Victoria defeated New South Wales 9-4 to stay undefeated at the 2023 Australian Women's Championship on Monday night.
It was a rematch of the #AWC2022 game, which NSW won to secure gold in Adelaide. This time Victoria walked away winners, thanks to an impressive 13 hits vs. eight hits allowed.
It was scoreless until the bottom of the third, when Victoria scored three. NSW got one back in the top of the fourth but Victoria added four more with RBIs from Lili Cavanagh, Abbey McLellan, and Ruby Dale.
NSW made it 7-4 in the top of the fifth before Victoria scored two final runs. The sixth was scoreless and Allie Bebbere got out of a bases-loaded jam to close it out in the seventh. Bebbere struck out three in 2.1 innings after starter Jessica Johnson went 4.2 innings with two hits, two walks, three earned runs, and a strikeout.
Cavanagh went 3-for-3 with 3 RBIs and two runs scored. She joined Shae Lillywhite, McLella, and Abbey Kelly with extra-base hits. Lillywhite had three hits, with McLellan, Dale, and Maddy Patrick reaching base twice.
Now 4-0, Victoria takes on Queensland White at 1pm Tuesday as the women's tournament continues.
- #AWC2023 GameChanger: https://bit.ly/awc2023victoria
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