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Baseball Australia in partnership with the State Association have launched a new learning platform designed to provide online education for coaches, scorers, umpires and governance across the sport.

The learning management system which is powered by Canopi is the first phase of transitioning Baseball Australia’s courses into a contemporary learning environment.

Victoria Park/ Belmont Reds have held off a fast-finishing Rockingham Rams hanging on to claim a 10-9 victory in WA State League 1 action at Empire Ballpark on Friday night.

The Reds led by as many as seven runs but watched their advantage slip away as the Rams threatened to pull of an unlikely comeback in the final dig.

Morley Eagles remain atop the WA State League 1 standings after winning a wild 11-10 encounter against Braves Baseball Club at Crimea Park on Sunday.

The Eagles blew a four run lead before rallying back from a five-run deficit of its own to walk-off the third place Braves and extend its advantage at the top of the table.

Coomera Cubs have swung an upset in the Greater Brisbane League defeating Redcliffe Padres 13-11 in a wild encounter at Talobilla Park.

The Cubs overcame an eight-run deficit before holding off a late
Padres comeback attempt to secure their fifth win of the season.

Sturt Saints have held off a comeback from Glenelg Tigers to claim an 11-9 victory in South Australian Women’s League action on Sunday afternoon at Anderson Reserve.

The clash between the undefeated Saints and reigning premier Tigers lived up to the billing with a late Glenelg comeback falling short in the final inning.

Geelong Baycats have picked up their fifth straight victory to begin the Victorian Summer Baseball League season defeating Berwick City Cougars 9-1 over the weekend.

Baycats starter Sam Gibbons threw a complete game allowing just one run over seven innings of work to shut down the Cougars at the Geelong Baseball Centre.

Baseball Victoria have released its squads ahead of its leg of the National Showcase Series scheduled for January.

More than 70 players have been named in the squads who will participate in the showcases scheduled to take place at Melbourne Ballpark from Monday 10 January – Sunday 16 January 2022.

Woodville Senators have collected their third straight win in the South Australian State League defeating Southern Districts Hawks 9-2 at Don Klaebe Field on Saturday.

The Senators broke open a tight game with four runs in the seventh and three runs in the eight to defeat the Hawks and move within striking distances of the top six.

Manly Eagles have continued their bright start to the New South Wales State Baseball League season picking up a 4-3 walk-off victory over Canterbury Vikings.

The Eagles rallied from behind on two separate occasions before walking it off in the 10th inning to hand the Vikings their first defeat of the season at Aquatic Reserve.

New South Welshman Clayton Campbell has become the latest Australian to sign with an MLB organisation.

The 18-year-old catching-third base prospect signed with the Detroit Tigers overnight.

The rosters for next week’s 2021 South Australian Women’s Baseball All-Star game have been announced.

Two teams of 12 players have been selected for the match-up which will be held in conjunction with the Super League Baseball All-Starts taking on the Adelaide Giants at West Beach next Wednesday.