In the fourth day of play at the 2016 National Youth Championships, Wednesday saw 12 matchups underway at Blue Sox Stadium.
The U16s opened with Victoria White taking on South Australia, and with a four-run seventh inning for SA, they took down their opponents 7-0.
New South Wales hosted Australian Capital Territory in the second U16 game of the day, and after taking an early lead in the opening frame, ACT came back to tie the game at three in the fourth. NSW pulled out a 4-5 win in the end.
Queensland took on New South Wales Country in the third U16 affair of the afternoon, getting ahead with two runs in the third inning and holding on to take the game 2-1.
The final matchup in the U16 portion of the tournament on Wednesday had Victoria Blue hosting Western Australia. The home team took an early lead and stayed ahead to pull out a 5-1 victory over WA.
In the U18 competition, a day of eight matchups started when Victoria Blue took on ACT in the opening contest on Wednesday and with a run in the first, three in the second and four more in the sixth, VICB took the game 8-1.
Western Australia hosted New South Wales Country in the second U18 contest of the day and after NSWC got up by four in the first two innings, WA tied up the game in the bottom of the second and then added three in the fifth to take the game 7-4.
The third game of the day in the U18 competition saw New South Wales host Victoria Blue and in the back-and-forth affair the home team came out on top 5-4 to finish it.
New South Wales hosted Victoria White and with a tie game heading into the seventh inning, NSW scored four in the bottom of the frame for the 8-4 walkoff win.
Australian Capital Territory took on Western Australia in the fifth game of the day for the U18s and despite WA coming back for two runs in the seventh, ACT pulled out the 5-3 victory.
Queensland played host to South Australia in the afternoon and after a five-run third frame and staving off a three-run comeback from SA in the top of the seventh inning, the squad from the sunshine state came out on top 7-5.
New South Wales Country and South Australia battled in a back-and-forth affair in the seventh matchup of the day, but NSWC pulled out a 4-3 victory to take the game.
The final matchup on Wednesday for the U18s saw Queensland host Victoria White, and with a six-run fifth inning they ended the game at the end of the frame, shutting out their visitors and taking down VICW 10-0.
In the fourth day of play at the 2016 National Youth Championships, Wednesday saw 12 matchups underway at Blue Sox Stadium.
The U16s opened with Victoria White taking on South Australia, and with a four-run seventh inning for SA, they took down their opponents 7-0.
New South Wales hosted Australian Capital Territory in the second U16 game of the day, and after taking an early lead in the opening frame, ACT came back to tie the game at three in the fourth. NSW pulled out a 4-5 win in the end.
Queensland took on New South Wales Country in the third U16 affair of the afternoon, getting ahead with two runs in the third inning and holding on to take the game 2-1.
The final matchup in the U16 portion of the tournament on Wednesday had Victoria Blue hosting Western Australia. The home team took an early lead and stayed ahead to pull out a 5-1 victory over WA.
In the U18 competition, a day of eight matchups started when Victoria Blue took on ACT in the opening contest on Wednesday and with a run in the first, three in the second and four more in the sixth, VICB took the game 8-1.
Western Australia hosted New South Wales Country in the second U18 contest of the day and after NSWC got up by four in the first two innings, WA tied up the game in the bottom of the second and then added three in the fifth to take the game 7-4.
The third game of the day in the U18 competition saw New South Wales host Victoria Blue and in the back-and-forth affair the home team came out on top 5-4 to finish it.
New South Wales hosted Victoria White and with a tie game heading into the seventh inning, NSW scored four in the bottom of the frame for the 8-4 walkoff win.
Australian Capital Territory took on Western Australia in the fifth game of the day for the U18s and despite WA coming back for two runs in the seventh, ACT pulled out the 5-3 victory.
Queensland played host to South Australia in the afternoon and after a five-run third frame and staving off a three-run comeback from SA in the top of the seventh inning, the squad from the sunshine state came out on top 7-5.
New South Wales Country and South Australia battled in a back-and-forth affair in the seventh matchup of the day, but NSWC pulled out a 4-3 victory to take the game.
The final matchup on Wednesday for the U18s saw Queensland host Victoria White, and with a six-run fifth inning they ended the game at the end of the frame, shutting out their visitors and taking down VICW 10-0.