2023 U14 State Winter Championship - Day 2 Recap

The 2023 U14 State Winter Championship concluded on Sunday with Geelong taking out the title after an undefeated run including five big wins, including a winner-take-all final vs. runners-up Dandenong.

Congrats to Geelong and a special mention to our tournament MVP winners:

Catch up on recaps below and view photos from Field of View Sports Photography.

Dandenong 18, MWBL City West 2

MWBL City West fell behind early and couldn't come back in an 18-2 loss to Dandenong on Sunday. DBA scored on an error, a walk by Aiden Incoll, and a single by Oscar Haysom in the first inning.

DBA scored five more runs in the third inning with RBIs by Haysom, Lachlan Jeffree, Jack Boyle, Patrick Mahoney, and Jackson Burton.

Spencer Tyers was the winning pitcher for DBA. The hurler surrendered two runs on one hit over four innings, striking out seven.

Kohen Van Andel took the loss for City West. Van Andel lasted two innings, allowing seven hits and six runs while striking out four.

Parks Halasz started the game for City West. The bulldog lasted one and two-thirds innings, allowing five hits and 12 runs while striking out three.

Halasz went 1-for-1 at the plate to lead City West in hits.

DBA had 12 hits in the game. Haysom went 3-for-3 as Kade Henry, Brock Edwards, and Tyers had multiple hits, too. The team didn't make any fielding errors as Coadhey Rebbechi made the most plays with seven.

Incoll led DBA with four stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with 16 stolen bases.

MWBL Ringwood 13, Bendigo 10

Both MWBL Ringwood and Bendigo had their offenses going on Sunday, but Ringwood eventually prevailed 13-10 in the high-scoring game.

Ringwood got things moving in the first inning when an error scored one run. Bendigo tied it up in the bottom of the first inning when Hamish Kelly drew a walk, scoring one run.

Ringwood pulled away for good with five runs in the second inning. Jonathan Ryan drew a walk, scoring one run, Sam Stafilis singled on a 2-0 count, scoring two runs, and Jiah Cosgrove doubled on a 2-0 count, scoring one run. An error scored another.

Ewan Clowes was credited with the victory for Ringwood, allowing zero hits and one run over one inning.

Sean Ralston took the loss for BBA. The bulldog lasted two-thirds of an inning, allowing two hits and four runs while striking out one.

Stafilis started the game for Ringwood. The pitcher lasted one and one-third innings, allowing one hit and nine runs while striking out four.

Blake Hando started the game for BBA, going one inning, allowing 13 runs on eight hits and striking out one.

Deon Strahan had Bendigo's lone hit while Cosgrove, Jacob Turner, Fabian Montefusco, and Hugh Hockley had two hits apiece for Ringwood. They stole 16 bases during the game as seven players stole more than one. Turner led the way with three.

Geelong 10, North Eastern 2

North Eastern watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 10-2 loss to Geelong on Sunday. GBA scored on a double by Cale Morris, a single by George Steer, a single by Lucas Joel, and a walk by Jack Northfield in the first inning.

GBA scored five more runs in the fourth inning with RBIs by Christian Papadopoulos, Teal Loone, and Northfield.

Morris toed the rubber for GBA. The ace lasted three innings, allowing one hit and two runs while striking out five.

Cruz Wayenberg was on the mound for NEBA. The hurler surrendered three runs on three hits over two-thirds of an inning, striking out two and walking zero. Sam Bourne and Oscar Maiden entered the game from the bullpen, throwing one inning and two-thirds of an inning respectively.

Wayenberg led NEBA with one hit in two at-bats. The team was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Josh Wells had the most fielding chances with four.

GBA racked up eight hits on the day. Northfield went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the way while Morris had multiple hits, too. GBA stole nine bases during the game as two players stole more than one. Steer led the way with three.

North Eastern 10, MWBL Ringwood 10

A single in the third inning helped MWBL Ringwood battle to a 10-10 tie with North Eastern on Sunday.

NEBA opened up scoring in the first inning. Josh Wells singled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring one run.

Ringwood tied things up at ten in the bottom of the third when Sam Stafilis singled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring one run. Hugh Hockley, Josh Rice, and Jacob Turner also had RBIs in the inning.

Ringwood tallied seven hits on the day with two apiece from Stafilis and Ewan Clowes. The team tore up the base paths, as four players stole at least two bases. Stafilis led the way with three.

NEBA racked up seven hits on the day. Wells and Cruz Wayenberg had multiple hits and Cooper Kimball had two of the team's eight stolen bases.

Geelong 15, MWBL City West 4

Geelong scored five runs in three innings for a big victory over MWBL City West, made possible by hits for Cale Morris, George Steer, and Riva Abram.

City West opened the game with two runs on a pair of walks and Rhys Rayner's single. Five walks and singles by Morris and Abram made it 5-2 Geelong going into the second.

City West got two back in the next inning but Geelong soon extended the lead with a bases-loaded single by George Steer. It was 10-4 by the end of the inning.

Archie Rose singled for City West in the third but was left on base. Geelong went on to score five more runs to finish out the game.

Steer picked up the win for Geelong, throwing three innings with two hits, two earned runs, four walks, and five strikeouts.

Dandenong 8, MWBL Diamond Valley 2

Dandenong cruised to victory over MWBL Diamond Valley 8-2 on Sunday.

Diamond Valley fired up the offense in the first inning when Andy Zdihan singled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run.

DBA scored three runs in the third inning with walks by Patrick Mahoney and Aiden Incoll and an error on a ball hit by Kade Henry.

Jackson Burton was the winning pitcher for DBA. The bulldog went five innings, allowing two runs on three hits with 11 strikeouts.

Ollie Allen took the loss for Diamond Valley. The bulldog allowed zero hits and four runs over two innings, striking out three.

Henry led DBA with three runs batted in as the team tore up the base paths with Ned Richards stealing four.

Zdihan led Diamond Valley with two hits in two at-bats.

Geelong 9, Dandenong 4

Dandenong lost the lead late in a 9-4 defeat to Geelong on Sunday. The game was tied at four with GBA batting in the top of the fourth when Cale Morris doubled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run.

Kade Henry singled to put DBA in front to start the game, although Geelong quickly battled back. DBA tied things up at four in the bottom of the third inning when Henry doubled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run.

Reuben Millar got the start for GBA. The bulldog went four innings, allowing four runs on three hits and striking out six.

Henry was on the hill for DBA. Henry allowed two hits and four runs over two innings, striking out one. Patrick Mahoney threw one inning out of the bullpen.

Henry went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead DBA in hits. The team was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Ned Richards had the most fielding chances with three.

Morris led GBA with two hits in two at-bats and six of the team's 17 stolen bases.

MWBL Diamond Valley 14, North Eastern 2

MWBL Diamond Valley's two pitchers didn't allow a single hit in a 14-2 win over North Eastern. Nathan Healy struck out Josh Wells to get the last out of the game.

Diamond Valley fired up the offense in the first inning, scoring two on an Ollie Allen double. They added five in the second with singles by Darcy Squire and Oliver Von Tunk and a home run by Andy Zdihan.

Joel Roberts took the win for Diamond Valley. He allowed zero hits and one run over two innings, striking out five. Healy threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen.

Roman Ilievski took the loss for NEBA. The pitcher surrendered ten runs on five hits over one-third of an inning, striking out one.

Diamond Valley totaled ten hits in the game. Zdihan, Von Tunk, and Nikau Galligan had two hits apiece.

NEBA didn't commit a single error as Wells had four chances in the field, the most on the team.

MWBL City West 12, Bendigo 1

MWBL City West jumped out to an early lead over Bendigo and took home a 12-1 victory on Sunday. City West scored on singles by Kohen Van Andel, Flynn Suggett, and Alyssa Jamieson in the first inning.

City West scored five more in the third with RBIs from Rhys Rayner, Van Andel, and Suggett.

Rayner pitched City West to victory, allowing one hit and one run over three and a third innings, striking out four. Luca Gatewood threw two-thirds of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.

Deon Strahan took the loss for BBA. The hurler went two innings, allowing ten runs on eight hits and striking out two.

Van Andel went 2-for-2 at the plate with three stolen bases to lead City West in hits. The team didn't commit a single error in the field as Suggett had the most chances with four.

Strahan had one hit for Bendigo.

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