Victoria secured a silver medal finish at the 2023 Australian Women's Championship, rounding out a fantastic week of baseball at Melbourne Ballpark.
While the final game didn't go their way, Victoria has so much to be proud of. After a 6-0 opening round, the team stayed right in it until the end, with WA pulling ahead late to win 6-3 on Thursday night.
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Victoria had seven hits in the final game, including two apiece for Shae Lillywhite and Lili Cavanagh. Abbey McLellan plated two with a big single and Lily Bell-Tanner and Maddy Patrick also had base hits.
Jess Johnson, Abbey Kelly, and Allie Bebbere put in a valiant effort on the mound but WA's offense proved too strong in the end.
Looking back on the entire tournament, Victoria had six wins and one loss, with 81 runs scored compared to 16 runs allowed. Pitchers combined for 32 strikeouts and a 2.659 ERA and a 1.318 WHIP. Kelly struck out nine and had a 1.125 ERA in eight innings while Maddy Patrick struck out seven in 6.2 innings on the mound. See all pitching stats HERE.
The team batted .376 with an on-base percentage of.488 and a slugging percentage of .472. They had 74 hits and 71 RBIs with 55 singles and 19 doubles. Lillywhite and Cavanagh led the team with 11 hits each, batting .579 and .524, respectively. Abbey McLellan had eight hits and batted .571. View more team stats HERE.
Congratulations to all on an awesome tournament and the silver medal, and thank you to head coach Samantha Hamilton, assistant coaches Jarryd Rogers and Stephen Black, and EO Urs Howard for supporting the team’s success!
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