Day 1 of the Under 18 National Youth Championships presented by New Era commenced yesterday under sunny skies in Blacktown, New South Wales. Three Under 18 games started off the combined Under 16 and Under 18 Tournament, with the last Under 18 game going into a rain delay in the top of the seventh.
Just like in all the Australian Baseball League games last night, all the home teams of the three games played yesterday came out victorious. ACT defeated Victoria White 4-3, Country New South Wales beat New South Wales 9-3 and South Australia with the win over Victoria Blue 7-5.
The ACT nabbed the lead in the first, and neither team added any additional runs until the 7th when Victoria White added three runs, which started with a double from Thomas Wilson. ACT re-took the lead in the bottom of the 8th with a two run RBI Double from William Riley. Bradley Ingliss was strong on the hill for ACT pitching 4.1 innings and only giving up two hits.
Country New South Wales had a convincing win over New South Wales yesterday with a 9-3 win in the ninth. Recently signed with the Minnesota Twins, Lachlan Wells dominated on the mound pitching 5.2 innings, allowing only one run with his control of the game.
In the South Australia versus Victoria Blue, SA came out with a surprising win beating the bronze medal winners for the 2014 Under 18 National Youth Championships.
The Queensland versus Western Australia game was postponed half way through the top of the 7th due to a rain delay.
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