New South Wales 16-3
South Australia
Defending champions New South Wales flexed their muscle with
a 16-3 win over South Australia, but not before South Australia showed plenty
of fight.
Laura Donnellan threw a complete game for New South Wales,
only giving up three runs, while with bat in hand, Natasha McDonald had the
best offensive game of the tournament thus far, going 4-for-4 with a triple and
6RBI. Maddison Tabrett also chimed in with three hits and an RBI for NSW.
Jenny Dunn and Julie Wadham had two hits each for South
Australia, while Kylie Marshall (2RBI) and Chantal Keats (H, RBI) also kept
South Australia’s offence ticking over.
Victoria Blue 21-1
Country New South Wales
Victoria Blue began their Open Women’s campaign with a bang,
as they defeated NSW Country 21-1 in the opening game of the day on diamond 1.
Brittany Cedelland and Georgia Page combined to concede only
three hits for Victoria Blue, while with bat in hand, Australian Emerald
Bronwyn Gell had a monster day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and
4RBI. Gell’s Emeralds teammates Shae Lillywhite and Abbey Kelly each chimed in
with three RBIs to ensure Victoria made a strong start to the tournament.
Eryn Shipp had two of Country’s three hits, while Kirra
Hamilton drove in Country’s only run of the ballgame in the opening inning when
she singled to centrefield, driving in Kei Matsumoto.
It took until the final inning of the ballgame to separate
Queensland and Victoria, but in the end it was Victoria who snuck home care of
a walk-off RBI from Emily Devine.
Lili Cavanagh set up Victoria’s offence, going 2-for-3 with
two triples and two RBI, while, centrefielder Jamie Bastian also had a good day
at the plate, claiming two hits. QLD catcher Hannah Marshall was one of
Queensland’s best offensively, with two RBI from her two hits. Courtney
Marshall had a fantastic day with both bat and ball, claiming two hits to go
with conceding only one earned run in her 3.1 innings on the mound.
Kate Culbert kept Queensland’s offence quiet down the
stretch, with the Victorian only giving up one hit in three innings of relief,
which gave her team the chance to claim a hard-fought victory.
Victoria Blue (Youth)
10-9 Country New South Wales (Youth)
Victoria Blue again ran the gauntlet and survived, defeating
Country New South Wales 10-9.
Shai-Lee Reeves only gave up two earned runs in her five
inning start for Country New South Wales while Caitlin Randall went 3-for-3
with an RBI. Olivia Cameron hit the ball well for Country, with two triples and
an RBI.
Emily Devine was one of Victoria’s best hitters, going
3-for-4 with three RBI, while Jamie Bastian also hit well, claiming two RBI from
her three hits. Kate Culbert again threw well in relief, only giving up one
earned run from her two relief innings.
Western Australian pushed a strong Victorian team all the
way to the end, but in the end, a big inning proved the difference as Victoria
claimed a 10-6 win.
Aislinn Morris had a great day at the plate for WA, going
2-for-4 with three RBIs, Rebecca Torpy also was solid with bat in hand, picking
up two hits and an RBI. Amanda Mirco performed well from the WA bullpen,
tossing 1.2 scoreless innings.
Abbey Kelly claimed three RBI for Victoria, while Vanessa
Clifford and Bronwyn Gell had two hits apiece. Emeralds outfielder Leslie Anglin
had a great day batting in the nine hole, going 3-for-4 with a double and two
RBI.
Queensland 13-0 South
Australia
Queensland scored early and often against South Australia,
and managed to claim a 13-0 victory on Diamond 1. Keely Henderson only gave up
one hit in four innings of work for Queensland, with Claire Evans finishing the
game off on the bump. Queensland and Australian representative Karina Connors
went 2-for-3 with 3RBI, while Taneeca Moss, Amy West and Grace Zylstra had two
RBI each.
Kristen Webb had SA’s only hit of the ballgame, however SA
were unable to string any more hits together as Queensland notched up their
opening win of the tournament.
New South Wales (Youth)
22-0 Queensland (Youth)
New South Wales again proved the team to beat in the Australian
Youth Women’s Championship, defeating Queensland 22-0.
Emma Green struck out five in 2.1 perfect innings on the
mound for NSW, with Tiana Lascala going 2-for-2 with 4RBI. RBIs were shared by
the NSW hitters, with Louise Matheson and Keiley Mead claiming three RBI each.
Ticara Geldenhuis continued her strong tournament, claiming four more hits and
two RBI leading off the NSW lineup.
New South Wales 14-1 Country
New South Wales
New South Wales showed no signs of fatigue in their second game
of the day, defeating Country New South Wales 14-1.
Hits were shared for New South Wales, with Olivia Bannon,
Tahnee Lovering and Kim McMillan all claiming three hits each. Lovering and
Erin Morgan both drove in three runs apiece, with Morgan striking out three
consecutive Country hitters to end the ballgame.
Jess Morgan and Kirra Hamilton had Country’s two hits, with
Kei Matsumoto claiming an RBI groundout in the first inning to score Brittany
Carree. Chloe Jones only gave up one hit in her three-inning start for New
South Wales, setting the offence up for success against their country
counterparts.
Victoria White 18-8 Australian
Capital Territory
Victoria White used a big third inning to pull away from the
ACT, eventually taking the game 18-8 on Diamond 1.
Madeline Davis had a dominant game at the plate for Vic
White, going 3-for-3 with a double, a triple and four RBI. Shannon Kwok proved
a headache both with bat in hand and on the bases for Vic White, picking up two
hits and stealing three bases.
Kristol Pyke continues to prove a headache for opposition
pitchers, as she claimed three hits from her three at bats, as well as driving
in one of the ACT’s eight runs. Lauren Donne and Lilian King both claimed two
hits and an RBI each for the ACT as they finished with 12 hits, a great
platform to build from during the tournament.
The ACT stuck with Queensland for three innings, before
Queensland’s bats exploded, running away with the game to win 22-3.
Karina Connors threw a complete game, striking out three and
scattering four hits as well as going 3-for-4 with a double and four RBI. Grace
Zylstra finished her day on a high, picking up three hits and picking up three
RBI. Mei Kurihara showed patience, speed and power at the plate, going 2-for-2
with two doubles, an RBI and three walks.
Lauren Donne claimed two hits and a walk for the ACT, with
Ellen Bentley and Cecilia Tran each picking up a hit each. Lilian King finished
the day with three RBIs after driving in another against Queensland.
Western Australia 26-6
Victoria White
Victoria White stuck with Western Australia until the bottom
of the third, but WA piled on 21 runs to end up 26-6 victors in the final game
of the day on Diamond 1. Kayla Adams went 2-for-2 with a walk for Victoria
White, while Madeline Davis and Sinead Byrne-Connell claimed the other hits.
Hits were spread evenly for WA, with Nicole Gunzberg,
Natalie House and Rebecca Torpy all claiming two hits each. Gunzberg and Torpy
finished with three RBI each, with Natalie House going 2-for-4 with a triple,
four runs and two RBI.
Hits were spread evenly for WA, with Nicole Gunzberg,
Natalie House and Rebecca Torpy all claiming two hits each. Gunzberg and Torpy
finished with three RBI each, with Natalie House going 2-for-4 with a triple,
four runs and two RBI.