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Recaps by Eric Balnar. Photos from Dan Cohen / Scott Powick. Have something interesting to share? Email me at eric.balnar@baseball.com.au.

WEATHER UPDATES – PLAY IMPACTED DUE TO HEAVY RAIN

7:20PM Update – A schedule has been determined for tomorrow, Sunday 1 June.

2:50PM Update – No games for Junior League will be played on Saturday 31 May. We are currently working through options for Sunday and will advise as soon as we can.

12:45PM Update – No update on game start time. There has been more rain in Lismore. Communication below still stands.

9:45AM Update – Heavy rain has caused schedule changes.  Here is a consolidated update of the morning so far:

– Surfers Paradise Baseball Club is unplayable and closed for the remainder of May 31;

– All consolation games for Saturday 31 May are cancelled;

– Only one field is presently playable in Lismore but this is housing Intermediate League Finals games;

– We are working on a field for Junior League in Lismore;

– The first game will be the resumption of the Pool A game between Melbourne Mets & Brisbane North. This game is imperative to complete as it determined finishes first and second in Pool A.

– Teams will be given minimum three hours notice before first pitch;

– Once the game is completed, we can proceed to semi-finals. Schedule is still TBD.

Up-to-date information always found at the Hub at www.baseball.com.au/juniorleague.

TOURNAMENT HUB: at www.baseball.com.au/juniorleague

CURRENT STANDINGS

Top two advance to semi-finals on Saturday 31 May. Runs allowed in parenthesis.

*clinched spot in finals

In event of tie, the first breaker is head-to-head. In a three team tie on wins where head-to-head can not be separated, runs allowed divided by games played is used.

POOL A

Melbourne Mets 3-0*
Brisbane North 3-0*
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Hills Red 2-2
Southern Hills Warriors 0-3 (14 runs allowed)
NT Buffaloes 0-3 (53 runs allowed)

POOL B

Cronulla Black 3-0*
Melbourne Athletics 3-1*
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Eastern Phantoms 1-3 (7.25 runs allowed per game)
Canberra Rangers 1-2 (8.67 runs allowed per game)
Adelaide Rays 1-3 (8.75 runs allowed per game)

Recaps by Eric Balnar. Photos from Dan Cohen / Scott Powick. Have something interesting to share? Email me at eric.balnar@baseball.com.au.

The first finals are done and the elimination bracket is set at Intermediate League.

Find out how the day progressed below.

Tournament Hub and Archived Scores: www.baseball.com.au/intermediateleague

Things you will find in this story:
– Scores
– Standings
– Recaps
– Highlights
– Stats
– YouTube Highlights can be found here. 

You can watch replays of games from Surfers Paradise on Baseball+.

For GameChanger, click here or search ‘Australian Junior League National Championships 2025’.

The winner of the tournament advances to the Senior League World Series.

Scroll down for consolation standings.

Recaps by Eric Balnar. Photos from Dan Cohen / Scott Powick. Have something interesting to share? Email me at eric.balnar@baseball.com.au.

Scroll down for recaps to begin.

UPDATE (5:45PM AEST): WE ARE CURRENTLY IN RAIN DELAY.

FINAL UPDATE (8:00PM AEST): GAMES CALLED OFF

Heavy rain in Lismore and Gold Coast has postponed play for the remainder of May 30.

The originally scheduled pool play games between Northern Territory vs Southern Hills Warriors (Pool A) game and Cronulla Black vs Canberra (Pool B) will not be completed.

However, the Brisbane North vs Melbourne Mets game (currently under delay and in extra innings) must be completed to determine who is the top of Pool A.

Therefore, the schedule has been adjusted to the following for Saturday 31 May:

SURFERS PARADISE

9:00AM – Resumption of Pool A Game, Brisbane North vs Melbourne Mets @ Surfers Paradise

9:45AM – Semi-Final 1: Cronulla Black vs 2A

12:00PM – Semi-Final 2: Melbourne Athletics vs 1A

LISMORE – CONSOLATION GAMES

9:00AM – Northern Territory (5A) vs Adelaide Rays (5B)

11:15AM – C2: Hills Red (3A) vs Canberra Rangers (4B)

1:30PM – C1: Eastern Phantoms (3B) vs Southern Hills Warriors (4A)

Please note: This schedule is subject to change.

If there are any changes they will be communicated to Teams via the EO Chat and on www.baseball.com.au/juniorleague.

Field inspections will begin at 5:30AM on Saturday morning. All teams scheduled for the first game will get a phone call from a tournament official.

Thank you for your understanding.

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Spots in the semi-finals are on the line as Pool Play concludes at the Junior League Championships today.

Tournament Hub & Archive Scores at www.baseball.com.au/juniorleague

Things you will find in this story:
– Scores
– Standings
– Recaps
– Highlights
– Stats
– YouTube Highlights can be found here. 

You can watch replays of games from Surfers Paradise on Baseball+.

For GameChanger, click here or search ‘Australian Junior League National Championships 2025’.

The winner of the tournament advances to the Senior League World Series.

Recaps by Eric Balnar. Photos from Dan Cohen / Scott Powick. Have something interesting to share? Email me at eric.balnar@baseball.com.au.

Welcome to the second day of the tournament. Things start at 9:00AM this morning, a shift of 30 minutes earlier.

Tournament Hub at www.baseball.com.au/juniorleague

Things you will find in this story:
– Scores
– Standings
– Recaps
– Highlights
– Stats
– CARVE Performers of the Day
– YouTube Highlights can be found here. 

You can watch replays of games from Surfers Paradise on Baseball+.

For GameChanger, click here or search ‘Australian Junior League National Championships 2025’.

The winner of the tournament advances to the Senior League World Series.

Recaps by Eric Balnar. Photos from Dan Cohen / Scott Powick. Have something interesting to share? Email me at eric.balnar@baseball.com.au.

The second day of 2025 Australian Intermediate League Championships is here. After the games this afternoon, the finals schedule will be locked in.

Tournament Hub: www.baseball.com.au/intermediateleague

Things you will find in this story:
– Scores
– Standings
– Recaps
– Highlights
– Stats
– CARVE Performers of the Day
– YouTube Highlights can be found here. 

You can watch replays of games from Surfers Paradise on Baseball+.

For GameChanger, click here or search ‘Australian Junior League National Championships 2025’.

The winner of the tournament advances to the Senior League World Series.

Recaps by Eric Balnar. Photos from Dan Cohen / Scott Powick. Have something interesting to share? Email me at eric.balnar@baseball.com.au.

The first day of 2025 Australian Junior League Championships is done!

Tournament Hub at www.baseball.com.au/juniorleague

Things you will find in this story:
– Scores
– Standings
– Recaps
– Highlights
– Stats
– CARVE Performers of the Day
– YouTube Highlights can be found here. 

You can watch replays of games from Surfers Paradise on Baseball+.

For GameChanger, click here or search ‘Australian Junior League National Championships 2025’.

The winner of the tournament advances to the Senior League World Series.

Recaps by Eric Balnar. Photos from Brendon Beacom / Scott Powick. Have something interesting to share? Email me at eric.balnar@baseball.com.au.

The first day of the Australian Intermediate League Championships is complete!

Tournament Hub: www.baseball.com.au/intermediateleague

Things you will find in this story:
– Scores
– Standings
– Recaps
– Highlights
– Stats
– CARVE Performers of the Day
– YouTube Highlights can be found here. 

You can watch replays of games from Surfers Paradise on Baseball+.

For complete information visit our Tournament Hub at www.baseball.com.au/intermediateleague. For GameChanger, click here or search ‘Australian Junior League National Championships 2025’.

The winner of the tournament advances to the Senior League World Series.

There has been a further schedule amendment to both the Junior League and Intermediate League Championships, with some games returning to Lismore.

After a stretch of few days of sunshine and wind, two fields are expected to be playable in time for the National Championships.

Diamond 2 and Diamond 4 will have competition games.

However, Diamond 1 and Diamond 3 at Lismore remain closed for the duration of the tournament.

Therefore, half the games will be played in Gold Coast at Surfers Paradise. The other half will be played in Lismore, making travel time less for those involved.

All Baseball+ Broadcast Games will be on the Gold Coast at Surfers, including the finals.

IMPORTANT SCHEDULE UPDATE: ALL GAMES HAVE BEEN MOVED FORWARD 30 MINUTES – Click here to view full schedule

Baseball Australia’s tournament manager Michael Ibbotson says this eases some of the pressure of driving to Gold Coast each day.

“It’s exciting news to receive when we were anticipating the likelihood that no games would be played in Lismore during the event,” says Ibbotson. “Some recent sun and wind have given the facility a chance to show how resilient it is.”

Notably, Lismore received about three times its monthly average of rain in the first two weeks of May, making fields waterlogged and unplayable.

“Although we are still not running with the original plan, the positive is another chance is getting a chance to showcase its facility during a National Championship,” adds Ibbotson. “Although games will now be moved off Mudgeeraba, more weather is always a chance, and if needed we sincerely appreciate that club will assist”

We thank everybody for their support and understanding as we navigate weather challenges as we make sure the kids can all “PLAY BALL” next week.

TOURNAMENT HUBS

All information for each tournament will be housed in the respective Tournament Hubs, found on the home page and menu of Baseball.com.au.

They will include links to recaps, highlights, scoring, broadcast and format.

INTERMEDIATE LEAGUE: www.baseball.com.au/intermediateleague

JUNIOR LEAGUE: www.baseball.com.au/juniorleague

UPDATE: Sunday 1 June has been cancelled due to rain and unsafe field conditions. 

Update 7:30PM on 31 May – IMPORTANT SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR SUNDAY 1 MAY

Welcome.

With two tournaments happening at the same time, it makes it difficult to pin one particular story from either tournament to the home page. So, we’ve done neither.

Tournament Hub links can be found below or in the main menu & home page of this website.

You can find the Junior League Hub here: www.baseball.com.au/juniorleague

You can find the Intermediate League Hub here: www.baseball.com.au/intermediateleague

Each hub will give up-to-date information on schedule, scores, highlights, standings, links, etc.

Keep in mind the new schedule, as we are now splitting the tournament between Surfers Paradise (Gold Coast) and Lismore.

IMPORTANT SCHEDULE UPDATE: ALL GAMES HAVE BEEN MOVED FORWARD 30 MINUTES – Click here to view full schedule

Make sure you follow us on social media (@Baseball.com.au) for tournament updates and photos. You can watch coverage on Baseball+ for free.

YouTube Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/@AussieBaseballTournaments 

Recaps by Eric Balnar. Photos from Brendon Beacom. Have something interesting to share? Email me at eric.balnar@baseball.com.au.

The Wanneroo Giants have won the 2025 Australian Senior League Championships and advance to the World Series this July in Easley, South Carolina.

Highlights and recaps below.

In this story, you will find recaps (just keep scrolling) from every game, as well as key stats, photos and some highlights.

Past Recaps & Scores:
– Full Archive
– Day 1
– Day 2
– Day 3
– Day 4: Semi-Finals

For complete information visit our Tournament Hub at www.baseball.com.au/seniorleague. For GameChanger, click here or search ‘Australian Senior League National Championships 2025’

The winner of the tournament advances to the Senior League World Series.

Recaps by Eric Balnar. Photos from Brendon Beacom. Have something interesting to share? Email me at eric.balnar@baseball.com.au.

The Wanneroo Giants and Brisbane Metro will play for an Australian Senior League Championships Gold Medal on Sunday after winning their respective semi-finals today.

The winner of the Gold Medal Game goes to the USA to play in the World Series.

There were also three consolation games today.

In this story, you will find recaps (just keep scrolling) from every game, as well as key stats, photos and some highlights.

We’ve produced a mini-match for each of the semi-finals.

Past Recaps & Scores:
– Full Archive
– Day 1
– Day 2
– Day 3

For complete information visit our Tournament Hub at www.baseball.com.au/seniorleague. For GameChanger, click here or search ‘Australian Senior League National Championships 2025’

The winner of the tournament advances to the Senior League World Series.