Victoria has scored 37 runs and given up just four in the first two days of the 2023 Australian Women's Championship.
After a 14-0 win against Queensland Maroon to start the tournament, Victoria carried the momentum into Saturday's matchup with NSW Development, dominating at the plate for a 23-4 victory.
Victoria scored seven runs in both the first and the second. Lili Cavanagh and Shae Lillywhite doubled in the first while Jessica Brown and Jamie Bastian singled, too. The next inning saw Lilly Simpson double and Nyah O'Brien single to keep up the pressure.
They went on to add two more in the fourth and seven in the sixth, outhitting their opponents 12-7. O'Brien had 4 RBIs total as Abbey Kelly knocked in three. Lillywhite, Cavanagh, and Simpson all had extra-base hits on the day while Bastian, Johnson, Simpson, Maddi Weller, and Allie Bebbere singled.
Gabby Bevan led the charge on the mound, giving up just one run on one hit over two innings, striking out three. Maddy Patrick struck out four in two innings while Jasmine Bentley and Abbey McLellan also contributed quality innings.
Now 2-0, Victoria plays South Australia at 7pm Sunday before a blockbuster vs. New South Wales at 5pm Monday.
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