YOUTH: IND v VIC | BOX SCORE
Indonesia recorded their first ever victory at the Australian Women’s Youth Championships after a 13-6 win over Victoria.
They plated a massive 13 runs in the first innings of the game and survived a third innings fightback by Victoria to claim victory.
Five Indonesia players scored twice as Siti Aisyah Nadia Putri kicked things off with an RBI single.
Three pitching errors and three walks gifted the Indonesian team six more runs.
Indonesian starting pitcher Nawra Salma Fatima was solid on the mound, going for zero runs off two hits and striking out five in two innings.
The Victorians staged a mini-comeback at the top of the third, with a pitching error from Fatima letting in one run.
Victoria’s Madeleine Thiel then doubled off a flyball, scoring three and bringing the score to 13-4.
Two more runs came in the fourth, but it wasn’t enough for the Victorians.
YOUTH: WA v NSW | BOX SCORE
A strong pitching performance by New South Wales pitcher Lucy Wallace helped her team to a 10-5 win over Western Australia.
Wallace struck out four and went for one earned run off two hits from her one innings pitched.
NSW started off well, with Emma Wallace doubling off a fly ball to allow Taylor Toni and Taylor Napier to score. Their score doubled courtesy of a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly to score Wallace at the top of the first.
They skipped further ahead to 9-0 at the top of the second, with Napier leading the charge. She finished the game with two runs including two RBIs.
Western Australia made a slight comeback at the bottom of the second, as Angela Mourtzios and Cassidy Hayes both singled to score two runs and a couple of pitching errors bought the score to 9-4.
Play finished after the third innings as the hour and a half time limit was reached.
YOUTH: NSW v IND | BOX SCORE
A big first innings was enough for New South Wales as they recorded their second win of the day against Indonesia.
Indonesia started off well, with Felicia Ayu Kirana hitting a single off a hard ground ball to score both Qanita Alifa Firly and Raffanisa Kamila Zikri, giving the team a 2-0 lead.
But from there it was all New South Wales, crossing home plate seven times during their first innings.
Taylor Napier continued her strong form, hitting a game-high three RBIs off her three at-bats.
The Indonesian team got one back in the top of the second, but NSW replied instantly with five more quick runs. Singles by Michaela Bonser and Napier, and a wild pitch and walk from Siti Aisyah Nadia Putri allowed NSW to lead 12-3.
The game was called off at the bottom of the fourth.
YOUTH: VIC v QLD | BOX SCORE
A stellar third inning from Queensland ensured their victory over Victoria in the last game of Day 2.
Queensland plated an astonishing 12 runs at the top of the third to go ahead 16-0, racking up 15 hits.
Their offence was its peak, with Brianna Ragau and Isabella Ramirez each hitting three runs.
Hannah Marshall also finished the game with four RBIs.
A single from Marshall at the top of the first opened the scoring for QLD, giving them an early 2-0 lead.
They scored two more at the top of the second before the monster 12 runs in the third.
Mila Bender started on the mound for Queensland, laying a solid platform and finishing up with one run off five hits and two strikeouts from her two innings.
Victorian starter Chelsea Stewart finished her two innings with four runs off five hits, with three strikeouts and two walks.
OPEN: VICB v QLD | BOX SCORE
Victoria Blue continued their dominant ways on day two, defeating Queensland 10-0 on the opening game of Diamond one.
The Vic side slugged four runs in the third inning, leaping to a commanding lead.
Abbey Kelly opened the scoring for Victoria Blue following a fly ball double from Leslie Anglin to centerfield.
An Abbey McLellan double allowed Anglin and Shae Lillywhite to score.
Lillywhite was instrumental for her side during the match, recording three hits, two runs and stealing three bases for the Victorians.
Victoria Blue put the result beyond doubt in the fifth inning, piling on four runs to lead 10-0.
Morgan Dotty, Maddy Patrick, Jamie Bastian and Emily Devine all crossed home plate for Vic Blue in the fifth, as they cruised to their third win of the tournament from three starts.
Victoria Blue continue their AWC2019 campaign on Tuesday as they come up against Western Australia at 1pm on Diamond 1, while Queensland will look to get back on the winner’s list when they play New South Wales on Diamond 2 at 10:30am.
OPEN: WA v VICW | BOX SCORE
An enormous 19-run first innings effort from Western Australia saw them cruise to a convincing 23-3 win over Victoria White.
Kaila Borgomastro and Rebecca Torpy were the pick of the bunch from the Western Australian players, registering five and three runs respectively.
Megan Everitt was fantastic in WA’s early batting frenzy, producing four hits and four RBI’s.
Hanami Campitelli, Jasmine Bentley and Annette Curnow added some consolation for the Victoria White side scoring at the top of the third, however it wasn’t enough to close the gap, meaning the game finished early due to the mercy rule.
Western Australia face a huge challenge tomorrow as they look to beat the table-topping Victoria Blue side at 1pm. While Victoria White and South Australia look to charge back up the Women’s Championship rankings in their matchup.
OPEN: NSW v SA | BOX SCORE
New South Wales bounced back from a disappointing loss against Victoria Blue on Sunday afternoon, to defeat South Australia 17-7 after five innings due to the mercy rule.
An outstanding performance from Maddison Tabrett led the New South Wales team to victory. Off her five at-bats, Tabrett registered four hits, four runs and four RBI’s.
South Australia looked promising early when they recorded two runs in the first inning. A George opened the scoring for SA following a Nicky Bacon line drive, while Jessica Maslin registered her first run of the day thanks to a Julie Wadham sacrifice fly.
However, a collective 15 runs coming for NSW’s second and third innings proved to be the difference in the match.
Jordan Richardson proved to be pivotal for New South Wales in the middle innings, scoring three runs for her side as well as having three hits.
New South Wales continue their Championship title defence tomorrow as they take on Queensland. South Australia, on the other hand, look to notch up their first win of the tournament against Victoria White, following narrow defeats on the opening two days of the tournament.