Congratulations to Victoria Blue on securing their second title in the past three years after going undefeated at the 2019 Australian Women's Baseball Championships!
OPEN | GOLD MEDAL GAME | WA 1-11 VICB | BOX SCORE
Victoria Blue powered past Western Australia in the 2019 Australian Women’s Baseball Championships gold medal game on Sunday to cap off an undefeated week in Canberra.
A powerful offensive display lifted Victoria Blue to an 11-1 win and its second Open Women’s title in three years.
The Victorian outfit opened the scoring in the first inning, taking a 2-0 lead on catcher Abbey McLellan’s double.
Victoria, in its seventh-straight gold medal game, then broke the contest open with a six-run third frame.
Courtney Foura doubled Victoria’s advantage with a two-run single ahead of Famke Gildemacher, Belinda Cannington and Leslie Anglin driving in runs.
Western Australia opened its account in the fourth.
Rebecca Torpy started the inning with a leadoff double and scored on a single from Meaghan Haggart.
A double play ended the inning and helped Victoria avoid its lead being cut into further.
Blue then padded their lead in the bottom of the fifth with Anglin’s two-run double making it 10-1.
McLellan delivered an RBI-single to seal a mercy-rule win for Victoria Blue.
Blue starter Gabby Bevan starred on the mound, allowing just one run on four hits in five innings.
Earlier, South Australia toppled 2018 champions New South Wales 13-1 to secure its first medal at the Women’s Championships.
Jessica Maslin drove in three runs and Nicky Bacon had three hits.
Relief pitcher Alice Prokopec gave up just one run with two strikeouts in four innings after starter Sarah-Jameson tossed three scoreless frames.
OPEN | GOLD MEDAL GAME | WA 1-11 VICB | BOX SCORE
Victoria Blue powered past Western Australia in the 2019 Australian Women’s Baseball Championships gold medal game on Sunday to cap off an undefeated week in Canberra.
A powerful offensive display lifted Victoria Blue to an 11-1 win and its second Open Women’s title in three years.
The Victorian outfit opened the scoring in the first inning, taking a 2-0 lead on catcher Abbey McLellan’s double.
Victoria, in its seventh-straight gold medal game, then broke the contest open with a six-run third frame.
Courtney Foura doubled Victoria’s advantage with a two-run single ahead of Famke Gildemacher, Belinda Cannington and Leslie Anglin driving in runs.
Western Australia opened its account in the fourth.
Rebecca Torpy started the inning with a leadoff double and scored on a single from Meaghan Haggart.
A double play ended the inning and helped Victoria avoid its lead being cut into further.
Blue then padded their lead in the bottom of the fifth with Anglin’s two-run double making it 10-1.
McLellan delivered an RBI-single to seal a mercy-rule win for Victoria Blue.
Blue starter Gabby Bevan starred on the mound, allowing just one run on four hits in five innings.
Earlier, South Australia toppled 2018 champions New South Wales 13-1 to secure its first medal at the Women’s Championships.
Jessica Maslin drove in three runs and Nicky Bacon had three hits.
Relief pitcher Alice Prokopec gave up just one run with two strikeouts in four innings after starter Sarah-Jameson tossed three scoreless frames.
The Victorian outfit opened the scoring in the first inning, taking a 2-0 lead on catcher Abbey McLellan’s double.
Victoria, in its seventh-straight gold medal game, then broke the contest open with a six-run third frame.
Courtney Foura doubled Victoria’s advantage with a two-run single ahead of Famke Gildemacher, Belinda Cannington and Leslie Anglin driving in runs.
Western Australia opened its account in the fourth.
Rebecca Torpy started the inning with a leadoff double and scored on a single from Meaghan Haggart.
A double play ended the inning and helped Victoria avoid its lead being cut into further.
Blue then padded their lead in the bottom of the fifth with Anglin’s two-run double making it 10-1.
McLellan delivered an RBI-single to seal a mercy-rule win for Victoria Blue.
Blue starter Gabby Bevan starred on the mound, allowing just one run on four hits in five innings.
Earlier, South Australia toppled 2018 champions New South Wales 13-1 to secure its first medal at the Women’s Championships.
Jessica Maslin drove in three runs and Nicky Bacon had three hits.
Relief pitcher Alice Prokopec gave up just one run with two strikeouts in four innings after starter Sarah-Jameson tossed three scoreless frames.
OPEN | 5th PLACE PLAYOFF | VICW 13-5 QLD | BOX SCORE
Victoria White’s Easter Sunday win over Queensland claimed them fifth position in the 2019 Australian Women’s Open Championship.
Victoria White jumped out of the blocks at the top of the first, opening the scoring with the first two runs of the game.
Claire Costa scored the first run following Emma Davenport’s ground ball single, with Amanda Torrington crossing home plate shortly after on a fielding error.
Queensland quickly responded at the bottom of the first adding a run of their own through Luisa Gauci on Chloe Humphreys’ single.
The game was neck and neck up until the fourth inning with Vic White holding a slender 4-3 advantage, however Victoria White rallied and piled on seven runs to lead 11-3.
Costa, Davenport, Rebecca Wright, Kathryn Morris and Hanami Campitelli were Victoria White’s leading run scorers, all collecting two each.
Humphreys was Queensland’s best performer, registering three hits, one run and one RBI.
The game finished 13-5 in Victoria White’s favour, meaning Queensland finished last in the Women’s Open standings.