Day one of the 2018 Australian Women's Baseball Championships is done and dusted.
In the Open Women, New South Wales, Victoria Blue, South Australia and Western Australia notched victories.
While in the Youth, New South Wales and Victoria ended Day 1 with 2-0 records.
For a full summary of each game read below:
Open Women
New South Wales 7, Western Australia 0
Breanna Donnellan and Brittany Hepburn combined for a shutout as New South Wales blanked Western Australia 7-0 on day one.
Donnellan tossed four scoreless innings, giving up four hits and a walk while striking out three.
Hepburn worked three innings out of the bullpen, striking out four.
Olivia Bannon finished with four hits for New South Wales.
South Australia 15, Queensland 7
South Australia used a second-inning surge to roll past Queensland in their opening game.
SA scored nine runs in the second frame, breaking the contest open en route to a 15-7 victory on Diamond 1.
All up SA’s offence outhit Queensland 19-10, led by four hits from Risa Nakashima.
SA starter Saeko Suzuki notched four strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings of work.
Rachael Higgins finished with four hits for Queensland.
Western Australia 18, New South Wales Country 2
Western Australia bounced back from its earlier loss to thump New South Wales Country 18-2.
WA broke a 2-2 tie with a 10-run fourth, before piling on another six runs in the fifth.
Meaghan Haggart was a force at the top of WA’s batting order, going 2-for-3 with five RBIs.
Natalie House added three hits as WA compiled 16 for the contest.
NSW Country managed just two hits.
They were stifled by WA starter Morgan Doty, who finished with seven strikeouts in four innings.
Victoria Blue 21, Victoria White 1
Victoria Blue produced a dominant display against Victoria White to start its campaign on a high note.
Blue scored early and often on its way to a 21-1 victory, finishing with 21 hits to one on Diamond 1.
Victoria Blue opened the scoring with two first-inning runs before White hit back immediately.
But Blue took control from that point, led by five RBIs from catcher Amanda Asay.
Youth Women
New South Wales 12, New South Wales Country 2
New South Wales claimed bragging rights against its Country rivals with a 12-2 victory in the opening game of the 2018 Australia Women’s Baseball Championships.
NSW built a 4-1 lead on the back of strong pitching by starter Brenna Green and broke the game open in the fourth.
NSW scored six runs on five hits and two errors to put the result beyond doubt.
Green allowed two runs on eight hits in five innings, while offensively Lianna Davidson doubled and tripled.
Victoria 8, Queensland 3
Victoria overpowered Queensland 8-3 on Diamond 4 as Lilli Cavanagh starred.
Cavanagh drove in four runs, going 3-for-3.
She opened the scoring in the first and added to the Victorian’s lead in the third and the fourth.
Genevieve Beacom also tallied two hits and reliever Chelsea Stewart tossed a scoreless frame.
New South Wales 21, Western Australia 1
New South Wales improved its record to 2-0 following a mercy-rule win over Western Australia.
NSW piled on 12 runs in the bottom of the first and eight in the second on their way to an emphatic victory.
Olivia Bonello drove in four runs and Emma Wallace and MacKenzie Jackson each finished with three RBIs.
Victoria 21, Western Australia 1
Victoria completed a perfect opening of the Youth event and inflicted more pain on Western Australia in the process.
Victoria improved its record to 2-0 with a clinical 21-1 victory on Diamond 4.
WA took the lead on Ivy Hooker’s first-inning single before Victoria raced away with the contest.
The Victorians scored eight runs in the second and 10 in the third to pull away with a solid win.
Four Victorian hitters finished with multi-hit games, while starter Genevieve Beacom recorded six strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings of work.