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Victoria will start its Australian Women’s Baseball Championship defence with a Good Friday doubleheader at West Beach.

Baseball Australia today revealed the schedule for the April 15-21 event with Victoria slated for a Friday doubleheader against the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia.

Victoria Aces have released a preliminary 10-player roster ahead of next month’s Australian Women’s Baseball Showcase in Geelong.

The host state has announced 10 locals for the May 5-8 showcase, including eight-time Emeralds World Cup representative Shae Lillywhite and highly-touted teenager Genevieve Beacom.

Baseball New South Wales has announced its Senior League State Championships have been postponed.

The decision follows Blacktown International Sportspark being undated with rain and with additional poor weather forecast.

The 2022 Australian Little League Championship will be held at Milton Park in Macquarie Fields, south-west of Sydney.

Baseball Australia today confirmed the 2022 event – which will again feature a second division – will run from June 8-13.

Pine Rivers Rapids capped off a remarkable return season to the Greater Brisbane League with a premiership on Wednesday night.

The Rapids completed an 8-3 win over Redlands Rays at Duncan Road to take out the grand final series in three games.

More than 35 of the country’s rising female prospects have been invited to the 2022 Australian Youth Women’s Baseball Invitational in Adelaide.

Baseball Australia today released a list of 37 athletes who will take part in the April 16-20 invitational at West Beach.

Blacktown Workers are through to a New South Wales Baseball League preliminary final and still a shot to defend their 2021 title after ending Cronulla Sharks’ season on Saturday.

Workers took the lead with a two-run fifth and did not look back behind strong relief pitching from Dylan Clarke and Todd Grattan as they sealed a 4-3 win at Blacktown International Sportspark.

Macarthur Orioles are through to the 2022 New South Wales State Baseball League grand final after topping Baulkham Hills Kookaburras in extras to take out their major semi-final in three games on Sunday.

Mitchell Liddle, Dane Wigg and Mitchell Austin each singled to load the bases ahead of a walk plating the go-ahead run in a 7-6 win in 12 innings at Blacktown International Sportspark.

Redlands Rays fought back on Sunday to send the 2022 Greater Brisbane League grand final series to a third and deciding game.

The Rays completed a 9-3 win over Pine Rivers Rapids at Duncan Road to keep alive their premiership hopes.

West Torrens Eagles wrapped up the 2021/22 South Australian State League premiership in three games on Sunday.

The Eagles rode strong pitching from Nathan Van Der Linden and regular offence to an 11-1 win over Goodwood Indians in the deciding game of the best-of-three grand final series at West Beach.