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After what has been described by many as the most tightly contested National Schoolboys championships in recent memory; it was the Victorian side that came out on top trumping NSW 5-3 in the final on Saturday.
Leading 3-0 early, The NSW bats fell to the mercy of Victorian reliever Thomas Shaw who shut down his northern rivals the rest of the way - allowing his team mates the chance to put the finishing touches on a thrilling comeback.
For NSW the honours were shared, but some brilliant work in the field from shortstop Jacob Younis kept his side close enough to bring the tying run to the plate in the last inning.
But that was as close as NSW got, as it took Victorian closer Andrew Jones just one pitch to eradicate the threat and bring the title back to Victoria - their first since 2005 and 7th in the 21-year history of the championships.
In addition to team heroics, the tournament also played host to a raft of standout individual performances - culminating in the naming of the 2009 Australian Schools Team that will tour North America later this year under the guidance of Head Coach Stuart Hanrahan, assistants Chris Norrie and Brendon Wallace and tour Manager Neil Barrowcliff.
See Below for Individual Awards and Honours
Click here to view: 2009 TOURNAMENT RESULTS, STATS & STANDINGS
| FINAL STANDINGS | |
| 1st: | Victoria |
| 2nd: | New South Wales |
| 3rd: | Australian Capital Territory |
| 4th: | South Australia |
| 5th: | Queensland |
| 6th: | Western Australia |
| INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS | |
| MVP: | Daniel Lee - SA |
| Golden Arm: | Thomas Shaw - VIC |
| Golden Glove: | Jacob Younis - NSW |
| Batting Award: | Jordan McDonald - WA |
| TOURNAMENT ALL-STAR TEAM | |
| Pitcher: | Thomas Shaw - VIC |
| Catcher: | Kyle Perkins - ACT |
| 1st Base: | Wilson Lee - SA |
| 2nd Base: | Jordan McDonald - WA |
| 3rd Base: | Daniel Lee - SA |
| Shortstop: | Sam Moon - VIC |
| Outfielders: | Daniel Muggleton - NSW |
| Mitchell Williams - WA | |
| Todd Zammit - NSW | |
| Designated Hitter: | Joshua Hendricks - VIC |
| Utility: | Logan Wade - QLD |
| 2009 TOURING TEAM - USA |
| Rhys Aldenhoven - VIC |
| Josh Hendricks - VIC |
| Andrew Jones - VIC |
| Sam Moon - VIC |
| Thomas Shaw - VIC |
| Daniel Lee - SA |
| Wilson Lee - SA |
| Jason Kilby - QLD |
| Logan Wade - QLD |
| Jordan McDonald - WA |
| Mitch Williams - WA |
| Kyle Perkins - ACT |
| Travis McDonald - NSW |
| Daniel Muggleton - NSW |
| Aaron Sookee - NSW |
| Mark Trau - NSW |
| Jacob Younis - NSW |
| Todd Zammit - NSW |
