The penultimate day of the Australian MLB Invitational has concluded, and we saw two high scoring games grace Lismore's Albert Park Baseball Complex as Team Balfour and Team Shipley recorded wins.
TEAM BALFOUR 11-8 TEAM NILSSON (F/7)
Both teams scored early and often in the first game of the day in Lismore, but it was Team Balfour who held on against Team Nilsson.
Team Balfour scored runs in five of the first six innings, and that consistent scoring proved the difference.
Kylan Pearce racked up four hits for Team Balfour, while Joel Hogan drove in three runs. Cody Nieass (2IP, 0H, 3K) and Nathan Howarth (1IP, 0H, 2K) were solid on the mound for Team Balfour, while Minchan Kim chimed in with two hits and an RBI.
Genevieve Beacom struck out a tournament high five batters in her 1.2 innings of work, while Gabriel Valdez roped a two-RBI triple in the bottom of the fifth.
Team Nilsson were efficient with their offence, claiming eight runs from only four hits, but consistency from Team Balfour proved the difference.
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TEAM LLOYD 12-10 TEAM SHIPLEY (F/7)
Team Shipley raced out of the blocks to hold a five run lead after three innings, but Team Lloyd pulled it all the way back to run out 12-10 winners at Albert Park.
Team Lloyd used a five run fourth inning to peg the lead back as Caleb Goodwin legged out an inside-the-park home run to give Team Lloyd their first lead of the ballgame.
Nick Bertucci became the first player to clear the fence as he mashed a fly-ball to left field to lead off the top of the fifth.
Luke Jacobs and Hayden Peoples finished with three hits apiece for Team Lloyd, while Team Shipley's hits were shared, as Liam Westdijk drove in a team-high two runs.
Stephen Courtney gave Team Shipley a solid start as he struck out three and only allowed one run, but Team Lloyd's offence clicked into gear as they claimed their third win of the invitational.
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