2024 Little League State Championships: Day 3 Recap

Our 2024 Little League State Champions have been crowned!

Congratulations to Athletics (Little League Major and Intermediate League) and Twins (Little League Development) on their championships!

Well done to all the awesome young baseballers who enjoyed a great weekend of baseball at Knox, and thank you to all the volunteers who made the tournament possible.

We will be back with more State Champs action as Junior League and Senior League kick off in Geelong this Friday 12 April.

Check out available GameChanger recaps from the final day of Little League play.

Little League Major

Mariners 7, Twins 2

Mariners outlasted Twins 7-2 on Sunday after scoring in the second on a bases-loaded walk by Beau R. They added three more runs in the top of the third with Quinn M's home run.

Dean R stepped on the mound first for Mariners, giving up five hits and one run over four innings with four strikeouts and three walks.

Lucas E led things off on the bump for Twins, giving up one hit and two runs over one and one-third innings, striking out three and walking three. Leo W appeared in relief for Mariners.

Mariners tallied 10 hits in the game. Quinn provided pop in the middle of the lineup, leading Mariners with three runs batted in. The infielder went 2-for-3 on the day while Brodie H collected three hits. The defense turned one double play in the game.

Brodie L, Mason C, and Ayrton L each collected two hits for Twins.

Little League Development

Athletics 11, Mets 1

Athletics scored six runs in the first inning, which helped them defeat Mets 11-1 on Sunday. Dylan A drew a walk, scoring one run, Tobias H singled, scoring two runs, Oscar A drew a walk, scoring one run, and Jackson C was struck by a pitch, bringing home another runner. Michael J grounded out to score the final run of the inning.

Athletics added five runs on two hits in the top of the second. Charlie A drew a walk, scoring one run, Elliot L singled, scoring one run, and two wild pitches scored two more runs.

Dylan led things off on the hill for Athletics, giving up six hits and one run over three innings with three strikeouts and one walk. Nixon D tossed one inning of zero-run ball in relief with one hit, two strikeouts, and zero walks.

Elliot went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Athletics in hits. Tobias and Michael drove in one run as Alex P led the team with two walks. They took nine walks total while Nixon, Elliot, and Alex each stole multiple bases with nine total in the game.

Harper W went 1-for-1 at the plate, leading Mets with one run batted in. Heath D, Jax M, Kristian M, Harper, Tate S, Mika, and Nate M each collected one hit.

Mets were sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Hunter J had the most fielding chances with three.

Twins 6, Rangers 4

Twins prevailed 6-4 despite an early effort from Rangers, scoring in the bottom of the first after Nathaniel K walked and Aiden J grounded out, each scoring one run.

Twins took the lead in the top of the second when Billy H doubled, scoring two runs, and Jackson M singled, scoring one run.

Aiden singled to help Rangers tie it up at three in the bottom of the fourth.

Twins retook the lead in the top of the eighth inning after Jackson singled, Ali M grounded out, and Augustus H doubled, each scoring one run.

Tate S pitched four and one-third innings in relief for Rangers, giving up five hits and two runs with four strikeouts and three walks.

Aiden stepped on the hill first for Rangers, giving up six hits and three runs (two earned) over three and one-third innings, striking out six and walking two.

Jaxon W stepped on the hill first for Twins. He gave up three hits and three runs over three and two-thirds innings, striking out six and walking three.

Aiden drove the middle of the lineup, leading Rangers with three runs batted in on a 2-for-3 day. The defense turned one double play in the game.

Twins collected 11 hits with Billy batting in two runs from the number seven spot. Drayden J, Jakson, and Myles M each collected two hits for Twins with one double play on defense. Joshua J had the most chances in the field with 12 in an error-free game.

Intermediate League

Mets 10, Mariners 5

Mets got on the board in the bottom of the first inning after Flynn S doubled and Kohen V grounded out, each scoring one run.

Mariners tied it up in the top of the second thanks to a groundout by Ezekiel S and a fielder's choice by Renny T. They scored again in the third as Cooper S grounded out, scoring one run to make it a 3-2 ballgame.

Mets made it a tied ballgame yet again in the bottom of the fifth thanks to a double by Christian P and a sacrifice bunt by Levi E.

Mets flipped the game on its head in the bottom of the sixth, scoring five runs on five hits to take a 10-5 lead. The biggest blow in the inning was an error that drove in two.

Sage W started on the ground for Mariners with five strikeouts and two walks over five and two-thirds innings.

Kohen stepped on the bump first for Mets, giving up five hits and four runs over four and one-third innings, striking out four and walking three.

Toby B went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Mariners in hits. Renny, Ryder N, Cooper, Liam J, and Ezekiel each drove in one run while Ryder stole two bases.

Mets piled up 10 hits in the game with two apiece for Christian, Max T, and Huga T. Christian and Flynn each drove in two runs while the defense was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Flynn S made the most plays with seven.

Athletics 15, Mets 0

Finn W collected three hits in three at-bats with singles in the first, second, and third innings for Athletics.

Athletics got on the board early after Oliver A singled, Cooper S singled, Joel R doubled, and Peter B singled, each scoring one run.

Athletics added to their early lead in the bottom of the second inning after Alexander F, Finn, and Jacob T singled. Oliver doubled and Athletics scored once more on a wild pitch.

Athletics scored six runs on four hits in the bottom of the third inning. Reiley M singled, scoring one run, Levi E induced Ethan C to hit into a fielder's choice but one run scored, and Finn hit a 2-RBI single. Jacob followed up with a 2-RBI base hit.

Oliver started the game for Athletics, allowing three hits and zero runs over four innings, striking out eight and walking two.

Levi led things off on the mound for Mets, striking out three in two and two-thirds innings.

Athletics tallied 14 hits in the game. Oliver and Cooper each collected multiple hits and stole multiple bases, with Athletics stealing eight bases throughout the game. Athletics didn't commit a single error in the field as Reiley had the most chances with nine.

Christian P, Levi, and Huga T each collected one hit for Mets. Flynn S stole three bases.