The National Schools Championships will be played in Geelong next week from Monday 29 April - Saturday 4 May.
The event showcases the best 18 years and under baseball talent and will get underway with five games on Monday, including a feature clash between Victoria and Queensland from 5.30pm.
Nearly 100 students plus officials, friends and family are attending the week-long baseball extravaganza, coming from all states and territories across Australia.
The championships are in Geelong for the first time since 2013 and are a joint delivery project between School Sport Australia, School Sport Victoria, Baseball Victoria and the Geelong Baseball Association.
Click here for live scoring, results and stats, rosters and the tournament schedule.
Diamond 1 games will be live streamed on the School Sport Australia's YouTube Channel and Facebook page.
Baseball Australia (BA), the National Sporting Organisation overseeing Baseball in Australia, is looking for a Manager for its national women’s team. Reporting to the General Manager – Team Australia (GMTA), the primary objective of the Australian Emeralds Manager is to ensure that the International Performance outcomes of the National Women’s Team are met through the management/coaching of the National Women’s Team.
This is a leadership position to drive successful performance outcomes against the Strategic Agenda for the key pillar of Team Australia. The sport is aiming to be consistently ranked in the top five in the world and to perform successfully at key international events across 2020-2024. It requires ambition, creativity and a performance focused approach to success.
This position includes the following key duties:
· Lead & manage the Australian Emeralds at all domestic and international events;
· Oversee the player selection process for all National Women’s Team’s events with the General Manager – Development & Governance (GMDG);
· Contribute to the selection of National Women’s Team assistant coaches and ancillary staff as required;
· Advance the performance of targeted National Team players & the overall success of the team through consistent performance at key annual and biannual events;
· Design, in conjunction with the GMTA/GMDG and Operational / Team staff, training camps and tournament plans as appropriate for the national women’s program;
· Participate in media and promotional activities as and when required;
· Contribute to BA’s organisational High-Performance planning process;
· Attend relevant seminars, functions and other events on behalf of BA and provide leadership to the coaching framework across Australia, through our State based programs and coaches.
Core Competencies, Skills, Personal Qualities, Qualifications and Experience
· Demonstrated experience in driving teams to achieve desired outcomes;
· Extensive understanding of the opportunities and challenges of Baseball in Australia;
· Domestic and International baseball experience and success, or comparable professional league baseball experience & success;
· A strong work ethic and highly organised;
· Excellent communication and skills;
· Integrity through a professional approach to coaching and performance
· Exceptional people skills
This role is suited for Australian based candidates, with overseas applicants welcomed. Full-time Australian residency is not a pre-requisite for this role. Candidates should be in a position or have the flexibility with their employers to be available for key international benchmark events and camps for the Emeralds.
To apply please email Michael Crooks at employment@baseball.org.au with your resume and cover letter (maximum 3 pages in total) outlining the following: - Your playing, coaching and other Baseball-related experience - Your availability for interviews, indicating your location (city and country) throughout the month of May and your full contact details.
Applications close 5pm AEST, Friday 10th May 2019
All applications will be considered confidential and a panel to interview successful applicants will be announced in June.
Click here for to download the job description and information on the application process
Victoria Blue capped off a dominant 2019 Australian Women’s Baseball Championships in Canberra by claiming three of four Open Women’s individual accolades on offer.
Abbey Kelly was named Open Women’s Most Valuable Player after playing a key role in Victoria Blue going undefeated on its way to the gold medal.
Kelly hit .500 (15-for-30) across nine games in Blue’s batting lineup and finished with a tidy ERA of 1.40 after throwing five innings on Day 1 of the event.
Teammate Morgan Doty received the pitching award after not giving up a run in 9 1/3 innings.
Doty struck out 10 hitters and allowed just three hits without a walk (one hit by pitch).
Abbey McLellan earned the Batting Award after hitting .556 with a slugging percentage of .815.
McLellan drove in a tournament-high 19 runs in 10 appearances.
Western Australia’s Yuuki Ishikawa collected the Fielding Award after not making an error across #AWC2019.
Queensland’s Hannah Marshall was named the Youth MVP after averaging .556 with 10 RBI.
Soraya Hamson picked up the Fielding Award after compiling a 1.000 fielding percentage and helping Queensland turn three double plays.
Olivia Bonello (New South Wales) took out the Batting Award after hitting .667 with 14 RBI.
Victorian Keeley Harrison collected the Pitching Award after putting together a 0.00 ERA in 6 1/3 innings of work.
AWARDS SUMMARY
Open Women:
MVP - Abbey Kelly (Victoria Blue)
Batting Award - Abbey McLellan (Victoria Blue)
Pitching Award - Morgan Doty (Victoria Blue)
Fielding Award - Yuuki Ishikawa (Western Australia)
Youth Women:
MVP - Hannah Marshall (Queensland)
Batting Award - Olivia Bonello (New South Wales)
Pitching Award - Keeley Harrison (Victoria)
Fielding Award - Soraya Hamson (Queensland)
Youth Women:
MVP - Hannah Marshall (Queensland)
Batting Award - Olivia Bonello (New South Wales)
Pitching Award - Keeley Harrison (Victoria)
Fielding Award - Soraya Hamson (Queensland)
FINAL STANDINGS
Open Women:
1 Victoria Blue
2 Western Australia
3 South Australia
4 New South Wales
5 Victoria White
6 Queensland
Youth Women:
1 New South Wales
2 Queensland
3 Victoria
4 Western Australia
5 Indonesia
Victoria Blue capped off a dominant 2019 Australian Women’s Baseball Championships in Canberra by claiming three of four Open Women’s individual accolades on offer.
Abbey Kelly was named Open Women’s Most Valuable Player after playing a key role in Victoria Blue going undefeated on its way to the gold medal.
Kelly hit .500 (15-for-30) across nine games in Blue’s batting lineup and finished with a tidy ERA of 1.40 after throwing five innings on Day 1 of the event.
Teammate Morgan Doty received the pitching award after not giving up a run in 9 1/3 innings.
Doty struck out 10 hitters and allowed just three hits without a walk (one hit by pitch).
Abbey McLellan earned the Batting Award after hitting .556 with a slugging percentage of .815.
McLellan drove in a tournament-high 19 runs in 10 appearances.
Western Australia’s Yuuki Ishikawa collected the Fielding Award after not making an error across #AWC2019.
Queensland’s Hannah Marshall was named the Youth MVP after averaging .556 with 10 RBI.
Soraya Hamson picked up the Fielding Award after compiling a 1.000 fielding percentage and helping Queensland turn three double plays.
Olivia Bonello (New South Wales) took out the Batting Award after hitting .667 with 14 RBI.
Victorian Keeley Harrison collected the Pitching Award after putting together a 0.00 ERA in 6 1/3 innings of work.
AWARDS SUMMARY
Open Women:
MVP - Abbey Kelly (Victoria Blue)
Batting Award - Abbey McLellan (Victoria Blue)
Pitching Award - Morgan Doty (Victoria Blue)
Fielding Award - Yuuki Ishikawa (Western Australia)
Youth Women:
MVP - Hannah Marshall (Queensland)
Batting Award - Olivia Bonello (New South Wales)
Pitching Award - Keeley Harrison (Victoria)
Fielding Award - Soraya Hamson (Queensland)
FINAL STANDINGS
Open Women:
1 Victoria Blue
2 Western Australia
3 South Australia
4 New South Wales
5 Victoria White
6 Queensland
Youth Women:
1 New South Wales
2 Queensland
3 Victoria
4 Western Australia
5 Indonesia
OPEN | GOLD MEDAL GAME | WA 1-11 VICB | BOX SCORE
Victoria Blue powered past Western Australia in the 2019 Australian Women’s Baseball Championships gold medal game on Sunday to cap off an undefeated week in Canberra.
A powerful offensive display lifted Victoria Blue to an 11-1 win and its second Open Women’s title in three years.
OPEN | BRONZE MEDAL GAME | SA 13-1 NSW | BOX SCORE
South Australia are #AWC2019 bronze medalists after defeating Queensland in the third-place playoff.
After a slow start to the championship week losing their first three games, SA bounced back and finished off the week in style collecting their medallions on Sunday.
Once South Australia collected their opening runs in the second innings they cruised to victory and never looked back.
Jessica Maslin opened the scoring for SA on a Carly Moore line drive double, with Moore then rounding home plate on Nicky Bacon’s single.
Ashleigh George was instrumental in South Australia’s offence – scoring three runs, while Bacon, Jenny Dunn and Belinda Stansfield all ran in two each.
SA finished off the game with eight runs in the sixth and seventh innings, hitting home their advantage.
New South Wales’ sole run came at the bottom of the fifth when Ticara Geldenhuis stole home plate.
Defending champions, NSW would be disappointed with their finish to the week, as they were looking likely to make the Gold Medal match earlier in the week, however, eventually falling out of medal contention altogether.
OPEN | 5th PLACE PLAYOFF | VICW 13-5 QLD | BOX SCORE
Victoria White’s Easter Sunday win over Queensland claimed them fifth position in the 2019 Australian Women’s Open Championship.
Victoria White jumped out of the blocks at the top of the first, opening the scoring with the first two runs of the game.
Claire Costa scored the first run following Emma Davenport’s ground ball single, with Amanda Torrington crossing home plate shortly after on a fielding error.
Queensland quickly responded at the bottom of the first adding a run of their own through Luisa Gauci on Chloe Humphreys’ single.
The game was neck and neck up until the fourth inning with Vic White holding a slender 4-3 advantage, however Victoria White rallied and piled on seven runs to lead 11-3.
Costa, Davenport, Rebecca Wright, Kathryn Morris and Hanami Campitelli were Victoria White’s leading run scorers, all collecting two each.
Humphreys was Queensland’s best performer, registering three hits, one run and one RBI.
The game finished 13-5 in Victoria White’s favour, meaning Queensland finished last in the Women’s Open standings.
Victoria Blue powered past Western Australia in the 2019 Australian Women’s Baseball Championships gold medal game on Sunday to cap off an undefeated week in Canberra.
A powerful offensive display lifted Victoria Blue to an 11-1 win and its second Open Women’s title in three years.
The Victorian outfit opened the scoring in the first inning, taking a 2-0 lead on catcher Abbey McLellan’s double.
Victoria, in its seventh-straight gold medal game, then broke the contest open with a six-run third frame.
Courtney Foura doubled Victoria’s advantage with a two-run single ahead of Famke Gildemacher, Belinda Cannington and Leslie Anglin driving in runs.
Western Australia opened its account in the fourth.
Rebecca Torpy started the inning with a leadoff double and scored on a single from Meaghan Haggart.
A double play ended the inning and helped Victoria avoid its lead being cut into further.
Blue then padded their lead in the bottom of the fifth with Anglin’s two-run double making it 10-1.
McLellan delivered an RBI-single to seal a mercy-rule win for Victoria Blue.
Blue starter Gabby Bevan starred on the mound, allowing just one run on four hits in five innings.
Earlier, South Australia toppled 2018 champions New South Wales 13-1 to secure its first medal at the Women’s Championships.
Jessica Maslin drove in three runs and Nicky Bacon had three hits.
Relief pitcher Alice Prokopec gave up just one run with two strikeouts in four innings after starter Sarah-Jameson tossed three scoreless frames.
Congratulations to Victoria Blue on securing their second title in the past three years after going undefeated at the 2019 Australian Women's Baseball Championships!
OPEN | GOLD MEDAL GAME | WA 1-11 VICB | BOX SCORE
Victoria Blue powered past Western Australia in the 2019 Australian Women’s Baseball Championships gold medal game on Sunday to cap off an undefeated week in Canberra.
A powerful offensive display lifted Victoria Blue to an 11-1 win and its second Open Women’s title in three years.
The Victorian outfit opened the scoring in the first inning, taking a 2-0 lead on catcher Abbey McLellan’s double.
Victoria, in its seventh-straight gold medal game, then broke the contest open with a six-run third frame.
Courtney Foura doubled Victoria’s advantage with a two-run single ahead of Famke Gildemacher, Belinda Cannington and Leslie Anglin driving in runs.
Western Australia opened its account in the fourth.
Rebecca Torpy started the inning with a leadoff double and scored on a single from Meaghan Haggart.
A double play ended the inning and helped Victoria avoid its lead being cut into further.
Blue then padded their lead in the bottom of the fifth with Anglin’s two-run double making it 10-1.
McLellan delivered an RBI-single to seal a mercy-rule win for Victoria Blue.
Blue starter Gabby Bevan starred on the mound, allowing just one run on four hits in five innings.
Earlier, South Australia toppled 2018 champions New South Wales 13-1 to secure its first medal at the Women’s Championships.
Jessica Maslin drove in three runs and Nicky Bacon had three hits.
Relief pitcher Alice Prokopec gave up just one run with two strikeouts in four innings after starter Sarah-Jameson tossed three scoreless frames.
OPEN | GOLD MEDAL GAME | WA 1-11 VICB | BOX SCORE
Victoria Blue powered past Western Australia in the 2019 Australian Women’s Baseball Championships gold medal game on Sunday to cap off an undefeated week in Canberra.
A powerful offensive display lifted Victoria Blue to an 11-1 win and its second Open Women’s title in three years.
The Victorian outfit opened the scoring in the first inning, taking a 2-0 lead on catcher Abbey McLellan’s double.
Victoria, in its seventh-straight gold medal game, then broke the contest open with a six-run third frame.
Courtney Foura doubled Victoria’s advantage with a two-run single ahead of Famke Gildemacher, Belinda Cannington and Leslie Anglin driving in runs.
Western Australia opened its account in the fourth.
Rebecca Torpy started the inning with a leadoff double and scored on a single from Meaghan Haggart.
A double play ended the inning and helped Victoria avoid its lead being cut into further.
Blue then padded their lead in the bottom of the fifth with Anglin’s two-run double making it 10-1.
McLellan delivered an RBI-single to seal a mercy-rule win for Victoria Blue.
Blue starter Gabby Bevan starred on the mound, allowing just one run on four hits in five innings.
Earlier, South Australia toppled 2018 champions New South Wales 13-1 to secure its first medal at the Women’s Championships.
Jessica Maslin drove in three runs and Nicky Bacon had three hits.
Relief pitcher Alice Prokopec gave up just one run with two strikeouts in four innings after starter Sarah-Jameson tossed three scoreless frames.
The Victorian outfit opened the scoring in the first inning, taking a 2-0 lead on catcher Abbey McLellan’s double.
Victoria, in its seventh-straight gold medal game, then broke the contest open with a six-run third frame.
Courtney Foura doubled Victoria’s advantage with a two-run single ahead of Famke Gildemacher, Belinda Cannington and Leslie Anglin driving in runs.
Western Australia opened its account in the fourth.
Rebecca Torpy started the inning with a leadoff double and scored on a single from Meaghan Haggart.
A double play ended the inning and helped Victoria avoid its lead being cut into further.
Blue then padded their lead in the bottom of the fifth with Anglin’s two-run double making it 10-1.
McLellan delivered an RBI-single to seal a mercy-rule win for Victoria Blue.
Blue starter Gabby Bevan starred on the mound, allowing just one run on four hits in five innings.
Earlier, South Australia toppled 2018 champions New South Wales 13-1 to secure its first medal at the Women’s Championships.
Jessica Maslin drove in three runs and Nicky Bacon had three hits.
Relief pitcher Alice Prokopec gave up just one run with two strikeouts in four innings after starter Sarah-Jameson tossed three scoreless frames.
OPEN | 5th PLACE PLAYOFF | VICW 13-5 QLD | BOX SCORE
Victoria White’s Easter Sunday win over Queensland claimed them fifth position in the 2019 Australian Women’s Open Championship.
Victoria White jumped out of the blocks at the top of the first, opening the scoring with the first two runs of the game.
Claire Costa scored the first run following Emma Davenport’s ground ball single, with Amanda Torrington crossing home plate shortly after on a fielding error.
Queensland quickly responded at the bottom of the first adding a run of their own through Luisa Gauci on Chloe Humphreys’ single.
The game was neck and neck up until the fourth inning with Vic White holding a slender 4-3 advantage, however Victoria White rallied and piled on seven runs to lead 11-3.
Costa, Davenport, Rebecca Wright, Kathryn Morris and Hanami Campitelli were Victoria White’s leading run scorers, all collecting two each.
Humphreys was Queensland’s best performer, registering three hits, one run and one RBI.
The game finished 13-5 in Victoria White’s favour, meaning Queensland finished last in the Women’s Open standings.
A thrilling Day 7 of the Australian Women’s Championships saw plenty of tight games, with Western Australia and Victoria Blue both in the Open Women’s Championship game tomorrow.
But before we look to tomorrow, you can check out today’s game recaps here:
Youth: NSW 11-10 QLD | Box Score
New South Wales has claimed its sixth Australian Youth Women’s Championship in eight years after overcoming Queensland in the 2019 gold medal game on Saturday.
Rosalie Marcus drove in five runs to help power the red-hot NSW offence to an 11-10 win at Narrabundah Ballpark, Canberra.
New South Wales jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a single from Marcus in the first inning.
Youth: WA 6-7 VIC | Box Score
Victoria came back from six runs down to defeat Western Australia and take home the bronze medal of the Australian Youth Women’s Championships.
In what was a thrilling match on Diamond 3, scores were tied at 6-6 until the bottom of the sixth, before Victoria’s Lilian Bell-Tanner hit a single to allow Zoe Allen to cross home plate for the winning run.
Victoria’s Georgia Davis topped the RBI count for her team with two, whilst Bell-Tanner and Maddi Weller each finished with one.
Western Australia were first on the board with four runs scored in their first innings, lead by Amity Collins’ two run single.
A Jessica Knight single to score both Makayla George and Angela Mourtzios extended Western Australia’s lead to 6-0.
But Victoria were not going down without a fight, scoring two quick runs in the bottom of the fourth.
A big four run fifth innings by Victoria evened up the scores, as a couple of wild pitches proved costly for Western Australia.
Youth: WA 6-7 VIC | Box Score
Victoria came back from six runs down to defeat Western Australia and take home the bronze medal of the Australian Youth Women’s Championships.
In what was a thrilling match on Diamond 3, scores were tied at 6-6 until the bottom of the sixth, before Victoria’s Lilian Bell-Tanner hit a single to allow Zoe Allen to cross home plate for the winning run.
Victoria’s Georgia Davis topped the RBI count for her team with two, whilst Bell-Tanner and Maddi Weller each finished with one.
Western Australia were first on the board with four runs scored in their first innings, lead by Amity Collins’ two run single.
A Jessica Knight single to score both Makayla George and Angela Mourtzios extended Western Australia’s lead to 6-0.
But Victoria were not going down without a fight, scoring two quick runs in the bottom of the fourth.
A big four run fifth innings by Victoria evened up the scores, as a couple of wild pitches proved costly for Western Australia.
Open: VICW 7-11 SA | Box Score
South Australia continued their momentum with a hard fought 11-7 win over Victoria White on Diamond 2.
Ashleigh George lead the way with the bat for South Australia, finishing the game with three RBIs from three at bats.
Darna Veen started on the mound for the South Australians, pitching three innings for four strikeouts and three earned runs.
Victoria White were first on the board with a Kayla Adams single allowing Jasmine Bentley to cross home plate.
South Australia hit right back, piling on four runs in the bottom of the first.
It was a one run ballgame at the top of the fourth, as Victoria White clawed back a two runs to make it 4-3.
But South Australia responded straight away, as they rallied hard to pile on seven more runs and lead 11-5.
They allowed Victoria White to score two late runs at the top of the seventh, but still came away with a solid win.
Victoria White will face Queensland in the fifth place playoff tomorrow on Diamond 2 at 9am.
Open: VICB 13-6 WA | Box Score
Victoria Blue remain the form team of the Open competition but were pushed by a spirited Western Australia, eventually winning 13-6 on Diamond 1.
It was a two run ballgame at the bottom of the sixth with the scores at 8-6, but Victoria Blue snatched victory with five runs scored at the start of the seventh.
Victoria Blue’s Abbey Kelly was the best with the bat, going for four hits off five at bats including two RBIs.
In what was a see-sawing affair, Western Australia started off perfectly with Rebecca Torpy hitting a single to score Meaghan Haggart. Kaila Borgomastro then scored off a wild pitch to put her team ahead 2-0.
Victoria Blue evened up the scores as Belinda Cannington and Vanessa Clifford both crossed the plate.
The two teams went run for run in the next couple of innings, before Victoria Blue’s offence started to kick into gear.
It was a Leslie Anglin double that kick started the big seventh innings for Victoria Blue, with
Open: QLD 11-12 SA | Box Score
South Australia recorded their second win of the day on Diamond 2, holding off a spirited Queensland fight-back to run off 12-11 winners.
Despite having a five run lead heading into the sixth, South Australia almost lost the game as Queensland scored four runs at the top of the sixth to be one run behind at 12-11.
It was SA pitcher Eryn Shipp who closed out things for her team on the mound, not allowing any hits during Queensland’s last innings and striking out two.
South Australian Jessica Maslin went three-for-three at the plate, hitting two doubles to lead her team to victory.
Both teams began the game strongly, with four runs coming off the opening innings for each team.
Two fielding errors by South Australia gifted Queensland a two run lead at the top of the second, before South Australia bounced back to score four in the bottom of the second.
South Australia continued their strong offence as they flew to a 12-7 lead, before Queensland almost made a miraculous comeback.
The win was an important one for South Australia, as they now play in the bronze medal match tomorrow against New South Wales on Diamond 1 at 10:30am.
Open: NSW 5-6 WA | Box Score
In what was the theme of the day, Western Australia survived a late fight-back from New South Wales to book their spot in the gold medal game tomorrow.
Western Australia were ahead 6-2 after five innings, before New South Wales staged a comeback and scored three runs at the top of the sixth.
But Western Australia starter Narumi Kametani managed to hold out a fast finishing New South Wales. She pitched the entire seven innings, and finished the game with seven hits for five runs and one strikeout.
New South Wales were quick off the blocks, with two doubles by Maddison Heath and Belinda Hay scoring Ticara Geldenhuis and Heath respectively.
Western Australia replied with a four run first innings. Two walks from NSW pitcher Ebony Van Eynde allowed two runs in, Rebecca Torpy scored off a ground out and an error from NSW first baseman Belinda Hay bought the score to 4-2.
Two more runs were scored by Western Australia at the bottom of the second when Meaghan Haggart hit a single on a hard ground ball to score Caitlin Eynon and Kaila Borgomastro.
New South Wales staged a late comeback but it wasn’t enough.
Western Australia will face off against Victoria Blue in the Championship game tomorrow on Diamond 1 at 2:30pm.
New South Wales has claimed its sixth Australian Youth Women’s Championship in eight years after overcoming Queensland in the 2019 gold medal game on Saturday.
Rosalie Marcus drove in five runs to help power the red-hot NSW offence to an 11-10 win at Narrabundah Ballpark, Canberra.
New South Wales jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a single from Marcus in the first inning.
Queensland – chasing its first Youth title – responded with a run in the bottom of the first.
Hannah Graham’s groundout drove home a run after Mila Bender and Hannah Marshall singled and executed a double steal to move into scoring position.
NSW hit back in the second and continued to add runs, scoring in each of the opening five frames and six of seven innings for the afternoon.
Olivia Bonnello’s ground-rule double restored a two-run lead ahead of two runs scoring in the third on a Lucy Wallace single.
Queensland scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to cut into New South Wales’ lead.
Soraya Hamson’s run scoring double and a ground out from Tamika Zamora reduced Queensland’s deficit to three runs.
Marcus added a two-run double in the top of the seventh as NSW pushed its lead out to six with three insurance runs.
They came in handy as Queensland plated five runs in the bottom of the seventh, before falling short.
New South Wales starter Breanna Green impressed on the mound, working six innings and striking out three.
Queensland counterpart Mila Bender finished with five strikeouts.
Earlier, 2018 champions Victoria overturned a six-run deficit against Western Australia to claim the Youth bronze medal.
Lilian Bell-Tanner’s RBI-single in the sixth inning lifted Victoria to a 7-6 victory on Diamond 3.