Fitzroy 8, Berwick City 3
In an important win to solidify their finals aspirations, the Fitzroy Lions dominated on the road on Saturday, besting the Berwick City Cougars, 8-3. The victory improved Fitzroy’s overall record to 11-6-1, two and a half games behind second place Werribee. Berwick drops to seventh on the 10 team ladder with an 8-10 mark.
Malvern 14, Ballarat 3
A disappointing season so far took a turn for the better when the Braves dominated the Brewers, 14-3. With the win, Malvern stays one spot above the cellar (and Port Melbourne) while Ballarat sits fifth.
Moorabbin 7, Bonbeach 1
Scoreless through three, the Panthers struck first on Sunday, tallying twice in the fourth to take an early lead. Not satisfied, they then scored three times in the seventh and twice more in the eighth to provide a margin that could not be overcome. The Bluejays lone run came in the eighth inning.
Two games clear atop the Division 2 ladder, Moorabbin is now a sterling 16-2 on the season. Bonbeach’s perch is the eighth rung with a 6-12 mark.
Upwey Ferntree Gully 17, Port Melbourne 2
This one wasn’t even close. The Tigers dominated throughout, improving their record to 8-10. The loss for the Mariners, their 13th of the season, relegates them to the bottom of the ladder.
Werribee 9, Williamstown 8
In the game of week, the Giants withstood an epic charge from the Wolves to barely escape with a perilously narrow 9-8 victory. Up 5-0 after one, 6-1 after the second inning and 9-1 after seven, Werribee looked like they were going to cruise to any easy victory.
But Williamstown stormed back with two runs in the eighth and five in the bottom of the ninth to nearly pull off the miraculous comeback.
Thanks to the Brewers also losing, the Wolves remain alone in fourth place with a 9-9 mark. The second place Giants improve to 14-4 on the season.
In an important win to solidify their finals aspirations, the Fitzroy Lions dominated on the road on Saturday, besting the Berwick City Cougars, 8-3. The victory improved Fitzroy’s overall record to 11-6-1, two and a half games behind second place Werribee. Berwick drops to seventh on the 10 team ladder with an 8-10 mark.
Malvern 14, Ballarat 3
A disappointing season so far took a turn for the better when the Braves dominated the Brewers, 14-3. With the win, Malvern stays one spot above the cellar (and Port Melbourne) while Ballarat sits fifth.
Moorabbin 7, Bonbeach 1
Scoreless through three, the Panthers struck first on Sunday, tallying twice in the fourth to take an early lead. Not satisfied, they then scored three times in the seventh and twice more in the eighth to provide a margin that could not be overcome. The Bluejays lone run came in the eighth inning.
Two games clear atop the Division 2 ladder, Moorabbin is now a sterling 16-2 on the season. Bonbeach’s perch is the eighth rung with a 6-12 mark.
Upwey Ferntree Gully 17, Port Melbourne 2
This one wasn’t even close. The Tigers dominated throughout, improving their record to 8-10. The loss for the Mariners, their 13th of the season, relegates them to the bottom of the ladder.
Werribee 9, Williamstown 8
In the game of week, the Giants withstood an epic charge from the Wolves to barely escape with a perilously narrow 9-8 victory. Up 5-0 after one, 6-1 after the second inning and 9-1 after seven, Werribee looked like they were going to cruise to any easy victory.
But Williamstown stormed back with two runs in the eighth and five in the bottom of the ninth to nearly pull off the miraculous comeback.
Thanks to the Brewers also losing, the Wolves remain alone in fourth place with a 9-9 mark. The second place Giants improve to 14-4 on the season.
In what is shaping up to be one of the busiest years on the representative baseball calendar, Baseball Australia is excited to announce the host venues and tournament dates for The Australian Senior League and Bendigo Bank Australian Little League National Championships for 2016.
For the first time, the championship schedule will see the inclusion of Senior League, the next step in the player pathway ensuring that the progression through Little League and Junior League continues around the country.
The Championship calendar will begin at Albert Park Baseball Facility, Lismore, NSW where the 2016 Australian Senior League Championship will make its debut from 14 to 19 May.
The Bendigo Bank 2016 Australian Little League Championship will also make its return to the home of the Timberjacks, from 8 to 13 June.
“I am delighted to announce that the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW, has secured the Bendigo Bank Australia Little League and Australian Senior League Championships for Lismore for the next five years in partnership with Lismore City Council,” Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events and Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres said.
Baseball Australia’s Head of Little League and National Championships, Mathew Sundstrom after today’s announcement
“We have more people participating in Junior Baseball Championships than ever before, since the inclusion of the Little League Pathway, which makes this a really exciting time for the sport, and to be able to secure these two events for the next five years here in Lismore is fantastic.”
2016 National Championship Schedule:
Australian Senior League Championship
Albert Park Lismore, NSW, 14 to 19 May
Australian Junior League Championship
Diamond Sports SA, Westbeach, SA, 22 to 26 May
Bendigo Bank Australian Little League Championship
Albert Park Lismore, NSW, 8 to 13 June
Further information available at baseball.com.au in the coming months
In what is shaping up to be one of the busiest years on the representative baseball calendar, Baseball Australia is excited to announce the host venues and tournament dates for The Australian Senior League and Bendigo Bank Australian Little League National Championships for 2016.
For the first time, the championship schedule will see the inclusion of Senior League, the next step in the player pathway ensuring that the progression through Little League and Junior League continues around the country.
The Championship calendar will begin at Albert Park Baseball Facility, Lismore, NSW where the 2016 Australian Senior League Championship will make its debut from 14 to 19 May.
The Bendigo Bank 2016 Australian Little League Championship will also make its return to the home of the Timberjacks, from 8 to 13 June.
“I am delighted to announce that the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW, has secured the Bendigo Bank Australia Little League and Australian Senior League Championships for Lismore for the next five years in partnership with Lismore City Council,” Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events and Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres said.
Baseball Australia’s Head of Little League and National Championships, Mathew Sundstrom after today’s announcement
“We have more people participating in Junior Baseball Championships than ever before, since the inclusion of the Little League Pathway, which makes this a really exciting time for the sport, and to be able to secure these two events for the next five years here in Lismore is fantastic.”
2016 National Championship Schedule:
Australian Senior League Championship
Albert Park Lismore, NSW, 14 to 19 May
Australian Junior League Championship
Diamond Sports SA, Westbeach, SA, 22 to 26 May
Bendigo Bank Australian Little League Championship
Albert Park Lismore, NSW, 8 to 13 June
Further information available at baseball.com.au in the coming months
Cheltenham 3, Geelong 0
Sterling pitching and timely hitting delivered the visiting Rustlers their biggest win of the season. Single runs in the fourth, fifth and seventh provided all the scoring Cheltenham needed. The win improves their record to 10-7, now just two games back of Blackburn for the second rung on their divisional ladder.
Despite the loss, only the fourth of the season for the Baycats, Geelong remains atop their division, 1.5 games ahead of Essendon.
Doncaster 13, Preston 7
Two struggling squads met at Preston’s home ground on Sunday and the last place team came out ahead. With the six run victory, the Dragons improved to 4-12-1 on the season and the Pirates fell to 6-11-1.
Blackburn 4, Essendon 3
A back-and-forth affair ended with the Orioles eking past the host Bombers, 4-3. Blackburn got the scoring started with one in the third but Essendon answered right back with two in the bottom half. It was a huge three run fifth that provided the difference for the Orioles; though the Bombers scored once in the eighth they would get no closer.
The victory keeps Blackburn alone in second place; ditto for Essendon in the other division.
Melbourne 16, Newport 0
This simply was not the Rams day. They gave up three runs in the first, two in the third, sixth in the fifth and another five in the seventh to provide the final, merciful margin of victory. The win improves the Demons record to 15-3-1, keeping them high atop the ladder. Newport drops to 6-12 with the defeat, ahead of only Sunshine in the divisional standings.
Springvale 12, Sandringham 5
In a matchup between two teams desperate to get over .500, the Lions hitting won out, scoring three runs in three different innings (the third, sixth and ninth) to earn a crucial victory over the Royals. Now 8-11 on the season, Springvale sits in fourth place in their division, three games behind Cheltenham.
Sandringham fell to 8-10-1 on the year, in third place, four games behind Essendon and 1.5 games clear of fourth place Preston.
Sterling pitching and timely hitting delivered the visiting Rustlers their biggest win of the season. Single runs in the fourth, fifth and seventh provided all the scoring Cheltenham needed. The win improves their record to 10-7, now just two games back of Blackburn for the second rung on their divisional ladder.
Despite the loss, only the fourth of the season for the Baycats, Geelong remains atop their division, 1.5 games ahead of Essendon.
Doncaster 13, Preston 7
Two struggling squads met at Preston’s home ground on Sunday and the last place team came out ahead. With the six run victory, the Dragons improved to 4-12-1 on the season and the Pirates fell to 6-11-1.
Blackburn 4, Essendon 3
A back-and-forth affair ended with the Orioles eking past the host Bombers, 4-3. Blackburn got the scoring started with one in the third but Essendon answered right back with two in the bottom half. It was a huge three run fifth that provided the difference for the Orioles; though the Bombers scored once in the eighth they would get no closer.
The victory keeps Blackburn alone in second place; ditto for Essendon in the other division.
Melbourne 16, Newport 0
This simply was not the Rams day. They gave up three runs in the first, two in the third, sixth in the fifth and another five in the seventh to provide the final, merciful margin of victory. The win improves the Demons record to 15-3-1, keeping them high atop the ladder. Newport drops to 6-12 with the defeat, ahead of only Sunshine in the divisional standings.
Springvale 12, Sandringham 5
In a matchup between two teams desperate to get over .500, the Lions hitting won out, scoring three runs in three different innings (the third, sixth and ninth) to earn a crucial victory over the Royals. Now 8-11 on the season, Springvale sits in fourth place in their division, three games behind Cheltenham.
Sandringham fell to 8-10-1 on the year, in third place, four games behind Essendon and 1.5 games clear of fourth place Preston.
With the 2016 National Youth Championships winding down and the finals set for Monday, Sunday saw 12 games underway in Blacktown at Blue Sox Stadium, home to the Australian Baseball League’s Sydney Blue Sox.
The U16 portion of the tournament continued on its eighth day with a matchup between Victoria White and South Australia to start things off, and after scoring in each of the first five innings of the game, SA took down the Victorians 11-2 in seven frames.
Victoria Blue hosted Western Australia in the second game on Sunday and with a four-run first and a three-run fifth, the home team took the matchup 7-1.
Australian Capital Territory made their mark in the third contest of the day, scoring 12 runs on eight hits and shutting out New South Wales Country to take the game 12-0.
Queensland played host to New South Wales Country in the afternoon and in a tight affair and after being down by one in the top of the seventh inning, the squad from the sunshine state came back to walk off 6-5 in the bottom half.
Sunday saw New South Wales take on Australian Capital Territory on home turf, NWS coming out on top 5-2 in a competitive game in Blacktown.
The final matchup of the day for the U16s saw Queensland host New South Wales, the visitors winning 7-1 and allowing just two hits to the Queenslanders.
Western Australia and Victoria White will meet in the bronze-medal game on Monday afternoon, with Victoria Blue taking on South Australia for gold at the same time, as the U16 tournament comes to a close at Blue Sox Stadium.
The U18 National Youth Championships saw six games played on Sunday to narrow down the finalists heading into the last day of the tournament on Monday.
Victoria Blue took on New South Wales to start the second-last day of the event, the Victorians coming out on top 6-3 after falling behind early in the matchup.
South Australia hosted Victoria White in the second game of the day and after scoring in each of their final three frames, SA took down the Victorians 7-3 in seven innings.
Western Australia played host to South Australia in the third matchup on Sunday for the U18s and shut out their visitors 8-0 in seven frames, allowing just six hits in the game.
Australian Capital Territory hosted Victoria White in the afternoon and with just four hits couldn’t overcome the offence from the Victorians, who won the contest 12-3.
Western Australia and Australian Capital Territory squared off in the second-to-last contest of the day on Sunday and after putting four on the board in the first inning, WA couldn’t hold on and fell to ACT 6-4 in seven frames.
The final game of the U18 tournament on Sunday saw New South Wales Country host the squad from the sunshine state, taking down Queensland 5-3 and knocking them into the bronze-medal game on Monday.
In the championship portion of the event, the Queenslanders match up against New South Wales in the first game on Monday, both teams looking to head home with bronze. New South Wales Country takes on Victoria Blue in the battle for top spot, trying to head home with gold.
With the 2016 National Youth Championships winding down and the finals set for Monday, Sunday saw 12 games underway in Blacktown at Blue Sox Stadium, home to the Australian Baseball League’s Sydney Blue Sox.
The U16 portion of the tournament continued on its eighth day with a matchup between Victoria White and South Australia to start things off, and after scoring in each of the first five innings of the game, SA took down the Victorians 11-2 in seven frames.
Victoria Blue hosted Western Australia in the second game on Sunday and with a four-run first and a three-run fifth, the home team took the matchup 7-1.
Australian Capital Territory made their mark in the third contest of the day, scoring 12 runs on eight hits and shutting out New South Wales Country to take the game 12-0.
Queensland played host to New South Wales Country in the afternoon and in a tight affair and after being down by one in the top of the seventh inning, the squad from the sunshine state came back to walk off 6-5 in the bottom half.
Sunday saw New South Wales take on Australian Capital Territory on home turf, NWS coming out on top 5-2 in a competitive game in Blacktown.
The final matchup of the day for the U16s saw Queensland host New South Wales, the visitors winning 7-1 and allowing just two hits to the Queenslanders.
Western Australia and Victoria White will meet in the bronze-medal game on Monday afternoon, with Victoria Blue taking on South Australia for gold at the same time, as the U16 tournament comes to a close at Blue Sox Stadium.
The U18 National Youth Championships saw six games played on Sunday to narrow down the finalists heading into the last day of the tournament on Monday.
Victoria Blue took on New South Wales to start the second-last day of the event, the Victorians coming out on top 6-3 after falling behind early in the matchup.
South Australia hosted Victoria White in the second game of the day and after scoring in each of their final three frames, SA took down the Victorians 7-3 in seven innings.
Western Australia played host to South Australia in the third matchup on Sunday for the U18s and shut out their visitors 8-0 in seven frames, allowing just six hits in the game.
Australian Capital Territory hosted Victoria White in the afternoon and with just four hits couldn’t overcome the offence from the Victorians, who won the contest 12-3.
Western Australia and Australian Capital Territory squared off in the second-to-last contest of the day on Sunday and after putting four on the board in the first inning, WA couldn’t hold on and fell to ACT 6-4 in seven frames.
The final game of the U18 tournament on Sunday saw New South Wales Country host the squad from the sunshine state, taking down Queensland 5-3 and knocking them into the bronze-medal game on Monday.
In the championship portion of the event, the Queenslanders match up against New South Wales in the first game on Monday, both teams looking to head home with bronze. New South Wales Country takes on Victoria Blue in the battle for top spot, trying to head home with gold.
Youth Women
In their final game of the tournament on Friday, the Youth Women fell to New South Wales Country, 22-1. Middle infielder Hanami Campitelli did yeoman’s work as a leadoff hitter, getting on base both trips to the plate and scoring the only run. Pitcher Gabrielle Bevan and shortstop-cum-reliever Jamieson Bastian had the other hit and also threw a scoreless two-thirds of an inning.
In the Bronze Medal Game, New South Wales defeated New South Wales Country, 13-3. Congratulations to Western Australia on their 5-4 Gold Medal game victory over Queensland.
Women
The Victorian women continue to impress. Heading into Day 5 they had only lost one game, the first of the tournament, 17-0, to defending champ New South Wales. On Thursday they continued to dominate, downing Western Australia 12-1 and shellacking Queensland, 18-6.
In the first tilt it was team hitting (the top three players in the order—Belinda Cannington, Shae Lillywhite and Amy Collins—combined for six hits) and stellar pitching (Emma French: five innings pitched, no earned runs, three hits allowed and two strikeouts) that carried the day.
The second game saw Abbey Kelly and Cannington both pitch well and the Victorian women pounded out 10 hits (three from Lillywhite) and shortstop Bronwyn Gell knocked in four.
Since that opening loss, team Victoria couldn’t wait to play New South Wales again. On Friday they got their wish—and didn’t disappoint. In a wild game that featured 45 hits and 46 runs scored, the ladies got their revenge, downing their perpetual nemesis, 25-21.
Down 5-0 after the top of the first, 7-3 after three and 11-3 a half inning later, the Aces never quit. Instead they went on the offensive, tallying six in the fourth and a ridiculous 13 in the fifth to take the lead for good. New South Wales scored once in the sixth (answered by three in the bottom half by Victoria) and three in the seventh to provide the final margin.
With every starter but one getting a hit it’s tough to dole out sufficient accolades for such an outstanding performance. But here goes . . . kudos to Kelly and Cannington for each getting five hits and good on Gell for going 4-5 with four runs scored and five RBI. She also reached once via a base on balls.
Amy Collins and Cannington each drove in four runs as well.
With her one and a third innings pitched, Madeline Davis got the win and Lillywhite got the nearly four-inning save.
On Saturday, Victoria played Queensland in the semifinal. Once again they were victorious, utilising a four run fourth and two run fifth to advance to the title game with a 7-3 win.
After Abbey Kelly started and surrendered no runs in the 2.2 innings, Risa Tanaka relieved and threw 3.1 stellar innings to earn the win. Emma French finished off the game with a scoreless seventh, striking out one.
At bat it was once again Gell leading the charge as she went 2-4 with a run scored. First baseman Abe Reiko also had two hits. She and Kelly both knocked in two runs apiece.
Fittingly the Gold Medal game featured the two best teams all week long: Victoria and New South Wales. With each having won one previous against the other, the rubber match would decide whether we had a new national champion or if the title stays in New South Wales.
A six run bottom of the first by NSW pretty much decided that straight away. The teams traded single runs in the second and three runs apiece in the third, so New South Wales began the top of the fourth leading 10-4. Two runs by Victoria closed the gap but on this day it was not to be. A sole run by the Aces in the top of the seventh provided the final score: New South Wales 10, Victoria 7.
Belinda Cannington again shined for Victoria, going 3-5 with a run scored. Lillywhite, Gell, Hannah Jackson, Leslie Anglin, Reiko and Tanaka also had hits for the Aces.
Well done to the silver medalists whose only two losses were to the eventual champion.
Under 16
The Victoria White squad defeated New South Wales, 4-3, on Thursday, lost to Western Australia, 11-2, in their first game on Friday before falling to their Blue brethren, 14-4, later in the day.
Their victory over New South Wales can be attributed mostly to their pitching. Cruiz Leech started and pitched well before Hugo Leropoulos came in the fifth. In his three dominant innings he allowed nary a baserunner while striking out two.
At the dish, Lucas Taylor, Ben Fierenzi, Chris Burke, Cooper Veal and Samual Wild all had hits for the victors.
In the 11-2 loss, Veal was hit hard and the boys couldn’t recover. Second baseman Curtis Cox went 2-3 and first baseman Richard Kiel and River Stevens-Dobby each contributed a knock apiece.
The grudge match between team Blue saw White’s opponent strike early and often, plating multiple runs in innings two through four and then adding three markers in both the sixth and seventh frames. Taylor went 2-4 with a run scored from the leadoff spot and third baseman Maxwell Leuga went 2-3 with a run and an RBI.
Before dispatching of the White team, Blue defeated New South Wales Country, 6-2, on Thursday before handling South Australia, 11-1. The Blue team finished the preliminary stage with a perfect 7-0 record.
Their Thursday win, for all intents and purposes a bullpen day, goes to their pitchers, six of whom combined to give up just one hit the entire game. Most impressive was Jarrod Belbin who threw two scoreless innings, walking one and striking out five.
At the plate, Aidin Willis went 2-3 with two runs scored and an RBI and Connor Myles had a hit, scored a run and drove one in as well.
Against South Australia, Jai Lyttleton was superb in relief of Liam Madden and shortstop Jarryd Dale was Herculean at the plate, going 2-4 with a run scored and five RBI. Leadoff hitter Harvey Chinn went 2-2 with two runs scored and two RBI and left fielder Jean-Paul Callil had two hits in three at-bats, scored three runs and knocked in another.
In the 14-4 win over the White squad, the first four hitters—Chinn, Willis, Dale and Alexander Barling—all had two hits, ditto for six-hole hitter Ciaran Palmer and number eight hitter Joshia Meyer went 3-4 with a run and two RBI.
The Blue team fell just short in their pursuit of a second straight national championship, falling 7-4 to South Australia in the Gold Medal game.
Under 18
The Under 18 White team had the unenviable task of facing their brothers Blue on Thursday. The result was a 13-1 defeat.
Idle on Friday, White took the field against Western Australia the next day and played arguably their best game of the tournament. Down 7-0 after the top of the second, White stormed back to plate four runs in the second and then one each in the fifth, sixth and seventh to tie the game. Unfortunately hurler Malachi Kere—who pitched masterfully for over six innings—took the loss after some ill-timed fielding miscues in WA’s four run top of the ninth.
Shortstop Tyson Cox led the way with three hits and three runs batted in.
In their final game earlier today, the White team fell to South Australia, 14-3.
Like their younger compatriots of the same hue, the Under 18 Blue team plays for the Gold Medal today after two wins—13-1 over White and then eking past Queensland, 3-1—and a shutout defeat at the hands of New South Wales Country, 4-0.
In the Queensland tilt, Jayson Arthur was superb on the hill, allowing no earned runs and only conceding five hits in five innings of work. Matthew Beattie then closed out the triumphant victory with a two inning save.
Aaron Ouwehand (2-2 with two RBI) and Oliver Dunn (1-2 with two walks and two runs scored) paced the Aces at the dish.
In the contest against New South Wales Country, Victoria Blue shut them out for the first four innings before ceding one run in the fifth and three in the seventh to provide the 4-0 winning margin.
Designated hitter Justin Bourke went 2-3 from the cleanup spot and Liam Spence and Dunn had the other two hits.
Though he took the loss, pitcher Steven Hughes was brilliant, giving up only two earned runs in six innings of work.
Oliver Dunn had three hits on the day.
Two hits and three RBI for Aaron Ouwehand.
Ditto for Jordan Barnett.
Nathan Picchioni knocked in two and had two hits.
Nicholas Mason closed out the game to put Blue into fourth place after the round robin.
Under 18 White and Blue teams in all their glory.
The Blue squad won’t have to wait long to take their revenge as they square off again against New South Wales Country in the Gold Medal game at 4.30 p.m. today from Blacktown International Sportspark in Sydney.
Updated standings, statistics, fixtures and more can be found on the Baseball Australia website under ‘Events’ and ‘National Championships’.
In the 2016 National Open Women’s Championship, held at Narrabundah Ballpark, home to the Australian Baseball League’s second-place Canberra Cavalry, two games were played on Saturday.
The day started with a tight game between Queensland and Victoria, and with a four-run fourth inning from the Victorians, they took the matchup 7-3 in seven frames.
Western Australia posted another dominant victory in the second and final game on Saturday for the women, scoring nine in the first, five in the second, two in the third, and four in the fourth to win 20-5 in just five innings.
The 2016 National Open Women’s Championship will come to a close Sunday afternoon, with both the bronze and gold-medal matchups underway at Narrabundah Ballpark, home to the Australian Baseball League’s second-place Canberra Cavalry.
Queensland and Western Australia will square off in the first game of the day for the women, looking for a third-place finish, and New South Wales takes on Victoria at midday in the biggest game of the tournament.
Over the last 16 years, Victoria has won 10 open women’s championships and dominated the circuit, with New South Wales claiming four of the remaining titles, including the two most recent gold medals. The two very competitive teams will ensure an exciting finish after eight days of games in Canberra.
In the 2016 National Open Women’s Championship, held at Narrabundah Ballpark, home to the Australian Baseball League’s second-place Canberra Cavalry, two games were played on Saturday.
The day started with a tight game between Queensland and Victoria, and with a four-run fourth inning from the Victorians, they took the matchup 7-3 in seven frames.
Western Australia posted another dominant victory in the second and final game on Saturday for the women, scoring nine in the first, five in the second, two in the third, and four in the fourth to win 20-5 in just five innings.
The 2016 National Open Women’s Championship will come to a close Sunday afternoon, with both the bronze and gold-medal matchups underway at Narrabundah Ballpark, home to the Australian Baseball League’s second-place Canberra Cavalry.
Queensland and Western Australia will square off in the first game of the day for the women, looking for a third-place finish, and New South Wales takes on Victoria at midday in the biggest game of the tournament.
Over the last 16 years, Victoria has won 10 open women’s championships and dominated the circuit, with New South Wales claiming four of the remaining titles, including the two most recent gold medals. The two very competitive teams will ensure an exciting finish after eight days of games in Canberra.
The seventh day of tournament play at the 2016 National Youth Championships presented by Rawlings had 5 games underway at Blue Sox Stadium on Saturday, home to the Australian Baseball League’s Sydney Blue Sox.
Queensland took on New South Wales in the first matchup of the day for the U18s, the squad from the sunshine state taking an early lead and finishing the game 8-4 in seven innings.
Victoria Blue squared off against the Queenslanders in the second game on Saturday and after scoring two in the top of the first, QLD answered back with one in the bottom, but VIC added an insurance run in the sixth and took the game 3-1 in seven frames.
New South Wales Country hosted New South Wales in the third game of the day, and the home team held its in-state rivals to just one hit, Country taking the affair 2-0 in seven innings.
The fourth matchup for the U18s on Saturday saw Australian Capital Territory host South Australia. In the back-and-forth affair, ACT walked off 5-4 in nine innings.
Western Australia took on Victoria White in the afternoon, and the team from WA scored four in the first and three in the second before the Victorians tied up the game at seven. WA added four in the top of the ninth to secure the 11-7 win.
The final contest of the day for the U18 teams saw New South Wales host Victoria Blue, taking down VIC 4-0 on home turf.
Five games were played among the U16 squads, with Australian Capital Territory playing host to Queensland in the first matchup of the day and seeing the team from the sunshine state come out on top 9-7 in the back-and-forth affair after scoring two in the seventh frame.
South Australia hosted Western Australia in the second contest on Saturday for the U16s and with four runs in the first, one in the fourth and a five-run fifth inning, SA walked off WA 10-0 in just five frames.
Victoria White squared off against Western Australia in the third game of the day and after a seven-run first inning, WA took the game 11-2 in seven frames.
South Australia matched up against Victoria Blue in the afternoon, and after six tight innings VIC scored seven runs in the seventh to end it.
New South Wales hosted New South Wales Country in the final game for the U16s on Saturday and with a three-run fifth frame, NSW finished the game on top 5-1 in seven innings.
The seventh day of tournament play at the 2016 National Youth Championships presented by Rawlings had 5 games underway at Blue Sox Stadium on Saturday, home to the Australian Baseball League’s Sydney Blue Sox.
Queensland took on New South Wales in the first matchup of the day for the U18s, the squad from the sunshine state taking an early lead and finishing the game 8-4 in seven innings.
Victoria Blue squared off against the Queenslanders in the second game on Saturday and after scoring two in the top of the first, QLD answered back with one in the bottom, but VIC added an insurance run in the sixth and took the game 3-1 in seven frames.
New South Wales Country hosted New South Wales in the third game of the day, and the home team held its in-state rivals to just one hit, Country taking the affair 2-0 in seven innings.
The fourth matchup for the U18s on Saturday saw Australian Capital Territory host South Australia. In the back-and-forth affair, ACT walked off 5-4 in nine innings.
Western Australia took on Victoria White in the afternoon, and the team from WA scored four in the first and three in the second before the Victorians tied up the game at seven. WA added four in the top of the ninth to secure the 11-7 win.
The final contest of the day for the U18 teams saw New South Wales host Victoria Blue, taking down VIC 4-0 on home turf.
Five games were played among the U16 squads, with Australian Capital Territory playing host to Queensland in the first matchup of the day and seeing the team from the sunshine state come out on top 9-7 in the back-and-forth affair after scoring two in the seventh frame.
South Australia hosted Western Australia in the second contest on Saturday for the U16s and with four runs in the first, one in the fourth and a five-run fifth inning, SA walked off WA 10-0 in just five frames.
Victoria White squared off against Western Australia in the third game of the day and after a seven-run first inning, WA took the game 11-2 in seven frames.
South Australia matched up against Victoria Blue in the afternoon, and after six tight innings VIC scored seven runs in the seventh to end it.
New South Wales hosted New South Wales Country in the final game for the U16s on Saturday and with a three-run fifth frame, NSW finished the game on top 5-1 in seven innings.
In the 2016 National Open Women’s Championship, held at Narrabundah Ballpark, home to the Australian Baseball League’s second-place Canberra Cavalry, three games were played on Friday.
The day started with a dominant win and a no-hitter from Western Australia over their host Australian Capital Territory, scoring 12 in the first, 10 in the second inning and nine in the third to win 31-0 in just three frames in the shutout.
Victoria hosted New South Wales in the second women’s matchup on Friday, and both teams battled to a 25-21 victory for VIC in seven innings behind a 13-run fifth frame from the home squad.
Western Australia took on Queensland in the third and final matchup in the open women’s tournament on the sixth day of play, and with a six-run opening frame and a five-run fourth, the squad from the sunshine state took down the visitors 13-3 in six innings.
In the 2016 National Open Women’s Championship, held at Narrabundah Ballpark, home to the Australian Baseball League’s second-place Canberra Cavalry, three games were played on Friday.
The day started with a dominant win and a no-hitter from Western Australia over their host Australian Capital Territory, scoring 12 in the first, 10 in the second inning and nine in the third to win 31-0 in just three frames in the shutout.
Victoria hosted New South Wales in the second women’s matchup on Friday, and both teams battled to a 25-21 victory for VIC in seven innings behind a 13-run fifth frame from the home squad.
Western Australia took on Queensland in the third and final matchup in the open women’s tournament on the sixth day of play, and with a six-run opening frame and a five-run fourth, the squad from the sunshine state took down the visitors 13-3 in six innings.
The National Youth Championships at Blue Sox Stadium came to a holt yesterday after a mini tornado swept across Sydney closing grounds and forcing teams indoors. However, after some hard work from Blacktown Venue Management and Baseball NSW, BISP was ready for play by 3.30pm.
In the U16 tournament, just one game was played with New South Wales Country taking on Victoria Blue and falling 6-2 to the squad from out of state in seven innings.
Queensland hosted New South Wales Country in the first matchup of the day for the U18s, and a three-run fourth sparked the visitors to a 4-1 win in their home state in nine innings.
The second contest of the day for the U18 teams saw Victoria Blue take on Victoria White, with the Blue squad taking down its in-state rival 13-1.
The National Youth Championships at Blue Sox Stadium came to a holt yesterday after a mini tornado swept across Sydney closing grounds and forcing teams indoors. However, after some hard work from Blacktown Venue Management and Baseball NSW, BISP was ready for play by 3.30pm.
In the U16 tournament, just one game was played with New South Wales Country taking on Victoria Blue and falling 6-2 to the squad from out of state in seven innings.
Queensland hosted New South Wales Country in the first matchup of the day for the U18s, and a three-run fourth sparked the visitors to a 4-1 win in their home state in nine innings.
The second contest of the day for the U18 teams saw Victoria Blue take on Victoria White, with the Blue squad taking down its in-state rival 13-1.