Photo by Phil Barnes
Round robin play at the 2015 National Women’s Championships in Canberra is complete. Undefeated New South Wales will automatically advance to the Gold Medal game and the remaining teams will play for spots in both the Gold and Bronze medal games on Saturday.
ACT v Presidents Friendship Team
ACT secured their first win of the championship with solid hitting across the team and 5 great innings on the mound from Kate Russell. ACT player Eliza Russell had a triple to left field in the 4th and Olivia DeGruchy with two hits and two runs. ACT and the Presidents Friendship Team will play each other again tomorrow in the semi-final for the opportunity to play for a national medal.
Victoria were able to put three runs on the board before New South Wales added nine of their own to win the game 14-7. NSW had a strong lineup which allowed them to get a great game under their belt before qualifying for the Gold Medal game on Saturday. Victorian Bronwyn Gell hit well with a triple, a double and a single and NSW player Olivia Bannon had a double and two singles.
Rankings
1. New South Wales
2. Queensland
3. Victoria
4. ACT
5. Presidents Friendship Team
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Photo by Phil Barnes
Round robin play at the 2015 National Women’s Championships in Canberra is complete. Undefeated New South Wales will automatically advance to the Gold Medal game and the remaining teams will play for spots in both the Gold and Bronze medal games on Saturday.
ACT v Presidents Friendship Team
ACT secured their first win of the championship with solid hitting across the team and 5 great innings on the mound from Kate Russell. ACT player Eliza Russell had a triple to left field in the 4th and Olivia DeGruchy with two hits and two runs. ACT and the Presidents Friendship Team will play each other again tomorrow in the semi-final for the opportunity to play for a national medal.
Victoria were able to put three runs on the board before New South Wales added nine of their own to win the game 14-7. NSW had a strong lineup which allowed them to get a great game under their belt before qualifying for the Gold Medal game on Saturday. Victorian Bronwyn Gell hit well with a triple, a double and a single and NSW player Olivia Bannon had a double and two singles.
Rankings
1. New South Wales
2. Queensland
3. Victoria
4. ACT
5. Presidents Friendship Team
For more game recaps, live scoring, statistics and results visit baseball.com.au or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Western Australia has yet to lose a game at the 2015 Under 18 National Youth Championships in Sydney. Although they still have a postponed game to play they are proving their dominance and showing the other teams they are here to win.
New South Wales v Western Australia
Western Australia had the lead early in the game with New South Wales fighting for the win in late innings. Although NSW put a run on in the ninth it wasn’t enough to steal the win from undefeated WA, losing the game 4-5. Each team went through four pitchers in an effort to shut the other teams batters down.
With a 10-8 win over South Australia, ACT is proving to be a strong contender for the finals. Ryan McLennan had a two RBI double and a single to score two of the ten runs for ACT. Excellent pitching for ACT with Mitchell Hughson coming in to pitch 4.1 innings giving up no hits and striking out 7.
Victoria White v Victoria Blue
In a battle between the two Victorian teams, Victoria Blue came out with the win 10-6 over Victoria White. Both teams were keeping it close through to the 8th inning when Vic Blue added five runs with three RBI doubles and three singles.
Country New South Wales took out their fourth win of the championships, defeating Queensland 6-3. Murray Lugg was on fire for Country with a RBI triple to centerfield in the 3rd, followed by another triple to centerfield in the 9th. Alexander Wells also had a triple to centerfield with two RBIs earning his 4th place ranking for batting average at the championship.
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Western Australia has yet to lose a game at the 2015 Under 18 National Youth Championships in Sydney. Although they still have a postponed game to play they are proving their dominance and showing the other teams they are here to win.
New South Wales v Western Australia
Western Australia had the lead early in the game with New South Wales fighting for the win in late innings. Although NSW put a run on in the ninth it wasn’t enough to steal the win from undefeated WA, losing the game 4-5. Each team went through four pitchers in an effort to shut the other teams batters down.
With a 10-8 win over South Australia, ACT is proving to be a strong contender for the finals. Ryan McLennan had a two RBI double and a single to score two of the ten runs for ACT. Excellent pitching for ACT with Mitchell Hughson coming in to pitch 4.1 innings giving up no hits and striking out 7.
Victoria White v Victoria Blue
In a battle between the two Victorian teams, Victoria Blue came out with the win 10-6 over Victoria White. Both teams were keeping it close through to the 8th inning when Vic Blue added five runs with three RBI doubles and three singles.
Country New South Wales took out their fourth win of the championships, defeating Queensland 6-3. Murray Lugg was on fire for Country with a RBI triple to centerfield in the 3rd, followed by another triple to centerfield in the 9th. Alexander Wells also had a triple to centerfield with two RBIs earning his 4th place ranking for batting average at the championship.
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Western Australia is continuing to show their strengths and abilities at the 2015 Under 16 National Youth Championships. Currently leading the tournament and proving they are here to win back their 2013 title.
Winning both of their games, with a 9-0 win over Country New South Wales and a 13-3 win over Victoria Blue. In the Victoria Blue game Dawson Summers had a RBI triple, and doubles from Jett Wright, Mason Talbot and Jake Taylor. The game against Country New South Wales saw triples from David John and Jackson Riley and doubles from Chase Diggins and Jess Williams.
Day 6 of play also saw two outstanding catches from Duane Johannsen from Queensland, the first was in the top of the second where he made a great diving catch in left field to end the inning. The second catch was in the fifth when he made another driving catch, showing his athleticism and abilities.
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Western Australia is continuing to show their strengths and abilities at the 2015 Under 16 National Youth Championships. Currently leading the tournament and proving they are here to win back their 2013 title.
Winning both of their games, with a 9-0 win over Country New South Wales and a 13-3 win over Victoria Blue. In the Victoria Blue game Dawson Summers had a RBI triple, and doubles from Jett Wright, Mason Talbot and Jake Taylor. The game against Country New South Wales saw triples from David John and Jackson Riley and doubles from Chase Diggins and Jess Williams.
Day 6 of play also saw two outstanding catches from Duane Johannsen from Queensland, the first was in the top of the second where he made a great diving catch in left field to end the inning. The second catch was in the fifth when he made another driving catch, showing his athleticism and abilities.
Western Australia is continuing to show their strengths and abilities at the 2015 Under 16 National Youth Championships. Currently leading the tournament and proving they are here to win back their 2013 title.
Winning both of their games, with a 9-0 win over Country New South Wales and a 13-3 win over Victoria Blue. In the Victoria Blue game Dawson Summers had a RBI triple, and doubles from Jett Wright, Mason Talbot and Jake Taylor. The game against Country New South Wales saw triples from David John and Jackson Riley and doubles from Chase Diggins and Jess Williams.
Day 6 of play also saw two outstanding catches from Duane Johannsen from Queensland, the first was in the top of the second where he made a great diving catch in left field to end the inning. The second catch was in the fifth when he made another driving catch, showing his athleticism and abilities.
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Day 3 is complete at the 2015 National Under 15 Women’s Championships in Canberra. New South Wales is currently sitting on top of the ladder, winning five of their five games. New South Wales are the three year defending champions and are looking to make it a fourth consecutive win.
Western Australia again showed that good basic baseball skills can help to secure a win, defeating the ACT 19-3. Jaime Quartermaine pitched 4 great innings and all members of the WA batting lineup put runs on the board.
Country New South Wales v Queensland
Both teams came out to play but it was Country New South Wales ability to bring batters home that won them the game, defeating Queensland 19-8. Country players Olivia Cameron had a two RBI double in the first and Chloe Neuhold had another two RBI Double in the 4th.
ACT showed their fans today that they have a great ability to hit the ball well and score runs. After New South Wales scored 13 runs in the first innings ACT bounced back with 8 earned runs with a strong bat. Lauren Hughes from NSW had a big hit with an in the park grand slam to centerfield.
Queensland v Western Australia
A massive win over Queensland for Western Australia with a 16-0 win. Western Australia consistently added runs each inning including doubles from WA players Caitlin Eynon and Caitlin Gordon.
Round Robin play will continue until the end of play on Friday before all teams will be ranked, with the Bronze and Gold Medal games being played on Saturday.
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Day 3 is complete at the 2015 National Under 15 Women’s Championships in Canberra. New South Wales is currently sitting on top of the ladder, winning five of their five games. New South Wales are the three year defending champions and are looking to make it a fourth consecutive win.
Western Australia again showed that good basic baseball skills can help to secure a win, defeating the ACT 19-3. Jaime Quartermaine pitched 4 great innings and all members of the WA batting lineup put runs on the board.
Country New South Wales v Queensland
Both teams came out to play but it was Country New South Wales ability to bring batters home that won them the game, defeating Queensland 19-8. Country players Olivia Cameron had a two RBI double in the first and Chloe Neuhold had another two RBI Double in the 4th.
ACT showed their fans today that they have a great ability to hit the ball well and score runs. After New South Wales scored 13 runs in the first innings ACT bounced back with 8 earned runs with a strong bat. Lauren Hughes from NSW had a big hit with an in the park grand slam to centerfield.
Queensland v Western Australia
A massive win over Queensland for Western Australia with a 16-0 win. Western Australia consistently added runs each inning including doubles from WA players Caitlin Eynon and Caitlin Gordon.
Round Robin play will continue until the end of play on Friday before all teams will be ranked, with the Bronze and Gold Medal games being played on Saturday.
For more game recaps, live scoring, statistics and results visit baseball.com.au or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
Day 3 is complete at the 2015 National Under 15 Women’s Championships in Canberra. New South Wales is currently sitting on top of the ladder, winning five of their five games. New South Wales are the three year defending champions and are looking to make it a fourth consecutive win.
Western Australia again showed that good basic baseball skills can help to secure a win, defeating the ACT 19-3. Jaime Quartermaine pitched 4 great innings and all members of the WA batting lineup put runs on the board.
Country New South Wales v Queensland
Both teams came out to play but it was Country New South Wales ability to bring batters home that won them the game, defeating Queensland 19-8. Country players Olivia Cameron had a two RBI double in the first and Chloe Neuhold had another two RBI Double in the 4th.
ACT showed their fans today that they have a great ability to hit the ball well and score runs. After New South Wales scored 13 runs in the first innings ACT bounced back with 8 earned runs with a strong bat. Lauren Hughes from NSW had a big hit with an in the park grand slam to centerfield.
Queensland v Western Australia
A massive win over Queensland for Western Australia with a 16-0 win. Western Australia consistently added runs each inning including doubles from WA players Caitlin Eynon and Caitlin Gordon.
Round Robin play will continue until the end of play on Friday before all teams will be ranked, with the Bronze and Gold Medal games being played on Saturday.
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Day 5 is complete at the 2015 National Women’s Championships in Canberra. New South Wales and Queensland both had solid wins, with the Presidents Friendship team continuing to build their skills at a national level.
New South Wales played 16 of their 18 players, focusing on their younger players in order to give them valuable experience at a national level. Finishing with a 23-2 win over ACT, Marti Sementelli from NSW contributed to the win with two hits and four RBI’s.
Queensland v Presidents Friendship Team
The Presidents Friendship Team held Queensland to 3 - 1 until the bottom of the 4th, before Queensland added 8 runs to end the game 11-1. Queensland scored eleven runs from nine hits, including a RBI Double from Laura Wagner. The Presidents Friendship team is continuing to grow as a team and Queensland are confident going into the semi-finals.
Tomorrow is the last day of Round Robin play before all teams will be ranked for the semi-finals on Friday and the finals on Saturday.
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Day 5 is complete at the 2015 National Women’s Championships in Canberra. New South Wales and Queensland both had solid wins, with the Presidents Friendship team continuing to build their skills at a national level.
New South Wales played 16 of their 18 players, focusing on their younger players in order to give them valuable experience at a national level. Finishing with a 23-2 win over ACT, Marti Sementelli from NSW contributed to the win with two hits and four RBI’s.
Queensland v Presidents Friendship Team
The Presidents Friendship Team held Queensland to 3 - 1 until the bottom of the 4th, before Queensland added 8 runs to end the game 11-1. Queensland scored eleven runs from nine hits, including a RBI Double from Laura Wagner. The Presidents Friendship team is continuing to grow as a team and Queensland are confident going into the semi-finals.
Tomorrow is the last day of Round Robin play before all teams will be ranked for the semi-finals on Friday and the finals on Saturday.
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Bats came alive for a sunny day of play at the 2015 Under 18 National Youth Championships presented by New Era. During the 7 inning double header games, homeruns were hit as well as countless triples and doubles.
Games were played on Diamond 1 at Blacktown and at an alternate field at Winston Hills Baseball Club to ensure play continued for the tournament.
The 11:00 am game between Queensland and ACT saw the first homerun of the day at Blacktown International Sportspark. ACT player Isaac Whatson sent a ball flying to right field for a 3 run homerun. The last game of the day at Blacktown also saw a homerun when Country NSW player Alex Fisher hit an in the park homerun to right field against South Australia.
Tyler Leswki and Kevin Jordan from Queensland, James Percival from New South Wales and Alexander Wells from Country NSW all had triples to right field. As well as countless doubles and singles, yesterday proved to be a hot day with the bats.
Louis Baker from Queensland continues to lead the tournament on batting average at .727, with four doubles, eight hits and nine runs from eleven at bats.
At the completion of round robin play on Friday all teams will be ranked, semi-final games will be played on Saturday and finals on Sunday.
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Bats came alive for a sunny day of play at the 2015 Under 18 National Youth Championships presented by New Era. During the 7 inning double header games, homeruns were hit as well as countless triples and doubles.
Games were played on Diamond 1 at Blacktown and at an alternate field at Winston Hills Baseball Club to ensure play continued for the tournament.
The 11:00 am game between Queensland and ACT saw the first homerun of the day at Blacktown International Sportspark. ACT player Isaac Whatson sent a ball flying to right field for a 3 run homerun. The last game of the day at Blacktown also saw a homerun when Country NSW player Alex Fisher hit an in the park homerun to right field against South Australia.
Tyler Leswki and Kevin Jordan from Queensland, James Percival from New South Wales and Alexander Wells from Country NSW all had triples to right field. As well as countless doubles and singles, yesterday proved to be a hot day with the bats.
Louis Baker from Queensland continues to lead the tournament on batting average at .727, with four doubles, eight hits and nine runs from eleven at bats.
At the completion of round robin play on Friday all teams will be ranked, semi-final games will be played on Saturday and finals on Sunday.
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Day 2 of the 2015 National Under 15 Womens Championships saw Western Australia with two wins and New South wales continue to show their dominance.
Country NSW v Western Australia
Both teams came out in the first innings looking to show they were there to win. Country New South Wales put themselves in a position to win several times, leaving 9 batters on base, however Western Australia took the win 9-6. Megan Everitt from WA scored three runs from three at bats and Country player Olivia Cameron scored two runs with a RBI single and a double.
New South Wales again showed their dominance, but ACT fought hard to put 5 runs on the board. Tamika Vaokakala from NSW was a standout with lightning speed on a deep bomb in the outfield to score an in the park home run.
Western Australia v Queensland
Western Australia continued to play strong competitive baseball and secured their second win of the day over Queensland, 16-5. WA player Kelsey Brennan shone with two RBI Doubles, a two run RBI Double and a triple to centerfield.
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Day 2 of the 2015 National Under 15 Womens Championships saw Western Australia with two wins and New South wales continue to show their dominance.
Country NSW v Western Australia
Both teams came out in the first innings looking to show they were there to win. Country New South Wales put themselves in a position to win several times, leaving 9 batters on base, however Western Australia took the win 9-6. Megan Everitt from WA scored three runs from three at bats and Country player Olivia Cameron scored two runs with a RBI single and a double.
Both teams came out in the first innings looking to show they were there to win. Country New South Wales put themselves in a position to win several times, leaving 9 batters on base, however Western Australia took the win 9-6. Megan Everitt from WA scored three runs from three at bats and Country player Olivia Cameron scored two runs with a RBI single and a double.
New South Wales again showed their dominance, but ACT fought hard to put 5 runs on the board. Tamika Vaokakala from NSW was a standout with lightning speed on a deep bomb in the outfield to score an in the park home run.
New South Wales again showed their dominance, but ACT fought hard to put 5 runs on the board. Tamika Vaokakala from NSW was a standout with lightning speed on a deep bomb in the outfield to score an in the park home run.
Western Australia v Queensland
Western Australia continued to play strong competitive baseball and secured their second win of the day over Queensland, 16-5. WA player Kelsey Brennan shone with two RBI Doubles, a two run RBI Double and a triple to centerfield.
Western Australia continued to play strong competitive baseball and secured their second win of the day over Queensland, 16-5. WA player Kelsey Brennan shone with two RBI Doubles, a two run RBI Double and a triple to centerfield.
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The sun was shining at the Under 16 National Youth Championships presented by Rawlings in Sydney today. All games were played at the Moorebank Baseball-Softball Club in Hammondville to ensure play continued and Queensland and South Australia both put wins on the board.
Country New South Wales v Victoria Blue
In a low scoring game Victoria Blue defeated Country New South Wales, 2-1. Vic Blue put two runs on the board, one in the 3rd and one in the 4th to secure the lead. A triple from New South Wales player Jake Amos, and a sacrifice fly gave NSW a run but not enough to take the W.
Queensland v Western Australia
Another close game saw both teams score the majority of their runs in late innings, with Queensland defeating Western Australia 6-4. Queensland added five runs to their one in the 7th and although WA attemped a late comeback with four runs, QLD were victorious.
South Australia v Victoria White
Playing their second game of the tournament, South Australia defeated Victoria White 4-1 for their first win of the championships. Alex Smith pitched 4.2 innings for SA only giving up two hits, before Blayke McMillan came into to pitch the last 2.1, giving up no hits and no runs.
With their second win of the week, New South Wales had a big win over ACT 12-2. With a six run lead by the second, New South Wales dominated the game from the start. Jacob Krkovski from New South Wales had two hits from three at bats scoring two runs.
From tomorrow all games will resume at Blacktown International Sportspark, dependent on the weather, with Gold Medal games still on Sunday January 18th.
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The sun was shining at the Under 16 National Youth Championships presented by Rawlings in Sydney today. All games were played at the Moorebank Baseball-Softball Club in Hammondville to ensure play continued and Queensland and South Australia both put wins on the board.
Country New South Wales v Victoria Blue
In a low scoring game Victoria Blue defeated Country New South Wales, 2-1. Vic Blue put two runs on the board, one in the 3rd and one in the 4th to secure the lead. A triple from New South Wales player Jake Amos, and a sacrifice fly gave NSW a run but not enough to take the W.
Queensland v Western Australia
Another close game saw both teams score the majority of their runs in late innings, with Queensland defeating Western Australia 6-4. Queensland added five runs to their one in the 7th and although WA attemped a late comeback with four runs, QLD were victorious.
South Australia v Victoria White
Playing their second game of the tournament, South Australia defeated Victoria White 4-1 for their first win of the championships. Alex Smith pitched 4.2 innings for SA only giving up two hits, before Blayke McMillan came into to pitch the last 2.1, giving up no hits and no runs.
With their second win of the week, New South Wales had a big win over ACT 12-2. With a six run lead by the second, New South Wales dominated the game from the start. Jacob Krkovski from New South Wales had two hits from three at bats scoring two runs.
From tomorrow all games will resume at Blacktown International Sportspark, dependent on the weather, with Gold Medal games still on Sunday January 18th.
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Day 4 of the National Women’s Championship ended today with big wins from Victoria and New South Wales.
After an unexpected loss to Queensland yesterday, Victoria bounced back to defeat ACT 10-0. Their experienced players opened up in the first 2 innings and allowed their young players to close out the game for the win. Stand out players for the game included Victorian players Belinda Cannington who scored three runs from three at bats and Abbey McLellan with three RBIs and a run.
Knowing Queensland played a strong game yesterday; New South Wales put their strongest team on the field to beat Queensland 13-1. Driving in nine runs in the first innings, showing a display of strength and proving to the other teams they are here to win. With two doubles and a single Tahnee Lovering from New South Wales scored two runs with four RBIs.
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