The 2023 U12 State Winter Championship opened with 12 great games in Werribee as junior baseballers enjoyed an awesome day of baseball.
Catch up on recaps below and follow along on GameChanger for live scoring as the action continues Sunday.
Pool 1
MWBL Diamond Valley 10, MWBL Ringwood 3
Diamond Valley won 10-3 over Ringwood on Saturday, with Alex Green opening the scoring in the first with a 2-RBI double. They got one more in the second when Oliver Friend drew a bases-loaded walk.
Diamond Valley tallied five runs in the third inning with RBIs by Cooper Vincent, Jackson Frendo, Micah Power, and Jaxon Waters.
Frendo led Diamond Valley to victory on the mound. The ace allowed seven hits and three runs over five innings, striking out three and walking zero.
Tony Huang pitched for Ringwood and gave up just two runs on one hit over two-thirds of an inning, striking out two.
Diamond Valley scattered 12 hits in the game. Waters went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases and Green had multiple hits, too.
Arav Chakravarthy went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Ringwood in hits.
Dandenong 11, Geelong 1
Dandenong's two pitchers didn't allow a single hit in an 11-1 victory on Saturday morning. Dean Rault struck out Axle Marshall to get the last out of the game.
An early lead helped Dandenong. They scored on a single by Liam Johnston and a groundout by Jax Savage in the first inning.
Dandenong tallied six runs in the third inning with RBIs by Spencer Evans, Brodie Hill, Jordan Deysel, and Cooper Bicknell.
Hugh Williams got the start for Dandenong. The hurler surrendered one run on zero hits over three and a third innings, striking out eight.
Jasper Hall was on the mound for Geelong. The hurler lasted one inning, allowing three hits and three runs while walking one. Hunter Jones and Alistair Bell entered the game as relief, throwing two and a third innings and one-third of an inning, respectively.
Dandenong smacked one home run on the day. Bicknell had a four-bagger in the third inning.
Mia Wang, Aiden Jeffree, Bicknell, Deysel, Jack Duse, Johnston, Williams, and Hill each collected one hit to lead Dandenong.
MWBL Diamond Valley 9, Dandenong 7
Diamond Valley built a six-run lead in the fourth inning and then held off Dandenong's charge for a 9-7 victory on Saturday. Dandenong scored four runs in the comeback attempt on a single by Mia Wang, a groundout by Aiden Jeffree, a single by Spencer Evans, and a single by Jack Duse.
Dandenong scored four runs in the fifth inning, but Diamond Valley still managed to pull out the victory. Dandenong was led by Wang, Jeffree, Evans, and Duse, all sending runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.
Dandenong opened up scoring in the first inning on an error and went on to add five runs in the third. Jackson Frendo, Jacob Low, Oliver Friend, and Xavier Laing - Whiteman all had RBI singles.
Low earned the victory on the pitcher's mound for Diamond Valley. The hurler allowed seven hits and six runs over four and two-thirds innings, striking out four.
Samuel Wang took the loss for Dandenong. Wang allowed seven hits and seven runs over two innings, striking out three.
Diamond Valley totaled nine hits in the game. Jaxon Waters, Friend, and Low had two hits apiece.
Wang went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Dandenong in hits.
MWBL Ringwood 14, Geelong 5
Geelong fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 14-5 loss to Ringwood on Saturday. Ringwood scored on a single by Nolan Johnson, a fielder's choice by Arnav Chakravarthy, and a walk by Tony Huang in the first inning.
Geelong tallied three runs in the third inning on RBIs by Gus Morgan, Harvey Vajc, and Hunter Wilson. Ringwood tacked on five runs with RBIs from Chakravarthy, Huang, Finley Shortland-Hooper, and Carter McGowan.
Shortland - Hooper got the start for Ringwood and surrendered one run on one hit over two-thirds of an inning, striking out two and walking one.
Heath Dundas was on the mound for Geelong. The bulldog allowed seven hits and nine runs over one and two-thirds innings, striking out two. Mitchell McDowall threw one inning out of the bullpen.
Dundas, Jasper Hall, and Vajc all had one hit to lead Geelong as the team tore up the base paths. Hall led the way with three.
Ringwood collected 11 hits, including two apiece for Chris Prescott and Johnson.
MWBL Diamond Valley 9, Geelong 2
Geelong watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 9-2 loss to Diamond Valley on Saturday afternoon. Diamond Valley scored on a single by Jaxon Waters, a walk by Jackson Frendo, a walk by Billy Hooker, and a single by Ben Bird in the first inning.
Waters was the winning pitcher for Diamond Valley. The fireballer went two-thirds of an inning, allowing zero runs on zero hits and striking out two. Alexander Knell, Alex Green, and Charlie Fegan all put in work in relief out of the bullpen.
Jasper Hall took the loss for Geelong. The bulldog allowed four hits and seven runs over one inning, striking out one.
Axle Marshall led Geelong with two runs batted in.
MWBL Ringwood 7, Dandenong 3
Ringwood jumped out to an early lead over Dandenong and took home a 7-3 victory on Saturday. Ringwood scored on a double by Tony Huang and a fielder's choice by Dominic Sissing in the first inning.
Ringwood put up five runs in the third inning. Brandon Pearce, Felix Fleiner, Huang, and Sissing all moved runners across the plate with RBIs.
Tate Sadler was on the mound for Ringwood. The bulldog went four innings, allowing one run on four hits and striking out six.
Brodie Hill was on the pitcher's mound for Dandenong. The bulldog went two and two-thirds innings, allowing seven runs on two hits and striking out four. Jax Savage threw one inning out of the bullpen.
Huang went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Ringwood in hits.
Aiden Jeffree led Dandenong with two hits in three at-bats.
Pool 2
MWBL City West 16, North Eastern 1
City West grabbed an early lead on the way to a 16-1 victory over North Eastern on Saturday. City West scored on doubles by Brodie Leigh and Noah Sulufaiga in the first inning.
City West tallied five runs in the fourth inning, with big bats led by Samuel Owen, Mason Cvetanoski, and Leigh, who all recorded RBIs.
Sulufaiga led things off on the mound for City West. The pitcher surrendered one run on one hit over one and two-thirds innings, striking out four and walking zero.
Lincoln Hughes led things off on the pitcher's mound for North Eastern. Hughes lasted two innings, allowing two hits and six runs while striking out one. Mack Cannan threw two-thirds of an inning out of the bullpen.
Leigh went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead City West in hits.
BV Belles 12, Bendigo 2
BV Belles won big over Bendigo thanks to a five-run second inning. Harriet Trubiano, Hayley Dawn, Audrey Trubiano, and Lila Atkinson took walks to support the scoring effort.
Madeline Saunders took the win for Belles. She allowed one hit and two runs over one and two-thirds innings, striking out five. Atkinson threw two-thirds of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.
Alexandra Egan started the game for Belles, allowing zero hits and zero runs over two-thirds of an inning, striking out two.
Bendigo's Lachlan Penna went two-thirds of an inning with eight runs, one hit and two strikeouts.
Jasmine Etherton started the game and gave up four runs on three hits with a walk.
BV Belles led the team at the plate, going 2-for-2. Penna went 1-for-2 for Bendigo as the team didn't commit a single error in the field. Abigail Peters had two chances, the most on the team.
BV Belles 13, MWBL City West 12
A walk-off walk led BV Belles past City West 13-12 on Saturday. The game was tied at 12 with Belles batting in the bottom of the fourth when Hannah Wilson-Powell drew a walk, scoring one run.
Belles built a four-run lead in the third inning and then held off City West's charge. City West scored five runs in the comeback effort on a walk by Spencer Taylor, a fielder's choice by Mika Suggett, a single by Miguel Hernandez, a walk by Ainslie Harris, and a single by Samuel Owen.
Belles took an early lead in the first inning, scoring two runs when Hayley Dawn doubled.
After City West scored five runs in the top of the third, Belles answered with five of their own. City West scored when Dawn induced Mason Cvetanoski to hit into a fielder's choice but one run scored. Isaac Davis doubled on a 2-0 count, scoring two runs, Brodie Leigh doubled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run, and Noah Sulufaiga singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run.
Belles then answered when Harriet Trubiano drew a walk, scoring one run and Dawn homered on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring four runs.
Dawn got the start for Belles. The pitcher surrendered five runs on four hits over two and two-thirds innings, striking out five.
Taylor was on the mound for City West. The bulldog lasted one-third of an inning, allowing one hit and four runs. Suggett and Daniel Hernandez entered the game from the bullpen, throwing one and one-third innings and one-third of an inning, respectively.
Belles hit one home run on the day as Dawn homered in the third inning. The all-girls team had five hits total, with two hits apiece to Dawn and Audrey Cheung.
City West collected ten hits. Leigh and Hernandez had multiple hits for City West as the team was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Augustus Holley had the most fielding chances with four. Leigh led City West with three stolen bases as they ran wild on the base paths with 14 stolen bases.
North Eastern 10, Bendigo 5
North Eastern claimed a 10-5 victory on Saturday, despite a big push by Bendigo in the third inning. Oliver Hanna, Jonothan Peters, Lachlan Penna, Ethan Van Der Aarsen, and Hayden Harrington each had RBIs in the frame.
North Eastern scored five runs in the second inning with RBIs for Wesley Booth, Harlan Gambier, and Harlan Webster.
Jordan Daniel got the start for North Eastern. Daniel went one and one-third innings, allowing zero runs on one hit, striking out four and walking zero.
Russell Barham started the game for Bendigo. The pitcher went one inning, allowing one run on zero hits and striking out one. Spencer Trewin - Francis threw one inning in relief.
Lincoln Hughes went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead North Eastern in hits. The team didn't commit a single error in the field as Lucas Hoare had three chances, the most on the team.
Ethan Simmons led North Eastern with four of the team's 15 stolen bases.
MWBL City West 11, Bendigo 9
City West collected nine hits and gave up just three hits to Bendigo in an 11-9 victory.
City West opened with five runs in both the first and second, while Bendigo put up two in the first, five in the second, and two in the third.
Isaac Davis led City West with two hits and three RBIs while Mason Cvetanoski, Brodie Leigh, Noah Sulufaiga, Owen Dundon, Spencer Taylor, Ayrton Lu, and Samuel Owen all picked up a hit.
Bendigo's hits came off the bats of Lachlan Penna, Jonothan Peters, and Oliver Hanna.
David Rowe, Dundon, Leigh, Owen, and Lu shared pitching duties for City West while Samson Corry and Chad Strahan put in work on the mound for Bendigo.
BV Belles 12, North Eastern 7
BV Belles opened with five runs thanks to doubles by Madeline Haynes and Taylor Elton and base hits by Lucy Gale, Audrey Cheung, and Hayley Dawn.
North Eastern loaded the bases and got one back in the bottom of the first, although Belles went on to score seven runs for a 12-7 victory.
Gale pitched for Belles as Mack Cannan and Jaxson Hetherill shared pitching duties for North Eastern.
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