Congratulations to Eastern Athletics and Southern Mariners on fantastic campaigns at the 2019 Australian Junior League Championships in Adelaide.
Eastern Athletics finished in fourth place and Southern Mariners took home a silver medal after a hard-fought Grand Final game.
Catch up on the day six action:
GOLD MEDAL GAME: Northern Metros 8, Southern Mariners 7 | Box Score
GOLD MEDAL GAME: Northern Metros 8, Southern Mariners 7 | Box Score
Perth Metro North (Northern Metros) completed a perfect week in Adelaide to punch their ticket to August’s Junior League Baseball World Series in Taylor, Michigan.
The Metros toppled Southern Mariners 8-7 in extra innings in Friday night's gold medal game to finish the 2019 Australian Junior League Championship with a 6-0 record.
Joshua Davies’ RBI-single in the bottom of the ninth lifted Northern to a thrilling victory.
The single was Davies’ fifth hit of the night.
Jack Angell’s run scoring double in the bottom of the seventh forced extra innings after Tom Brookes stole home in the top half of the inning to give the Mariners a one-run buffer.
Earlier, the teams traded first-inning runs before Southern broke the deadlock with three runs in the top of the second.
Wesley Ka’s sacrifice fly pushed their lead out to 5-2.
Northern added runs in the bottom of the second and third to pull within a run.
Metros threatened in the fourth and had runners on the corners when left fielder Dylan Hind made a nice running play to end the inning.
The Mariners added an insurance run in the fifth but Northern were not done.
Jacob Santich’s RBI-double capped off a two-run sixth to draw the Metros level before the teams again traded blows in the seventh to head into extra innings.
Perth Metro North (Northern Metros) completed a perfect week in Adelaide to punch their ticket to August’s Junior League Baseball World Series in Taylor, Michigan.
The Metros toppled Southern Mariners 8-7 in extra innings in Friday night's gold medal game to finish the 2019 Australian Junior League Championship with a 6-0 record.
Joshua Davies’ RBI-single in the bottom of the ninth lifted Northern to a thrilling victory.
The single was Davies’ fifth hit of the night.
Jack Angell’s run scoring double in the bottom of the seventh forced extra innings after Tom Brookes stole home in the top half of the inning to give the Mariners a one-run buffer.
Earlier, the teams traded first-inning runs before Southern broke the deadlock with three runs in the top of the second.
Wesley Ka’s sacrifice fly pushed their lead out to 5-2.
Northern added runs in the bottom of the second and third to pull within a run.
Metros threatened in the fourth and had runners on the corners when left fielder Dylan Hind made a nice running play to end the inning.
The Mariners added an insurance run in the fifth but Northern were not done.
Jacob Santich’s RBI-double capped off a two-run sixth to draw the Metros level before the teams again traded blows in the seventh to head into extra innings.
BRONZE MEDAL GAME: Adelaide Rays 4, Eastern Athletics 0 | Box Score
Jordan Hodges worked a complete game shutout to help the Adelaide Rays claim bronze in front of their home crowd.
Hodges finished with 11 strikeouts in seven innings as the Rays wrapped up a 4-0 win on diamond one.
Lachlan Spratt brought home two runs for Adelaide and Hodges and Taj Kite also collected RBIs.
Spratt’s second-inning double opened the scoring.
He doubled again to put the Rays up 2-0 in the sixth.
Hodges then doubled to score Spratt before Kite’s single gave Adelaide a four-run buffer.
James Squire had a strong outing for Athletics, working all six innings.
FIFTH-PLACE PLAYOFF: Macarthur 5, Newcastle Eagles 2 | Box Score
Macarthur used a fast start to overcome Newcastle Eagles for fifth spot at #AJLC2019.
A four-run first inning and strong outing from Lachlan Bigwood guided Macarthur to a 5-2 win on diamond one at West Beach.
Jesse Toon’s two-run double opened the scoring ahead of Mason McPhee singling to make it 4-0.
The Eagles added runs in the third and fifth, either side of Macarthur’s fifth run.
Bigwood worked six innings, striking out three hitters.
McPhee recorded two hits.
Jackson Frame and Jasper Brown drove in Newcastle’s runs.
SEVENTH-PLACE PLAYOFF: Illawarra 7, Adelaide Seahawks 5 | Box Score
Illawarra made the most of its chances to overcome Adelaide Seahawks and secure a seventh-place finish at #AJLC2019.
All the scoring was done early, with the teams trading runs, as Illawarra prevailed 7-5.
Illawarra took the lead for good in the top of the second, scoring three runs to lead 5-3.
The Seahawks were able to pull runs back in the second and third but not enough to claim victory.
Emrys Mulvihill drove in three runs on three hits for Illawarra.
Mitchell Wheatley finished with two runs batted in.
Abi Jorgensen had a team-high two hits for Adelaide.
Brisbane Metro 7, Canberra 5 | Box Score
Brisbane Metro recorded its first win of #AJLC2019, topping Canberra 7-5 on diamond one.
Metro scored five runs in the fifth to complete a comeback win in the consolation contest.
Luke Johnson and Robert Harris each drove in two runs for Brisbane.
Johnson collected three hits.
Khayne Morales collected three hits for Canberra.
Gold Coast Cougars 10, Western Comets 3 | Box Score
Early offence powered Gold Coast Cougars to a consolation game win over Western Comets.
The Cougars raced to an 8-1 lead after two before going on to win 10-3 (reverted from 12-3 due to game reaching time limit) on diamond two.
Oscar Hyde collected three hits and Zach Smith also had a multi-hit game.
Hyde struck out eight batters on the mound for Gold Coast.
Newcastle Eagles 4, Illawarra 3 | Box Score
Newcastle booked its spot in the fifth-place playoff with a hard-fought 4-3 win over Illawarra.
The Eagles broke a 3-all tie in the top of the fifth on diamond one.
Lachlan Jones collected three hits for Newcastle.
Jasper Brown struck out for in five innings for the Eagles.
Illawarra’s Callum Donnelly picked up two hits and recorded three strikeouts on the mound.
Macarthur 6, Adelaide Seahawks 0 | Box Score
Jesse Toon starred on the mound as Macarthur advanced to the fifth-place playoff at #AJLC2019.
Toon recorded nine strikeouts in six innings of a 6-0 victory over Adelaide Seahawks.
He also drove in a run, along with Blake Gooding, Adam Bates and Connor Bell.
Koda Vivar collected five strikeouts for the Seahawks.
Brisbane Metro 5, Gold Coast 5 | Box Score
Brisbane Metro and Gold Coast ended level in their timed consolation game on the final day of #AJLC2019.
The Cougars scored four runs in the fifth to pull level and force a 5-all tie.
Oscar Hyde drove in two runs for Gold Coast.
Jock Millar brought home two runners for Metro and struck out six hitters on the mound.
Western Comets 11, Canberra 5 | Box Score
Western Comets recorded their second win of the week with an 11-5 win over Canberra.
The Comets raced ahead 5-0 after two innings and kept Canberra at a distance.
Lyndan Morgan and Beau Galvin drove in a pair of runs each.
Lachlan Norris finished with a game-high three hits.
Canberra’s William Paddison recorded three runs batted in.
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