Victoria Blue 13-0 Queensland
Victoria continued to set the pace in the Open Women’s Division, defeating Queensland to remain undefeated after four games.
Emma French was firing on all cylinders on the hill for Vic Blue, striking out five and only conceding two hits across four scoreless innings. Shae Lillywhite was one of Victoria’s best with bat in hand, going 3-for-3 with two RBI, while fellow Australian Emerald Bronwyn Gell drove in two runs from her two hits.
Amy West, Nerida Quinell and Ella Callinan had a hit each for Queensland, however the girls from the sunshine state couldn’t string hits together, and found it tough going against Victoria.
New South Wales (Youth) 20-0 Country New South Wales (Youth)
Consistent scoring and a near untouchable pitching duo saw New South Wales Youth continue their unbeaten run, defeating their country counterparts 20-0.
Maddison Heath had an unbelievable day with bat in hand for New South Wales, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, four runs and 6RBI, Louise Matheson also hit well, picking up an RBI from her three singles. Erin Warner and Caitlin Wilde combined to strike out 10 and only allow three Country baserunners as they threw strongly through the four innings.
Ellesha Stephenson claimed Country’s lone hit as they look towards a must-win game against Victoria tomorrow.
New South Wales Country 25-14 Victoria White
Despite falling behind 12-1 after three innings, Country New South Wales never gave up, and eventually ran out comfortable 25-14 winners against Victoria White.
Country were lead by Kei Matsumoto, who only gave up one run in her two relief innings, to go with four RBI from her four hits. Jess Morgan and Kirra Hamilton also had four hits each. Eryn Shipp saw Country home, tossing two shutout innings to end the ballgame.
Kayla Adams was fantastic for Vic White, only giving up one earned run in her three-inning start, as well as driving in four of Victoria White’s 14 runs. Shannon Kwok and Brighde McGrath both had two hits each for Vic White.
Victoria Blue (Youth) 15–3 Queensland (Youth)
A ten run inning from Victoria Blue in the third inning was the difference, as they came away with a 15-3 victory over Queensland.
Lili Cavanagh was exceptional on the mound for Victoria Blue, striking out five in 2.2 hitless innings. Catcher Emily Devine continued her strong tournament, with three RBI from her two hits, while a triple, two hits and two stolen bases from leadoff Holly Howard kept the Queensland defence off balance.
Hannah Marshall, Luisa Gauci and Brianna Ragau each claimed hits for Queensland, with Gauci legging out an RBI triple to extend the game in the fifth.
New South Wales 10-0 Western Australia
New South Wales scored early and often to defeat Western Australia 10-0 on the final game of the day on Diamond 2.
Emeralds veteran Tahnee Lovering was the catalyst for NSW, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and three stolen bases. Lovering’s Emeralds counterpart Jordan Richardson also drove in a pair of runs. Amy Collins threw four shutout innings to claim the win, striking out four in the process.
Hits were shared for WA, with Emma McLean claiming a hit and a walk, while Natalie House nailed a double in the third inning.
South Australia 10–9 Australian Capital Territory
An evenly matched contest between South Australia and the ACT ended with glory for SA, with Nicky Bacon driving in Jenny Dunn to claim a hotly contested walk-off victory over the ACT.
South Australia used a five run fourth inning to remain in contention, with Julie Wadham's two-RBI single setting the tone for the SA comeback.
Kristol Pyke drove in the go-ahead run for the ACT in the top of the seventh, before Lilian King extended the lead to two.
Lauren Donne and Lisa Broomhall each had two hits each for the ACT, while Jasmine Hing threw 2.1 innings of relief and kept the ACT in the ballgame.
Jenny Dunn continued her strong tournament for SA with bat in hand, claiming two RBI from her two hits. Sarah Short started the SA rally in the bottom of the seventh with a single, and the heart of the SA lineup did the rest, with hits to Dunn and the game-winner from Bacon finishing off what was one of the games of the tournament so far.