The 2019 Senior State Winter Championships at Geelong Baseball Centre continued in exciting fashion on Day 2, as Ringwood and Sunraysia finished with 3-0 starts before cross-pool rounds. The schedule is set for the first games of Monday before finals!
Dandenong vs. North Eastern
12 6
After a huge 16-5 win over Latrobe Valley yesterday afternoon, Dandenong kept up the pace with 12 runs on 13 hits. Although North Eastern collected 10 hits of their own, it wasn't enough as they lost their second straight. Nick Thompson led the way for Dandenong with three hits and 4 RBI's, while Mitchell Sheldon-Collins brought in three runs of his own. Tom Simmons of North Eastern led the team with three hits in the game.
Dandenong scored one in the first on an RBI single from Jon Ballantyne, but besides that the game was relatively quick and quiet until the bottom of the third. That's when Dandenong added three runs on big doubles from Thompson and Scott Baillie. North Eastern fought back, scoring five in the fourth and one in the fifth with a massive triple from Damon Barker getting things started. Tom Simmons had a triple and Brendan Simmons singled on a fly ball to right field, while Owen Godenzi followed up in the fifth dig with a big double.
Dandenong wasn't done, as they regained their lead in the bottom of the fifth, piling on eight runs in the final two innings to seal the deal. Cain Bumpstead broke the 6-6 tie with a double on an 0-2 count, opening up the game for Dandenong. A pitching combination of Joshua Ashen, Mark Jones and Baillie got the job done for Dandenong.
Geelong vs. Ringwood
3 15
Ringwood continued their dominant displays both on the mound and at the plate on Sunday morning, cruising to a big victory over Geelong. This marks their third victory with double-digit margins in the tournament, cementing their spot at the top of the standings. Alex Hondromatidis had a pair of singles and a double for 4 RBI's, while Ryan Dale and Jordan Ley weren't far behind with three hits apiece as well.
With Jeremy Young solid on the mound, giving up only two hits and three runs with five strikeouts in four innings, Ringwood was in good shape for another win. Geelong was facing a six-run deficit when they pieced together three runs on walks and wild pitches.
Ringwood ended the game on a high note with 8 runs in the seventh inning, with doubles from Hondromatidis and Kelli Zablan as well as a homer from Home Run Derby finalist Ryan Dale!
Latrobe Valley vs. Sunraysia
2 8
Sunraysia continued their impressive campaign with another awesome team effort to kick things off on Sunday. They managed 10 hits compared to 7 for Latrobe Valley. Hayden Carroll collected three hits and Anthony Carroll had two to back up Jackson Pallot and Ty Boromeo on the mound.
Each team scored once in the second before Sunraysia pulled away in the third with four runs. Back-to-back singles from Hayden Carroll and Andrew Law started things off before Anthony Carroll smashed a double to right and Raiden Wakefield hit an inside the park home run.
Latrobe Valley got their second and final run of the game in the bottom of the third when Tim Bellerby notched an RBI single. Sunraysia added three runs before the end of the game, thanks to an RBI double from Morgan Ruchel, as they kept their undefeated streak alive heading in to the afternoon.
City vs. Diamond Valley
1 2
City prevailed in a tight game in against Diamond Valley, with both pitchers doing a great job of keeping the opposition at bay and shutting down scoring opportunities. David Asp had a spectacular pitching performance with 7 quality innings, giving up just four hits, one walk and one earned run.
City's Daniel Chircop had a good day on the mound as well, covering 6 innings with just two runs allowed despite giving up nine hits. Jayde Thorne appeared in relief, giving up two hits and no runs. Oscar Hargreaves and Corey Lovelock collected three hits on the day, while Zak Skinner had two of his own in the hard-fought battle.
These results set up these standings for cross-pool rounds.
Pool A
1st - Ringwood
2nd - City
3rd - Geelong
4th - Diamond Valley
Pool B
1st - Sunraysia
2nd - Dandenong
3rd - North Eastern
4th - Latrobe Valley
Ringwood vs. Sunraysia
18 1
Ringwood showed no signs of slowing down as they quieted the Sunraysia side. After showing off his strength in last night's Home Run Derby, Kelli Zablan powered his way through this afternoon's game with 4 hits and an astounding 10 RBI's on three homers and a single!
Mitch Ley had three hits of his own along with 2 RBI's, while Morgan Ruchel of Sunraysia helped his team with two hits.
Ringwood put up five runs in the first two frames, including Zablan's first of three home runs. Sunraysia's lone run came in the top of the fourth when Raiden Wakefield's sacrifice fly brought home a runner. Otherwise, Ringwood was relentless, with Adam Pahos keeping things under control on the mound. He gave up six hits in six innings with one walk and three strikeouts and only one run scored. Ryan Dale threw a quiet inning of relief.
The game finished on a thrilling note for Zablan and his teammates when he hit a grand slam.
Despite the tough loss, Sunraysia will set their sights on their Monday morning matchup vs. City.
City vs. Dandenong
1 11
Dandenong secured their second win of the day in an impressive win over City, highlighted by two hits and 4 RBI's for Josh Meyer.
Adam Schoppe held things down on the mound in his five innings of work, giving up just one hit and one walk with four strikeouts. With a steady defense behind him, Dandenong was able to turn their focus to getting their runners around the bases. Meyer had a double and a triple, while Nick Thompson tripled on a fly ball to centre field.
Although City got on the board first with a sacrifice fly in the second, their scoring was halted as Dandenong turned up the heat. Cain Bumpstead, Mitch Sheldon-Collins, Liam Richardson, Aidan Willis and Nicholas Coy collected hits on the day and contributed to the dynamic Dandenong offense.
Geelong vs. North Eastern
2 10
After some ups and downs in the tournament thus far, Geelong gave up their lead late as North Eastern piled on nine runs in the final inning.
Geelong let their guard down after a relatively quiet game, in which the Geelong kept a one-run advantage going into the seventh. It was then that North Eastern made a break for it, loading the bases after Brendan Simmons led off with a double. Aaron Parker and Greg Daniel had RBI singles in the inning, while Owen Godenzi and Tetsuya Kamiyama smashed doubles. Although time was tight to avoid the score reverting back, North Eastern managed to get the job done and shut down Geelong quickly and quietly.for a big cause for celebration!
Kamiyama had a great day on the mound in addition to this terrific at-bats. He covered seven innings with six hits, three walks and two runs allowed.
Diamond Valley vs. Latrobe Valley
8 3
Despite a competitive start from both sides, this game turned in favour of Diamond Valley as their lineup made the most of their scoring opportunities.
Latrobe Valley opened the game with two runs scored thanks to a double from Josh Graham. Diamond Valley wasn't worried, putting on their own offensive show with four runs in the first frame. Three walks, a groundout and a sacrifice put Diamond Valley on the board, before Zak Skinner sent a 2-RBI line drive double to right field.
It was 4-2 Diamond Valley after the first inning, and the scores remained until the bottom of the third when Diamond Valley extended their lead by four. Sam Street tripled and Skinner had his second double of the game to keep the scoring going. While Latrobe Valley got one back in the fifth with an RBI single from Tim Bellerby, it wasn't enough to make up the deficit. Corey Lovelock made a difference on the mound for Diamond Valley, handling five innings with three earned runs and seven strikeouts.
1st - Sunraysia
2nd - Dandenong
3rd - North Eastern
4th - Latrobe Valley
Ringwood vs. Sunraysia
18 1
Ringwood showed no signs of slowing down as they quieted the Sunraysia side. After showing off his strength in last night's Home Run Derby, Kelli Zablan powered his way through this afternoon's game with 4 hits and an astounding 10 RBI's on three homers and a single!
Mitch Ley had three hits of his own along with 2 RBI's, while Morgan Ruchel of Sunraysia helped his team with two hits.
Ringwood put up five runs in the first two frames, including Zablan's first of three home runs. Sunraysia's lone run came in the top of the fourth when Raiden Wakefield's sacrifice fly brought home a runner. Otherwise, Ringwood was relentless, with Adam Pahos keeping things under control on the mound. He gave up six hits in six innings with one walk and three strikeouts and only one run scored. Ryan Dale threw a quiet inning of relief.
The game finished on a thrilling note for Zablan and his teammates when he hit a grand slam.
Despite the tough loss, Sunraysia will set their sights on their Monday morning matchup vs. City.
City vs. Dandenong
1 11
Dandenong secured their second win of the day in an impressive win over City, highlighted by two hits and 4 RBI's for Josh Meyer.
Adam Schoppe held things down on the mound in his five innings of work, giving up just one hit and one walk with four strikeouts. With a steady defense behind him, Dandenong was able to turn their focus to getting their runners around the bases. Meyer had a double and a triple, while Nick Thompson tripled on a fly ball to centre field.
Although City got on the board first with a sacrifice fly in the second, their scoring was halted as Dandenong turned up the heat. Cain Bumpstead, Mitch Sheldon-Collins, Liam Richardson, Aidan Willis and Nicholas Coy collected hits on the day and contributed to the dynamic Dandenong offense.
Geelong vs. North Eastern
2 10
After some ups and downs in the tournament thus far, Geelong gave up their lead late as North Eastern piled on nine runs in the final inning.
Geelong let their guard down after a relatively quiet game, in which the Geelong kept a one-run advantage going into the seventh. It was then that North Eastern made a break for it, loading the bases after Brendan Simmons led off with a double. Aaron Parker and Greg Daniel had RBI singles in the inning, while Owen Godenzi and Tetsuya Kamiyama smashed doubles. Although time was tight to avoid the score reverting back, North Eastern managed to get the job done and shut down Geelong quickly and quietly.for a big cause for celebration!
Kamiyama had a great day on the mound in addition to this terrific at-bats. He covered seven innings with six hits, three walks and two runs allowed.
Diamond Valley vs. Latrobe Valley
8 3
Despite a competitive start from both sides, this game turned in favour of Diamond Valley as their lineup made the most of their scoring opportunities.
Latrobe Valley opened the game with two runs scored thanks to a double from Josh Graham. Diamond Valley wasn't worried, putting on their own offensive show with four runs in the first frame. Three walks, a groundout and a sacrifice put Diamond Valley on the board, before Zak Skinner sent a 2-RBI line drive double to right field.
It was 4-2 Diamond Valley after the first inning, and the scores remained until the bottom of the third when Diamond Valley extended their lead by four. Sam Street tripled and Skinner had his second double of the game to keep the scoring going. While Latrobe Valley got one back in the fifth with an RBI single from Tim Bellerby, it wasn't enough to make up the deficit. Corey Lovelock made a difference on the mound for Diamond Valley, handling five innings with three earned runs and seven strikeouts.
Ringwood vs. Sunraysia
18 1
Ringwood showed no signs of slowing down as they quieted the Sunraysia side. After showing off his strength in last night's Home Run Derby, Kelli Zablan powered his way through this afternoon's game with 4 hits and an astounding 10 RBI's on three homers and a single!
Mitch Ley had three hits of his own along with 2 RBI's, while Morgan Ruchel of Sunraysia helped his team with two hits.
Ringwood put up five runs in the first two frames, including Zablan's first of three home runs. Sunraysia's lone run came in the top of the fourth when Raiden Wakefield's sacrifice fly brought home a runner. Otherwise, Ringwood was relentless, with Adam Pahos keeping things under control on the mound. He gave up six hits in six innings with one walk and three strikeouts and only one run scored. Ryan Dale threw a quiet inning of relief.
The game finished on a thrilling note for Zablan and his teammates when he hit a grand slam.
Despite the tough loss, Sunraysia will set their sights on their Monday morning matchup vs. City.
City vs. Dandenong
1 11
Dandenong secured their second win of the day in an impressive win over City, highlighted by two hits and 4 RBI's for Josh Meyer.
Adam Schoppe held things down on the mound in his five innings of work, giving up just one hit and one walk with four strikeouts. With a steady defense behind him, Dandenong was able to turn their focus to getting their runners around the bases. Meyer had a double and a triple, while Nick Thompson tripled on a fly ball to centre field.
Although City got on the board first with a sacrifice fly in the second, their scoring was halted as Dandenong turned up the heat. Cain Bumpstead, Mitch Sheldon-Collins, Liam Richardson, Aidan Willis and Nicholas Coy collected hits on the day and contributed to the dynamic Dandenong offense.
Geelong vs. North Eastern
2 10
After some ups and downs in the tournament thus far, Geelong gave up their lead late as North Eastern piled on nine runs in the final inning.
Geelong let their guard down after a relatively quiet game, in which the Geelong kept a one-run advantage going into the seventh. It was then that North Eastern made a break for it, loading the bases after Brendan Simmons led off with a double. Aaron Parker and Greg Daniel had RBI singles in the inning, while Owen Godenzi and Tetsuya Kamiyama smashed doubles. Although time was tight to avoid the score reverting back, North Eastern managed to get the job done and shut down Geelong quickly and quietly.for a big cause for celebration!
Kamiyama had a great day on the mound in addition to this terrific at-bats. He covered seven innings with six hits, three walks and two runs allowed.
Diamond Valley vs. Latrobe Valley
8 3
City vs. Dandenong
1 11
Dandenong secured their second win of the day in an impressive win over City, highlighted by two hits and 4 RBI's for Josh Meyer.
Adam Schoppe held things down on the mound in his five innings of work, giving up just one hit and one walk with four strikeouts. With a steady defense behind him, Dandenong was able to turn their focus to getting their runners around the bases. Meyer had a double and a triple, while Nick Thompson tripled on a fly ball to centre field.
Although City got on the board first with a sacrifice fly in the second, their scoring was halted as Dandenong turned up the heat. Cain Bumpstead, Mitch Sheldon-Collins, Liam Richardson, Aidan Willis and Nicholas Coy collected hits on the day and contributed to the dynamic Dandenong offense.
Geelong vs. North Eastern
2 10
After some ups and downs in the tournament thus far, Geelong gave up their lead late as North Eastern piled on nine runs in the final inning.
Geelong let their guard down after a relatively quiet game, in which the Geelong kept a one-run advantage going into the seventh. It was then that North Eastern made a break for it, loading the bases after Brendan Simmons led off with a double. Aaron Parker and Greg Daniel had RBI singles in the inning, while Owen Godenzi and Tetsuya Kamiyama smashed doubles. Although time was tight to avoid the score reverting back, North Eastern managed to get the job done and shut down Geelong quickly and quietly.for a big cause for celebration!
Kamiyama had a great day on the mound in addition to this terrific at-bats. He covered seven innings with six hits, three walks and two runs allowed.
Diamond Valley vs. Latrobe Valley
8 3
Despite a competitive start from both sides, this game turned in favour of Diamond Valley as their lineup made the most of their scoring opportunities.
Latrobe Valley opened the game with two runs scored thanks to a double from Josh Graham. Diamond Valley wasn't worried, putting on their own offensive show with four runs in the first frame. Three walks, a groundout and a sacrifice put Diamond Valley on the board, before Zak Skinner sent a 2-RBI line drive double to right field.
It was 4-2 Diamond Valley after the first inning, and the scores remained until the bottom of the third when Diamond Valley extended their lead by four. Sam Street tripled and Skinner had his second double of the game to keep the scoring going. While Latrobe Valley got one back in the fifth with an RBI single from Tim Bellerby, it wasn't enough to make up the deficit. Corey Lovelock made a difference on the mound for Diamond Valley, handling five innings with three earned runs and seven strikeouts.