athletics scored three runs when Evan Maury tripled in the first.
James Squire was on the mound for the winning side. The fireballer went two innings, allowing zero runs on one hit, striking out one and walking zero.
Lachlan Amon started the game for Twins. The pitcher allowed five hits and seven runs over one inning, striking out one. Hunter Arnel, Ashton Coote, and Mace Poole each contributed in relief for Twins.
Eastern Athletics racked up ten hits. Maury and Matthew Johnston all managed multiple hits for Eastern Athletics. Johnston and Maury all had two hits to lead Eastern Athletics. Eastern Athletics didn't commit a single error in the field. Finley Ronalds-Greatbatch had the most chances in the field with four. Tyler Evans led Eastern Athletics with two stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with 12 stolen bases.
Twins didn't commit a single error in the field. Ben Howard had four chances in the field, the most on the team.
Southern Mariners 16 v Twins 6
Both pitching staffs had their hands full on Friday in a high-scoring affair where Southern Mariners bested Twins, 16-6.
Southern Mariners secured the victory thanks to ten runs in the third inning. The big inning was thanks to singles by Charlie Pierson, Lachlan Smith, Ryan Willams, and Lachlan Stevens, a walk by Pierson, and a sac fly by Mitchell Denny.
Southern Mariners pulled away for good with ten runs in the third inning. In the third Pierson singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run, Smith singled on a 0-1 count, scoring two runs, Willams singled on a 3-2 count, scoring two runs, Denny's sac fly scored one run for Southern Mariners, Pierson drew a walk, scoring one run, and Stevens singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
Twins scored three runs in the fourth inning. The offensive firepower by Twins was led by Declan Speirs and Addison Bishop-Worn, all driving in runs in the inning.
Otto Moje was on the mound for Southern Mariners. The fireballer allowed one hit and zero runs over two innings, striking out two.
Logan O'Brien led things off on the mound for Twins. O'Brien went two and a third innings, allowing five runs on two hits and striking out one. Cohen Breckenridge, Atticus Hurford, and Jack Hotere-Moana each contributed in relief for Twins.
Smith led Southern Mariners with two hits in three at bats. Southern Mariners stole 27 bases during the game as seven players stole more than one. Smith led the way with six.
Twins racked up seven hits in the game. Harrison Fitzgerald and Noah Scott each collected multiple hits for Twins. Fitzgerald went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Twins in hits.
Eastern Athletics 6 v Southern Mariners 13
Eastern Athletics watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 13-6 loss to Southern Mariners on Friday. Southern Mariners scored on a error in the first inning, a walk by Genevieve Beacom in the first inning, and a single by Lachlan Stevens in the second inning.
Eastern Athletics collected seven hits and Southern Mariners had ten in the high-scoring affair.
Southern Mariners opened up scoring in the first inning. An error scored one run for Southern Mariners.
Tyler Ellis was on the pitcher's mound for Southern Mariners. The fireballer surrendered one run on one hit over two innings, striking out one.
Bailey Wilson started the game for Eastern Athletics. Wilson surrendered three runs on zero hits over two-thirds of an inning, striking out two. Evan Maury, Ned Hargreaves, Matthew Johnston, and Shintaro Katon each entered the game as relief, throwing two innings, two innings, one and two-thirds innings, and two-thirds of an inning respectively.
Ryan McCleery led Eastern Athletics with two hits in four at bats.
Southern Mariners racked up ten hits in the game. Lachlan Smith, Stevens, and Ellis all managed multiple hits for Southern Mariners. Charlie Pierson led Southern Mariners with three stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with seven stolen bases.
Junior League
Eastern Athletics 17 v Geelong Baycats 2
A nine-run first inning led Eastern Athletics to a 17-2 victory on Friday. Eastern Athletics batters contributing to the big inning included Jack Noble, Aimon Dowling, Charles Chislett, Daniel Crichton, Benjamin Tan, and Campbell Dawes, who all drove in runs.
Eastern Athletics opened up scoring in the first inning, when Noble singled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run.
Chislett led things off on the pitcher's mound for Eastern Athletics. The hurler lasted two innings, allowing zero hits and zero runs while striking out five and walking zero.
Cooper Laurie led things off on the mound for Geelong Baycats. The bulldog allowed five runs on one hit. Reuben Brewer, Tyson Sherry, Hunter Mann, and Prabh Waris Sodhi each entered the game as relief, throwing two innings, one inning, one-third of an inning, and one-third of an inning respectively.
Declan Bardsley went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Eastern Athletics in hits.
Geelong Baycats 0 v Twins 12
Twins defeated Geelong Baycats 12-0 on Thursday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Devin Leahy struck out Prabh Waris Sodhi to finish off the game.
Twins got things started in the first inning when an error scored one run for Twins.
Twins notched six runs in the fourth inning. Nathan Rumbelow, Ashton Locklier, Lachlan Schumann, and William Hardy all drove in runs in the frame.
A single by Tyson Sherry in the first inning was a positive for Geelong Baycats.
Schumann led things off on the pitcher's mound for Twins. The hurler allowed four hits and zero runs over four innings, striking out two.
Harvey Elderfield was on the pitcher's mound for Geelong Baycats. The bulldog lasted one and one-third innings, allowing zero hits and three runs while striking out one. Tanner Stack, Hudson Carr, and Cade White each contributed in relief for Geelong Baycats.
Twins launched one home run on the day. Locklier had a dinger in the fourth inning.
Jake Fesili, Schumann, Hardy, Hamish Stone, Andrew Land, Patariki Pouaka-Grego, Rumbelow, and Locklier all had one hit to lead Twins. Twins didn't commit a single error in the field. Pouaka-Grego had the most chances in the field with six.
Elderfield went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Geelong Baycats in hits.
Southern Mariners 8 v Twins 14
Southern Mariners lost the lead late in a 14-8 defeat to Twins on Friday. The game was tied at five with Twins batting in the top of the sixth when William Hardy drew a walk, scoring one run.
Despite the loss, Southern Mariners did collect eight hits in the high-scoring affair. Unfortunately, Twins had eight hits on the way to victory.
Twins opened up scoring in the second inning when Andrew Land singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Southern Mariners tied things up at five. Southern Mariners scored two runs when Liam Bald doubled.
Twins scored six runs in the seventh inning. The big inning for Twins came thanks to doubles by Land and Patariki Pouaka-Grego, a walk by Nathan Rumbelow, and a home run by Alex Liersch.
Rumbelow was on the pitcher's mound for Twins. The fireballer lasted two innings, allowing one hit and one run while striking out four.
Zach Dunkley was on the mound for Southern Mariners. The hurler allowed zero hits and two runs over one and one-third innings, striking out two.
Twins socked two home runs on the day. Rumbelow put one out in the third inning. Liersch went deep in the seventh inning.
Bald, Dunkley, Jarrod Thomas, Soi Ogawa, Robert Hodgetts, Samuel Walsh, Joshua Villanti, and Ta'ne Graham each collected one hit to lead Southern Mariners. Southern Mariners stole six bases during the game as two players stole more than one. Walsh led the way with three.
Twins had eight hits in the game. Pouaka-Grego, Land, and Liersch all managed multiple hits for Twins. Pouaka-Grego led Twins with three stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with six stolen bases.
Intermediate League
Eastern Athletics 14 v Southern Mariners 1
Nothing came easy for Southern Mariners on Thursday, as they fell 14-1 to Eastern Athletics
Eastern Athletics opened up scoring in the first inning, when Luke Hutton drew a walk, scoring one run.
In the bottom of the first inning, Southern Mariners tied things up at one when Miller Leech singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
Eastern Athletics pulled away for good with one run in the second inning. In the second Ethan Johnston doubled on a 2-0 count, scoring one run.
Eastern Athletics scored seven runs in the third inning. Eastern Athletics's big inning was driven by a single by Zak Stafilis, a groundout by Frances Scott Mackereth, an error on a ball put in play by Ezra Ferguson, and a double by Johnston.
Johnston got the start for Eastern Athletics. The hurler surrendered one run on two hits over two innings, striking out two.
Harper Slattery was on the mound for Southern Mariners. The bulldog went one inning, allowing one run on one hit.
Leech, Lucas Tucker, and Kendra Rutgers all had one hit to lead Southern Mariners.
Eastern Athletics collected nine hits. Stafilis, Samuel Walk, and Johnston all collected multiple hits for Eastern Athletics. Eastern Athletics tore up the base paths, as two players stole at least two bases. Stafilis led the way with two.
Eastern Athletics 16 v Twins 14
A walk-off double led Eastern Athletics past Twins 16-14 on Friday. The game was tied at 14 with Eastern Athletics batting in the bottom of the seventh when Buster Vos doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring two runs.
Eastern Athletics collected 15 hits and Twins had 13 in the high-scoring affair.
In the first inning, Twins got their offense started. Twins scored one run when Jai Di Blasi singled.
After Twins scored two runs in the top of the third, Eastern Athletics answered with two of their own. Twins scored when Walter Le Fevre singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run and William Cashen singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run. Eastern Athletics then answered when Samuel Walk doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run and Ethan Hilhorst singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.
Eastern Athletics scored seven runs in the fourth inning. Ethan Johnston, Luke Hutton, Walk, Peter Li, Harvey Arifovic, and Ezra Ferguson each had RBIs in the frame.
Twins scored three runs in the fourth inning. Twins's big inning was driven by a triple by Patrick Matthews and a groundout by Spencer Pallay.
Walk led things off on the pitcher's mound for Eastern Athletics. The hurler lasted one-third of an inning, allowing one hit and three runs.
Le Fevre was on the hill for Twins. The bulldog lasted two and a third innings, allowing two hits and two runs while striking out two and walking one. Cashen, Fletcher Wilson, and Zachary Locklier each contributed in relief for Twins.
Eastern Athletics smacked one home run on the day. Walk had a homer in the fifth inning.
Eastern Athletics racked up 15 hits. Walk, Vos, Hilhorst, and Li each racked up multiple hits for Eastern Athletics. Walk led Eastern Athletics with three hits in four at bats. Eastern Athletics tore up the base paths, as six players stole at least two bases. Johnston led the way with four.
Twins racked up 13 hits in the game. Di Blasi, Le Fevre, Austin Caulfield, and Cashen all had multiple hits for Twins. Di Blasi went 4-for-5 at the plate to lead Twins in hits. Twins stole 12 bases during the game as two players stole more than one. Di Blasi led the way with four.
Southern Mariners 18 v Twins 17
Southern Mariners took the lead late in the game in an 18-17 victory over the Twins on Friday. The game was tied at 18 with the Twins batting in the top of the seventh when Patrick Matthews singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
A seven-run lead in the fifth inning was just enough for Southern Mariners to hold off the Twins for the victory. The Twins tallied 15 runs in the failed comeback with RBIs from Austin Caulfield, Liam Coster, James Dinham, Matthews, and William Cashen.
The Twins opened up scoring in the second inning when an error scored one run.
In the top of the sixth inning, Twins tied things up at 17 when Cashen doubled on a 2-0 count, scoring two runs.
Southern Mariners tallied ten runs in the fifth inning. The rally was led by walks by Lucas Tucker, Kendra Rutgers, Miller Leech, Theo Rutgers, and Bardia Nikakhtar and singles by Harper Slattery and Tucker.
Tucker led things off on the mound for Southern Mariners. The fireballer surrendered 17 runs on 23 hits over six innings, striking out one and walking one.
Jai Di Blasi was on the mound for Twins. The bulldog allowed four hits and two runs over two innings, striking out one. Darcy Phemister and Matthews entered the game as relief, throwing two and two-thirds innings and one and one-third innings respectively.
Southern Mariners socked three home run on the day. Hunter Richardson went for the long ball in the first, third, and fourth innings.
Southern Mariners racked up 13 hits on the day. Rutgers and Richardson each racked up multiple hits for Southern Mariners. Richardson and Rutgers each managed three hits to lead Southern Mariners. Southern Mariners tore up the base paths, as two players stole at least two bases. Billie McCulloch led the way with two.
Twins scattered 28 hits in the game. Caulfield, Matthews, Cashen, Di Blasi, William Bird, Ryley Shanks, Coster, and Dinham all collected multiple hits for Twins. Di Blasi led Twins with two stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with ten stolen bases.
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