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Southern Mariners will play Eastern Phantoms for gold at the 2022 Australian Junior League Championship after defeating fellow Victorian charter Eastern Athletics on Friday morning.

The Mariners jumped out to an early lead and held off two comeback attempts by the Athletics to prevail 10-8 on diamond one at Glenelg and advance to the gold medal game against the Phantoms at midday.

Brisbane North has rallied from four runs down to defeat Adelaide Marlins 7-6 in the final pool clash of the 2022 Australian Junior League Championship in Glenelg.

With the Marlins leading 5-1, Brisbane rallied for four runs in the sixth before walking it off on Paddy Mcloughlin’s RBI single with two out in the seventh.

Southern Mariners have claimed their second win of the 2022 Australian Junior League Championship – and advanced to a semi-final – after securing a 2-1 walk-off victory over the Ryde Hawks.

In a low-scoring battle, the Mariners took a no-hitter into the seventh but watched their lead slip away before rallying to win on a Ty Daniels RBI-single in the eighth.

Eastern Athletics have produced another late inning rally to come from behind to defeat Canberra 5-4 on diamond two in Glenelg.

The Athletics scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to claim their fourth win and secure top place in Pool A at the 2022 Australian Junior League Championship.

Eastern Phantoms have finished Pool B play unbeaten after defeating Ryde Hawks 11-1 to claim their fourth win at the 2022 Australian Junior League Championship in Glenelg.

Dylan Palethorpe went the distance for the Phantoms, allowing just one run on one hit in five innings of work on diamond one.

The 2022 Australian Little League Championship schedule has been locked in ahead of the two division tournament getting underway in Sydney next Wednesday.

Adelaide Marlins and Canberra will open the June 8-13 tournament at Milton Park from 8.30am on Wednesday on diamond five ahead of two Division II clashes.

Wanneroo Giants claimed their first win of the 2022 Australian Junior League Championship on Thursday, defeating Canberra 12-5 on diamond one.

A three-run double to Ben Davis capped off an eight-run fifth inning as the Giants rallied to overcome a deficit and finish pool play with their first win and set up a shot at seventh spot in Glenelg.

Cronulla has booked its place in the 2022 Australian Junior League Championship semi finals after defeating Adelaide Rays 6-2 on diamond two on Thursday.

Liam Cavanough went the distance for Cronulla, allowing just two earned runs and striking out seven to help his side book their place in the tournament’s top four teams.

Eastern Athletics have produced a stunning comeback to book their place in the 2022 Australian Junior League Championship semi finals, overcoming Cronulla 7-6 in extra innings on Wednesday.

Trailing 6-2 and down to their final out, the Athletics scored four runs to force extras before winning the game on a walk-off sacrifice fly by Samuel Walk.

Eastern Phantoms remain unbeaten after day three of the 2022 Australian Junior League Championship – and have locked in a top-two finish in Pool B – after defeating Brisbane North 11-0 on Wednesday.

Brady Manning and Cooper Murphy each had two RBIs as the Phantoms improved their record to 3-0 with the big win over Brisbane North on diamond two.

Eastern Athletics have defeated Adelaide Rays 11-1 in a clash of two unbeaten teams at the 2022 Australian Junior League Championship in Glenelg.

Three players – Zak Stafilis, Samuel Walk and Oliver Hill – had multi-RBI games as the Athletics used a middle inning offensive outburst to defeat the Rays and improve to 2-0 in Pool A.