Exciting games were the norm as all six contests were hard fought and dramatic in the latest iteration of the Under 14s contingent in the Little League Charter & Junior League Charter Academy.
Geelong Baycats 6, Eastern Athletics (Green) 3
Excellent pitching from the Geelong triumvirate of Kobe Greenhalgh, Connor Hickey and Jarrod Wood buoyed the Baycats to a big win. The trio shut down the A’s on just 88 pitches. Tom Renouf caught the entire game for Geelong.
The Baycats scored once in the first, added another in the second and three in the third before tacking on an insurance marker in the sixth to greatly improve their chances of victory.
The A’s, who scored twice in the second and once in the fifth, played a sterling game with Riley Licht (40 pitches), Josh Battles (30) and Charlie Collins (52) taking the mound. Damon Hill and Kye Stehr split the catching duties.
The win put the Baycats at 7-2 heading into their second tilt; the A’s (Green) side fell back to .500 with a 3-3-2 mark.
Southern Mariners (A) 3, Northern Diamondbacks (Red) 2
Slow and steady . . . the Southern Mariners followed that mantra to a T. In the second, third and fourth inning they scored one run, allowing them to withstand the D’Backs two-run third and win a nailbiter.
Jai Cebular (47 pitches) and Cam Zimmerman (31) were excellent on the hill and Malcolm Elliot caught the entire game.
Across the diamond, Adam Tsadakis did the same behind the dish with Bailey Marcola (65) and Julius Crino (14) handling the pitching duties.
The win gets the A team back up to .500 with a 3-3 mark while the D’Backs Red team falls to 0-5-1.
Southern Mariners (B) 4, Northern Diamondbacks (Blue) 3
One big inning was all the Southern Mariners B side needed to come away with a huge win.
Down 1-0 after a half-inning and 2-0 heading to bat in the third, the Mariners exploded for four runs in their half of the inning to take the lead for good. Though they ceded a single marker in the fifth, the four runs were enough for the victory.
Jacob Bald started and pitched well, hurling 68 pitches for the Mariners. Max McLaughlan (five) and Marcus Graham (21) closed the win out. Mack Turley caught the entire game.
For the D’Backs it was Nick Pascutti (61) and Mason Lundi (14) on the bump and Phareel Peni behind the plate.
The D’Backs Blue (0-7-1) are still looking for their first win while the Mariners victory ups their mark to 4-2.
Eastern Athletics (Gold) 8, Geelong Baycats 2
More than any other so far this campaign, this game showed why this A’s squad is the gold standard for the Junior League Charter Academy. They scored early and often, plating three in the first and four in the second to take to take a commanding 7-0 lead.
And their pitching was stellar. Starter Henry Hayman threw 4.1 innings, allowing only four hits and two earned runs while striking out three on 64 pitches. Dan Anderson (12 pitches) closed the game out with a strong two-thirds of an inning when he struck out one. Harvey Mitchell Hill caught the entire game for the A’s.
At the dish, Zachary Busch paced Eastern with two hits while leadoff hitter James Keam and Reece Longstaff added one apiece.
The defense was stellar too with a 4-3 double play on a line drive ended the Baycats fourth-inning rally.
In a losing effort, many Baycats hit the ball well. Travis Duxson, Tom Renouf, Nick Hau and Max Shaw-Vaalepu all had knocks. And all-everything Jarryd Wood supplied all his team’s runs with a two run homer in the fourth.
Connor Hughes (75) started the game and threw three innings, allowing four earned runs on four hits and three walks. He also struck out a trio of batters. Angus McNee (24) finished the game, walking two and allowing a run in one inning of work.
Eugene Gay and Shaw-Vaalepu split the catching duties.
Now 7-1, the Gold team is alone atop the ladder. Geelong falls to 7-3 with the loss.
Southern Mariners (B) 8, Northern Diamondbacks (Red) 4
All four Southern Mariners squads (both the Under 12 and Under 14s) have shown a remarkable amount of resilience this season.
This game was a masterclass based on that thesis.
Down 1-0 after a half-inning and 4-2 after the top of the second, the Mariners came back with five runs in the last of the third before shutting down the D’Backs in the top of the fourth to secure the victory.
Mariners Joel Ausen (43 pitches), Shelby Roberts (15) and Matt West (two) did well on the mound and Cade Johnson performed admirably behind the plate.
For the D’Backs, Oscar Tashradort (52) and Nathan Smith (34) took the hill and Warun Peljah caught the entire game.
The win gave them a weekend sweep of the D’Backs and improved their record to 5-2 on the year while the opposing Red squad remained winless at 0-6-1.
Northern Diamondbacks (Blue) 6, Southern Mariners (A) 5
What a game! Desperate for their first victory of the season, the D’Backs scratched and clawed—and then held on for dear life—before finally claiming a 6-5 triumph.
The D’Backs got off to a great start, scoring a run in the top of the first. The Mariners A team, however, answered right back. After a scoreless second, the Blue squad plated two in the third, only to see the Mariners once again answer back with a single run.
Three runs in the fourth gave the D’Backs a 6-2 advantage—and they would need every last run as the never-say-die Mariners scored three in the bottom of the fourth to nearly even the contest.
The winning D’Backs staff was anchored by Harvey Hadlon (25 pitches) and also featured hurlers Jonah Hope (21), Trenell Hutchins (20) and closer Yoshiki Sutherland (21). Zach Kallis and Julius Crinc performed the catching duties.
For the Mariners, Rhys Fairweather (70) and Blake Holding (34) did the pitching and Chris Neilson caught the whole contest.
The split of games on the weekend leave the Southern Mariners (A) team a game below .500 with a 3-4 mark while the D’Backs (Blue) are now 1-7-1 on the season.
Here is how the comp stands after the fifth round: https://sportsdesq.imgstg.com/portal/index.cfm?fuseaction=competition&competitionID=10392&OrgID=16724&clubOrganisationId=0#ladder. Next week the Under 12s are back in action. Check back here for a full report of all six games.
Geelong Baycats 6, Eastern Athletics (Green) 3
Excellent pitching from the Geelong triumvirate of Kobe Greenhalgh, Connor Hickey and Jarrod Wood buoyed the Baycats to a big win. The trio shut down the A’s on just 88 pitches. Tom Renouf caught the entire game for Geelong.
The Baycats scored once in the first, added another in the second and three in the third before tacking on an insurance marker in the sixth to greatly improve their chances of victory.
The A’s, who scored twice in the second and once in the fifth, played a sterling game with Riley Licht (40 pitches), Josh Battles (30) and Charlie Collins (52) taking the mound. Damon Hill and Kye Stehr split the catching duties.
The win put the Baycats at 7-2 heading into their second tilt; the A’s (Green) side fell back to .500 with a 3-3-2 mark.
Southern Mariners (A) 3, Northern Diamondbacks (Red) 2
Slow and steady . . . the Southern Mariners followed that mantra to a T. In the second, third and fourth inning they scored one run, allowing them to withstand the D’Backs two-run third and win a nailbiter.
Jai Cebular (47 pitches) and Cam Zimmerman (31) were excellent on the hill and Malcolm Elliot caught the entire game.
Across the diamond, Adam Tsadakis did the same behind the dish with Bailey Marcola (65) and Julius Crino (14) handling the pitching duties.
The win gets the A team back up to .500 with a 3-3 mark while the D’Backs Red team falls to 0-5-1.
Southern Mariners (B) 4, Northern Diamondbacks (Blue) 3
One big inning was all the Southern Mariners B side needed to come away with a huge win.
Down 1-0 after a half-inning and 2-0 heading to bat in the third, the Mariners exploded for four runs in their half of the inning to take the lead for good. Though they ceded a single marker in the fifth, the four runs were enough for the victory.
Jacob Bald started and pitched well, hurling 68 pitches for the Mariners. Max McLaughlan (five) and Marcus Graham (21) closed the win out. Mack Turley caught the entire game.
For the D’Backs it was Nick Pascutti (61) and Mason Lundi (14) on the bump and Phareel Peni behind the plate.
The D’Backs Blue (0-7-1) are still looking for their first win while the Mariners victory ups their mark to 4-2.
Eastern Athletics (Gold) 8, Geelong Baycats 2
More than any other so far this campaign, this game showed why this A’s squad is the gold standard for the Junior League Charter Academy. They scored early and often, plating three in the first and four in the second to take to take a commanding 7-0 lead.
And their pitching was stellar. Starter Henry Hayman threw 4.1 innings, allowing only four hits and two earned runs while striking out three on 64 pitches. Dan Anderson (12 pitches) closed the game out with a strong two-thirds of an inning when he struck out one. Harvey Mitchell Hill caught the entire game for the A’s.
At the dish, Zachary Busch paced Eastern with two hits while leadoff hitter James Keam and Reece Longstaff added one apiece.
The defense was stellar too with a 4-3 double play on a line drive ended the Baycats fourth-inning rally.
In a losing effort, many Baycats hit the ball well. Travis Duxson, Tom Renouf, Nick Hau and Max Shaw-Vaalepu all had knocks. And all-everything Jarryd Wood supplied all his team’s runs with a two run homer in the fourth.
Connor Hughes (75) started the game and threw three innings, allowing four earned runs on four hits and three walks. He also struck out a trio of batters. Angus McNee (24) finished the game, walking two and allowing a run in one inning of work.
Eugene Gay and Shaw-Vaalepu split the catching duties.
Now 7-1, the Gold team is alone atop the ladder. Geelong falls to 7-3 with the loss.
Southern Mariners (B) 8, Northern Diamondbacks (Red) 4
All four Southern Mariners squads (both the Under 12 and Under 14s) have shown a remarkable amount of resilience this season.
This game was a masterclass based on that thesis.
Down 1-0 after a half-inning and 4-2 after the top of the second, the Mariners came back with five runs in the last of the third before shutting down the D’Backs in the top of the fourth to secure the victory.
Mariners Joel Ausen (43 pitches), Shelby Roberts (15) and Matt West (two) did well on the mound and Cade Johnson performed admirably behind the plate.
For the D’Backs, Oscar Tashradort (52) and Nathan Smith (34) took the hill and Warun Peljah caught the entire game.
The win gave them a weekend sweep of the D’Backs and improved their record to 5-2 on the year while the opposing Red squad remained winless at 0-6-1.
Northern Diamondbacks (Blue) 6, Southern Mariners (A) 5
What a game! Desperate for their first victory of the season, the D’Backs scratched and clawed—and then held on for dear life—before finally claiming a 6-5 triumph.
The D’Backs got off to a great start, scoring a run in the top of the first. The Mariners A team, however, answered right back. After a scoreless second, the Blue squad plated two in the third, only to see the Mariners once again answer back with a single run.
Three runs in the fourth gave the D’Backs a 6-2 advantage—and they would need every last run as the never-say-die Mariners scored three in the bottom of the fourth to nearly even the contest.
The winning D’Backs staff was anchored by Harvey Hadlon (25 pitches) and also featured hurlers Jonah Hope (21), Trenell Hutchins (20) and closer Yoshiki Sutherland (21). Zach Kallis and Julius Crinc performed the catching duties.
For the Mariners, Rhys Fairweather (70) and Blake Holding (34) did the pitching and Chris Neilson caught the whole contest.
The split of games on the weekend leave the Southern Mariners (A) team a game below .500 with a 3-4 mark while the D’Backs (Blue) are now 1-7-1 on the season.
Here is how the comp stands after the fifth round: https://sportsdesq.imgstg.com/portal/index.cfm?fuseaction=competition&competitionID=10392&OrgID=16724&clubOrganisationId=0#ladder. Next week the Under 12s are back in action. Check back here for a full report of all six games.