3rd place playoff: Team Balfour 10-6 Team Lloyd
Both starting pitchers were outstanding, however Team Balfour's offence came to life as they claimed a 10-6 win over Team Lloyd.
Jake Burns (2IP, 0H, 6K) and Clayton Campbell (3IP, 0H, 4K) put on an incredible pitching display through the early innings as neither offence fired.
Cooper Bake-Smith and Robbie Brennan both nailed two hits each for Team Lloyd, with Brennan, Aiden Prokopec and Nathan Smith all driving in an RBI.
Nicholas Chappell finished off his tournament well for Team Balfour nailing a pair of triples, with Max Chipper, Ian Lee and Declan Summerford all claiming two hits to help Team Balfour claim their first win of the Invitational.
Team Lloyd threatened with three runs in the final frame, but Team Balfour held their nerve to finish third in the inaugural Australian MLB Invitational.
1st place playoff: Team Shipley 7-6 Team Nilsson
The 1st place playoff lived up to it's billing, with Team Shipley edging Team Nilsson in a classic encounter.
Both teams scored in the first few innings, however Team Shipley's offence was halted by a strong relief performance from Charlie Collins. Collins only gave up two hits in two strong relief innings to keep Team Nilsson in the ballgame. Similarly, Patrik Paramonov threw exceptionally well for Team Shipley. The ACT native struck out three in two perfect relief innings to set his team up for the win.
Solomon Maguire nailed a pair of RBI to keep Team Shipley in the contest, with Daniel Choi picking up two hits.
Elijah Hewett brought the margin back to one after his inside the park home run in the seventh, however it wasn't enough as Team Shipley held on in the final game at the 2017 Australian MLB Invitational.
FINAL STANDINGS:
1. Team Shipley
2. Team Nilsson
3. Team Balfour
4. Team Lloyd