The 2023 Senior, Junior & Intermediate League State Championships got off to a great start in Geelong! Head to our State Champs hub for the latest results and schedules, and check out recaps from the first day below.
Senior League
Mets 11, Twins 0
Mets two pitchers didn't allow a single hit, defeating Twins 11-0 on Friday. Fletcher Wilson induced a groundout from Montgomery Pithouse to get the last out of the game.
Mets opened up scoring in the first inning, when Brayden Barker singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run.
Riley Peoples led things off on the mound for Mets. The pitcher went two and two-thirds innings, allowing zero runs on zero hits, striking out five and walking one.
Jesse Hando started the game for Twins. The bulldog allowed two hits and five runs over one inning, striking out two. Cooper Underwood and Liam Campbell entered the game from the bullpen, throwing three and a third innings and one-third of an inning, respectively.
Barker led Mets with two hits in three at-bats. Mets didn't commit a single error in the field as Tanner Stack had the most chances with six.
Mets 8, Rangers 7
Mets took the lead in dramatic fashion with an 8-7 walk-off victory over Rangers. The game was tied at seven with Mets batting in the bottom of the seventh when Samuel Land singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run.
Despite falling down by six runs in the third inning, Rangers battled back, scoring seven runs in a comeback attempt. Rangers scored on a double by Zak Stafilis, a groundout by Benjamin Tan, and a single by Ezra Ferguson in the sixth. An error and singles by Tan and Austin McConville added runs in the seventh.
Earlier in the game, Miles Paulley and Jordan Ellis had big hits in the Mets' four-run third inning.
Brayden Barker was on the hill for Mets. The ace allowed two hits and zero runs over two and a third innings, striking out one and walking zero.
Liam Bald was on the mound for Rangers. The hurler went two innings, allowing two runs on one hit and striking out four. Ferguson and Buster Vos entered the game as relief, throwing two and two-thirds innings and one and two-thirds innings respectively.
Mets racked up eight hits on the day, including two apiece for Harvey Elderfield and Barker. Stafilis went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Rangers in hits.
Athletics 15, Mariners 8
Mariners watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 15-8 loss to Athletics on Friday. Athletics scored on a single by Devin Leahy and a double and stolen base by Hudson Pallay in the second inning.
Mariners collected 11 hits and Athletics had ten in the high-scoring affair.
Six Athletics runs scored in the sixth with RBIs from Pallay, Will Kent, Jake Fesili, Charles Chislett, and Jai Mithen.
Chislett toed the rubber for Athletics. The hurler went two and two-thirds innings, allowing two runs on four hits, striking out five and walking one.
Zachariah Dunkley was on the pitcher's mound for Mariners. The bulldog went one and one-third innings, allowing five runs on three hits and striking out two. Liam Puncher, Hunter Richardson, and Erin Kent each contributed in relief for Mariners.
Out of Mariners' 11 hits, Robinson Smith led with three hits in three at-bats as Brandon Elton had multiple hits, too.
Pallay, Declan Marshall, and Leahy had multiple hits for Athletics. Pallay went 3-for-4 and had five of the team's 12 stolen bases.
Rangers 9, Athletics 8
Athletics came up just short, falling 9-8 to Rangers despite a big comeback in the fifth. Athletics scored three runs in the rally on a double by Hudson Pallay, a walk by Jack Noble, and a fielder's choice by Charles Chislett.
Athletics fell behind early as Rangers took the lead on Liam Bald's single in the first inning. They went on to add four in the fifth with singles by Buster Vos and Zak Stafilis.
Samuel Walk toed the rubber for Rangers. The fireballer allowed three hits and five runs over four innings, striking out eight.
Noble was on the pitcher's mound for Athletics. He allowed two hits and four runs over one and one-third innings. Evan Sertis, Will Kent, and Devin Leahy each contributed in relief for Athletics.
Kent, Nathan Rumbelow, Chislett, and Pallay each managed one hit to lead Athletics. The team stole six bases as Pallay led the way with two. Athletics also didn't commit a single error in the field as Pallay had seven chances, the most on the team.
Rangers racked up nine hits in the game, including multiple for Bald and Vos.
Mariners 11, Twins 6
Friday's game against Mariners was a heartbreaker for Twins, as they lost the lead late in an 11-6 defeat. Mariners were down 5-4 in the top of the sixth inning when Hunter Richardson singled on a 1-0 count, scoring two runs.
Twins collected four hits and Mariners had 12 in the game, with the winners jumping on the board early as Cai Batey-Smith hit an RBI single in the first.
Twins notched five runs in the fourth inning with RBIs from Cody Liersch, Ryley Shanks, Liam Campbell, and Joshua Bence.
Jarrod Thomas led things off on the pitcher's mound for Mariners. The bulldog went two innings with no runs, hits, or walks.
Walter Le Ferve toed the rubber for Twins. The pitcher allowed four hits and four runs over one and one-third innings, walking one. Liam Coster and Shanks entered the game from the bullpen, throwing three and a third innings and one inning respectively.
Jesse Hando, Liersch, Shanks, and Jai Di Blasi each managed one hit to lead Twins.
Mariners racked up 12 hits in the game. Carson Thomas, Joshua Villanti, and Brandon Elton all collected multiple hits for Mariners. Elton led Mariners with two stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with eight stolen bases.
Junior League
Rangers 12, Twins 8
Rangers weathered a scare by Twins in the sixth inning, giving up five runs but holding on for the 12-8 victory. Roman Coote, Windsor Breckenridge, Marcus Murphy, and William Cashen each drove in Twins runs during the inning.
Both pitching staffs had their hands full, frequently dealing with runners on base. Rangers collected six hits and Twins had eight.
Rangers captured the lead in the first inning. Jarvis Johansen drew a walk, scoring one run.
After Twins scored one run in the top of the fourth, Rangers answered with one of their own. Twins scored on a wild pitch before Rangers responded when Cooper Busch doubled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring one run.
Rangers took the lead for good with seven runs in the third inning. Johansen singled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs and Daniel Williams hit into a fielder's choice as another run came home. Alex Smith singled on a 0-1 count, Jackson Burton drew a walk, and Jonathan Park singled on a 1-1 count to add three more.
Busch was on the hill for Rangers. The fireballer lasted two and a third innings, allowing three hits and one run while striking out three and walking one.
Murphy was on the mound for Twins. The bulldog allowed two runs on zero hits. Christopher Woodney, Breckenridge, Brody Stokes, and Cashen pitched in relief.
Busch went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Rangers in hits. Rangers stole 15 bases during the game as three players stole more than one. Blake Ochoa led the way with four.
Twins tallied eight hits. Coote led Twins with three hits in three at-bats. Cashen also had multiple hits and led Twins with two stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with 11 stolen bases.
Mariners 11, Athletics 10
A walk-off single led Mariners past Athletics 11-10 on Friday. The game was tied at ten with Mariners batting in the bottom of the seventh when Ashley Hill singled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring one run.
Mitch Langworthy led Mariners to victory by driving in four runs. He went 2-for-2 at the plate, driving in runs on homers in the first and fourth.
Athletics opened up scoring in the first inning on a wild pitch.
After Athletics scored one run on Kycen Dowling's single in the top of the fourth, Mariners answered with one of their own as Langworthy hit a solo homer.
Clarkin was on the hill for Mariners, allowing one hit and one run over one inning, striking out one and walking zero.
Sawyer Fisher led things off on the hill for Athletics. The pitcher lasted two innings, allowing two hits and three runs while striking out one. Darcy Squire and Angus Saggers entered the game in relief, throwing two and two-thirds innings and one and one-third innings respectively.
Athletics racked up nine hits. Ethan Kent and Joseph Lotan each racked up multiple hits as Kent led with three hits in four at-bats.
Rangers 10, Mets 0
Mets fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 10-0 loss to Rangers on Thursday. Rangers took the lead on a single by Cooper Busch in the first inning.
A single by Cooper Bishop-Worn in the first inning was a positive for Mets.
Ethan Nakamura led things off on the mound for Rangers. The fireballer allowed one hit and zero runs over two and a third innings, striking out four and walking zero.
Bishop-Worn was on the hill for Mets. The bulldog went one and one-third innings, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out one. Toby Arnott, Jack Northfield, and Sid Grimmer-Cobbledick each contributed in relief for Mets.
Bishop-Worn went 1-for-2 at the plate to lead Mets in hits.
Rangers racked up ten hits, with two apiece for Brodie Trevean, Ishant Dittakavi, and Nakamura. Busch led Rangers with four stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with 15 stolen bases. Rangers didn't commit a single error in the field as Jax Clarke had six chances, the most on the team.
Mariners 12, Twins 1
Twins watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 12-1 loss to Mariners on Thursday. Mariners scored on a double by Theo Rutgers and singles by Matt Fielden, Euan Clarkin, and William Ferguson in the first.
Mitch Langworthy was on the mound for Mariners. The pitcher went three innings with no hits, walks, or runs and four strikeouts.
Lincoln Grech toed the rubber for Twins. The pitcher allowed five runs on two hits. Marcus Murphy and Oliver Bergin entered the game from the bullpen, throwing three innings and two innings respectively.
Christopher Woodney, Roman Coote, and Windsor Breckenridge all had one hit to lead Twins.
Mariners didn't commit a single error in the field as Fielden had the most chances with six. Mariners tore up the base paths with four players stealing multiple bases. Harrison Brodie led the way with three.
Athletics 9, Mets 2
Athletics put up five runs in the first on the way to a 9-2 victory over Mets on Friday afternoon. Lachlan Brennan and Bailey Stewart both drove in runs.
Kycen Dowling was on the hill for Athletics. The ace surrendered one run on one hit over two innings, striking out five and walking one.
Reuben Millar led things off on the pitcher's mound for Mets. The bulldog surrendered five runs on four hits over two innings. Theo Hedt, Lachlan Hunter, Parks Halasz, and Alexandros Papadopoulos pitched in relief.
Athletics racked up eight hits with two apiece for Joseph Lotan and Stewart. Athletics stole nine bases during the game as three players stole more than one. Lotan led the way with four.
Cooper Bishop-Worn led Mets with two hits in three at-bats.
Intermediate League
Athletics 7, Twins 6
Despite seeing its six-run lead whittled down by the end, Athletics still held off Twins for a 7-6 victory on Thursday. Twins scored three runs in the failed comeback on a walk by Oliver Antonowicz in the fourth and a single by Hugo Schulz in the seventh.
Athletics collected five hits and Twins tallied two.
Athletics got on the board in the first inning when Oliver Von Tunk singled on a 0-2 count, scoring one run.
Twins scored three runs in the seventh inning on a single by Schulz.
Von Tunk was the winning pitcher for Athletics. The pitcher allowed zero hits and zero runs over two and a third innings, striking out five. Harvey Devlin and Noah Azrein entered the game out of the bullpen to close it out in relief.
Von Tunk went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Athletics in hits. Athletics tore up the base paths, as five players stole at least two bases. Ned Richards led the way with three.
Rhys Rayner led Twins with four of the team's ten stolen bases.
Mariners 29, Mets 28
A walk-off single led Mariners past Mets 29-28 on Friday. Mariners were down a run in the bottom of the seventh inning when Daniel Herft singled on a 1-0 count, scoring two runs.
Herft collected five hits in five at-bats to help lead Mariners to victory. He doubled in the first, singled in the second, doubled in the fourth, singled in the sixth, and singled in the seventh.
Mariners took an early lead in the second inning when two runs scored on a wild pitch.
Mets scored six in the top of the fourth when Sharpe doubled on a 2-2 count, scoring three runs and Tyler Barton singled on a 0-1 count, scoring another. Radrodro hit an RBI single on a 0-2 count and a wild pitch scored one more.
Mariners answered with six of their own when Aariv Singh drew a bases-loaded walk and William Boothroyd doubled on a 2-2 count, scoring two runs. Herft doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run, and Cooper Griggs doubled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run.
In the top of the sixth inning, Mets tied things up at 16. Isaac Sharpe drove in two on a single.
Mets scored 14 runs in the sixth inning. Sharpe, Radrodro, Hayden Nguyen, Isabelle Zurawel, Kit Kinder, and Riley Harrington all had RBIs in the frame.
James Quiney was on the pitcher's mound for Mariners. The fireballer lasted one-third of an inning, allowing one hit and six runs.
Barton led things off on the mound for Mets. Barton allowed two hits and four runs over two-thirds of an inning, striking out one. Radrodro, Timur Pooley, Keith Respondek, and Angus Frazer pitched in relief.
Mariners totaled 14 hits. Herft went 5-for-5 as Griggs, Boothroyd, and Singh had multiple hits, too. Mariners tore up the base paths with nine players stealing at least two bases. Singh led the way with eight.
Mets racked up 13 hits on the day. Sharpe went 4-for-5 and Harrington, Radrodro, and Barton had multiple hits as well. Mets stole 27 bases during the game as seven players stole more than one. Sharpe led the way with four.
Twins 19, Rangers 9
Rangers fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 19-9 loss to Twins on Thursday. Twins scored on singles by Murphy Carrison, Hugo Schulz, and Tyler Wood in the first inning.
Despite the loss, Rangers did collect three hits in the high-scoring affair. Unfortunately, Twins had 16 hits on the way to victory.
Rangers scored four runs in the sixth inning thanks to a walk by Ethan Sissing and a single by Connor Mckenzie.
Twins scored four runs in the seventh inning with RBIs from Ethan Everett, Schulz, and Rhys Rayner.
Seth Stott led things off on the pitcher's mound for Twins. The hurler lasted one inning, allowing zero hits and zero runs while striking out one and walking one.
Cliff Neilson toed the rubber for Rangers. The hurler surrendered four runs on five hits over two innings, striking out three and walking zero. Matthew Brache, Mckenzie, Lachlan Smith, and Spencer Tyers all entered the game in relief.
Sissing, Jiah Cosgrave, and Mckenzie each collected one hit to lead Rangers. The team tore up the base paths, as five players stole at least two bases. Mckenzie led the way with four.
Twins totaled 16 hits in the game. Everett, Stott, Wood, Rayner, and Carrison all racked up multiple hits for Twins. They stole 16 bases during the game as four players stole more than one, Jack Cooper-Blair leading the way with three.
Twins didn't commit a single error in the field. Wood had ten fielding chances, the most on the team.
Athletics 21, Mets 4
Mets opened up scoring in the first inning on an error, although Athletics took the lead for good with a huge second inning.
Cohen Power singled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring one run and Ned Richards drew a walk to score another.
Harvey Devlin, Noah Azrein, Matthew Godden, Jackson Schneider, Nikau Galligan, Oliver Von Tunk, Power, Hamish Willemsen, and Richards also got on base to bring home runs.
Richards led things off on the mound for Athletics. The hurler surrendered two runs on three hits over one and two-thirds innings, striking out four and walking one.
Luca Gatewood started the game for Mets. The bulldog surrendered 17 runs on nine hits over two and a third innings, striking out five. Kit Kinder, Isabelle Zurawel, and Arlo VonFelden each contributed in relief for Mets.
Riley Harrington led Mets with two hits in two at-bats. Two players stole at least two bases as Harrington led the way with three, plus nine plays in the field as the team didn't make any errors.
Athletics had 13 hits in the game, with multiple hits for Power, Schneider, and Devlin.
Rangers 22, Mariners 7
Rangers grabbed an early lead on its way to a 22-7 victory over Mariners on Thursday. Rangers scored on a single by Ethan Sissing, a single by Spencer Tyers, a walk by Matthew Brache, a single by Brock Edwards, and a single by ZacLong in the first inning.
Bats blistered as Rangers collected eight hits and Mariners tallied five in the high-scoring game.
Mariners scored three runs in the fourth inning thanks to doubles by Lucius Brody and Aariv Singh.
Sissing earned the win for Rangers. The ace went three and a third innings, allowing seven runs on five hits with eight strikeouts.
Leo Stillwell took the loss for Mariners. The bulldog went two-thirds of an inning, allowing seven runs on three hits and striking out one.
Tabitha Pitt started the game for Mariners. The hurler lasted one and two-thirds innings, allowing four hits and 15 runs while striking out three.
Rangers tallied eight hits in the game. Long went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Rangers in hits while Edwards got on base multiple times, too. He led the way with five stolen bases as nine players total stole at least two bases.
Daniel Herft led Mariners with two hits in two at-bats. Mariners stole eight bases during the game as two players stole more than one. James Quiney led the way with three.
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