A thrilling Day 7 of the Australian Women’s Championships saw plenty of tight games, with Western Australia and Victoria Blue both in the Open Women’s Championship game tomorrow.
Congratulations to all Victorian teams on a truly wonderful tournament! We are so proud of all of their accomplishments!
Youth: WA 6-7 VIC | Box Score
Victoria came back from six runs down to defeat Western Australia and take home the bronze medal of the Australian Youth Women’s Championships.
In what was a thrilling match on Diamond 3, scores were tied at 6-6 until the bottom of the sixth, before Victoria’s Lilian Bell-Tanner hit a single to allow Zoe Allen to cross home plate for the winning run.
Victoria’s Georgia Davis topped the RBI count for her team with two, whilst Bell-Tanner and Maddi Weller each finished with one.
Western Australia were first on the board with four runs scored in their first innings, lead by Amity Collins’ two run single.
A Jessica Knight single to score both Makayla George and Angela Mourtzios extended Western Australia’s lead to 6-0.
But Victoria were not going down without a fight, scoring two quick runs in the bottom of the fourth.
A big four run fifth innings by Victoria evened up the scores, as a couple of wild pitches proved costly for Western Australia.
Open: VICW 7-11 SA | Box Score
South Australia continued their momentum with a hard fought 11-7 win over Victoria White on Diamond 2.
Ashleigh George lead the way with the bat for South Australia, finishing the game with three RBIs from three at bats.
Darna Veen started on the mound for the South Australians, pitching three innings for four strikeouts and three earned runs.
Victoria White were first on the board with a Kayla Adams single allowing Jasmine Bentley to cross home plate.
South Australia hit right back, piling on four runs in the bottom of the first.
It was a one run ballgame at the top of the fourth, as Victoria White clawed back a two runs to make it 4-3.
But South Australia responded straight away, as they rallied hard to pile on seven more runs and lead 11-5.
They allowed Victoria White to score two late runs at the top of the seventh, but still came away with a solid win.
Victoria White will face Queensland in the fifth place playoff tomorrow on Diamond 2 at 9am.
Open: VICB 13-6 WA | Box Score
Victoria Blue remain the form team of the Open competition but were pushed by a spirited Western Australia, eventually winning 13-6 on Diamond 1.
It was a two run ballgame at the bottom of the sixth with the scores at 8-6, but Victoria Blue snatched victory with five runs scored at the start of the seventh.
Victoria Blue’s Abbey Kelly was the best with the bat, going for four hits off five at bats including two RBIs.
In what was a see-sawing affair, Western Australia started off perfectly with Rebecca Torpy hitting a single to score Meaghan Haggart. Kaila Borgomastro then scored off a wild pitch to put her team ahead 2-0.
Victoria Blue evened up the scores as Belinda Cannington and Vanessa Clifford both crossed the plate.
The two teams went run for run in the next couple of innings, before Victoria Blue’s offence started to kick into gear.
It was a Leslie Anglin double that kick started the big seventh innings for Victoria Blue.
Western Australia will face off against Victoria Blue in the Championship game tomorrow on Diamond 1 at 2:30pm.
Western Australia will face off against Victoria Blue in the Championship game tomorrow on Diamond 1 at 2:30pm.