Baseball Victoria’s U14 State Winter Championship in Bendigo was a big success, with two grand finalists and 11 MVPs recognised after 30 action-packed games across Saturday and Sunday.
Well done to all participants and congrats to the MVPs:
- Bendigo - Asha Murphy
- Dandenong - Mitchell Langworthy
- Diamond Valley - Darcy Squire
- Geelong - Reuban Millar
- Latrobe Valley - Morgan McConville
- Ringwood - Tom Bowen
- North Eastern - Josh Wells
- City West - Rhys Rayner
- BV Allstars Blue - Caitlyn Hoy
- BV Allstars Grey - Emma Sullivan
- Western Development - Windsor Breckenridge
Check out recaps from Sunday's games.
Pool A
Dandenong 11 v Ringwood 3
Ringwood got things started in the first inning on Jonathan Park's double, but Dandenong piled on five runs in the second. Matt Fielden, Euan Clarkin, Harper Slattery, and Lachie Wright all drove in runs.
Wright was on the pitcher's mound for Dandenong. The fireballer went three innings, allowing one run on two hits, striking out three and walking one.
Romesh Guntilake toed the rubber for Ringwood. Guntilake went one and two-thirds innings, allowing ten runs on 12 hits and striking out one. Alessio Petruzziello threw two innings out of the bullpen.
Dandenong totaled 14 hits in the game with two apiece for Wright, Clarkin, Slattery, and Kian Yates. Dandenong stole ten bases during the game as three players stole more than one. Yates led the way with three.
WDA 17 v Diamond Valley 0
Diamond Valley fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 17-0 loss to WDA on Sunday. WDA scored on a groundout by William Cashen and singles by Cooper Bishop-Worn, Windsor Breckenridge, and Mason Ricketts.
A single by Oliver Von in the second inning was a positive for Diamond Valley.
Oscar Shimakura led things off on the pitcher's mound for WDA. Shimakura surrendered zero runs on two hits over two and a third innings, striking out four and walking zero.
Zachery Papadimitriou started the game for Diamond Valley. The bulldog lasted two and two-thirds innings, allowing 11 hits and 12 runs. Ethan Campanaro threw one and one-third innings out of the bullpen.
Reeve Hammond and Von each managed one hit to lead Diamond Valley.
WDA totaled 13 hits. Bishop-Worn, Breckenridge, Andy Zdihan, Oliver Bergin, and Ricketts all managed multiple hits for WDA while Breckenridge led the side with four stolen bases. WDA stole 18 base total and didn't make any errors as Ricketts made the most plays with six.
BV Allstars Blue 12 v City West 3
BV Allstars Blue had everything working on Sunday, winning big over City West 12-3. The offense started in the first when Lily Simpson drew a walk to score a run.
Five runs came home in the second with RBIs from Lily McKenner, Makayla McKenner, Isabelle Lee-Young, Emily Brennan, and Chelsea Nunn. Lily gave up three runs on two hits over four innings, striking out eight.
Parks Halasz toed the rubber for City West. The pitcher surrendered four runs on two hits over two-thirds of an inning. Harley Chamberlain and Alex Papadopolous entered the game as relief, throwing one inning and two-thirds of an inning respectively.
Mackenzie Prentice-Evans, Erin Kent, Ruby Benne, Simpson, and Lily McKenner collected one hit each for Allstars Blue.
BV Allstars Blue 12 v Ringwood 6
The base paths were crowded today for both offenses in a high-scoring game where BV Allstars Blue came out on top against Ringwood, 12-6.
BV Allstars Blue opened up scoring in the first inning, when Ruby Benne doubled on a 2-0 count to bring home a run. Ringwood knotted the game up at one in the bottom half when Jess Marsh singled on a 1-2 count.
The Allstars pulled away for good with three runs in the second inning. Jessica Brown singled on a 3-1 count to score one run and Eden Neave grounded out to score another.
Ringwood notched four runs in the third inning, led by a walk from Jacob Smith, a groundout by Cooper Holloway, and a double by Jonathan Park.
Emily Brennan, Caitlin Hoy, and Macy Priamo had RBIs in the Allstars' five-run third. Hoy pitched three innings, giving up five runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and a walk.
Holloway led things off on the pitcher's mound for Ringwood. The pitcher lasted two innings, allowing five hits and eight runs while striking out three. Park threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.
Ringwood tallied ten hits in the game with two apiece to Alessio Petruzziello and Marsh. Petruzziello led Ringwood with three stolen bases as the team stole 11 in total. Ringwood was sure-handed and didn't commit a single error. Royce Pirera made the most plays with three.
BV Allstars Blue racked up ten hits with Benne and Hoy getting on base multiple times. The Allstars tore up the base paths, as two players stole at least two bases. Nyah O'Brien had the most chances in the field with seven.
Diamond Valley 13 v City West 9
City West watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 13-9 loss to Diamond Valley on Sunday. Diamond Valley scored on singles by Hugh Clivaz and Eric Webster in the first inning.
City West lost despite out-hitting Diamond Valley 12 to six. Diamond Valley put up five runs in the second inning, starting with an error on a ball put in play by Thomas King.
City West scored five runs in the fourth inning with RBIs from Oscar Darmanin, Harley Chamberlain, Alex Papadopolous, Ethan Everett, and Onni Zdraveski.
Brody Stokes toed the rubber for Diamond Valley. The pitcher lasted two and a third innings, allowing five hits and four runs while striking out six and walking zero.
Tyler Wood was on the hill for City West. The bulldog went one inning, allowing three runs on four hits, striking out one and walking one. Zdraveski, Lachlan Hunter, and Everett each contributed in relief for City West.
City West smacked one home run on the day when Papadopolous homered in the third inning. The side has 12 hits total with two apiece for Everett and Zdraveski.
Darcy Squire led Diamond Valley with two hits in two at bats and five stolen bases.
BV Allstars Blue 14 v Diamond Valley 3
Nyah O'Brien showed timely hitting on Sunday, driving in four on two hits to lead BV Allstars Blue past Diamond Valley 14-3. O'Brien drove in runs on a single in the first, another base hit in the second, and a walk in the fourth.
The Allstars grabbed an early lead with O'Brien's single, Jessica Brown's groundout, and Caitlin Hoy's double in the first inning. They added five runs in the fourth on singles from Brown and Hoy and a walk by O'Brien.
Starting pitcher O'Brien allowed five hits and two runs over three innings, striking out three and walking one.
Darcy Squire was on the pitcher's mound for Diamond Valley. The bulldog allowed nine hits and eight runs over one and two-thirds innings, striking out two and walking one. Reeve Hammond threw one and two-thirds innings in relief.
BV Allstars Blue collected 14 hits on the day, including three apiece for Hoy and Lily McKenner. Erin Kent, Brown, and O'Brien also had multiple hits.
Grand Final: WDA 8 v Dandenong 3
WDA took the lead late in the game in an 8-3 victory over Dandenong on Sunday. The game was tied at two with WDA batting in the bottom of the third when Euan Clarkin threw a wild pitch allowing one run across the plate.
WDA got things started in the first inning when Windsor Breckenridge singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.
Cooper Bishop-Worn toed the rubber for WDA. The ace surrendered three runs on five hits over three innings, striking out four.
Mitchell Langworthy was on the mound for Dandenong. The pitcher surrendered two runs on two hits over two innings, striking out five. Clarkin and Theodore Rutgers entered the game from the bullpen, throwing one and two-thirds innings and one-third of an inning respectively.
WDA racked up five hits in the game, including two apiece for Oliver Bergin and Breckenridge. Roman Coote led WDA with three of the team's eight stolen bases.
Pool B
Geelong 15 v Bendigo 0
Bendigo's Asha Murphy singled in the first inning and Deon Strahan also got a hit, but the rest of the offense belonged to Geelong.
Charlie Bell earned the win, allowing two hits over two scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Toby Arnott threw two-thirds of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.
Murphy took the loss for Bendigo. The hurler went one-third of an inning, allowing five runs on one hit and striking out one.
Geelong was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error as Charlie Davenport had four chances, the most on the team. Bell collected three of the team's ten stolen bases.
Latrobe Valley 14 v North Eastern 4
Latrobe Valley jumped out to an early lead over North Eastern to secure a 14-4 victory on Sunday. Latrobe scored in the first on three straight walks by Jack Thomas, Connor McKenzie, and Harrison Kus.
Five more runs came around in the third thanks to RBIs from Mace Henderson, Alex Smith, and Liam Duncan.
Thomas was on the mound for Latrobe, giving up one run on one hit over two innings, striking out three.
North Eastern's Blake Boon threw one inning, allowing one hit and eight runs while striking out four. Ashsh Basnet threw one inning out of the bullpen.
Duncan and Smith had two hits apiece for Latrobe as the side stole 14 bases. Kus led the way with three and was one of five players to steal multiple bases in the game.
Latrobe Valley 11 v Bendigo 1
Latrobe Valley's two pitchers didn't allow a single hit in an 11-1 win over Bendigo. Alex Smith induced a groundout from Marcus Murphy to get the last out of the game.
Connor McKenzie got the start for Latrobe. The bulldog lasted two and a third innings, allowing zero hits and one run while striking out seven.
Murphy toed the rubber for Bendigo with six runs scoring but zero hits given up. Ronan Clarke and Fabian Gray entered the game from the bullpen, throwing one and one-third innings and two-thirds of an inning respectively.
Jack Thomas led Latrobe at the plate and in the field with eight chances. The team didn't make any errors while seven players stole at least two bases, including Morgan McConville who led the way with three.
Chad Mannes led Bendigo with one run batted in.
Grand Final: Geelong 7 v BV Allstars Grey 4
Geelong snagged a late lead and defeated BV Allstars Grey 7-4 on Sunday. The game was tied at one with Geelong batting in the bottom of the third when Reuben Millar doubled on a 3-0 count, scoring one run.
BV Allstars Grey scored three runs in the fourth inning, but Geelong still managed to pull off the victory. The Allstars' efforts included RBIs from Emma Sullivan, Hayley Fielden, and Amelia Wright.
Xavier Gardner led things off on the mound for Geelong. The pitcher allowed two hits and three runs over three innings, striking out seven.
Allstars starter Sullivan covered two innings, allowing one run on zero hits with four strikeouts. Wright threw one-third of an inning out of the bullpen.
Gardner, Charlie Bell, Millar, Beau Spencer, and Reid Sexton each collected one hit to lead Geelong.
Kendra Rutgers led BV Allstars Grey with three of the team's seven stolen bases.
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