Our 2026/27 VSBL season kicked off over the weekend for some of our men's competitions! While it wasn't the start to the season we had envisioned, we now look ahead to Round 2.
Sadly, we saw majority of our Premier League matches get washed out on Saturday. With only 3 matches that went ahead, it gave the rest of the competition another week before hitting the diamond for the first time in the 2026/27 season.
Check out all of our scores and fixtures for the season HERE.
PREMIER LEAGUE 1 RESERVES
Doncaster Defeat Williamstown With Runs In Every Inning
Doncaster def. Williamstown, 11-4
In the Premier League 1 Reserves, we saw Doncaster host Williamstown at Deep Creek Reserve for the only Reserves match of Round 1. Doncaster were able to hold their own against Williamstown, as they scored runs in each of the 4 innings played.
Some standout players for the match included Allie Bebbere (Doncaster), Kris Nankivell (Doncaster) and Mitchell Clement (Williamstown).
For Williamstown, Clement went 1-for-1, with 1 run and 1 RBI to assist with the other runs scored by Chris Jackson, Austin Caulfield and Rudy Haruta.
Doncaster had Bebbere pitch 2 innings, only giving up 4 hits and a single run, while Nankivell went 1-for-1, with 2 RBI's.
PREMIER LEAGUE 1 FIRSTS
For the Premier League 1 Firsts, Doncaster took on Williamstown, following the Reserves match, while Melbourne hosted Newport at Surrey Park.
Williamstown Hold Doncaster Down For Round 1 Win
Williamstown def. Doncaster, 7-0
Deep Creek Reserve was the only ground to host a second match on Saturday, with Williamstown not giving up any runs for Doncaster across 6 innings.
Daniel Hamilton and Mitchell Zahariades pitched a combined 6 shutout innings for Williamstown, only giving up 3 hits for the entire match, while Samuel Reale and Harper Rickard each produced 2 RBIs.
For the Dragons, Luke Utting pitched 3 shutout innings, only giving up 1 hit, while Blake Exizian had a similarly pitched inning.
Melbourne Just Miss The Win Over Newport
Newport def. Melbourne, 4-3
Melbourne hosted Newport for a close opening round match, only going down by 1 run. Melbourne led off the scoring from the second inning, with Newport following suit in the third.
Newport Rams pitcher, Kyle Morrison, only gave up a single run and 2 hits in his 2 innings pitched, while Samuel Land went 1-for-2 with 2 RBIs and 1 run.
Josh Hendricks scored the final run for Melbourne, with a home run out to center field, while also going 1-for-3 with 3 RBIs during the match.
STATE LEAGUE
For Sunday, a majority of our State League games were able to go ahead without washouts. Some of our clubs had an outstanding opening round to kick off their 2026/27 seasons!
Key Scores:
State League 1
Moorabbin def. Fitzroy, 9-1
Essendon def. St Kilda, 11-4
State League 2
Melbourne def. Newport, 11-1
Footscray def. Point Cook, 14-7
State League 3
St Kilda def. Monash University, 13-4
North Coburg def. Fitzroy, 14-4
State League 4
Berwick def. Upwey FTG, 25-0
Doncaster def. Mulgrave, 17-2
Diamond Creek def. North West, 18-7
REGIONAL LEAGUE
Regional Leagues had a similar weekend to our State Leagues, with majority of our teams being able to go ahead on Sunday. See below for the key scores!
Regional North East
Waverley def. Diamond Creek, 22-10
Malvern Blue def. Diamond Creek S5, 13-2
Regional South
Frankston Black def. Chelsea, 18-4
Regional West
Research Lower Plenty def. Footscray, 16-0
North Coburg def. Fitzroy Blue, 14-9