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#AYC2019 DAY 9 RECAP

Baseball Victoria
20 January 2019

The matchups for the medal games are all set, and tomorrow should be a memorable day! Before we get to tomorrow, there were eight massive ballgames to recap today! Check them out here.

U16: Victoria Blue 14-5 Victoria White | BOX SCORE

Victoria Blue have sealed their place in the gold medal game after a big win over Victoria White on Diamond 2.

In the blink of an eye Vic Blue raced out to an eight run lead, as their offence clicked into gear.

Seven of their 16 hits were doubles, with centerfielder Jaycob Pascuzzi going a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles and five RBI.

Marshall Hansen drive in four runs of his own, including an RBI double off the first pitch he saw.

Matthew West struck out six in 4 1/3 innings of work, only allowing two baserunners in his first three innings on the hill.

Andrei Popa-Smith picked up a team-high two hits, with Tim Liersch and Alex James claiming RBI.

Vic Blue match up with NSW in the gold medal game, with Vic White taking on WA for the bronze.


U18: Australian Capital Territory 7-4 Victoria White | BOX SCORE

ACT plated two in the first and never looked back, claiming their first win of pool play on Diamond 2.

Cooper Morgan set the tone early for ACT, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI in the leadoff spot.

Despite giving up five hits in his start, Jack Mitchell kept his composure on the mound, only allowing one run in 3 2/3 innings.

The heart of the Vic White lineup did the damage, as Harvey Mitchelhill went 3-for-5 with a double and a triple. Mack Turley nailed a home run and drove in two for Vic White, but it wasn’t enough as ACT held on.

ACT and Vic White will do battle again tomorrow in the seventh place playoff, first pitch is scheduled for 3.15pm.


U18: New South Wales 6-5 Victoria Blue | BOX SCORE

New South Wales will be the home team in tomorrow's gold medal game against Victoria Blue after a one run win to conclude pool play.

NSW inflicted Victoria Blue's first loss of the tournament off the back of six strong innings from Ethan Keane. 

Keane struck out seven and only allowed two earned runs in six innings of work, while for Vic Blue, Tim Reid was equally as impressive, surrendering one hit in five innings of relief.

Jo Stevens lead the way for NSW with three hits, while Taituha Nukunuku continued his excellent tournament, driving in a team-high two runs.

Damon Hill's two RBI single in the bottom of the ninth gave Vic Blue some hope, but their comeback fell short.

Both teams will meet again tomorrow in the gold medal game.

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