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Charlie Moffatt drove in four runs as Central Firebirds started their 2022 Australian Little League Division II Championship campaign with a 13-1 win over Brisbane Metro on Wednesday.

The Firebirds scored runs in all four innings as they recorded a comfortable win on diamond seven in Macarthur.

A 33-game 2022 Australian U-16 Youth Championship schedule has been locked in.

Each of the seven teams will play at least eight games across the July 4-9 tournament at Redcliffe’s Talobilla Park.

Cronulla have claimed the bronze medal at the 2022 Australian Junior League championship, defeating Eastern Athletics 11-1 on diamond two on Friday afternoon.

Matthew Trainor turned in an impressive relief pitching performance while Cronulla piled on the runs in support as they finished the tournament in Glenelg on a high.

Eastern Phantoms are 2022 Australian Junior League champions after defeating Southern Mariners 14-4 in Glenelg on Friday afternoon.

Brady Manning and Toby Franklin combined with an impressive pitching performance on the mound, while the Phantoms offence piled on 14 runs to secure gold and punch the charter’s ticket to the Junior League Baseball World Series later in the year.

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.

Eastern Phantoms will play for gold at the 2022 Australian Junior League Championship after defeating Cronulla 6-1 in their semi-final on diamond two Friday morning.

Adam Taylor threw a complete game for the Phantoms, allowing just one run on two hits to help send his side to Friday afternoon’s gold medal game at Glenelg.

Cronulla, Eastern Athletics, Eastern Phantoms and Southern Mariners remain in contention for 2022 Australian Junior League Championship gold heading into Friday’s action at Glenelg.

The Athletics will face the Mariners in semi-final one and Cronulla are up against the Phantoms for the other grand final spot.

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.