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It’s a great day for baseball! There are six scheduled games in the Under 16 age division today.

After today, all but a New South Wales Country vs Victoria game will be complete. Please stay tuned for Day 5 & Finals schedule. There will be a revision, and likely won’t be announced until late tonight
Here you will find recaps, standings and game time changes.

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RESULTS / SCHEDULE

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NSW 15 def NSWC 0
VIC 15 def Roos 0

VIC 19 def WA 3
NSWC 8 def QLD 7

SA 7 def NSW 6
QLD 9 tie WA 9

Current Standings – End of Day 4

1. South Australia 6-0*^
2. Victoria 4-1
3. Western Australia 3-2-1
4. New South Wales 3-3
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5. New South Wales Country 1-4
6. Queensland 1-4-1
7. Roos 1-5

Scroll down for recaps.

FINALS SCHEDULE

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Saturday 11 January will be the first days of finals. But first, we must finish the Pool Play. The top four seeding cannot be changed regardless.

The following teams have qualified in this order:

1. South Australia
2. Victoria
3. Western Australia
4. New South Wales

Here’s how the finals work:

– The winner of  1v4 (South Australia v New South Wales) will play the winner of 2v3 (Victoria v Western Australia) in the Qualifying Final. The loser will meet in the elimination final.

– The winner of the Qualifying Final advances to the Gold Medal Game. The loser goes to the Preliminary Final.

– The winner of the Elimination Final will advance to the Preliminary Final as well.

– The Gold Medal will be contested between the winner of the Qualifying Final & the Preliminary Final

– Roos, New South Wales Country & Queensland will play in the consolation round

The schedule for the remainder of the finals will be confirmed after Saturday.

RESULTS / SCHEDULE

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NEW SOUTH WALES 15 def NEW SOUTH WALES COUNTRY 0 – NSW quickly dispatch NSW Country to start Day 1

It took less than 90 minutes for New South Wales to win their second game in a row in big fashion.

New South Wales scored their 15 runs off seven hits, nine walks and two New South Wales Country errors.

Harley Gibson and Christian Morrison both had two RBI to lead New South Wales.

Gibson and Morrison both pitched in the game too. Gibson threw 1.0 innings, with no hits and two strikeouts. Christian Morrison gave up one hit, no walks, no runs and tallied four strikeouts.

Leading 2-0 to start the third inning, New South Wales pulled away. Christian Morrison, Draven Fatu, Lucas Williams and Harley Gibson (x2) all had RBIs in a seven run inning.

They scored six runs on three hits in the bottom of the fourth inning to pull away.

VICTORIA 15 def ROOS 0 – Victorian hit parade continues in run-rule win

A day after racking up 15 hits in a 13-1 win over Queensland, Victoria piled on twelve hits in a dominating 15-0 win.

Kycen Dowling (below) went 4-for-4 with two RBI to lead all Victorians. Cooper Busch continued his strong tournament, going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Oscar Shimakura went 2-for-2 with an RBI as well.

“I’m seeing the ball pretty well. It’s good to get four hits in a game,” says Dowling. “It’s good to see all the boys succeed and do their job in the win. We’re feeling good. Everyone is scoring runs and doing well.”

Alexander Smith threw 3.2 innings, conceding six hits but no runs or walks in the win.

Jarvis Johansen continued his fine form for the Roos, going 2-for-2 on the day.

VICTORIA 19 def WESTERN AUSTRALIA 3 – Victoria ambush WA to secure second place in U16 Division

It’s raining run for Victoria. After Victoria’s 19 run pile-on they’ve now scored 47 runs in their last three games.

The win guarantees a top four spot, a place in the finals, and means Victoria will finish second place in the group stage.

Every player in Victoria’s line-up had an RBI.

Cooper Busch went 4-for-5 with 2RBI, raking his sixth hit for the day.

Parks Halsz & Kycen Dowling each had three RBI. Cooper Busch, Mitch Langworthy, Brody Stokes had two.

Oscar Shimakura had three hits, too.

NEW SOUTH WALES COUNTRY 8 def QUEENSLAND 7 – Owen Hart the hero as New South Wales Country walks off Queensland

Call him Owen Hart-breaker. With two outs and two on in the bottom of the last, Owen Hart delivered a 2-RBI double to win the game 7-6, claim Country’s first win of the tournament and eliminate Queensland from finals contention.

This game featured five lead changes and a four run comeback.

Queensland had a 4-0 lead after the top of the fourth, but New South Wales Country scored four to tie it in the bottom.

Queensland reclaimed the lead in the top of the fifth off an Isaiah Carrington RBI single, his third hit of the game.

New South Wales Country’s Riley Coombes belted home his third RBIs of the game with a double that scored two, giving Country a 6-5 lead after five.

Queensland went back in front 7-6 off a passed ball with two outs in the top of the sixth.

Queensland needed to win the game to stay in finals contention. They were one strike away. With two runners on, two out and a full count, Owen Hart stepped up to the plate and the rest is history.

“The boys were backing me all the time, it came off the bat well and I was happy to see it,” said Hart after the game. “We were up in the game. We were excited. We wanted to hit. Seeing the boys hit, I wanted to get one too. Believing in the best thing. We believed in ourselves and we succeeded.”

SOUTH AUSTRALIA 7 def NEW SOUTH WALES 6 – South Australia finish pool play undefeated after holding on to beat New South Wales

South Australia will finish the Under 16 Pool Play with an undefeated record after winning tight vs New South Wales.

Despite trailing by four runs in the sixth and final innings, New South Wales almost came all the way back before eventually falling 7-6 to South Australia.

South Australia scored first on a wild pitch. New South Wales took the lead in the second on a Cooper Smith RBI.

South Australia made their move, scoring four runs in the bottom of the third. Harry Taintey drove in two runs, Taj Williams hit a sacrifice fly and Angus Hennessy doubled in a score.

No player had more than one hit in this game. SA outhit NSW 7-5.

They will finish first in pool play at the Under 16 National Championships.

QUEENSLAND 9 tie WESTERN AUSTRALIA 9

Both teams scored a touchdown in the third inning during a high-scoring thriller to conclude Day 4.

Western Australia scored seven runs in the top of the third and seemingly were in cruise control. Queensland instantly responded with seven runs of their own.

In the fifth and final inning, Western Australia scored two runs to take the lead. Queensland responded again with two of their own. In fact, they had bases loaded with two-outs but Alonzo Griffin grounded out.

Taylor Cook led the attack with three hits for Western Australia.

Liam Pawsey and Luka Lokeni both had a hit and 2RBI for Queensland.