The Australian 18U Women's Phoenix Cup team has played three games at the four day 2015 Asia Insurance Phoenix Cup in Hong Kong.
Game 1: Australia v Bulsajo Korea
A great start for the 18U Women’s team at the Phoenix Cup with a 25-0 win over team Bulsajo from Korea. The Aussies started the game with nine runs in the first inning with a triple from Georgia Jones and a double from Grace Zylstra. Defensively Elarna Spinks kept Bulsajo scoreless for two innings, and Lauren Donnellan and Kaitlin Barnes each pitched an inning with only two hits given up the entire game.
Game 2: Bravo Hong Kong v Australia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | R | H | E | |
| Bravo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Australia | 7 | 5 | 3 | X | 15 | 6 | 2 |
Australia with their second win at the Phoenix Cup, 15-1 over team Hong Kong Bravo. The team came out with bats swinging, Vanessa Clifford had two massive doubles, Grace Zylstra and Georgia Bower with a double each and Abbey Kelly with two hits and three RBI’s. Emma French was strong on the mound pitching two scoreless innings, with Amy West and Lauren Donnellan closing out the game.
Game 3: Australia v Osaka University
Australia with their second win at the Phoenix Cup, 15-1 over team Hong Kong Bravo. The team came out with bats swinging, Vanessa Clifford had two massive doubles, Grace Zylstra and Georgia Bower with a double each and Abbey Kelly with two hits and three RBI’s. Emma French was strong on the mound pitching two scoreless innings, with Amy West and Lauren Donnellan closing out the game.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Osaka | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
Osaka University proved to be tough competition for the Australians, shutting them down in five innings 13-3. Grace Zylstra started the game strong with a lead off single, but Australia didn't put their first run on the board till the third. The bats started to swing in the fourth with another single from Zylstra, a single from Megan Molles, a double from Vanessa Clifford, and a huge triple from Georgia Bower, but the girls only managed an additional two runs. Australia played some great defensive baseball turning three double plays and a standout diving catch from Bower but Osaka University was just too strong in the end.
Australia will play Taipei Yu-Sheng Women's Baseball Team from Taiwan today at 9:00am (12:00pm AEDT) in a must win game.
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