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Western Rays made it two wins from as many Super League Baseball Adelaide games on Wednesday night after recording a comeback victory over the Northern Marlins.

Griffin Weber’s RBI-double capped off a four-run sixth and put the Rays in front for the first time all night as they sealed a 5-4 win at West Beach in a timed game.

Surfers Paradise remains unbeaten after two rounds of the new Greater Brisbane League season following a sweep of its Sunday doubleheader against Mudgeeraba Redsox at Firth Park.

Steven Chambers struck out five in seven shutout innings to lift Surfers to a 5-0 win in game one before they notched a third-straight win with a 5-4 triumph in the second battle.

Victoria Park/Belmont Reds survived a late rally to overcome Wanneroo Giants 6-5 in a thrilling WA State League 1 battle at Mateljan Park on Sunday.

The Reds scored three times in the top of the eighth to take a 6-1 lead ahead of holding off the Giants to pick up a fourth win in five games to start the 2021/22 season.

Sean Maple’s second-straight two homer game helped Kensington Cardinals to a 10-3 win over defending champions Sturt Saints in the South Australian State League on Saturday afternoon.

Maple opened the scoring with a two-run shot in the second and added his fourth homer in the opening two games of the season as the Cardinals claimed a 10-3 win at Newlands Reserve.

South Australian Curtis Mead blasted his first Arizona Fall League homer on Saturday to help the Scottsdale Scorpions to a 4-3 win over the Glendale Desert Dogs.

Mead, the Tampa Bay Rays No. 14 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, hit a go-ahead three-run shot to opposite field in the seventh at Camelbank Ranch.

South Perth Cubs scored three runs in the fifth to break a deadlock and overcome Perth in a hard-fought Friday night WA State League 1 at Empire Ballpark.

Kent Fitzgibbons’ two-run single put the Cubs up as they posted a 5-3 win and squared their record at 2-2.

Defending champions Windsor Royals collected their first win of the Greater Brisbane League season on Friday night at Beenleigh.

The Royals added regular offence and rode a strong start from Matt Timms to a 12-3 win over Coomera Cubs.

Jaime Fox is the latest Queensland catcher to commit to college program.

The 18-year-old has committed to Southeastern Community College in Iowa.

Western Rays held off fast-finishing Southern Seahawks to start their Super League Baseball Adelaide account with a win on Wednesday night.

The Rays scored the opening nine runs of the game at West Beach before holding on to win 9-7.

Victorian pitcher Mitch Ellis has been added to Surprise Saguaros’ Arizona Fall League roster.

The 26-year-old Kansas City Royals prospect is one of two Australians to take part in the 2021 edition of the six-team league which features elite young talent, including 17 of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects, from each of the 30 MLB organisations.