Division 2, Sunshine at Springvale Saturday 18th January 2015.
Audio interview with Earl Byrne of Sunshine, can't see the player? Click here.
Game starts at 3.30pm #vsbl
Starting Line Up for Sunshine- Hornstra 6, Davis 7, Chatwood 1, Weldon 2, Koski 8, Irons 5, Wilke 9, Jones 4, Byrne 3
Springvale- Sinclair 6, Poole 5, Price 2, Barnden 3, Baillie 4, Kirby 8, DiGiovambattista 7, Manzie-Novotney K 9, Croft 1.
Top 1st innings- Chatwood legged out a sliding triple with two down but Croft threw straight and left him there.
Bottom 1st- Three contact outs saw Springvale back in the dugout with the score 0-0.
Top 2nd - Koski of Sunshine started with a lead-off walk but got caught stealing 2nd after a very accurate throw from Price in the dish for the Lions. Croft threw a good breaking ball to get Irons to pop up to centre for the second out. Wilke walked then made it to 3rd on an error that got Jones to 2nd. Byrne looked eager to hit from the first pitch but Croft absorbed the pressure and left the two runners on after a pop-up for the third out.
Bottom 2nd- Barnden lead off with a line drive single to right then Baillie walked and both runners advanced on a pass ball after a failed bunt attempt. Chatwood steadied on the hill for the Eagles with a strikeout and was peppering low on the outside corner of the plate when he got another swinging. The pressure was then on Springvale to try and score the runners. There was a delay whilst officials discussed the legality of substituting Manzie-Novotoney for Richardson and Chatwood finished it with a strikeout.
Top 3rd- Croft of Springvale continued to impress mixing off-speed and fastballs accurately. Chatwood doubled with two out for his second hit of the day, then showed some heads up running to take 3rd. Weldon batted him in with a groundball single up the middle. Koski bounced a hit off the third baseman to get on but a fly ball out at centre left two on and kept the Eagles lead to 1. Score Sunshine 1, Springvale 0.
Bottom 3rd- Chatwood looked settled as he got three contact outs to send his team to bat again.
Top 4th- Wilke started with a hit to left then Jones did the same after two bunt attempts went foul. Byrne sac-bunted the runners into scoring position and that brought up the top of the Sunshine order. Hornstra scored Wilke on a hit, high and soft that landed between the fielders in right. Davis scored another on a sac fly before Richards took a diving catch in centre right for the third out, which kept the Springvale deficit to three. Sunshine 3, Springvale 0.
Bottom 4th- Price started with a hit to right, which fell just short of the fielder, then Baillie doubled to advance him to 3rd after he held up to avoid being doubled off. Chatwood bounced back with a strikeout (looking down the middle) for the second out. A running catch from Davis in left for the Eagles left two on and ended it there. Sunshine leading Springvale 3-0.
Top 5- Weldon walked but Croft was still mixing it up well from the hill for the Lions when Irons played into a fielder’s choice at 2nd. Then a fly ball to left ended it with no addition to the score.
Bottom 5- Richards had his first at bat after coming into the game for Manzie-Novotney but Chatwood found the corner again and sat him down looking. Cavanagh came in to bat for Croft after an outstanding performance from the young Springvale pitcher. He walked, then Sinclair hit to right. A pop-up to centre made it two out as Chatwood’s curve was settling for the Eagles and another fly ball ended it there.
Top 6- Richards finished it with a routine flyball after he had taken another spectacular catch for the second out to support Baillie the new pitcher for Springvale. Sunshine leading 3-0.
Bottom 6- Barnden hit flat and hard for a single to centre to start the innings. Baillie walked, then Barnden got caught in a run down trying to steal 3rd. An infield pop-up got the second out then DiGiovambattista walked. Richards hit hard but got caught in left for the third out. Score Sunshine 3, Springvale 0.
Top 7- Davis got HBP which saw Baillie hand the pitching duites to Richards of Springvale. Chatwood then scored Davis with his second triple of the afternoon to increase the Eagles lead to 4. Weldon hit a slow roller, ground out to score him and make it 5-0 with one out. Koski walked then Irons hit to centre to advance him to 3rd. Wilke dropped one in shallow centre to score another and make it 6-0. Both runners then advanced on a pass ball but that’s where it ended after a couple of routine outs. Score Sunshine 6, Springvale 0.
Bottom 7- Chatwood of Sunshine vacated the mound for Irons after throwing many pressure outs with runners on base. Cavanagh walked but got played into a fielder’s choice at 2nd. Wilke took a good running catch, deep in right for the second out, Sinclair stole 2nd after walking, with a great jump but another routine out ended it there.
Top 8- Sunshine walked as Springvale changed pitchers twice and struggled to find the zone. As the runs walked in Sunshine took their lead to 14.
Bottom 8- Springvale got two hits but Sunshine were too good and got the win after 8 innings on the mercy rule. Sunshine 14, Springvale 0.
Sunshine were very good but the final score didn't reflect that the game was close for most of the first seven innings. Croft pitched very well for the Lions and Chatwood was equally as good for the Eagles. Both teams hit with the total being 12 to 7 in Sunshine's favour. Credit to Chatwood for pitching under pressure as Springvale left many runners on base.
Chatwood was dominant with the bat as well as he hit two triples and a double.
Hits- Chatwood 3, Wilke 2 for Sunshine. Barnden 3 for Springvale.
Pitching
Chatwood (Sunshine) 6 innings, 112 pitches, 62 strikes, 50 balls. 5 Ks. 5 Hits, BB 4, Batters faced 26.
Croft (Springvale) 5 innings, 90 pitches, 49 strikes, 41 balls, 7 hits, BB 3, Batters faced 25.
Report by Cam Gleeson.
@valiantcam
#vsbl
Division 2, Sunshine at Springvale Saturday 18th January 2015.
Audio interview with Earl Byrne of Sunshine, can't see the player? Click here.
Game starts at 3.30pm #vsbl
Starting Line Up for Sunshine- Hornstra 6, Davis 7, Chatwood 1, Weldon 2, Koski 8, Irons 5, Wilke 9, Jones 4, Byrne 3
Springvale- Sinclair 6, Poole 5, Price 2, Barnden 3, Baillie 4, Kirby 8, DiGiovambattista 7, Manzie-Novotney K 9, Croft 1.
Top 1st innings- Chatwood legged out a sliding triple with two down but Croft threw straight and left him there.
Bottom 1st- Three contact outs saw Springvale back in the dugout with the score 0-0.
Top 2nd - Koski of Sunshine started with a lead-off walk but got caught stealing 2nd after a very accurate throw from Price in the dish for the Lions. Croft threw a good breaking ball to get Irons to pop up to centre for the second out. Wilke walked then made it to 3rd on an error that got Jones to 2nd. Byrne looked eager to hit from the first pitch but Croft absorbed the pressure and left the two runners on after a pop-up for the third out.
Bottom 2nd- Barnden lead off with a line drive single to right then Baillie walked and both runners advanced on a pass ball after a failed bunt attempt. Chatwood steadied on the hill for the Eagles with a strikeout and was peppering low on the outside corner of the plate when he got another swinging. The pressure was then on Springvale to try and score the runners. There was a delay whilst officials discussed the legality of substituting Manzie-Novotoney for Richardson and Chatwood finished it with a strikeout.
Top 3rd- Croft of Springvale continued to impress mixing off-speed and fastballs accurately. Chatwood doubled with two out for his second hit of the day, then showed some heads up running to take 3rd. Weldon batted him in with a groundball single up the middle. Koski bounced a hit off the third baseman to get on but a fly ball out at centre left two on and kept the Eagles lead to 1. Score Sunshine 1, Springvale 0.
Bottom 3rd- Chatwood looked settled as he got three contact outs to send his team to bat again.
Top 4th- Wilke started with a hit to left then Jones did the same after two bunt attempts went foul. Byrne sac-bunted the runners into scoring position and that brought up the top of the Sunshine order. Hornstra scored Wilke on a hit, high and soft that landed between the fielders in right. Davis scored another on a sac fly before Richards took a diving catch in centre right for the third out, which kept the Springvale deficit to three. Sunshine 3, Springvale 0.
Bottom 4th- Price started with a hit to right, which fell just short of the fielder, then Baillie doubled to advance him to 3rd after he held up to avoid being doubled off. Chatwood bounced back with a strikeout (looking down the middle) for the second out. A running catch from Davis in left for the Eagles left two on and ended it there. Sunshine leading Springvale 3-0.
Top 5- Weldon walked but Croft was still mixing it up well from the hill for the Lions when Irons played into a fielder’s choice at 2nd. Then a fly ball to left ended it with no addition to the score.
Bottom 5- Richards had his first at bat after coming into the game for Manzie-Novotney but Chatwood found the corner again and sat him down looking. Cavanagh came in to bat for Croft after an outstanding performance from the young Springvale pitcher. He walked, then Sinclair hit to right. A pop-up to centre made it two out as Chatwood’s curve was settling for the Eagles and another fly ball ended it there.
Top 6- Richards finished it with a routine flyball after he had taken another spectacular catch for the second out to support Baillie the new pitcher for Springvale. Sunshine leading 3-0.
Bottom 6- Barnden hit flat and hard for a single to centre to start the innings. Baillie walked, then Barnden got caught in a run down trying to steal 3rd. An infield pop-up got the second out then DiGiovambattista walked. Richards hit hard but got caught in left for the third out. Score Sunshine 3, Springvale 0.
Top 7- Davis got HBP which saw Baillie hand the pitching duites to Richards of Springvale. Chatwood then scored Davis with his second triple of the afternoon to increase the Eagles lead to 4. Weldon hit a slow roller, ground out to score him and make it 5-0 with one out. Koski walked then Irons hit to centre to advance him to 3rd. Wilke dropped one in shallow centre to score another and make it 6-0. Both runners then advanced on a pass ball but that’s where it ended after a couple of routine outs. Score Sunshine 6, Springvale 0.
Bottom 7- Chatwood of Sunshine vacated the mound for Irons after throwing many pressure outs with runners on base. Cavanagh walked but got played into a fielder’s choice at 2nd. Wilke took a good running catch, deep in right for the second out, Sinclair stole 2nd after walking, with a great jump but another routine out ended it there.
Top 8- Sunshine walked as Springvale changed pitchers twice and struggled to find the zone. As the runs walked in Sunshine took their lead to 14.
Bottom 8- Springvale got two hits but Sunshine were too good and got the win after 8 innings on the mercy rule. Sunshine 14, Springvale 0.
Sunshine were very good but the final score didn't reflect that the game was close for most of the first seven innings. Croft pitched very well for the Lions and Chatwood was equally as good for the Eagles. Both teams hit with the total being 12 to 7 in Sunshine's favour. Credit to Chatwood for pitching under pressure as Springvale left many runners on base.
Chatwood was dominant with the bat as well as he hit two triples and a double.
Hits- Chatwood 3, Wilke 2 for Sunshine. Barnden 3 for Springvale.
Pitching
Chatwood (Sunshine) 6 innings, 112 pitches, 62 strikes, 50 balls. 5 Ks. 5 Hits, BB 4, Batters faced 26.
Croft (Springvale) 5 innings, 90 pitches, 49 strikes, 41 balls, 7 hits, BB 3, Batters faced 25.
Report by Cam Gleeson.
@valiantcam
#vsbl
Round robin play has finished at the 2015 Under 18 National Youth Championships presented by New Era in Sydney. After a wet start to the tournament, the sun has been shining and competitive baseball has been played. Western Australia is dominating the leaderboards for both the Under 18 and Under 16 championships and are looking for a place in the Gold Medal game.
Standings after Round Robin
1. Western Australia
2. New South Wales
3. New South Wales Country
4. Queensland
5. ACT
6. South Australia
7. Victoria Blue
8. Victoria White
Tomorrow all teams will play in the semi-finals, with the top four ranked teams competing to play in the finals and be crowned the 2015 champions.
For more game recaps, live scoring, statistics and results visit baseball.com.au or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Round robin play has finished at the 2015 Under 18 National Youth Championships presented by New Era in Sydney. After a wet start to the tournament, the sun has been shining and competitive baseball has been played. Western Australia is dominating the leaderboards for both the Under 18 and Under 16 championships and are looking for a place in the Gold Medal game.
Standings after Round Robin
1. Western Australia
2. New South Wales
3. New South Wales Country
4. Queensland
5. ACT
6. South Australia
7. Victoria Blue
8. Victoria White
Tomorrow all teams will play in the semi-finals, with the top four ranked teams competing to play in the finals and be crowned the 2015 champions.
For more game recaps, live scoring, statistics and results visit baseball.com.au or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
One more day of play left at the 2015 National Womens Championships. Tomorrow will see a battle between women's baseball giants for the gold medal and the opportunity for ACT to win their first national medal.
Playing in front of a vocal home crowd ACT today were able to come from behind to win the game. For the first time, ACT will be playing for a national medal and with the hometown support they may come out with the bronze over Queensland.
After going down to Queensland in the first round, Victoria showed that they are here and they mean business. Amy Collins was a stand out for the team today pitching 5 perfect innings with 3 at bats, 2 runs, 2 hits, 3 RBIs and a double.
Tomorrows championship game will see long time giants of Australian women's baseball battle it out for the championship when New South Wales takes on Victoria for the crown.
The Bronze Medal game will take place on field 1 between Queensland and ACT at 9:00am. The Gold Medal game will follow on the same field between New South Wales and Victoria.
The Gold Medal game will be live streamed at ABL.tv.
For more game recaps, live scoring, statistics and results visit baseball.com.au or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
One more day of play left at the 2015 National Womens Championships. Tomorrow will see a battle between women's baseball giants for the gold medal and the opportunity for ACT to win their first national medal.
Playing in front of a vocal home crowd ACT today were able to come from behind to win the game. For the first time, ACT will be playing for a national medal and with the hometown support they may come out with the bronze over Queensland.
After going down to Queensland in the first round, Victoria showed that they are here and they mean business. Amy Collins was a stand out for the team today pitching 5 perfect innings with 3 at bats, 2 runs, 2 hits, 3 RBIs and a double.
Tomorrows championship game will see long time giants of Australian women's baseball battle it out for the championship when New South Wales takes on Victoria for the crown.
After going down to Queensland in the first round, Victoria showed that they are here and they mean business. Amy Collins was a stand out for the team today pitching 5 perfect innings with 3 at bats, 2 runs, 2 hits, 3 RBIs and a double.
Tomorrows championship game will see long time giants of Australian women's baseball battle it out for the championship when New South Wales takes on Victoria for the crown.
The Bronze Medal game will take place on field 1 between Queensland and ACT at 9:00am. The Gold Medal game will follow on the same field between New South Wales and Victoria.
The Gold Medal game will be live streamed at ABL.tv.
For more game recaps, live scoring, statistics and results visit baseball.com.au or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Round robin play is complete at the 2015 Under 15 National Womens Championships in Canberra. The week was filled with perfect weather and tough competition for the Under 15 girls.
Western Australia is looking to take the championship title from New South Wales, making them the first team to do so in the four years of the tournament. They will need everything to go their way but it is a very achievable task.
Standings:
1. New South Wales
2. Western Australia
3. County New South Wales
4. Queensland
5. ACT
The Bronze Medal game will take place on field 3 between Country New South Wales and Queensland at 9:00am. The Gold Medal game will follow on the same field between defending champions New South Wales and Western Australia.
The Gold Medal game will be live streamed at ABL.tv.
For more game recaps, live scoring, statistics and results visit baseball.com.au or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Round robin play is complete at the 2015 Under 15 National Womens Championships in Canberra. The week was filled with perfect weather and tough competition for the Under 15 girls.
Western Australia is looking to take the championship title from New South Wales, making them the first team to do so in the four years of the tournament. They will need everything to go their way but it is a very achievable task.
Western Australia is looking to take the championship title from New South Wales, making them the first team to do so in the four years of the tournament. They will need everything to go their way but it is a very achievable task.
Standings:
1. New South Wales
2. Western Australia
3. County New South Wales
4. Queensland
5. ACT
The Bronze Medal game will take place on field 3 between Country New South Wales and Queensland at 9:00am. The Gold Medal game will follow on the same field between defending champions New South Wales and Western Australia.
The Gold Medal game will be live streamed at ABL.tv.
For more game recaps, live scoring, statistics and results visit baseball.com.au or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
140 MLB games, AAA All-Star, nine MVP awards and seven premierships, will be just some of the accolades celebrated as Trent Durrington and John Galloway are inducted into the Baseball Australia Hall of Fame on 28 February 2015.
Baseball truly is a global sport and these two inductees are a perfect representation of the breadth of the game, it’s opportunities and success stories in Australia.
Trent Durrington was the third Australian position player to debut in the Majors when the Anaheim Angels called him up in 1999. To get to that moment, the infielder had worked his way up through four Queensland State teams, three Australian caps and five years in the US Minor League system.
Back on home soil Trent made 245 appearances in the ABL and Claxton Shield competition. His 1222 career games in the US, 140 of those in the Major Leagues with the Angels and Milwaukee Brewers, make him a deserving inductee in the special playing category for outstanding international career.
John Galloway is a life-long player, totalling over 500 A-grade club games in two States, nine MVP’s and seven premierships across South Australia and Victoria. His exceptional service to baseball has also been recognised with the Australian Sports Medal.
The capped Melbournian represented Australia as a player, captain and coach, and his longevity and success in the game is testament to his natural talent for the game he loves. John is being inducted for the playing category 1968 to 1988.
Trent and John’s induction into the Hall of Fame is the highest honour that can be bestowed upon an individual for their sport and the two will be in held in high esteem as they stand in front of their peers and Gala audience in February.
View complete career biographies including footage of Trent Durrington and John Galloway.
Australian Baseball Gala – celebrating the Hall of Fame and Annual Diamond Awards
Date: Saturday 28 February 2015
Time: Arrivals and red carpet from 6:00pm
Where: Sofitel Sydney Wentworth
Who: The largest gathering of Australian baseball past and present players, coaches and community, plus ten year reunion of the 2004 Olympic Silver Medal winning team.
Awards: Baseball Australia Hall of Fame, ABL Helms Award MVP, 2014/15 ABL Season playing categories, National High Performance and Grassroots Community Awards.
Early Bird tickets are now on sale
Hall of Fame Honour Roll and Diamond Award Information
140 MLB games, AAA All-Star, nine MVP awards and seven premierships, will be just some of the accolades celebrated as Trent Durrington and John Galloway are inducted into the Baseball Australia Hall of Fame on 28 February 2015.
Baseball truly is a global sport and these two inductees are a perfect representation of the breadth of the game, it’s opportunities and success stories in Australia.
Trent Durrington was the third Australian position player to debut in the Majors when the Anaheim Angels called him up in 1999. To get to that moment, the infielder had worked his way up through four Queensland State teams, three Australian caps and five years in the US Minor League system.
Back on home soil Trent made 245 appearances in the ABL and Claxton Shield competition. His 1222 career games in the US, 140 of those in the Major Leagues with the Angels and Milwaukee Brewers, make him a deserving inductee in the special playing category for outstanding international career.
John Galloway is a life-long player, totalling over 500 A-grade club games in two States, nine MVP’s and seven premierships across South Australia and Victoria. His exceptional service to baseball has also been recognised with the Australian Sports Medal.
The capped Melbournian represented Australia as a player, captain and coach, and his longevity and success in the game is testament to his natural talent for the game he loves. John is being inducted for the playing category 1968 to 1988.
Trent and John’s induction into the Hall of Fame is the highest honour that can be bestowed upon an individual for their sport and the two will be in held in high esteem as they stand in front of their peers and Gala audience in February.
View complete career biographies including footage of Trent Durrington and John Galloway.
Australian Baseball Gala – celebrating the Hall of Fame and Annual Diamond Awards
Date: Saturday 28 February 2015
Time: Arrivals and red carpet from 6:00pm
Where: Sofitel Sydney Wentworth
Who: The largest gathering of Australian baseball past and present players, coaches and community, plus ten year reunion of the 2004 Olympic Silver Medal winning team.
Awards: Baseball Australia Hall of Fame, ABL Helms Award MVP, 2014/15 ABL Season playing categories, National High Performance and Grassroots Community Awards.
Early Bird tickets are now on sale
Hall of Fame Honour Roll and Diamond Award Information
Round robin play has finished at the 2015 Under 16 National Youth Championships presented by Rawlings in Sydney. After a wet start to the tournament, the sun has been shining and competitive baseball has been played.
A massive downpour on the first day of the tournament caused play to be suspended until today. South Australia already had a run on the board off singles from Curtis Mead and Damon Arnold prior to play today. The game remained scoreless for the rest of the innings resulting in a win for South Australia.
Victoria White v Western Australia
Western Australia secured another win, defeating Victoria White 4-2 in a suspended game from day 1. WA were hot on the hill with pitcher Jackson Riley pitching 2 innings with no hits and Mitchell James pitching 5 giving up one hit and two runs.
Country New South Wales v South Australia
Country New South Wales had a big win against South Australia, putting on the board 8 runs. A huge triple from Nicholas Anderson-Vine to centerfield and 3 singles made up the four hits for Country.
Another win for Victoria Blue, beating ACT 3-1, allowing them to finish in second place after round robin play at the championships. The game was tied up 1-all in the third, it wasn’t until the 7th that Vic Blue added another two runs to result in the win. A double from Nathan Picchioni allowed two runs for Vic Blue for the win.
Standings
1. Western Australia
2. Victoria Blue
3. Victoria White
4. Queensland
5. Country New South Wales
6. South Australia
7. New South Wales
8. ACT
Tomorrow all teams will play in the semi-finals with the top four ranked teams will compete to play in the finals and be crowned the 2015 champions.
For more game recaps, live scoring, statistics and results visit baseball.com.au or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
All the games played yesterday at the 2015 Under 18 National Youth Championships were won by only one run. Competition is heating up with all teams fighting for a chance to play in the finals on the weekend.
Going into the 9th the ACT versus New South Wales game was tied up two runs each, a single from James McCallum scored the runner on third to win the game for New South Wales 3-2. Each team was able to get numerous hits on the board, but not able to convert these into runs resulting in a low scoring game.
South Australia v Western Australia
Western Australia secured the lead in the early innings and was able to hold onto it for the majority of the game, ending in a win over South Australia 6-5. Tomas Swinson, Jake Turnbull and Daniel Bourke hit doubles for WA, with Daniel Bourke also going two from two.
Securing their first win of the championships, Victoria White was victorious over Country NSW 10-9. With Country leading the scoreboard most of the game it wasn’t until the 7th that Vic White came alive, scoring ten runs from ten hits.
Queensland continue to fight to defend their title from the 2014 National Youth Championships. With sixteen hits they were able to put seven runs on the board for a win against Victoria Blue 7-6.
Round Robin play will conclude at the end of the day today, teams will then be ranked, with semi-final play starting tomorrow and finals on Sunday.
For more game recaps, live scoring, statistics and results visit baseball.com.au or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
For more game recaps, live scoring, statistics and results visit baseball.com.au or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
New South Wales continues to dominate the competition at the 2015 National Under 15 Women’s Championships. NSW has showcased the depth of their team throughout the tournament and will be able to put their strongest team on the field for the finals.
Western Australia continues to have great performances on the field, demonstrating strong pitching and a solid bat. Playing a double header tomorrow against ACT and New South Wales they are looking to add another two wins to their streak.
All teams will continue to battle for a place in both the gold and bronze medal games today with the champion be crowned tomorrow.
New South Wales continues to dominate the competition at the 2015 National Under 15 Women’s Championships. NSW has showcased the depth of their team throughout the tournament and will be able to put their strongest team on the field for the finals.
Western Australia continues to have great performances on the field, demonstrating strong pitching and a solid bat. Playing a double header tomorrow against ACT and New South Wales they are looking to add another two wins to their streak.
All teams will continue to battle for a place in both the gold and bronze medal games today with the champion be crowned tomorrow.
For more game recaps, live scoring, statistics and results visit baseball.com.au or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.