Victoria started its title defence with a 12-0 win over ACT at the 2022 Australian Women’s Baseball Championship in West Beach, SA.

The 2022 Senior, Junior, and Intermediate League State Championships concluded on Monday with action-packed finals at Geelong Baseball Centre.

Congratulations to Eastern Athletics Senior and Junior League and Twins Intermediate League on their grand final wins!

Well done to all participants on a fantastic weekend of baseball, and a special thanks to all the wonderful volunteers from Guild All-Stars, Baycats, and East Belmont Saints who helped with the tournament!

Check out grand final recaps below and stay tuned for updates as first and second-place teams turn their attention to nationals.

Senior League

Baycats 9 v Southern Mariners 4

The third-place playoff saw Baycats get their first win on the board, even though Southern Mariners outhit them 11 to six.

Baycats scored in the second inning when Nyah O'Brien drew a bases-loaded walk, although Southern Mariners evened it up at one-all on an error.

Baycats pulled away for good with three runs in the third as Cade White singled on a 1-1 count and Harvey Elderfield grounded out to score runs. The side added three more in the sixth on another big hit from Elderfield.

Bradyn Barker got the start for Baycats. The fireballer went seven innings, allowing four runs on 11 hits, striking out one and walking one.

Ryan Williams led things off on the mound for Southern Mariners. The pitcher lasted three and a third innings, allowing three hits and four runs while striking out four. Liam Bald threw three and two-thirds innings out of the bullpen.

Southern Mariners tallied 11 hits on the day. Patrick Jones went 3-for-4 as Hayden Finney and Bald had multiple hits, too.

White and Elderfield had two hits apiece for Baycats.

Eastern Athletics 6 v Twins 5

The grand final came down to the wire as Eastern Athletics won on a dramatic walk-off single from Ryder Wilson. The game was tied at five apiece with Eastern batting in the bottom of the seventh when Wilson singled on a 0-2 count, scoring one run.

Twins scored on Logan O'Brien's single in the first, but soon fell behind as Eastern Athletics worked their way to a 4-1 lead. Twins kept the game alive by adding three runs in the sixth inning on RBIs from O'Brien and Will Gaskett.

Aiden Patterson led things off on the mound for Eastern Athletics. The bulldog surrendered one run on three hits over five innings, striking out five and walking one.

Lachlan Amon started the game for Twins. He gave up two runs on five hits over three and a third innings, striking out six. Nathan Rumbelow threw three and a third innings out of the bullpen.

Eastern Athletics racked up 11 hits, with Max Saggers going 3-for-3 as Jack Ratcliffe, Taran Rose, and Wilson had multiple hits, too. Eastern tore up the base paths as three players stole at least two bases, including Matthew Johnston with three.

Addison Bishop-Worn went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead Twins in hits.

Junior League

Baycats 8 v Twins 4

Baycats won 8-4 over Twins and wasted no time getting on the board, scoring in the first inning when Riley Peoples hit a solo homer. Twins quickly tied things up at one when Avanish Jaygan grounded out to bring home a run.

Baycats pulled away for good with two runs in the second inning. Emma Sullivan induced Toby Arnott to hit into a fielder's choice, but one run scored and Baycats added another on a stolen base.

Three more Baycats runs came in the fourth with RBIs from Patrick Johnson and Sid Grimmer.

Peoples led things off on the hill for Baycats. The ace surrendered three runs on two hits over five innings, striking out 12.

Sullivan pitched for Twins, allowing four hits and three runs over one and two-thirds innings, striking out two and walking one. Walter Le Ferve and Fletcher Wilson entered the game from the bullpen, throwing two and a third innings and one and two-thirds innings respectively.

Austin Caulfield and Jai DiBlasi had Twins' two hits of the day, while Baycats collected 10 hits total. Jordan Ellis went 3-for-4 as Allistaire Lang and Peoples had multiple hits on the day. The team stole nine bases, too.

Eastern Athletics 5 v Southern Mariners 1

Southern Mariners lost the lead late in a 5-1 defeat to Eastern Athletics in the grand final. The game was tied at one with Eastern Athletics batting in the top of the eighth when Declan Marshall drew a walk, scoring one run.

Southern Mariners got things started in the second inning as Brandon Elton singled on a 3-1 count to bring home a run. Eastern Athletics tied it up at one in the top of the third with a base on balls from Samuel Walk.

Jiaze Li led things off on the hill for Eastern Athletics, giving up one hit in a scoreless inning.

Robinson Smith was on the mound for Southern Mariners. Smith went six innings, allowing one run on four hits, striking out 12 and walking one. Hunter Richardson threw two innings in relief.

Elton led Southern Mariners with two of the team's five hits, while Ethan Johnston and Walk had multiple hits for Eastern Athletics. Johnston led the winning side with two stolen bases.

Eastern Athletics didn't commit a single error in the field as Zak Stafilis had eight chances, the most on the team.

Intermediate League

Southern Mariners 24 v Eastern Athletics 16

Five hits from Blake Ochoa helped Southern Mariners top Eastern Athletics 24-16 to book their spot in the grand final. Ochoa had singles in the first and second, followed by a triple in the third and two more base hits in the fourth and sixth.

Southern Mariners got the win despite giving up 14 runs in the second inning. Eastern Athletics' big inning included RBIs from Eric Webster, Thomas King, Darcy Squire, Noah Traplin, Angus Saggers, and Daniel Williams. It all started with Webster's groundout to score two runs.

Southern Mariners bounced back, tallying ten runs in the third inning on RBIs from Jack Thomas, Harrison Brodie, Euan Clarkin, Ochoa, Fielden, and Thomas. Three more runs came in the fourth as Lachie Wright drew a walk, scoring one run and Matthew Fielden grounded out, scoring another.

Clarkin took the mound for Southern Mariners and joined Ochoa, Ashley Hill, and Brodie with multiple hits. The Mariners stole 22 bases with seven players stealing more than one. Ochoa led the way with five.

Archie Shorland-Hooper, Saggers, and Squire handled pitching duties for Eastern as the side racked up 14 hits total. King went 4-for-5 with five stolen bases while William Ferguson and Saggers had multiple hits.

Twins 11 v Southern Mariners 7

Twins stole the lead late in the game in an 11-7 grand final victory over Southern Mariners. The game was tied at seven with Twins batting in the bottom of the fifth when Joseph Lotan laid down a sacrifice bunt, scoring one run.

Oliver Bergin led Twins to victory by driving in four runs, going 3-for-3 with a double in the third, a single in the fifth, and another base hit in the sixth.

Southern Mariners got on the board in the second inning when Jax Clarke singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.

Windsor Breckenridge got the start for Twins. The ace went five innings, allowing seven runs on seven hits and striking out eight.

Blake Ochoa toed the rubber for Southern Mariners. Ochoa went six innings, allowing 11 runs on 12 hits, striking out five and walking one.

Twins socked one home run on the day as Lotan had a four bagger in the second inning. The team had 12 hits total, including three apiece for Lachlan Brennan and Bergin.

Southern Mariners tallied eight hits with multiple hits from Ashley Hill and Clarke. Harrison Brodie led Southern Mariners with three stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with 14 stolen bases total.

The 2022 Senior, Junior, and Intermediate League State Championships continued on Sunday with a huge second day of games featuring nine high-scoring matchups.

Teams enjoyed beautiful baseball weather in Geelong as they battled it out for spots in the grand finals, with matchups confirmed as Twins v Eastern Athletics in Senior League and Eastern Athletics v Southern Mariners in Junior League. Eastern Athletics and Southern Mariners will face off to see who plays Twins in the Intermediate League Grand Final.

Read recaps from the tournament's second day and visit our LL State Champs hub for schedules and live scoring on GameChanger. Day 1 recaps are available HERE.

Senior League

Twins 7 v Southern Mariners 0

Southern Mariners fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 7-0 loss to Twins on Sunday morning. Twins scored on a single by Logan O'Brien in the first inning and a groundout by Rhys Southwell in the second inning.

A single by Patrick Jones in the first inning was a positive for Southern Mariners.

O'Brien led things off on the hill for Twins. The pitcher surrendered zero runs on two hits over seven innings, striking out six.

Lachlan Smith started the game for Southern Mariners. The bulldog went five innings, allowing seven runs on nine hits, striking out three and walking zero. Tane Graham threw two innings in relief.

Jones and Smith each collected one hit to lead Southern Mariners.

Twins racked up 10 hits on the day as O'Brien went 3-for-4. Southwell and Addison Bishop-Worn had multiple hits too.

Southern Mariners 11 v Baycats 1

Southern Mariners fired up the offense in the first inning on Lachlan Smith's RBI single and never looked back in an 11-1 win over Baycats.

Southern Mariners notched five more runs in the third inning, thanks to a walk by Edward Steere, a sac fly by Joshua Villanti, an error on a ball put in play by Jonathan Goldman, and a double by Hayden Finney.

Rhys McKenzie got the start for Southern Mariners, allowing two hits and one run over five innings, striking out seven.

Harvey Elderfield was on the mound for Baycats. Elderfield lasted two innings, allowing five hits and four runs while striking out two and walking zero. Will Cavanagh and Cooper Laurie entered the game from the bullpen, throwing one and one-third innings and two-thirds of an inning respectively.

Southern Mariners scattered seven hits in the game, including two apiece for Finney and Liam Bald. The winning side didn't commit a single error either as Villanti had the most chances in the field with eight.

Eastern Athletics 19 v Baycats 9

Aiden Patterson drove in five runs on three hits to lead Eastern Athletics past Baycats 19-9 on Sunday. Patterson had RBI singles in each of the first three innings as Eastern Athletics collected 16 hits to Baycats' seven.

Wilson Pole and Jack Noble helped Eastern Athletics score six more runs in the second inning, while Baycats' bats came alive in the fourth with RBIs from Cade White and Harvey Elderfield.

Ethan Jenkins was on the pitcher's mound for Eastern Athletics. He surrendered five runs on three hits over two and a third innings, striking out one.

Elderfield led things off on the hill for Baycats, lasting one and one-third innings, allowing six hits and five runs while striking out one and walking zero. Cooper Laurie and Tyson Sherry entered the game from the bullpen, throwing two innings and one inning respectively.

Eastern Athletics tallied 16 hits on the day. Noble went 4-for-4 and Patterson, Pole, Jack Ratcliffe, and Charles Chislett had multiple hits too. Patterson had six fielding chances in an error-free game for Athletics.

Will Cavanagh went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead Baycats in hits.

Junior League

Eastern Athletics 16 v Baycats 2

Eastern Athletics got started early in a 16-2 win over Baycats. The winning team scored five runs in the first on a walk by Zak Stafilis, a groundout by Cooper Busch, a single by Ezra Ferguson, and a single by Declan Marshall.

Eight more runs came in the fifth with RBIs from Kycen Dowling, Luke Hutton, Ethan Hilhorst, Stafilis, and Busch.

Jiaze Li got the start for Athletics, throwing a scoreless inning with two strikeouts and no hits or walks.

Jordan Ellis was on the hill for Baycats. The bulldog allowed zero hits and four runs. Thomas and Saya Turnley entered the game from the bullpen, throwing four and a third innings and two-thirds of an inning respectively.

Ellis went 2-for-3 for Baycats while Ferguson, Hutton, and Samuel Walk had multiple hits for Athletics as the team gathered 12 hits total.

Dowling had the most fielding chances with six as Eastern didn't make any errors.

Eastern Athletics 17 v Twins 9

Eastern Athletics snatched the lead late in the game in a 17-9 victory over Twins on Sunday. Batting with two outs in the bottom of the fifth, Kycen Dowling hit a first-pitch single to score a run.

The base paths were crowded in this high-scoring game as Eastern Athletics collected 15 hits and Twins had 11.

Twins got things moving in the first inning on an RBI single from Patrick Matthews.

The game was a back-and-forth battle from there, with Athletics tying it up in the bottom of the fourth before adding five runs in the sixth on RBIs from Samuel Walk, Zak Stafilis, and Shin.

Ethan Johnston was on the pitcher's mound for Eastern Athletics. The bulldog allowed four hits and four runs over one inning, striking out two and walking one.

Matthews started the game for Twins, going four innings with eight runs on nine hits. Jai DiBlasi, Walter Le Ferve, and Avanish Jaygan each contributed in relief for Twins.

Cooper Busch, Declan Marshall, Ezra Ferguson, Joel Farrar, and Dowling had two hits apiece for Athletics while DiBlasi went 4-for-5 to lead Twins at the plate. Darcy Phemister and Fletcher Wilson had multiple hits, too.

Twins stole 11 bases during the game as three players stole more than one, including DiBlasi who led the way with four.

Southern Mariners 8 v Twins 1

Twins struggled to get their offense going on Sunday afternoon as Southern Mariners won 8-1.

Southern Mariners scored four runs in the sixth inning on RBIs from Mitchell Langworthy, Ty Daniels, and Robinson Smith.

Jarrod Thomas led things off on the pitcher's mound for Southern Mariners. He allowed three hits and zero runs over five innings, striking out four and walking zero.

Liam Coster pitched five and a third innings for Twins, allowing six runs on eight hits, striking out two and walking zero. Jai DiBlasi threw one and two-thirds innings out of the bullpen.

Southern Mariners hit two home runs on the day, including Cai Batey-Smith in the fourth inning and Langworthy in the sixth.

Twins totaled five hits in the game, with two apiece from Walter Le Ferve and Emma Sullivan.

Thomas, Joseph Lewis, and Liam Puncher all managed multiple hits for Southern Mariners as the team had 10 hits total.

Intermediate League

Twins 9 v Southern Mariners 2

Windsor Breckenridge tallied four hits as Twins won 9-2 win over Southern Mariners. Breckenridge had three singles across the first, second, and fourth with a double in the sixth, too.

Twins secured the victory thanks to five runs in the second inning, made possible by Roman Coote's walk and big hits from Cooper Bishop-Worn and Breckenridge

Bishop-Worn led things off on the hill for Twins. He threw six and two-thirds innings, allowing one hit and two runs while striking out 13 and walking one.

Matthew Fielden pitched two innings for Southern Mariners, allowing six runs on five hits with four strikeouts. Alexander Smith threw four innings in relief out of the bullpen.

Twins tallied 12 hits. Breckenridge and Coote all collected multiple hits for Twins. Breckenridge went 4-for-4 and Coote had a 2-for-3 game as Twins totaled 12 hits.

Southern Mariners 15 v Eastern Athletics 7

Both pitching staffs had their hands full in a high-scoring affair where Southern Mariners bested Eastern Athletics, 15-7.

Eastern Athletics got on the board in the first inning when Theodore Rutgers induced Noah Traplin to hit into a fielder's choice as one run scored.

However, Southern Mariners pulled away for good with four runs in the third inning. Alexander Smith and Lachie Wright singled to score runs while Charlie Waugh and Rutgers also brought runners home with groundouts.

William Ferguson and Angus Saggers had RBIs for Eastern in the sixth, and Southern Mariners followed up with four runs of their own off the bats of Ashley Hill, Blake Ochoa, and Smith.

Rutgers led things off on the hill for Southern Mariners, giving up four runs on two hits over four innings, striking out four.

Eastern pitcher Jess Marsh threw three and two-thirds innings, allowing four hits and nine runs while striking out two. Harrison Govenlock threw two and a third innings in relief out of the bullpen.

Southern Mariners saw the ball well today, racking up eight hits in the game. Ochoa went 3-for-3 and Smith had multiple hits too. Southern Mariners stole 29 bases during the game as 11 players stole more than one. Wright led the way with five.

Twins 14 v Eastern Athletics 0

Eastern Athletics watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 14-0 loss to Twins on Sunday. Twins scored seven runs in the first on singles from Xavier Gardner, William Cashen, Oliver Bergin, Samuel Land, and Lachlan Brennan.

One bright spot for Eastern Athletics was a single by Daniel Williams in the third. Angus Saggers had the team's other hit.

Roman Coote was on the mound for Twins. The fireballer lasted five innings, allowing two hits and zero runs while striking out 11.

James Govenlock and Thomas Bowden pitched for Eastern in a tough game as Twins totaled 18 hits. Cooper Bishop-Worn, Joseph Lotan, Cashen, Land, Brennan, and Coote all had multiple hits.

Twins didn't make any errors as Bergin had the most fielding chances with 11. The side stole 12 bases during the game as three players stole more than one, including Cashen who led the way with four.

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The 2022 Senior, Junior, and Intermediate League State Championships opened at Geelong Baseball Centre, with Baycats, Eastern Athletics, Southern Mariners, and Twins taking the field for action-packed games.

In Senior League, Eastern Athletics are 2-0, followed by Twins at 1-1 and Baycats and Southern Mariners, both at 0-1.

Southern Mariners are 2-0 in Junior League, while Twins are 1-0, Baycats are 0-2, and Eastern Athletics are 0-1. The Mariners are also off to a 2-0 start in Intermediate League, with Twins at 1-1 and Eastern Athletics 0-2.

Check out results from the first day and visit our LL State Champs hub for schedules and live scoring on GameChanger.

Senior League

Eastern Athletics 9 v Southern Mariners 6

Eastern Athletics defeated Southern Mariners 9-6 despite allowing four runs in the seventh inning.

Max Saggers singled on a 3-2 count to put the Athletics up by three in the first, quickly followed by another two in the second. Saggers singled again in the fourth to help the side add three more runs, with a base hit by Angus Hopkinson making a difference, too.

The Mariners put two on in the fourth but saved their biggest rally for the seventh, when four runs came around thanks to a single by Lachlan Smith and a double by Zachariah Dunkley.

Aiden Patterson led off on the mound for Eastern, covering three and two-thirds innings with just two hits and a run allowed, plus four strikeouts and no walks.

Liam Bald pitched for Southern Mariners. The hurler surrendered five runs on two hits over one and one-third innings, striking out five. Patrick Jones and Jonathan Goldman entered the game from the bullpen, throwing two and a third innings and two and a third innings respectively.

Hopkinson went 2-for-2 to lead the Athletics, while Ryder Wilson recorded four of the team's 16 stolen bases. Dunkley went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead the Mariners in hits.

Eastern Athletics 7 v Twins 6

Twins lost the lead late in a 7-6 defeat to Eastern Athletics on Saturday. Eastern was down 4-3 in the top of the seventh inning when a run scored on a stolen base during Taran Rose's at bat. Rose followed up with an RBI single.

Twins collected seven hits and Eastern Athletics had 12 in the high-scoring affair, with an error opening the scoring for Athletics in the first inning.

Eastern scored one run in the top of the fourth on William Kent's RBI double, which Twins answered with a run of their own on an error.

Jack Ratcliffe led things off on the mound for Eastern Athletics. The hurler allowed two hits and zero runs over three innings, striking out three.

Lachlan Amon was on the mound for Twins, throwing three innings with one run on two hits,, plus a walk and five strikeouts. Alex Liersch and Kelly Pilapil entered the game from the bullpen, throwing three and two-thirds innings and one-third of an inning respectively.

Rhys Southwell led Twins with two hits in two at bats. Twins tore up the base paths, as two players stole at least two bases.

Eastern Athletics tallied 12 hits on the day, with Aiden Patterson going 3-for-4 and Ryder Wilson, Ratcliffe, and Rose all collecting multiple hits, too.

Twins 20 v Baycats 5

Twins won 20-5 after a big start, with a four-run first inning featuring a double by Logan O'Brien, a single by Matthew Butler, and a wild pitch during Will Gaskett's at bat.

Nine more runs scored in the second on RBIs from Addison Bishop-Worn, Liam Sullivan, Kelly Pilapil, Alex Liersch, and O'Brien.

Baycats put up five runs in the third inning. Cooper Tipping, Tyson Sherry, Harvey Elderfield, Oliver Yarnell, and Cade White all moved runners across the plate.

O'Brien led things off on the pitcher's mound for Twins. The fireballer allowed zero hits and zero runs over one inning, walking one.

White was on the pitcher's mound for Baycats. The hurler went one inning, allowing five runs on two hits. Nyah O'Brien, Elderfield, Bradyn Barker, and Will Cavanagh all pitched in relief.

White and Sherry collected one hit each to lead Baycats, Liersch, Pilapil, and Butler had two hits each for Twins.

Junior League

Twins 18 v Baycats 7

Twins took the lead late in the game in an 18-7 victory over Baycats. The game was tied at seven with Twins batting in the bottom of the fifth when Patrick Matthews singled on a 0-2 count, scoring one run.

Twins got their offense started in the opening frame as Matthews singled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run.

Jai DiBlasi had a big game too, stealing four bases and collecting four hits in five at bats to help lead the side to victory.

Twins starter Fletcher Wilson gave up two runs on three hits over two and a third innings, striking out four and walking zero.

Riley Peoples was on the mound for Baycats. The hurler went one inning, allowing three runs on three hits with a pair of strikeouts. Mason Hergstrom, Tylah Laurie, and Toby Arnott all contributed in relief for Baycats.

Twins tallied 14 hits, including multiple from DiBlasi, Liam Coster, and Matthews, while Jordan Ellis went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Baycats in hits. Peoples stole two of six stolen bases for Baycats.

Southern Mariners 24 v Baycats 3

Baycats watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 24-3 loss to Southern Mariners, who jumped on the board early with RBI singles from Robinson Smith, Cai Batey-Smith, Jesus Camacho, and Brandon Elton.

Southern Mariners scored ten runs in the fourth inning, driven by walks from Smith, Joseph Lewis, and Jake Bertucci, plus a triple by Smith, a groundout by Liam Puncher, and an error on a ball put in play by Brooklyn Riwaka.

Hunter Richardson led things off on the hill for Southern Mariners. The fireballer went one and one-third innings, allowing two runs on zero hits, striking out two and walking zero.

Patrick Johnson, Sid Grimmer, Jake Chapman, Allistaire Lang, and Albie Scott all pitched for Baycats, with Jordan Ellis collecting a hit.

Southern Mariners tallied 12 hits in the game as Batey-Smith, Smith, and Elton got on base multiple times. Southern Mariners stole 13 bases during the game as three players stole more than one. Batey-Smith led the way with three.

Southern Mariners 7 v Eastern Athletics 6

Southern Mariners seized victory in dramatic fashion with a walk-off single from Mitchell Langworthy to win the game 7-6 over Eastern Athletics.

Bats blistered as Eastern Athletics tallied eight hits and Southern Mariners collected nine, including Hunter Richardson's home run in the fourth.

Robinson Smith led things off on the mound for Southern Mariners, throwing two scoreless innings with no hits, just one walk and four strikeouts.

Buster Vos toed the rubber for Eastern Athletics. The bulldog allowed six hits and five runs over five innings, striking out seven and walking one. Kycen Dowling  threw one and two-thirds innings in relief out of the bullpen.

Southern Mariners racked up nine hits on the day as Ty Daniels went 3-for-4 and Jake Bertucci and Langworthy had multiple hits, too.

Samuel Walk went 2-for-3 with Eastern Athletics.

Intermediate League

Southern Mariners 11 v Eastern Athletics 1

Southern Mariners collected nine hits and gave up six in an 11-1 win over Eastern Athletics. Mariners scored twice in the first and seven times in the second, with one more run in both the third and the fourth.

Eastern's lone run came off the bat of Noah Traplin, who smashed a line drive double to bring home Thomas King.

Harrison Brodie had three hits and an RBI for Mariners, while Ashley Hill knocked in three runs on a bases-clearing double.

Euan Clarkin, Blake Ochoa, Ishant Dittakavi, Alexander Smith, and Jack Thomas all had hits for the Mariners, while Darcy Squire, Angus Saggers, and Archie Shorland-Hooper got on base for the Athletics.

Thomas struck out four during 2.2 innings for the Mariners, with Smith, Theodore Rutgers, and Lachie Wright also putting in work on the mound.

Saggers struck out two during his inning of work for the Athletics while Nathan Clark, Traplin, and Squire contributed on the hill, too.

Twins 17 v Eastern Athletics 7

Both sides scored four runs in the first, but Twins took a 7-6 lead in the second and didn't look back, collecting 14 hits total while giving up just four in a 17-7 victory over Eastern Athletics.

Eastern Athletics opened up scoring in the first inning when William Ferguson singled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run. Darcy Squire, Nathan Clark, and Angus Friend batted in runs, too.

Twins pulled away for good with three runs in the second inning. Roman Coote doubled on a 2-0 count, scoring two runs and William Cashen grounded out, scoring one run.

Twins scored four more runs in the sixth inning. Tyler Barton, Oliver Bergin, Samuel Land, and Coote each drove in runs during the inning.

Joseph Lotan got the start for Twins, throwing two-thirds of an inning, allowing one hit and four runs while striking out one.

Daniel Williams was on the mound for Eastern Athletics. He allowed five hits and nine runs over three and a third innings, striking out six. Archie Shorland-Hooper, James Govenlock, and Ferguson all pitched in relief.

Twins collected 14 hits, including a 3-for-5 game for Coote and multiple hits from Bailey Stewart, Windsor Breckenridge, Bergin, Land, and Barton. Six players stole at least two bases as Cashen led the way with four.

Ferguson went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead Eastern Athletics in hits, while Thomas King had four of the team's eight stolen bases.

Southern Mariners 8 v Twins 7

Southern Mariners took the lead late in the game in an 8-7 victory over Twins on Saturday afternoon. The Mariners were down 7-6 in the bottom of the sixth inning when Theodore Rutgers singled on a 1-2 count, scoring two runs.

Southern Mariners built a four-run lead in the fourth inning but watched as Twins scored six runs across the fifth and sixth with RBIs from Joseph Lotan, Bailey Stewart, William Cashen, and Cooper Bishop-Worn.

Earlier, Bishop-Worn got Twins on the board in the first with an RBI single on a 1-1 count. Windsor Breckenridge was on the hill for Twins. The pitcher lasted one and one-third innings, allowing two hits and two runs while striking out three. Cashen, Tyler Barton, and Charlie Davenport each contributed in relief.

Blake Ochoa got the start for Southern Mariners. The ace lasted two innings, allowing two hits and one run while striking out three and walking one.

Harrison Brodie, Euan Clarkin, Jax Clarke, Matthew Fielden, Lachie Wright, Rutgers, and Ochoa all had one hit for Southern Mariners as Wright led the side with five stolen bases. The team stole 22 bases total.

Twins racked up nine hits in the game. Samuel Land and Bishop-Worn had multiple hits, with land one of four players to steal at least two bases. The side was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error as Bishop-Worn had the most chances in the field with 14.

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Victoria Aces have released a preliminary 10-player roster ahead of next month’s Australian Women’s Baseball Showcase in Geelong.

The host state has announced 10 locals for the May 5-8 showcase, including eight-time Emeralds World Cup representative Shae Lillywhite and highly-touted teenager Genevieve Beacom.

Gabby Bevan, Emily Devine, Morgan Doty, Bronwyn Gell, Abbey Kelly and Abbey McLellan, along with Beacom and Lillywhite will be making their second showcase appearance in Victoria’s debut.

Outfielder Leslie Anglin and catcher Jamie Bastian will be featuring in their first showcase.

Baseball Victoria President Andy Rose said it was exciting to lock in 10 Victorians on the preliminary roster.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for Australian women’s baseball, and it’s amazing that BV and the Aces are working together in this joint venture as we progress towards a professional women’s league,” Rose said. “Thank you to the Victorian Government for supporting the showcase through the Significant Sporting Events Program. We also thank the City of Greater Geelong for its support through community events grants.”

After serving as head coach for the 2022 Victorian Women’s State Team, Samantha Hamilton will return to coach Victoria Aces at the showcase, with pitching coach Stephen Black also confirmed.

“I’m thrilled about this opportunity for our dedicated women’s players who work tirelessly on and off the field to support the growth of women’s baseball in Australia,” Hamilton said. “The future is bright for women’s baseball, with these exceptional competitors leading the way and inspiring junior players to follow in their footsteps.”

“I’m honoured to be coaching such an elite group and look forward to watching them shine both at both upcoming nationals and the showcase.”

The Aces’ roster will be filled out following this month’s Australian Women’s Championship in Adelaide.

Victoria will take on the Adelaide Giants and Brisbane Bandits in the seven-game showcase series.

Each team will play four opening round games with the top-two teams to face off in the May 8 grand final.

The showcase is supported by the Victorian Government through its Significant Sporting Events Program.

City of Greater Geelong is also supporting the event through its community events grants.

The showcase is another step towards the launch of a professional women’s baseball league in Australia.

Tax-deductible donations towards a women’s league can be made at aleagueofherown.com.au.

Adelaide and Brisbane’s preliminary rosters will be announced shortly.

Travel packages are available through Baseball Australia’s official travel SportsLink Travel.

Head here for more information on packages and what Geelong and the Bellarine have to offer.

VICTORIA ACES PRELIMINARY ROSTER

• Leslie Anglin, OF (Newport Rams)
• Jamie Bastian, C (Doncaster Dragons)
• Genevieve Beacom, P/IF (Sandringham Royals)
• Gabby Bevan P (Springvale Lions)
• Emily Devine, C (Springvale Lions)
• Morgan Doty, OF (Newport Rams)
• Bronwyn Gell, IF (Doncaster Dragons)
• Abbey Kelly, P/OF (Essendon Bombers)
• Shae Lillywhite, IF (Springvale Lions)
• Abbey McLellan, IF (Footscray Bulldogs)

Events Coordinator Sam Gillett has resigned from his role at Baseball Victoria, effective at the end of business on Wednesday 6 April 2022.

Baseball Victoria thanks Sam for his contributions throughout State Winter Championships and the VSBL season. We wish Sam all the best in his future endeavours.

For any competition-related queries, please email competitions@baseballvictoria.com.au.