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Ryde Hawks have topped Pool A at the 2022 Australian Intermediate League Championship after defeating Twins 12-8 in Mildura on Tuesday.

Tom Evans hit a pinch-hit home run for the the Hawks as they rallied from an 8-6 deficit to beat Twins and improve to 3-0 in the tournament.

Day three’s 2022 Australian Intermediate League Championship action has been locked in.

Ryde Hawks and Twins will clash for top seed out of Pool A in the first of two broadcast games on Kayo Freebies from 9.30am in Mildura on Tuesday.

An impressive offensive display from Ryde Hawks helped them to a 15-5 victory over Brisbane Metro at the 2022 Australian Intermediate League Championship in Mildura on Monday.

Lucas Williams homered and finished with three RBIs and Kimi Soong drove in two runs as the Hawks moved to 2-0 in Pool A and punched their semi-final ticket with a win on diamond two.

Hills have claimed their first victory of 2022 Australian Intermediate League Championship, defeating Adelaide Armada 9-4 on diamond one in Mildura on Monday.

The New South Wales charter raced out to a 7-0 lead before holding off the Armada thanks to a strong relief pitching performance from Austin Lobb.

Twins have maintained an unbeaten start to the 2022 Australian Intermediate League Championship after claiming a 13-9 win over Eastern Phantoms in Mildura on Monday.

Roman Coote had three hits and three RBIs for Twins, who scored multiple runs in five innings to move to 2-0 in Pool A.

Wanneroo Giants claimed their second win at the 2022 Australian Intermediate League Championship on Monday after shutting out Southern Mariners 12-0 on diamond one.

Riley Lines and Quinn Fatai combined to blank the Mariners, allowing just one hit while striking out as Wanneroo improved to 2-0 in Mildura.

Southern Mariners and Wanneroo Giants will chase a 2-0 start to the 2022 Australian Intermediate League Championship in the opening game of day two on Monday.

The Mariners and Giants both started with wins on Sunday – over Hills and Adelaide Armada respectively – and will battle in a broadcast game for a 2-0 start.

Wanneroo Giants held off an Adelaide Armada fightback to claim a 6-3 win on the opening day of the 2022 Australian Intermediate League Championship in Mildura on Sunday.

The Giants led 6-0 in the fourth but faced some nervous moments as the Armada threatened a comeback late in the contest on diamond two.

Twins have made a winning start to their 2022 Australian Intermediate League Championship, recording a 5-2 win over Brisbane Metro on diamond one on Sunday.

Starter Cooper Bishop-Worn threw three scoreless frames, including an immaculate inning in the second, to lead his side to a day one victory in Mildura.

An eight-run seventh inning has lifted Southern Mariners to a wild 15-8 win over Hills on the opening day of 2022 Australian Intermediate League Championship in Mildura.

The Mariners scored eight to break a tie and pull away to record a win in their opening game on diamond two.

Ryde Hawks have made a winning start to the 2022 Australian Intermediate League Championship, defeating Eastern Phantoms 8-4 in Mildura on Sunday.

The Hawks overcame an early three-run deficit, before holding their advantage thanks to a strong performance from their bullpen on diamond one.

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Lucas Williams, Kimi Soong and William Hooper combined to allow just one unearned run across 5 1/3 innings of relief work.

The trio also struck out six batters while allowing just two hits.

Soong accounted for five of the strikeouts in three one-hit innings.

The Phantoms made a fast start, scoring three runs in the second to take an early lead.

Ryde answered in the second with a run, before scoring three in the third to take the lead.

The Hawks then pulled away with three runs in the fifth to seal the contest.

Cash Robinson drove in three runs for Ryde, while Lucas Williams and Riley Coyle each had two RBIs.

Zai Gordon had two of three hits for the Phantoms

Eastern Phantoms will look to bounce back when they take on Twins on diamond two on Monday at 10.15am.

Ryde will look to improve to 2-0 when they take on Brisbane Metro from 1.15pm.

The Australian Intermediate League Championship is supported by the Victorian Government’s Significant Sporting Events Program.

Mildura Rural City Council are also a major partner of the event.

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