A no-hitter by the Southern Mariners (B) team highlighted this slate of six games between the Under 12s in the Little League Charter & Junior League Charter Academy, this week hosted by Berwick and Blackburn. Last Saturday the Under 14s took the field. All previous iterations of the weekly wraps are also available.
Southern Mariners (A) 12, Northern Diamondbacks (Green) 6
A triumvirate of St Kilda Saints hurlers—Millar Kuhl, Ferris Sallka and Felix Brunner—led the Southern Mariners (A) squad to a resounding 12-6 win at the home of the Berwick Cougars on Saturday morning.
The Mariners stellar pitching buoyed their offense, helping them to score the maximum five runs in both the first and second inning and two more in the third. After three they held a commanding 12-1 lead.
Not dead yet, the D’Backs did all they could to resurrect their chances by plating five of their own runs in the top of the fourth. Joel Prpic, Connor Schibzci, Zachary Gorman and Harrison Green-Williams had hits for the Northern squad.
For the victorious side, Dylan Williamson, Balin O’Callaghan, Angus Newman, Charlie Pierson and Sallka had the hits for the Mariners.
The victory evened Southern’s record at 2-2 while the D’Backs (Green) fell to 1-3.
Northern Diamondbacks (Orange) 9, Southern Mariners (B) 5
The first win is always the toughest to get. So kudos to the Northern D’Backs (Orange) squad who triumphed for the first time in their fourth game. They did it by scoring runs early and often.
Five in the first and then four in the second was all they needed to prevail. The D’Backs were led by Mitch Nolan and Sam Skinner who each went 3-for-3 at the dish. Skinner also closed out the win with no runs and a strikeout in two-thirds of an inning. Mace Poole started for Northern and got the victory.
Across the diamond the Mariners used six pitchers—Tom Connolly, Josh Tribe, Lachlan Smith, Matt Kaplan, Joel Poole, and Flynn Lhuedz—and were led at the plate by Ryan Langworthy (2-for-2); Cooper Williamson and Tyler Ellis each contributed a hit.
The Mariners fell to 2-2 in the comp.
Eastern Athletics (Green) 13, Geelong Baycats 6
A dominant start—four runs in each of the first two innings—and a resounding finish (five in the fourth) were more than enough to propel the Eastern Athletics (Green) team to their fourth straight win to begin the Little League Charter Academy slate.
The hit parade was led by trio of A’s: Nick Parton, Charles O’Connell and Finn Weichard, who each recorded two knocks. Zac Dawes, Hudson Priamo, Kobi Lyon and Kynan Jones all had one hit for the winning side.
The Baycats scored once in the first and five in the fifth to account for the final score. Of Geelong’s four hits, Hayden Peoples had two of them, including a booming home run. Hudson Carter and Noah Brennan added the other two hits to the ledger.
With the loss, the Baycats fell to 2-3.
Southern Mariners (A) 8, Northern Diamondbacks (Orange) 3
Topping off a fantastic sweep, the Southern Mariners (A) scored runs in every inning to down the D’Backs 8-3.
Dylan Williamson, Angus Newman and Charlie Pierson all pitched very well for the winning side, surrendering a mere three runs in the four frames.
At bat, Newman had two hits including a double and both Felix Brunner and Ferris Sallka contributed singles.
For the D’Backs, Sam Skinner had a double amongst his two hits and Sam Kilikoski registered a single.
The loss is the D’Backs fourth in five games.
Southern Mariners (B) 8, Northern Diamondbacks (Green) 1
For the first time in either the Junior or Little League Charter games this season there has been a no-hitter! Congratulations to the fantastic foursome—Tyler Ellis (1.1 innings pitched), Cooper Williamson (.2), Ryan Langworthy (1.1) and James Lynch (the final two-thirds of an inning)—on an amazing accomplishment.
At bat, Ben Campbell, Joel Poole, Lynch and Connolly and all had hits for the Mariners.
Billy Kolyniuk, Angus Stals and Josh Dawson pitched for the D’Backs, who dropped to 1-4 with the defeat.
Eastern Athletics (Gold) 7, Geelong Baycats 3
While not yet as successful as their Eastern Athletics (Green) brethren, the Gold squad have still set quite the high standard.
That exalted status was further illuminated by their 7-3 victory at Blackburn’s home ground. Despite being down 3-1 after two, the Gold squad scored once in the fourth to trim the deficit to one and then five times in the bottom of the fifth to provide the winning margin.
The victorious Athletics had six hits—two from Jack Ranonin and one each courtesy of Ryan Othen, Bronson Neave, Will Stone and Ethan Scabo—while the Baycats had five. Like in the opener (and really for the entire season) Hayden Peoples dominated, accumulating another two hits. Noah Brennan, Jordan Baumann and Cooper Rickard also had knocks for the Baycats.
Of note: the first inning ended on a perfectly executed run-down between third base and home plate by Geelong. Rickard also played well in left field, catching two towering fly balls.
Here is how the comp stands after three rounds: https://sportsdesq.imgstg.com/portal/index.cfm?fuseaction=competition&competitionID=10393&OrgID=16724&clubOrganisationId=0##ladder. It’s the Under 14s turn to again take the field. Six games—four at Blackburn and two at Newport’s home ground—are scheduled for Saturday 19 December from 9 a.m. Check back here for a full report of all six games.
Southern Mariners (A) 12, Northern Diamondbacks (Green) 6
A triumvirate of St Kilda Saints hurlers—Millar Kuhl, Ferris Sallka and Felix Brunner—led the Southern Mariners (A) squad to a resounding 12-6 win at the home of the Berwick Cougars on Saturday morning.
The Mariners stellar pitching buoyed their offense, helping them to score the maximum five runs in both the first and second inning and two more in the third. After three they held a commanding 12-1 lead.
Not dead yet, the D’Backs did all they could to resurrect their chances by plating five of their own runs in the top of the fourth. Joel Prpic, Connor Schibzci, Zachary Gorman and Harrison Green-Williams had hits for the Northern squad.
For the victorious side, Dylan Williamson, Balin O’Callaghan, Angus Newman, Charlie Pierson and Sallka had the hits for the Mariners.
The victory evened Southern’s record at 2-2 while the D’Backs (Green) fell to 1-3.
Northern Diamondbacks (Orange) 9, Southern Mariners (B) 5
The first win is always the toughest to get. So kudos to the Northern D’Backs (Orange) squad who triumphed for the first time in their fourth game. They did it by scoring runs early and often.
Five in the first and then four in the second was all they needed to prevail. The D’Backs were led by Mitch Nolan and Sam Skinner who each went 3-for-3 at the dish. Skinner also closed out the win with no runs and a strikeout in two-thirds of an inning. Mace Poole started for Northern and got the victory.
Across the diamond the Mariners used six pitchers—Tom Connolly, Josh Tribe, Lachlan Smith, Matt Kaplan, Joel Poole, and Flynn Lhuedz—and were led at the plate by Ryan Langworthy (2-for-2); Cooper Williamson and Tyler Ellis each contributed a hit.
The Mariners fell to 2-2 in the comp.
Eastern Athletics (Green) 13, Geelong Baycats 6
A dominant start—four runs in each of the first two innings—and a resounding finish (five in the fourth) were more than enough to propel the Eastern Athletics (Green) team to their fourth straight win to begin the Little League Charter Academy slate.
The hit parade was led by trio of A’s: Nick Parton, Charles O’Connell and Finn Weichard, who each recorded two knocks. Zac Dawes, Hudson Priamo, Kobi Lyon and Kynan Jones all had one hit for the winning side.
The Baycats scored once in the first and five in the fifth to account for the final score. Of Geelong’s four hits, Hayden Peoples had two of them, including a booming home run. Hudson Carter and Noah Brennan added the other two hits to the ledger.
With the loss, the Baycats fell to 2-3.
Southern Mariners (A) 8, Northern Diamondbacks (Orange) 3
Topping off a fantastic sweep, the Southern Mariners (A) scored runs in every inning to down the D’Backs 8-3.
Dylan Williamson, Angus Newman and Charlie Pierson all pitched very well for the winning side, surrendering a mere three runs in the four frames.
At bat, Newman had two hits including a double and both Felix Brunner and Ferris Sallka contributed singles.
For the D’Backs, Sam Skinner had a double amongst his two hits and Sam Kilikoski registered a single.
The loss is the D’Backs fourth in five games.
Southern Mariners (B) 8, Northern Diamondbacks (Green) 1
For the first time in either the Junior or Little League Charter games this season there has been a no-hitter! Congratulations to the fantastic foursome—Tyler Ellis (1.1 innings pitched), Cooper Williamson (.2), Ryan Langworthy (1.1) and James Lynch (the final two-thirds of an inning)—on an amazing accomplishment.
At bat, Ben Campbell, Joel Poole, Lynch and Connolly and all had hits for the Mariners.
Billy Kolyniuk, Angus Stals and Josh Dawson pitched for the D’Backs, who dropped to 1-4 with the defeat.
Eastern Athletics (Gold) 7, Geelong Baycats 3
While not yet as successful as their Eastern Athletics (Green) brethren, the Gold squad have still set quite the high standard.
That exalted status was further illuminated by their 7-3 victory at Blackburn’s home ground. Despite being down 3-1 after two, the Gold squad scored once in the fourth to trim the deficit to one and then five times in the bottom of the fifth to provide the winning margin.
The victorious Athletics had six hits—two from Jack Ranonin and one each courtesy of Ryan Othen, Bronson Neave, Will Stone and Ethan Scabo—while the Baycats had five. Like in the opener (and really for the entire season) Hayden Peoples dominated, accumulating another two hits. Noah Brennan, Jordan Baumann and Cooper Rickard also had knocks for the Baycats.
Of note: the first inning ended on a perfectly executed run-down between third base and home plate by Geelong. Rickard also played well in left field, catching two towering fly balls.
Here is how the comp stands after three rounds: https://sportsdesq.imgstg.com/portal/index.cfm?fuseaction=competition&competitionID=10393&OrgID=16724&clubOrganisationId=0##ladder. It’s the Under 14s turn to again take the field. Six games—four at Blackburn and two at Newport’s home ground—are scheduled for Saturday 19 December from 9 a.m. Check back here for a full report of all six games.