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Macarthur secured an important win over New South Wales State Baseball League leading Baulkham Hills on Sunday to square its record and stay hot on the heels of five teams above them.

The Orioles jumped out to an early five-run lead behind strong pitching from Ben Donnell and went on to win 6-3 at Northmead Reserve.

Victoria Park/Belmont squared its WA State League 1 record at 5-5 by downing Carine at Perth Harley-Davidson Ballpark on Friday night.

The Reds jumped to a 5-0 lead and padded their advantage late to prevail 9-2 and return to .500.

Pine Hills was far too strong for Redcliffe Red in their top-of-the-table Greater Brisbane League clash on Friday night, prevailing 10-0 at Talobilla Park.

Jeremy Atkinson struck out 12 across seven innings for the Lightning and Mitch Nilsson and Daniel Nilsson went deep in support.

Perth moved one game below .500 after walking off against Swan Districts in the WA State League 1 at Perth Harley-Davidson Ballpark on Wednesday night.

An error plated the winning run with two out as Perth prevailed 1-0 in a pitchers’ duel and notched a fourth victory in its past five games.

Zac Shepherd singled with two out in the bottom of the seventh to lift New South Wales State Baseball League leading Baulkham Hills to a walk-off win on Wednesday night.

Riley Watson singled ahead of Nick Chappell and Jacob Younis walking to load the bases before Shepherd delivered to give the Kookaburras a 4-3 win over Macarthur at Blacktown International Sportspark.

Blacktown used a powerful offensive performance and strong pitching to break a run of close finishes in the NSW Women’s Baseball League on Saturday night.

Workers racked up 13 hits and did not allow a run until the fifth inning of an 11-1 win over Macarthur at Gilchrist Oval, snapping a run of two-straight ties.

The opening games of next year’s Women’s Showcase have been locked in with Brisbane’s Viticon Stadium set to stage history on January 8.

The country’s top female players will go head-to-head in a doubleheader in Brisbane ahead of facing off again in Adelaide on January 17, as announced last month.

Baseball Queensland has announced details of its National Showcase Series, finalising the full slate for next January’s Australian Youth Championship replacement content.

Following the cancellation of the 2021 Australian Youth Championship the localised National Showcase Series content will provide an opportunity for U-16 and U-18 talent to go head-to-head and be profiled to ensure exposure to scouts.

Wanneroo put an end to Braves’ unbeaten start to the WA State League 1 season on Sunday, claiming both games of a doubleheader at Winnacott Reserve.

The Giants took game one 2-1 ahead of capitalising on early errors and a strong start from Tom Bailey in a 6-4 victory to complete the sweep.