09 June 2021
Strong pitching and a pair of late five-run frames lifted Brisbane Metro a shutout win over Southern Hills in its 2021 Australian Little League Division II Championship opener in Lismore.
Leo McKenna struck out 10 in four scoreless innings and Luca Fortino completed the shutout victory for the Queensland charter on diamond four.
08 June 2021
Tyler Anderson has been appointed as Baseball Australia’s pitching coordinator.
The West Australian, who is currently a pitching coach with Philadelphia affiliate Clearwater Threshers, is set to lead pitching development across the country as part of the role.
07 June 2021
Kayo Sports, Australia’s leading sports streaming service, has extended its support of the Australian Little League Championship and will show games on each day of the 2021 event in Lismore.
Fifteen games – including the gold and bronze medal matchups – will be streamed live and free on Kayo Freebies from June 9-14.
04 June 2021
The revised schedule for the 2021 Australian Little League Championship in Lismore has been locked in.
It comes after Southern Mariners and Twins were forced out of the event after the Victorian government announced on Wednesday that Greater Melbourne would stay locked down another seven days until 11.59pm on June 10.
03 June 2021
West Australian Liam Hendriks has been named the American League’s Reliever of the Month for May.
Hendriks appeared in 13 games for the Chicago White Sox in May, converting eight saves in as many opportunities.
03 June 2021
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Baseball.com.au experienced its biggest month since launching in May, sparked by Little League’s return to the national stage and the historic Australian Women’s Baseball Showcase presented by VALO.
More than 58,500 web sessions were logged across the month – the most since January 2020 and a new record since baseball.com.au relaunched as an all-encompassing hub of baseball news, information, and content in July 2019.
02 June 2021
Southern Mariners and Twins will not be able to take part in the 2021 Australian Little League Championship in Lismore after the Victorian government extended its lockdown on Wednesday.
Under the government’s announcement Greater Melbourne will stay locked down at least another seven days until 11.59pm on June 10.
01 June 2021
Baseball Australia is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Victoria and working with stakeholders to see if the state’s two qualifiers will be able to take part in next week’s Australian Little League Championship in Lismore.
Victoria’s seven-day lockdown is set to end at 11.59pm on Thursday but yesterday Acting Premier James Merlino refused to rule out extending restrictions after 11 new cases were linked to the outbreak over a 24-hour period.
30 May 2021
West Australian Liam Hendriks converted save opportunities in both games of the Chicago White Sox doubleheader sweep of Baltimore on Sunday morning.
Hendriks became the first White Sox pitcher to earn a save in both games of a doubleheader since Bobby Jenks on September 4, 2010, at Boston.
27 May 2021
The rest of the 2021 Australian Intermediate League Championship in Mildura has been cancelled after the Victorian Government announced the state would head into lockdown on Thursday.
A state-wide seven-day lockdown will begin at 11.59pm on Thursday following a growing number of COVID-19 cases, including 12 new infections overnight.
27 May 2021
The battle for spots in the 2021 Australian Intermediate League Championship semi-finals will go down to the wire on Thursday in Mildura.
Only Western Australia’s Eastern Phantoms are guaranteed a spot in the tournament’s final four heading into day three, leaving three spots up for grabs.
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