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Southern Mariners are Australian Senior League champions for the second time after topping Macarthur in extra innings in Lismore on Wednesday night.

Otto Moje drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth and Genevieve Beacom shut the door as the Mariners sealed an 8-7 win in the gold medal game at Albert Park Baseball Complex.

Southern Mariners will face Macarthur in the 2021 Australian Senior League Championship gold medal game after topping Eastern Athletics in extra innings on Tuesday night.

The Mariners scored five runs in the top of the eighth and Lachlan Smith closed the door to lift them to a 6-1 win on diamond one in the second semi-final.

Adelaide Armada will play for fifth at the 2021 Australian Senior League Championship after recording a 4-3 walk-off win over Brisbane Metro in Lismore on Tuesday afternoon.

Jack Bushell scored the winning run on an error in the bottom of the sixth in the timed game after reaching on a single.

Macarthur will play for gold at the 2021 Australian Senior League Championship following a come-from-behind win over Cronulla on Tuesday afternoon.

Christopher Fergie’s single in the top of the sixth plated the go-ahead run and Jesse Toon closed the door as Macarthur completed a 6-3 win on diamond one in the first semi-final.

Late runs and a strong relief outing from Gareth Bacon lifted Swan Hills Aces over Wanneroo in their consolation game at the 2021 Australian Senior League Championship on Tuesday afternoon.

The Aces scored six runs in the fifth to secure a 9-7 win on diamond two and advance to the fifth-place playoff on Wednesday.

Semi-final 1 between Cronulla and Macarthur will resume from 1.30pm after rain sent the 2021 Australian Senior League Championship clash into a delay earlier on Tuesday.

Macarthur will resume with the bases loaded and two out in the top of the first in the rematch of the New South Wales State Championship decider.

Day four action at the 2021 Australian Senior League Baseball Championship on Tuesday will get underway earlier than planned to beat possible bad afternoon weather in Lismore.

All four games will start an hour earlier than originally planned after Baseball Australia on Monday released a revised schedule following the conclusion of pool play.

Wanneroo has opened its 2021 Australian Senior League Championship account with a mercy-rule win over Brisbane Metro on Monday afternoon.

Jacob Santich led the Giants with five RBIs in the 16-4 win on diamond two to close out Pool A action.

Cronulla has secured the last spot in the 2021 Australian Senior League Championship final four after taking down Swan Hills Aces 6-4 in extra innings on Monday afternoon.

Reilly Vanzanten shut the door after RBI-singles from Lachlan Bulmer and Jacob Palmer put Cronulla in front in the top of the eighth.

Southern Mariners are through to the 2021 Australian Senior League Championship semi-finals following a 6-5 win over Adelaide Armada in Lismore on Monday.

The Mariners took the lead with a three-run sixth and held on, denying a late rally from Armada.