The 2016 National Youth Women’s Championship came to a close on Friday after six days of play, with the gold and bronze-medal games both played at Narrabundah Ballpark, home of the Australian Baseball League’s Canberra Cavalry.
The top-of-the-tier hardware will head back to Western Australia, after the squad walked off to win the gold-medal matchup 5-4 over the silver finishers from Queensland. New South Wales and New South Wales Country battled it out for the bronze, with NSW finishing ahead of their in-state rivals and taking them down 13-3, marking the first time in four years that the Sydney siders haven’t won the tournament.
WA hosted the team from the sunshine state and after getting out to an early two-run lead in the third frame, QLD fought back for two in the top of the fourth. The host squad immediately answered in the bottom half with two more, but the Queenslanders tied it up again in the seventh inning.
With two outs and two runners on in the bottom of the seventh, second baseman Mikayla Hyde singled in the winning run with a drive to left field, finishing the game and ensuring a happy flight back to Perth. WA first baseman Caitlin Gordon led both teams’ offence with two hits and two runs driven in on the day.
In the bronze-medal contest, NSW held its foe to just three hits, the home team also committing five errors in the six-inning game. Both squads kept the affair tight until NSW put up an eight-run sixth frame to finish it and capture the third spot in the standings.
The two games on Friday finished the National Youth Women’s Championship at the home of the second-place Cavalry in ACT
The 2016 National Youth Women’s Championship came to a close on Friday after six days of play, with the gold and bronze-medal games both played at Narrabundah Ballpark, home of the Australian Baseball League’s Canberra Cavalry.
The top-of-the-tier hardware will head back to Western Australia, after the squad walked off to win the gold-medal matchup 5-4 over the silver finishers from Queensland. New South Wales and New South Wales Country battled it out for the bronze, with NSW finishing ahead of their in-state rivals and taking them down 13-3, marking the first time in four years that the Sydney siders haven’t won the tournament.
WA hosted the team from the sunshine state and after getting out to an early two-run lead in the third frame, QLD fought back for two in the top of the fourth. The host squad immediately answered in the bottom half with two more, but the Queenslanders tied it up again in the seventh inning.
With two outs and two runners on in the bottom of the seventh, second baseman Mikayla Hyde singled in the winning run with a drive to left field, finishing the game and ensuring a happy flight back to Perth. WA first baseman Caitlin Gordon led both teams’ offence with two hits and two runs driven in on the day.
In the bronze-medal contest, NSW held its foe to just three hits, the home team also committing five errors in the six-inning game. Both squads kept the affair tight until NSW put up an eight-run sixth frame to finish it and capture the third spot in the standings.
The two games on Friday finished the National Youth Women’s Championship at the home of the second-place Cavalry in ACT
In the National Youth Women’s Championship, Thursday was the final day of play before the finals on Friday, with the gold-medal matchup in the queue. Four games were played among the youth women, all taking place at the home of the Cavalry.
In the first contest of the day, New South Wales hosted New South Wales Country, and with a five-run third inning, the home team took down its visitors 10-2 in six frames.
The morning’s second affair saw Western Australia square off against Queensland, and the team from the sunshine state scored in each of the four innings of the game, highlighted by a six-run first, and finished on top 14-10 over WA.
In the third game of the day among the youth women’s squads, New South Wales Country took down Victoria in dominant fashion, winning 22-1 over the team that hosted them.
Thursday’s fourth and final youth women’s game had Queensland hosting New South Wales, and despite a five-run second frame the home team, NWS won the matchup 8-5 in seven innings.
In the National Women’s Championship round, Thursday saw four games, the day starting with Western Australia at home to Victoria, finishing in five innings after a 10-run second inning led VIC to a 12-1 win over WA.
The second affair of the day saw Queensland host Australian Capital Territory and with an eight-run third frame the squad from the sunshine state took down ACT 15-5 in six innings.
Australian Capital Territory took on New South Wales in the third matchup on Thursday and after taking a two-run game into the fifth inning, NSW broke out for 13 more runs to win the game 15-0 in seven innings.
The final game in the open women’s championship had Victoria square off against Queensland, and after scoring 12 runs in the opening frame of the matchup and adding six in the second, VIC took down QLD 18-6 to win it.
In the National Youth Women’s Championship, Thursday was the final day of play before the finals on Friday, with the gold-medal matchup in the queue. Four games were played among the youth women, all taking place at the home of the Cavalry.
In the first contest of the day, New South Wales hosted New South Wales Country, and with a five-run third inning, the home team took down its visitors 10-2 in six frames.
The morning’s second affair saw Western Australia square off against Queensland, and the team from the sunshine state scored in each of the four innings of the game, highlighted by a six-run first, and finished on top 14-10 over WA.
In the third game of the day among the youth women’s squads, New South Wales Country took down Victoria in dominant fashion, winning 22-1 over the team that hosted them.
Thursday’s fourth and final youth women’s game had Queensland hosting New South Wales, and despite a five-run second frame the home team, NWS won the matchup 8-5 in seven innings.
In the National Women’s Championship round, Thursday saw four games, the day starting with Western Australia at home to Victoria, finishing in five innings after a 10-run second inning led VIC to a 12-1 win over WA.
The second affair of the day saw Queensland host Australian Capital Territory and with an eight-run third frame the squad from the sunshine state took down ACT 15-5 in six innings.
Australian Capital Territory took on New South Wales in the third matchup on Thursday and after taking a two-run game into the fifth inning, NSW broke out for 13 more runs to win the game 15-0 in seven innings.
The final game in the open women’s championship had Victoria square off against Queensland, and after scoring 12 runs in the opening frame of the matchup and adding six in the second, VIC took down QLD 18-6 to win it.
In the fifth day of round-robin play at the 2016 National Youth Championships presented by Rawlings, Thursday saw a total of 8 matchups scheduled at Blue Sox Stadium however due to extreme weather only 4 games were played.
The U16s got started with a contest between New South Wales and Victoria White, with all of NSW’s three runs coming in the fourth inning, but not being enough to stave off VICW, who won 4-3 in seven frames.
South Australia hosted Queensland in the second U16 affair on Thursday, going all seven innings with SA coming out on top 4-2 in the end.
In the third and final U16 game of the day, Western Australia took on Australian Capital Territory and with a five-run second inning, the squad from WA took the matchup 7-2 in regulation frames.
The U18 National Youth Championships saw just one game played on Thursday, with Western Australia playing host to New South Wales. The home team couldn’t overcome a seven-run opening frame from NSW, eventually dropping the matchup 11-8 in nine innings.
In the fifth day of round-robin play at the 2016 National Youth Championships presented by Rawlings, Thursday saw a total of 8 matchups scheduled at Blue Sox Stadium however due to extreme weather only 4 games were played.
The U16s got started with a contest between New South Wales and Victoria White, with all of NSW’s three runs coming in the fourth inning, but not being enough to stave off VICW, who won 4-3 in seven frames.
South Australia hosted Queensland in the second U16 affair on Thursday, going all seven innings with SA coming out on top 4-2 in the end.
In the third and final U16 game of the day, Western Australia took on Australian Capital Territory and with a five-run second inning, the squad from WA took the matchup 7-2 in regulation frames.
The U18 National Youth Championships saw just one game played on Thursday, with Western Australia playing host to New South Wales. The home team couldn’t overcome a seven-run opening frame from NSW, eventually dropping the matchup 11-8 in nine innings.
All the action from Day 4 at the home of the Cavalry from the Youth Women's and Women's Nationals.
In the National Youth Women’s Championship, Queensland matched up against Victoria in the first game of Wednesday. The team from the sunshine state took an early lead and finished 9-6 in five innings.
Western Australia hosted New South Wales in the second youth women’s matchup of the day and scored in each of the four innings they headed to the plate, scoring five in the first, four in the second, three in the third and four in the fourth to win 16-4.
Queensland took on New South Wales Country in the third youth women’s contest on Wednesday afternoon. QLD took an early lead and held on through four innings to win 12-4.
The fourth and final game of the day for the youth women saw a battle between Victoria and Western Australia. After WA scored 12 runs in the bottom of the opening frame, VIC fought back with 12 runs in the top of the second, but WA came out on top 16-12 in just three innings.
In the National Women’s Championship, Western Australia and New South Wales needed extra innings to decide the first game of the day, with WA scoring four in the added frame and NSW walking off with seven in extras to take the matchup 11-8.
New South Wales hosted Queensland in the second matchup on Wednesday for the women and with a seven-run second inning, the host team took the game 13-2.
Australian Capital Territory played Victoria in the third women’s game and with an eight-run fourth inning for the Victorians, they came out on top 13-8 to win it.
Western Australia hosted New South Wales in the second youth women’s matchup of the day and scored in each of the four innings they headed to the plate, scoring five in the first, four in the second, three in the third and four in the fourth to win 16-4.
Queensland took on New South Wales Country in the third youth women’s contest on Wednesday afternoon. QLD took an early lead and held on through four innings to win 12-4.
The fourth and final game of the day for the youth women saw a battle between Victoria and Western Australia. After WA scored 12 runs in the bottom of the opening frame, VIC fought back with 12 runs in the top of the second, but WA came out on top 16-12 in just three innings.
In the National Women’s Championship, Western Australia and New South Wales needed extra innings to decide the first game of the day, with WA scoring four in the added frame and NSW walking off with seven in extras to take the matchup 11-8.
New South Wales hosted Queensland in the second matchup on Wednesday for the women and with a seven-run second inning, the host team took the game 13-2.
Australian Capital Territory played Victoria in the third women’s game and with an eight-run fourth inning for the Victorians, they came out on top 13-8 to win it.
In the fourth day of play at the 2016 National Youth Championships, Wednesday saw 12 matchups underway at Blue Sox Stadium.
The U16s opened with Victoria White taking on South Australia, and with a four-run seventh inning for SA, they took down their opponents 7-0.
New South Wales hosted Australian Capital Territory in the second U16 game of the day, and after taking an early lead in the opening frame, ACT came back to tie the game at three in the fourth. NSW pulled out a 4-5 win in the end.
Queensland took on New South Wales Country in the third U16 affair of the afternoon, getting ahead with two runs in the third inning and holding on to take the game 2-1.
The final matchup in the U16 portion of the tournament on Wednesday had Victoria Blue hosting Western Australia. The home team took an early lead and stayed ahead to pull out a 5-1 victory over WA.
In the U18 competition, a day of eight matchups started when Victoria Blue took on ACT in the opening contest on Wednesday and with a run in the first, three in the second and four more in the sixth, VICB took the game 8-1.
Western Australia hosted New South Wales Country in the second U18 contest of the day and after NSWC got up by four in the first two innings, WA tied up the game in the bottom of the second and then added three in the fifth to take the game 7-4.
The third game of the day in the U18 competition saw New South Wales host Victoria Blue and in the back-and-forth affair the home team came out on top 5-4 to finish it.
New South Wales hosted Victoria White and with a tie game heading into the seventh inning, NSW scored four in the bottom of the frame for the 8-4 walkoff win.
Australian Capital Territory took on Western Australia in the fifth game of the day for the U18s and despite WA coming back for two runs in the seventh, ACT pulled out the 5-3 victory.
Queensland played host to South Australia in the afternoon and after a five-run third frame and staving off a three-run comeback from SA in the top of the seventh inning, the squad from the sunshine state came out on top 7-5.
New South Wales Country and South Australia battled in a back-and-forth affair in the seventh matchup of the day, but NSWC pulled out a 4-3 victory to take the game.
The final matchup on Wednesday for the U18s saw Queensland host Victoria White, and with a six-run fifth inning they ended the game at the end of the frame, shutting out their visitors and taking down VICW 10-0.
In the fourth day of play at the 2016 National Youth Championships, Wednesday saw 12 matchups underway at Blue Sox Stadium.
The U16s opened with Victoria White taking on South Australia, and with a four-run seventh inning for SA, they took down their opponents 7-0.
New South Wales hosted Australian Capital Territory in the second U16 game of the day, and after taking an early lead in the opening frame, ACT came back to tie the game at three in the fourth. NSW pulled out a 4-5 win in the end.
Queensland took on New South Wales Country in the third U16 affair of the afternoon, getting ahead with two runs in the third inning and holding on to take the game 2-1.
The final matchup in the U16 portion of the tournament on Wednesday had Victoria Blue hosting Western Australia. The home team took an early lead and stayed ahead to pull out a 5-1 victory over WA.
In the U18 competition, a day of eight matchups started when Victoria Blue took on ACT in the opening contest on Wednesday and with a run in the first, three in the second and four more in the sixth, VICB took the game 8-1.
Western Australia hosted New South Wales Country in the second U18 contest of the day and after NSWC got up by four in the first two innings, WA tied up the game in the bottom of the second and then added three in the fifth to take the game 7-4.
The third game of the day in the U18 competition saw New South Wales host Victoria Blue and in the back-and-forth affair the home team came out on top 5-4 to finish it.
New South Wales hosted Victoria White and with a tie game heading into the seventh inning, NSW scored four in the bottom of the frame for the 8-4 walkoff win.
Australian Capital Territory took on Western Australia in the fifth game of the day for the U18s and despite WA coming back for two runs in the seventh, ACT pulled out the 5-3 victory.
Queensland played host to South Australia in the afternoon and after a five-run third frame and staving off a three-run comeback from SA in the top of the seventh inning, the squad from the sunshine state came out on top 7-5.
New South Wales Country and South Australia battled in a back-and-forth affair in the seventh matchup of the day, but NSWC pulled out a 4-3 victory to take the game.
The final matchup on Wednesday for the U18s saw Queensland host Victoria White, and with a six-run fifth inning they ended the game at the end of the frame, shutting out their visitors and taking down VICW 10-0.
The penultimate day of the round robin portion of the national championships concluded with Victorian teams prevailing in three of nine matchups. The big winners were the women (who have now been victorious in four straight contests after a Day 1 loss to defending champion New South Wales), Under 16 Blue (still undefeated), and another stirring win from the Under 18 Blue team (8-1 over the Australian Capital Territory).
A bullpen day—five hurlers took the mound for Victoria—showed the depth and quality of the Women’s team. Madeline Davis started and threw two innings, followed by Sinead Byrne-Connell (who got the win with one inning of work), Hannah Jackson, Georgia Page and Risa Tanaka. In seven innings they only ceded seven hits, striking out seven.
Fulfilling her leadoff hitting duties to perfection, designated hitter Shae Lillywhite went 3-4 with two runs scored and three batted in. Ellen Goodrope, Bronwyn Gell (three RBI), Page and Tanaka also had two hits each. An on-base machine, right fielder Emma French walked three times and came around to score each time.
Sitting pretty at second on the ladder with eight points, Victoria trails only undefeated New South Wales, who has played one more game. They close out the round-robin portion of the tournament with a double header: the visiting team both against Western Australia (9 a.m.) and Queensland (12.30 p.m.).
Despite falling short in both games, the Youth Women’s team impressed on Wednesday, plating 18 runs in a sure sign that their best days of baseball are ahead of them. In the first game against Queensland, they started fast, scoring three times in the first and twice in the second. The star of the game was Maddison Singleton who started in center field and then came in to pitch. She went 2-2 with an RBI. Other knocks came courtesy of Hanami Campitelli, Jamieson Bastian and Emily Devine.
The second game featured a baseball oddity: two 12 run innings. Unlikely that three half innings would account for all 28 runs but indeed they did as Western Australia followed up their dozen first inning runs with four in the second. Victoria valiantly scored their 12 in the bottom half of the frame but a scoreless (of course!) third inning crystallized the final margin.
Starring at the plate for the Aces were Jaymee Hassett-Smith (2-2 with a run) and Hannah Healy (2-2 with two each of runs and RBI). In addition to throwing a scoreless 1.2 innings—no small feat in a game like this one—Gabrielle Bevan had a hit, scored a run and a had an run batted in (ditto for Emily Kline) and Becky Patte finished with a hit, walk, two runs scored and two runs batted in.
The Aces finish off the round robin portion of their tournament with a home game against New South Wales Country at 1.30 p.m.
The Under 18 White team had a tough day, losing to New South Wales 8-4 and being shut out by a resurgent Queensland squad, 10-0.
In the first game the teams traded runs in the first and the sixth but it was in the fourth and seventh frames that the game was lost. NSW scored once in the fourth and then four times in the seventh to build a comfortable 8-3 lead. The White team fought back to score one in the bottom of the inning but it was not enough.
Blake Hodgson, Ayden Norman and Mitchell John all threw for the Aces. At the dish, catcher and leadoff hitter Hamish Foreman had two hits and scored a couples runs; Jack Daniels, William Day and Tim Lane had the other knocks for White.
The lone hit in the second game went to left fielder Mitchell John. Queensland hurler Josh Bedggood was outstanding, pitching a complete game five inning shutout in just 55 pitches, walking no one and striking out four.
The Blue team was dominant in their first game, downing the Australian Capital Territory, 8-1. A run in the first and three in the second gave them the early lead and after they ceded a marker in the top of the third, four huge runs in the bottom of the sixth put the game away.
Max Barrett (3.1 innings, one earned run and six strikeouts), Mitchell Wilcox (2.2, 0, 4) and Oliver Dunn were awesome on the mound. Wilcox got the win.
At the plate, Jordan Barnett scored three runs from the leadoff spot, Dunn went 2-4 with two runs and an RBI, right fielder Jordan Busch had two runs batted in and left fielder Jamie Young went 3-4 with two RBI.
Max Barrett threw 3.1 innings and only gave up one run while striking out six.
Jamie Young stood out at the plate. Here: one of his three hits.
Chase Hodkinson was very solid behind the dish.
A nip-and-tuck affair ended when a New South Wales run in the top of the seventh went unanswered. The Aces got hits from seven of their nine starters, including three from right fielder Nathan Picchioni. Leadoff hitter Barnett continued to get on base, walking thrice. Designated hitter Justin Burke also took two bases on balls to add to his hit and run scored.
Starter Stephen Hughes pitched well.
Good glove work by Aaron Ouwehand.
Baaaack! Heads up baserunning by Oliver McMahon.
For their final game in the round-robin tournament, Victoria White hosts Victoria Blue at Diamond 2. First pitch of the intrastate grudge match is 3.30 p.m.
After scoring plenty of runs in previous games, the Under 16 White team couldn’t solve South Australian hurler Ky Hampton who threw seven shutout innings, allowing just four hits, a walk and striking out two in 72 pitches.
Third baseman Maxwell Leuga showed best for the Aces getting two hits in three at-bats. Catcher Chris Burke and first baseman Curtis Cox had the other knocks off Hampton.
White’s last round-robin game is scheduled for 9.15 this morning, a home game against New South Wales.
It never gets to be old hat, but the Blue team just keeps on winning. Six games, six wins.
This latest victory was another team effort. The boys started strong, scoring twice in the first then, after giving up a run in the second, put the game away by plating single markers in the third, fifth and sixth innings to provide the final margin.
Mackenzie Salmon started and pitched well (one earned run in 2.2 innings). In the third, Brock Wells relieved and pitched even better (3.2 innings, no runs). Joshia Meyer closed the game out with a scoreless two-thirds of an inning.
At the dish, leadoff hitter Liam Madden went 2-4 with two runs scored and six other players contributed hits. Batting second and playing second, Kyle Morrison scored two runs and had one batted in.
Blue finishes off the preliminary rounds with a home game against New South Wales Country at 12.15 p.m.
Updated standings, statistics, fixtures and more can be found on the Baseball Australia website under ‘Events’ and ‘National Championships’.
U16
Game 1
The under 16 Victoria White side earned their first victory of the tournament on Day 3 with a hard-fought 3-1 win over ACT.
Great poise on the mound was the difference for the Victorians as they held their opponents to just the single run.
Game 2
The under 16 New South Wales side were handed their second-straight loss of the tournament after going down 10-2 to a strong Queensland team.
The home side were overwhelmed with Queensland’s impressive hitting and were unable to win after hitting the lead early in the game.
Game 3
Under 16 Western Australia outfit remained undefeated early on Day 3 after beating South Australia 9-4.
The boys from the West were tested early after going three down at the top of the 2nd but rallied scoring seven unanswered runs on the way to victory.
Game 4
One of the form teams of the tournament under 16 Victoria Blue continued their great form defeating New South Wales 10-7.
Victoria Blue were off to a great start with four runs in the 1st in the back and forth affair in which NSW showed great hitting – but Victoria were just too good in the end.
Game 5
The under 16 ACT team earned their first win of the tournament on Day 3 with a 6-1 victory over Country NSW.
ACT’s hitting was simply too good for the country pitchers as they clocked ten hits on their way to victory.
Game 6
The under 16 Victoria Blue ended Day 3 with a hard-fought 8-7 victory over South Australia. The win ensures they remain the only undefeated team in their division by the end of the third day.
The game was a nail biter with Victoria Blue’s poise and composure proving to be the difference in the end.
Game 7
The Under 16 Victoria White team earned their second win of the tournament narrowly defeating Queensland 10-9 at the end of Day 3.
The Victorians came back twice on their way to victory during the tense afternoon game.
Game 8
The under 16 Country NSW team handed Western Australia their first loss of the tournament at the end of Day 3 in a 9-7 victory.
Country fell behind early to WA but remained composed which paid off in the 5th where they recorded four runs on their way to victory.
Under 18
Game 1
The Queensland U18 team earned their third-straight win with a 11-5 victory over the ACT.
The Queenslanders were controlled on the mound to limit ACT and cruised to victory.
Game 2
Victoria Blue Under 18's take out their second-straight win, after defeating Western Australia 5-1.
Game 3
New South Wales Under 18's team were victorious against South Australia 3-2 to take home their first win of the tournament.
Game 4
Picking up their fourth win in the tournament, Country NSW Under 18's remain undefeated easing past Victoria White 16-3.
U16
Game 1
The under 16 Victoria White side earned their first victory of the tournament on Day 3 with a hard-fought 3-1 win over ACT.
Great poise on the mound was the difference for the Victorians as they held their opponents to just the single run.
Game 2
The under 16 New South Wales side were handed their second-straight loss of the tournament after going down 10-2 to a strong Queensland team.
The home side were overwhelmed with Queensland’s impressive hitting and were unable to win after hitting the lead early in the game.
Game 3
Under 16 Western Australia outfit remained undefeated early on Day 3 after beating South Australia 9-4.
The boys from the West were tested early after going three down at the top of the 2nd but rallied scoring seven unanswered runs on the way to victory.
Game 4
One of the form teams of the tournament under 16 Victoria Blue continued their great form defeating New South Wales 10-7.
Victoria Blue were off to a great start with four runs in the 1st in the back and forth affair in which NSW showed great hitting – but Victoria were just too good in the end.
Game 5
The under 16 ACT team earned their first win of the tournament on Day 3 with a 6-1 victory over Country NSW.
ACT’s hitting was simply too good for the country pitchers as they clocked ten hits on their way to victory.
Game 6
The under 16 Victoria Blue ended Day 3 with a hard-fought 8-7 victory over South Australia. The win ensures they remain the only undefeated team in their division by the end of the third day.
The game was a nail biter with Victoria Blue’s poise and composure proving to be the difference in the end.
Game 7
The Under 16 Victoria White team earned their second win of the tournament narrowly defeating Queensland 10-9 at the end of Day 3.
The Victorians came back twice on their way to victory during the tense afternoon game.
Game 8
The under 16 Country NSW team handed Western Australia their first loss of the tournament at the end of Day 3 in a 9-7 victory.
Country fell behind early to WA but remained composed which paid off in the 5th where they recorded four runs on their way to victory.
Under 18
Game 1
The Queensland U18 team earned their third-straight win with a 11-5 victory over the ACT.
The Queenslanders were controlled on the mound to limit ACT and cruised to victory.
Game 2
Victoria Blue Under 18's take out their second-straight win, after defeating Western Australia 5-1.
Game 3
New South Wales Under 18's team were victorious against South Australia 3-2 to take home their first win of the tournament.
Game 4
Picking up their fourth win in the tournament, Country NSW Under 18's remain undefeated easing past Victoria White 16-3.
Under 18
Game 1
The Queensland U18 team earned their third-straight win with a 11-5 victory over the ACT.
The Queenslanders were controlled on the mound to limit ACT and cruised to victory.
Game 2
Victoria Blue Under 18's take out their second-straight win, after defeating Western Australia 5-1.
Game 3
New South Wales Under 18's team were victorious against South Australia 3-2 to take home their first win of the tournament.
Game 4
Picking up their fourth win in the tournament, Country NSW Under 18's remain undefeated easing past Victoria White 16-3.
The National Youth Women's and Women's Championships continued for Narrabundah Ballpark as Day 3 of the championships came to a close. Check out all the results here.
Youth Women's:
Game 1: NSW Youth rallied from two successive losses on Day Two with a 19-5 win over local rivals NSW Country early on Day Three.
NSW showed their impressive hitting prowess which was absent the day before which leaves them on a .500 record for the tournament.
Game 2: Western Australia's Youth team remains undefeated in the tournament as they top Queensland Youth 8 - 4. In just four games they have already scored 47 runs.
Game 3: New South Wales Youth picks up their second win, shutting out Victoria Youth, defeating them 22 - 0.
GAME 4: In their second game of the day, Western Australia Youth team was able to come out with another win as they defeat New South Wales Country Youth 15 - 4.
Open Women's:
Game 1: New South Wales Open was able to remain undefeated as they top Queensland Open 13 - 4, scoring 13 runs on 16 hits.
Game 2: Victoria Open scored 18 runs on only 6 hits in their win over Canberra Open. The final score was Victoria 18, Canberra 0.
Game 3: Victoria Open picked up their second win of the day, defeating Western Australia Open 14 - 2.
The National Youth Women's and Women's Championships continued for Narrabundah Ballpark as Day 3 of the championships came to a close. Check out all the results here.
Youth Women's:
Game 1: NSW Youth rallied from two successive losses on Day Two with a 19-5 win over local rivals NSW Country early on Day Three.
NSW showed their impressive hitting prowess which was absent the day before which leaves them on a .500 record for the tournament.
Game 2: Western Australia's Youth team remains undefeated in the tournament as they top Queensland Youth 8 - 4. In just four games they have already scored 47 runs.
Game 3: New South Wales Youth picks up their second win, shutting out Victoria Youth, defeating them 22 - 0.
GAME 4: In their second game of the day, Western Australia Youth team was able to come out with another win as they defeat New South Wales Country Youth 15 - 4.
Open Women's:
Game 1: New South Wales Open was able to remain undefeated as they top Queensland Open 13 - 4, scoring 13 runs on 16 hits.
Game 2: Victoria Open scored 18 runs on only 6 hits in their win over Canberra Open. The final score was Victoria 18, Canberra 0.
Game 3: Victoria Open picked up their second win of the day, defeating Western Australia Open 14 - 2.
On Saturday 24 January at 1 p.m. at their home ground in Northcote, the Fitzroy Baseball Club will hold their annual Alcohol-Free Round where they encourage social responsibility and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle, both of which are affected by the abuse of alcohol.
With the support of Good Sports, the Lions are aiming to create a carnival-style celebration for the whole family, with music, games for the kids, a BBQ and a fun baseball atmosphere for all those who attend.
Please see the attached PDF for additional information.