Baseball Victoria is pleased to open tryout registration for the 2023 Australian Youth Women's Championship, which will take place in April over the Easter holidays.
The 2023 Victorian Youth Women's State Team will be open to female players born in 2007, 2008, or 2009. Interested players are encouraged to sign up for tryouts, which will take place on:
- Saturday 4 February at Newport (9-11am)
- Monday 6 February at Melbourne Ballpark (6-8pm)
- Saturday 11 February at Newport (9-11am)
Please click HERE to register for tryouts and stay tuned for updates on this year's championships.
The round games wrapped up on the fourth day of the 2023 Australian Youth Championships, with Victoria's U16 and U18 State Teams working hard on the field.
Read recaps below and catch up on all the latest #AYC2023 action on Facebook and Instagram.
U16: Vic 9, NSW 1
Victoria scored three in the first on a triple by Andrew Land, a groundout by William Kent, and a single by Zak Stafilis. They added another three in the second and one in the third before a final two came around in the seventh.
Robinson Smith was on the hill for Victoria, giving up just one run on three hits over five innings, striking out six and walking one.
Out of 10 hits on the day, Land, Hudson Pallay, and Mitch Langworthy had two each.
U16: Vic 8, QLD 7
Victoria pulled away late in an 8-7 victory on Sunday afternoon. The game was tied at five with Victoria batting in the top of the fifth when Hudson Pallay's sac fly scored a run. Victoria had 11 hits and gave up nine in the high-scoring affair.
Andrew Land hit into a fielder's choice, scoring the first run before a bases-loaded hit by pitch scored another. Victoria scored one in the third, three in the fifth, and two in the sixth.
Big hits on the day included Cade White's RBI single and Nathan Rumbelow's huge triple to bring home two runs.
Hamish Stone led things off on the hill for Victoria. Stone surrendered three runs on two hits over two innings, striking out three.
Victoria tallied 11 hits in the game. Samuel Walk, Rumbelow, and William Kent collected two hits each.
U18: Vic 8, NSW 3
Victoria took the lead on Declan Speirs' single in the first inning and ended up with eight hits to NSW's seven.
Three runs came around in the third with singles from Jack Ratcliffe, Lachlan Smith, and Harper Rickard. Victoria scored four runs in the sixth inning with RBIs to Jack Ratcliffe and Speirs.
Lachlan Amon toed the rubber for Victoria. The ace allowed five hits and three runs over three innings, striking out four and walking zero.
Victoria totaled seven hits, including two apiece for Speirs and Ratcliffe.
U18: WA 5, Vic 3
Victoria lost the lead late in a 5-3 defeat. The game was tied at three with WA batting in the top of the fifth when a single scored two runs.
Victoria fired up the offense in the first inning on Lachlan Smith's single. They tied it up at three when Matthew Johnston drew a walk, scoring one run in the fourth inning.
Aimon Dowling toed the rubber for Victoria. The bulldog went two innings, allowing zero runs on zero hits and striking out two. Addison Bishop-Worn and Smith entered the game as relief, throwing two innings and one inning respectively.
Evan Maury, Jack Ratcliffe, Taran Rose, and Smith each managed one hit to lead Victoria.
#AYC2023 Day 5
Monday will be a big day at #AYC2023 with Victoria's U16 team playing WA at 10am and NSW at 12:45pm. The U18s take on NSW at 3:30pm, followed by Queensland at 6:15pm.
View schedules, GameChanger, and livestream information below:
Stay tuned to Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates from Victoria’s #AYC2023 campaign.
It was another action-packed day at the 2023 Australian Youth Championships with doubleheaders for Victoria's U16 and U18 State Teams.
Read recaps below and catch up on all the latest #AYC2023 action on Facebook and Instagram.
U16: Vic 15, ACT 3
Victoria cruised to a 15-3 win over ACT, collectng 11 hits while giving up five. The offense got started with Hudson Pallay's single in the first, going on to score four in the opening inning. Zak Stafilis and Riley Peoples had base hits, too.
Cooper Laurie had a lead-off single in the second, followed by Devin Leahy's base hit and Pallay's RBI double. Samuel Walk hit a sacrfice fly to make it 7-0 and Stafilis doubled before the inning was over.
Riley Peoples led off the third with a triple and came around to score on Cade White's sacrifice fly. An error and a wild pitch made it a 10-0 ballgame in the fourth.
ACT got on the board in the fifth but Victoria backed it up with a five-run inning thanks to RBIs from Will Kent, Walk, and Stafilis.
Windsor Breckenridge threw two innings with no hits or runs, just a walk and a pair of strikeouts. Hamish Stone struck out two in one inning and Stafilis struck out four in three innings.
Victoria collected 11 hits, including two apiece for Stafilis, Peoples, Pallay, and Kent.
U16: QLD 6, Vic 5
Victoria led 2-0 after the second with singles from Ty Daniels and Andrew Land. Queensland cut the lead in half in the third but Victoria got another in the fourth.
QLD tied it up and then took the lead in the fifth. Daniels singled, Land doubled, and Kent singled to make it 5-5, but Victoria just missed out as QLD scored once more in the bottom of the sixth to win the game.
Nathan Rumbelow was on the hill for Victoria. He went three innings, allowing one run on three hits and striking out one. Mitchell Langworthy threw two innings in relief.
Victoria racked up seven hits in the game. Roman Coote, Land, and Daniels all had multiple hits.
U18: ACT 7, Vic 5
Victoria opened up scoring on a wild pitch in the first inning, and it was a back-and-forth battle from there. A 5-4 lead after four didn't last long as ACT came back to get the win.
James Squire was on the mound for Victoria. The hurler went three innings, allowing three runs on three hits, striking out two and walking one. Jayden Kim, Matthew Johnston, and Alex Duske each contributed in relief for Victoria.
Victoria tallied five hits. Kim and Will Cavanagh had two hits each.
U18: QLD 5, Vic 4
Queensland walked it off in a close matchup, which opened with three runs for Victoria. Declan Speirs hit a sacrifice fly and Harper Rickard doubled.
QLD got two back in the third while Victoria stayed off the board again until the sixth, scoring one on Ben Howard's RBI single.
Cooper Drummond toed the rubber for Victoria. The bulldog surrendered two runs on four hits over three innings, striking out three. Blake Mitchell and Jayden Kim entered the game as relief, throwing three innings and two-thirds of an inning respectively.
Rickard led Victoria with two hits in two at-bats.
#AYC2023 Day 4
Next up for Victoria's U16 team is a 10am game against NSW on Sunday morning, while the U18s play at 3:30pm.
View schedules, GameChanger, and livestream information below:
Stay tuned to Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates from Victoria’s #AYC2023 campaign.
The 2023 Australian Youth Championships continued Friday with doubleheaders for Victoria's U16 and U18 State Teams.
Read recaps below and catch up on all the latest #AYC2023 action on Facebook and Instagram.
U16: Vic 9, NSW Country 5
An early lead helped Victoria defeat New South Wales Country 9-5 on Friday morning. Ethan Johnston singled, Mitch Langworthy walked, and Jordan Ellis and Samuel Walk doubled in the first.
Cooper Laurie got the start for Victoria, throwing two innings, allowing four runs on four hits and striking out three. Cade White recorded five K's in two innings and Hamish Stone pitched in relief, too.
Walk, Zak Stafilis, and Ty Daniels had two hits apiece while Roman Coote, Johnston, and Ellis had one each.
U16: WA 13, Vic 10
Victoria put up a good effort offensively, tying the game at seven runs in the second before WA pulled in front.
Hudson Pallay, Brooklyn Riwaka, and Nathan Rumbelow took turns on the mound while Zak Stafilis and Will Kent had two hits each. Devin Leahy, Ty Daniels, Jordan Ellis, and Robinson Smith got on base with timely hits, too.
U18: Vic 14, NSW Country 0
Victoria defeated New South Wales Country 14-0 on Friday afternoon as three pitchers combined to throw a shutout. James Squire got Thomas Karnaghan to hit into a fielder's choice to finish off the game.
An error scored two runs in the first, while Evan Maury tripled and Addison Bishop-Worn singled to add five more in the second.
Lachlan Amon gave up two hits over three innings, striking out one and walking zero. Blake Mitchell and James Squire pitched in relief.
Victoria racked up 13 hits on the day. Lachlan Smith led the way with three hits while Ryan Williams, Jayden Kim, Maury, and Bishop-Worn had two hits apiece.
U18: Vic 6, WA 6
A tight game between Victoria and Western Australia ended in a tie on Friday night. WA led 3-1 after the first and it stayed that way until the bottom of the fifth when Victoria scored three.
WA got three back in the sixth, but Victoria wasn't going down without a fight, scoring two in the final frame for a 6-6 draw.
Victoria outhit WA 8-4 with two doubles for Harper Rickard, triples for Lachlan Smith and James Squire, and a double for Ben Howard. Jayden Kim had a pair of singles while Jack Ratcliffe scored two runs.
Starter Cooper Tipping struck out three while Aimon Dowling, Bishop-Worn, and Ryder Wilson helped in relief.
#AYC2023 Day 3
Victoria's U16 team has another doubleheader on Saturday, playing ACT at 10am and Queensland at 12:45pm. The U18 team takes on ACT at 3:30pm and QLD at 6:15pm.
View schedules, GameChanger, and livestream information below:
Stay tuned to Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates from Victoria’s #AYC2023 campaign.
Baseball Victoria is pleased to announce dates and venues for the 2023 Little League State Championships.
Senior, Junior, and Intermediate League will be held at Geelong Baseball Centre and Deakin Baseball Club from 14-16 April and Little League Major, Minor, and Development is scheduled for 21-23 April at Knox.
"Thank you to Guild All-Stars, East Belmont Saints, Deakin, and Knox for stepping up to host the 2023 Little League State Championships," Baseball Victoria CEO Chet Gray said. "We're looking forward to a fantastic tournament season and can't wait to see young baseballers make the most of this opportunity to represent their charter and improve their skills."
The 2023 state tournaments will welcome teams from all five charters: Athletics, Mariners, Mets, Rangers, and Twins.
Please note the following tryout dates for charters :
- Athletics: 28 January at Blackburn, 4 February at Melbourne
- Mariners: 21 January at Sandringham, 28 January at Moorabbin, 4 February TBC
- Mets: 21 January at Geelong, 28 January at Newport, 4 February at Werribee
- Rangers: 28 January at Waverley, 4 February at Mulgrave
- Twins: 21, 28 January and 4 February at Williamstown TBC
Contact your charter for more information.
- Athletics - easternathleticssect@gmail.com
- Mariners - juniors@royalsbaseball.com.au
- Mets - metscharterbaseball@gmail.com
- Rangers - rangerscharter@gmail.com
- Twins - kirstyd@axima.com.au
Baseball Victoria is pleased to confirm VSBL Women’s Super Saturday will be held at Melbourne Ballpark on Saturday 11 March 2023.
This action-packed day will feature five grand finals across Women’s Division 1, 2, and 3.
The following weekend of 18-19 March will see Division 1 Firsts and Division 2 Firsts battle it out for grand final glory at the ballpark.
View all fixtures, results, and ladders HERE and make sure to follow VSBL on Facebook to stay up-to-date on all things Summer League.
The 2023 Australian Youth Championships are underway at Blacktown International Sportspark, with Victoria's U16 and U18 State Teams starting off strong following an impressive showcase.
U16: SA 6, Vic 4
In the U16 competition, Victoria put up a great effort but fell just short, finishing 6-4 behind South Australia. SA led 2-0 going into the fifth when Victoria tied it up on a double from Ty Daniels.
A back-and-forth battle ensued, with SA adding four more across the next two innings before Victoria staged a seventh-inning rally with two outs. Three straight singles from Devin Leahy, Daniels, and Andrew Land brought Victoria within two before the final out.
Victoria saw the ball well, racking up ten hits in the game. Brooklyn Riwaka, Land, and Daniels had two hits apiece while Leahy, Mitchell Langworthy, William Kent, and Jordan Ellis had one hit each. Leahy led the side with two stolen bases.
Robinson Smith, Riley Peoples, and Hudson Pallay took turns on the mound, striking out five in total.
U18: Vic 5, SA 3
It was a close battle in the U18s too, with Victoria holding on for a 5-3 victory over South Australia.
SA got on the board first before Victoria took a 2-1 lead in the third with RBIs from Lachlan Smith and Evan Maury.
They extended their lead by two in the fifth, which started with Jack Ratcliffe reaching on an error. Smith singled, Declan Speirs doubled, and Maury singled to make it a 4-1 ballgame.
Harper Rickard, Jayden Kim, and Smith singled in the sixth, bringing the score to 5-1. SA scored two in the bottom frame, but a double play got Victoria out of the pinch.
A strikeout, walk, and double play ended the game with Victoria in front 5-3. The team collected eight hits while giving up just two, with Smith going 3-for-3 and Maury recording multiple hits as well.
Starting pitcher Cooper Drummond threw three innings, giving up just one hit and a run with two strikeouts. Ryder Wilson and Alex Duske pitched in relief while Ryan Williams led the team defensively with 12 chances in an error-free game.
#AYC2023 Day 2
Victoria's U16 team has a doubleheader on Friday, first facing NSW Country at 10am, followed by Western Australia at 12:45pm. The U18 team takes on NSW Country at 3:30pm and then WA at 6:15pm.
View schedules, GameChanger, and livestream information below:
Stay tuned to Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates from Victoria’s #AYC2023 campaign.
The 2023 U16 & U18 Australian Youth Championships get underway this week, with our Victorian teams ready to represent on the national stage in Sydney. Check out team preview podcasts: U16 with Ben Laux and U18 with Marshall Skinner.
You can also view schedules, GameChanger, and livestream information below:
Please follow along on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates from Victoria’s #AYC2023 campaign. Best of luck to all our representatives taking part in this amazing opportunity!
Baseball Victoria is pleased to open applications for the 2023 BV Development Grants Program.
This round of funding is for Category 2 (winter clubs or associations) and will provide grants for activities and events aimed at driving participation and the growth of our sport at the grassroots level.
In our most recent round of funding, we proudly awarded over $28,000 in grants to 17 Summer League clubs in support of participation programs and outreach projects.
These grants are made possible through the Baseball Victoria Development Fund, which consists of annual contributions collected from member fees participating in T-ball, juniors and seniors.
As the membership grows, so do these funds, which will be distributed among chosen applicants for outreach activities designed to generate interest and grow baseball participation.
Activities may include come and try days, junior gala days, baseball equipment, female participation programs, All Abilities programs, club-driven school events and more.
Applications for Category 2 (winter clubs or associations) are open now through the end of January while Category 1 (Summer League clubs) will open in July.
“We look forward to receiving and reviewing grant applications as we strive to support our winter clubs and associations in attracting new members and increasing participation,” Baseball Victoria CEO Chet Gray said. “By putting this funding back into the baseball community, we can build a bigger and brighter future for baseball in Victoria.”
Please click HERE to learn more about BV Development Grants, including the program guidelines and application requirements. Applications for this round close Tuesday 31 January.