U16 – Queensland 13-0
Australian Capital Territory
Queensland swung the bats early and often as they defeated
the ACT 13-0 to end the first round of the National Youth Championships on a
high. Brock Wollin and Jaiden Holly combined to only give up two hits in five
innings of work for Queensland. Every Queensland hitter reached base in a
complete performance, with leadoff man Liam MacDonald going 2-for-2 with a
triple and three RBI. Tim Preston and Josh Healy picked up the ACT’s two hits.
U16 – New South Wales
10-0 Victoria White
New South Wales had one of their most complete performances
of the tournament so far, defeating Victoria White 10-0 on Diamond 2 this
morning. Seb Mathews and Aidan Torpey both had two hits each, while Luke Livian
legged out a triple. NSW used their pitching sparingly, with none of their four
pitchers throwing more than 28. Liam McCallum struck out two and only gave up
one hit in his outing. Mitch Homfray and Jed Woodger claimed Vic White’s two
hits.
U16 – Victoria Blue
15-2 New South Wales Country
A mammoth first inning from Victoria Blue set them on their
way to a 15-2 victory over New South Wales Country. Every Vic Blue hitter
notched at least a hit and an RBI, with Zak Skinner picking up three hits and
an RBI, while Tim Reid claimed three RBI from his hit. Four Vic Blue pitchers
combined to give up only four hits on the day for NSW Country. Daniel Willings,
Tristan Watts, Josh Banks and Mitch Vickery all had hits for NSW Country, while
Ethan Keane threw well in relief, striking out three in 2.2 shutout innings of
relief.
U16 – Western
Australia vs. South Australia
It was a classic encounter between two of the top teams in
the U16 division and it took a Carter Dowling double to walk off SA 11-10. Western Australia trailled 10-6 with three
outs left in the ballgame, but came back to record a stunning victory. Dan
Carter had another three RBI, while Matt Martin drove two runs in for WA.
Calvin Eissens had a solid relief outing, only giving up the one run in 2.2
innings. Liam Bull had one of his better games of the tournament, with three
hits, two RBI and three runs, Ethan Badcock also picked up a pair of hits and
an RBI.
U18 – New South Wales
10-0 Queensland
New South Wales’ pitchers were impressive, and some hot bats
backed them up as they defeated Queensland in a state of origin battle 10-0 on
Diamond 2 today. Kyle Glogoski struck out six and only gave up one hit in three
innings of work, while Mitchell Driver had another strong relief outing to
finish the job for NSW, not giving up a run in four relief innings. Driver
swung the bat well too, finishing with a pair of RBI. Luke Passmore, Ismail
Adra and Matt Martinson had two hits each, while Alex Brook had two RBI. Callum
Pike had two hits for Queensland, with Rory Spletter and Luke Turner each
picking up one hit each.
U18 – Victoria Blue
7-6 Victoria White (F/10)
Despite giving up a pair of early runs, Victoria Blue
mounted a comeback and eventually scored the winning run in the bottom of the
10th 7-6 against Victoria White. Hits were shared for Victoria Blue,
while Luke Cartwright played the role of the hero, with a walkoff double to
right field sealing the victory. Josh Meyer and Mitch Wilcox combined for four
innings of relief for Vic Blue as they kept the Vic White bats at bay in the
late innings. Sam Drummond did his best to lead Vic White home, with four hits
and three RBI on the day. Liam Madden struck out three and only gave up one
earned run in his four innings of relief for Vic White.
U18 – New South Wales Country 13-4 Australian
Capital Territory
New South Wales Country picked up five runs in the first two
innings and never looked back, downing the ACT 13-4 to end their round robin
play on a good note. Alex Osborne was exceptional in his start for NSW Country,
striking out four and only giving up two hits in 3.1 innings. Jake Amos again
impressed with bat in hand, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. Rixon Wingrove also
hit well, picking up three hits and driving two runs in. Ricky Deeble had one
of his best games for the tournament with two hits and two RBI.
U18 – Western
Australia vs. South Australia
Western Australia came back to take a lead in the seventh
inning, however South Australia just snuck home 13-11 in extras to take a win
and top seed heading into the second round. Griffin Weber came up big in the
final frame, nailing a three-RBI double to tack on three extra innings runs for
SA. Mason Clavell had another three hits to add to his strong tournament, while
Blayke McMillan had two RBI. For WA, Mason Talbot had a great day at the plate,
going 2-for-3 with three RBI. Jake Taylor drove in a pair of runs for WA, while
Josh Greenham had two hits.
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