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Western Rays maintained their unbeaten start to the 2021 Super League Baseball Adelaide season at West Beach on Wednesday night.

Liam Bull led the way with four RBIs and after allowing an early run the Rays did not give up another until the sixth inning of a 9-3 win – their third of the campaign – over the Southern Seahawks.

Morley Eagles climbed to fourth on the WA State League 1 standing after riding hot bats to a doubleheader sweep against Victoria Park/Belmont Reds on Sunday.

The Eagles backed up a 15-3 game one win with a 14-1 triumph at Forster Park to improve their winning streak to four games after starting the campaign 0-2.

West Torrens Eagles joined idle Kensington Cardinals with a perfect 3-0 record following an 11-5 win over Port Adelaide Magpies in the South Australian State League on Saturday afternoon.

Mitch Neunborn drove in three runs and Tom McGarry and Jacob Scott two each as the Eagles rode early runs to a third-straight win, drawing level with the Cardinals at the top of the ladder after they had the bye.

Redlands Rays improved their record to 4-2 following a hard-fought win over Wests Bulldogs in the Greater Brisbane League on Sunday.

Tyson Zamora drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth and the Rays’ bullpen did not allow a run in three innings to back a strong outing from Rhys Niit at Duncan Road.

Ben King’s two-out single in the seventh proved the difference as Wanneroo Giants sealed a comeback win over winless Perth in Friday night’s WA State League 1 action at Empire Ballpark.

King drove in the go-ahead run and Frazer Brice closed out the win 3-2 with a scoreless seventh after Perth jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first.

Matthew Timms and Ryan Searle combined to lift Windsor Royals to a shutout win over Redcliffe Padres in Friday night’s Greater Brisbane League action.

Timms struck out nine in five innings and Searle punched out four in three scoreless innings of a 12-0 win at Holloway Field in a rematch of last season’s decider.

Victorian catcher Marcus Graham has committed to Arizona Western College.

The 18-year-old Berwick City Cougars and Dandenong Angels product is the second member of Team Australia’s 2021 U-18 squad to commit to the NJCAA Division 1 outfit.

South Australian Curtis Mead kept his 21st birthday celebrations rolling on Friday morning, cranking a 413-foot homer in a four-RBI Arizona Fall League performance.

Mead, who turned 21 on Tuesday, finished 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored as Scottsdale Scorpions snapped a seven-game losing streak with an 11-4 win over Mesa Solar Sox at Sloan Park.

Five home runs lifted the Northern Marlins to an 11-9 Super League Baseball Adelaide win over Southern Seahawks at West Beach on Wednesday night.

Michael Bishop and Sean Maple each homered twice and Jack Stead also went deep as the Marlins improved to 2-1 and left the Seahawks without a win in three attempts.

Kevin Clark drove in seven runs to help lift ladder-leading Braves to a 17-4 home win over Perth in Sunday’s WA State League 1.

Clark put Braves up 5-0 in the first with a grand slam and added a two-run single in the second after Perth had rallied and drawn within a run in the top of the inning at Winnacott Reserve.

Henley & Grange Rams proved too strong for Goodwood Indians in a battle of two South Australian State League title contenders on Saturday.

Jordy Grose struck out 10 in seven impressive innings and Liam Bull blasted a go-ahead homer and finished with two RBIs as the Rams secured a 3-1 win at West Lakes Sports & Social Club.