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South Perth and Carine will be after a semi-final matchup against minor premiers Wanneroo when they open the WA State League One finals on Friday night.

The duo will clash in the one-off elimination game after the Cats secured the fifth and last finals berth with an historic win on Sunday.

Port Adelaide locked up the sixth – and last – spot in the South Australian Baseball League finals with a 3-1 win over Henley & Grange at War Memorial Oval on Sunday.

The Magpies took advantage of East Torrens falling to lowly Woodville, downing the Rams to leapfrog the Redsox into sixth spot.

Allister Lovelock’s RBI-single propelled Sunshine past Geelong and into the Victorian Summer Baseball League grand final against Blackburn on Saturday afternoon.

The Eagles scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth at Barclay Reserve to secure a 2-1 walk-off win over the Baycats and wrap up their semi-final series with a game to spare.

Blacktown rode a complete game from Breanna Donnellan into the NSW Women’s Baseball League grand final on Saturday.

Donnellan allowed one run across seven outstanding innings as Workers edged Baulkham Hills 2-1 in their preliminary final at Blacktown International Sportspark to set up a meeting with Greenway in this Saturday’s decider.

Morley has issued a statement ahead of the WA State League One finals after sweeping ladder leaders Wanneroo on Sunday.

The Eagles secured a pair of one-run victories at Sims Field to pull level with the Giants on 21 wins ahead of the final weekend of the regular season.

Sunshine and Blackburn hold the upperhand in their best-of-three Victorian Summer Baseball League semi-finals after recording shutout wins on Tuesday night.

The Eagles blanked Geelong 2-0 at Melbourne Ballpark and the Orioles continued their red-hot form with a 5-0 win over Cheltenham at Mulgrave Reserve to get the finals underway.

Queenslander Brandon Michie’s three-run homer was not enough for Mercer to avoid its first loss of the college baseball season.

The Bears’ 11-game winning streak to start the season came to an end after falling to No. 11 Florida State 9-8 in extra innings at Dick Howser Stadium this morning (Australian time).

Goodwood swept its South Australian Baseball League doubleheader against defending champions Sturt on Sunday to tighten the race at the top of the ladder.

The Indians prevailed 5-2 and 5-3 at Goodwood to improve to 20-9 and cement their place in the SABL top-six, leaving Port Adelaide and East Torrens to battle for the final spot.

Victoria’s Australian Women’s Baseball Championship defence will start against South Australia in Canberra next month.

Baseball Australia today released the schedule for the 2020 Australian Women’s and Youth Women’s Baseball Championships, set for April 10-17 at Narrabundah Ballpark in Canberra.

Greenway awaits the winner of this Saturday’s NSW Women’s Baseball League preliminary final between Blacktown and Baulkham Hills.

The Giants punched their ticket to the March 14 decider with a 15-5 victory over Workers in the major semi-final at Blacktown International Sportspark on Saturday afternoon.