New South Wales Youth
17–0 Victoria Blue Youth
A red-hot start from NSW saw them pile on 14 runs in the
opening inning, and despite Victoria Blue settling in, the damage was done, and
NSW finished with a 17-0 victory.
Erin Warner and Isabella Crelley combined to shutout
Victoria Blue, with Warner striking out four in 2.1 innings, while Crelley sat
down three Victorian hitters in her 2.2 innings of work. Ticara Geldenhuis
played the role of a leadoff hitter to perfection, going 4-for-4 with an RBI
and three runs. Every NSW hitter had at least a run and an RBI on the day in a
fantastic display of team hitting.
Emily Devine, Lili Cavanagh and Becky Petty claimed a hit
each for Victoria Blue, with Devine nailing a double in the first inning.
Chelsea Stewart threw strongly for Victoria Blue, striking out two and only
giving up three hits in 2.2 innings of relief to cool the red-hot NSW hitters.
Country New South
Wales Youth 10–8 Queensland Youth
After a pair of scoreless innings to begin the ballgame, the
offensive floodgates opened for Country NSW and QLD, and it was Country NSW who
held on 10-8 to claim a hard-fought victory.
Olivia Cameron was outstanding for Country, striking out
eight in three scoreless innings as well as driving in four of Country’s 10 runs.
Emma Wallace had a fantastic game at the plate for Country, going 4-for-4 with
an RBI. Caitlyn Cadman only gave up one hit in two innings of relief for QLD,
while Molly Donald was one of QLD’s best with bat in hand, going 2-for-3 with
two RBI.
The game was tied heading into the sixth and final inning,
with Country seemingly putting the game out of reach as they claimed six runs.
QLD showed great fight, picking up four runs of their own, but they just fell
short as Country claimed their first win of the tournament.
New South Wales Youth
19–0 Country New South Wales Youth
New South Wales claimed their second win from as many games
on the opening day of the Australian Youth Women’s Championship after a 19-0
victory over Country NSW.
Tahliya Noack went 3-for-5 with a double and a championship
high five RBI, while in the leadoff spot, Elizabeth Hogg picked up three hits,
three RBIs and two walks in an excellent display of plate discipline. Lianna
Davidson had a perfect start for NSW, tossing 2.1 innings, striking out six and
not allowing a base-runner.
Ellesha Stephenson picked up Country’s only hit of the day,
a double in the fourth, however Country weren’t able to string hits together,
with Louise Matheson tossing 2.2 innings to combine with Davidson for a shutout
win.
Tomorrow's action sees three more Youth Women's games, while South Australia take on New South Wales in game one of the Women's Championship.
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