U16 – South Australia
6-5 Queensland
A high scoring game saw eventuated on Diamond 2 to begin the
day, and it was South Australia who just got the better of Queensland, claiming
a 6-5 victory. A big second inning from SA proved the difference, with four runs
scored. Callum Park was one of SA’s best on the day, claiming three RBIs and
throwing two scoreless innings on the mound to finish the ballgame. Angelo
Natale had two RBI from his two hits, while Maxim Watson struck out five in
three innings for Queensland.
U16 – Western
Australia 9-1 Victoria White
Lachlan Waite, Blake Monaghan and Calvin Eissens combined to
throw the first no-hitter of the National Youth Championships, as Western
Australia defeated Victoria White 9-1 in their opening game of the tournament.
Victoria White scored the opening run of the ballgame in the first, with Connor
Hickey crossing the plate, on a throwing error. WA took a little bit of time to
get going, however eventually found their offensive groove, scoring all nine
runs in the fourth and fifth inning. Matt Martin and Cody Nicholas had three
RBI each, while Evan Perera chimed in with two hits and an RBI of his own for
WA.
U16 – Victoria Blue
14-3 Queensland
Victoria Blue took an early one run lead and never looked
back, scoring plenty of runs late to defeat Queensland 14-3. Jarryd Wood scored
on an unearned run in the opening inning as both starting pitchers settled into
their work. A massive seven run third inning proved the difference between the
teams capped off by a 2-RBI single from Mackenzie Salmon. Queensland pegged
three runs back in the fourth, but two scoreless innings to finish from Lachlan
Hockey sealed the deal for Victoria Blue.
U16 – South Australia
Australian Capital Territory
South Australia scored early and often as they narrowly
defeated the ACT 9-8 in the final game of the day on Diamond 1. An RBI from
Brodie Arriola and 2-RBI from Kane Woolman made sure Tyson McKee was pitching
with a lead after the first inning. Bailey Curtis’ sac-fly made sure the ACT
were on the board, but another three run inning from SA kept ACT at bay. The ACT exploded for four runs in the fifth,
with RBI singles from Hamish Lambert, Trent Buchanan and Grant Craft to make
the SA boys a little nervous. Both teams scored runs in bunches late, however
Callum Park again proved tough to handle in relief, throwing a scoreless final 1.2
innings of the ballgame to give South Australia their second win of the day.
U18 – Australian
Capital Territory 8-7 Victoria White
Despite a strong comeback from Victoria White, the
Australian Capital Territory held on to claim their opening win of the
tournament 8-7. The ACT raced out of the
blocks, taking a seven run lead after three innings. Tim Dutton, Matt Gaughran
and Liam Sherer all picked up two hits each for the ACT, with Sherer claiming
two RBI. Jarrod Belbin was one of Vic White’s best with the bat, with two hits
and a pair of RBI. Vic White pulled five runs back in the fifth, but couldn’t
hold on as Canberra Cavalry representative Brodie Cooper-Vassalakis sealed the
deal in the last inning.
U18 – Queensland 3-2
South Australia
Despite a strong start from Queensland, South Australia made
a late comeback to sneak home 3-2 in the opening game on Diamond 1. Ky Hampton
was outstanding for South Australia on the mound, throwing only 70 pitches in
his eight innings of work. Queensland made a fast start, with Josh Bedggood and
Callum MacDonald driving in runs in the opening innings. From there, both pitchers
settled, with Queensland’s Duane Johannsen throwing 6.1 scoreless innings. Nick
Platten was the hero for SA, driving in the winning runs in the ninth to give
SA a perfect start to the tournament.
Given today’s play was rain affected, the schedule for tomorrow’s
games and the rest of the championships has been revised. Click hereto view the schedule.