Victoria is off to a great start at the 2023 Australian Women's Championship, thanks to a 14-0 performance over Queensland Maroon on Friday afternoon.
Victoria got started early, scoring four runs in the first inning with Lili Cavanagh's double, Maddy Patrick's groundout, and Ruby Dale's single. A bases-loaded walk by Jamie Bastian added another run in the second.
Victoria racked up 13 hits. Cavanagh, Abbey Kelly, Shae Lillywhite, and Abbey McLellan all went on to collect multiple hits as Victoria scored four runs in the third, three in the fourth, and a final two in the sixth.
Starter Allie Bebbere threw four scoreless innings with three hits, one walk, and a strikeout. Jessica Johnson secured the shutout with two scoreless innings.
It was a clean fielding day for Victoria as McLellan had five chances in the field, the most on the team.
Overall, Victoria had 13 hits compared to Queensland's seven. Kelly doubled twice while McLellan, Cavanagh, and Jasmine Bentley also recorded extra-base hits.
Cavanagh, Lillywhite, and McLellan knocked in two runs each, with Bastian, Bentley, Ruby Dale, Maddy Patrick, Maddi Weller, and Kelly recording one RBI each.
Victoria's next game is a 2PM matchup with NSW Development on Saturday, while the youth women's team starts their campaign vs. South Australia at 11am.
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