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Queensland Maroon remains unbeaten after day two of the 2022 Australian Women’s Baseball Championship after overcoming South Australia in a back-and-forth contest on Saturday night.

Mila Bender’s two-run double put Maroon on top for good and Shiori Hoshino struck out six in three scoreless relief innings to complete an 8-6 win on diamond one at West Beach.

Victoria overcame an early deficit to topple Western Australia and secure a 2-0 start to the 2022 Australian Women’s Baseball Championship on Friday.

The defending champions scored six runs in the fourth and went on to complete a 12-3 win on diamond one after shutting out Australian Capital Territory earlier in the day.

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Bronwyn Gell’s RBI-double levelled the score in the fourth.

Abbey Kelly singled to give Victoria its first lead of the game.

They added four more runs, including two on singles from Morgan Doty and Allie Bebbere.

Victoria added two insurance runs in the fifth.

Gell finished with five RBIs.

Gabby Bevan provided Victoria with a strong relief outing.

Bevan struck out three in 3 2/3 scoreless innings.

Jamie Bastian recorded two strikeouts in the seventh to close out the win.

Earlier, WA jumped to a 3-0 lead.

Lead Cornish singled after a long at-bat to open the scoring in the first.

Western Australia doubled its lead on a wild pitch before going ahead 3-0 in the second on an error.

Gell delivered a two-run, two-out double in the bottom of the second to start Victoria’s comeback.

Victoria will have a day off on Saturday ahead of taking on New South Wales from 7pm on Sunday.

The NSW clash will be will be broadcast at baseball.com.au and on baseball.com.au’s YouTube channel.

WA face Australian Capital Territory from 5pm on Saturday on diamond two.

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A strong performance from the top of the lineup propelled New South Wales to a 12-1 win over 2022 Australian Women’s Baseball Championship hosts South Australia on Friday night at West Beach.

The first four hitters in the lineup each recorded multiple RBIs as New South Wales triumphed on diamond two.

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Pitchers Chloe Jones, Ebony Van Eynde and Isobel Lambert combined to allow just one run and support the strong offensive performance.

Both teams traded first-inning runs.

Claire O’Sullivan singled in the top of the first after Ticara Geldenhuis started the game with a base hit.

SA responded in the bottom of the inning.

Gemma Letton walked ahead of Bianca Ramsey and Carly Moore singling.

A hit by pitch tied the game.

Geldenhuis put NSW back in front with a second-inning sacrifice fly and Elodie O’Sullivan extended their lead with a two-run triple.

Maddison Tabrett made it 5-1 with the second NSW sacrifice fly of the inning.

Claire O’Sullivan finished with a game-high three RBIs.

Geldenhuis, Elodie O’Sullivan and Tabrett each drove in two runs.

Jones struck out five in two innings, allowing the one run.

Van Eynde punched out three in two scoreless innings and Lambert closed out a mercy-rule win with a scoreless bottom of the fifth.

Ramsey had a team-high two hits for South Australia.

New South Wales will chase a 2-0 start against Queensland Development on Saturday.

First pitch is slated for 4pm on diamond two.

SA will take on Queensland Maroon on diamond one in a broadcast clash.

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Victoria started its title defence with a 12-0 win over the Australian Capital Territory at the 2022 Australian Women’s Baseball Championship on Friday.

The defending champions scored a run in each inning to complete a five-inning mercy-rule win ahead of a rematch of the 2019 decider against Western Australia at 7pm.

Queensland Maroon proved too strong for Queensland Development in the 2022 Australian Women’s Baseball Championship opener in Adelaide on Friday afternoon

Amanda Torrington and Kya Foxwell each drove in three runs as Maroon completed an 11-3 win on diamond two.

It has been 1090 days since Victoria claimed gold at the 2019 Australian Women’s Baseball Championship in Canberra.

After two long COVID-19 impacted years state and territory pride will be on the line once more when the 2022 Australian Women’s Baseball Championship gets underway in Adelaide on Friday.

South Australians Jess Maslin and Carly Moore headline the Adelaide Giants’ preliminary 2022 Australian Women’s Baseball Showcase roster.

Infielder Maslin and utility Moore will appear for a second-straight year in a Giants uniform at the May 5-8 showcase in Geelong.

Baulkham Hills Kookaburras are through to the 2022 New South Wales State Baseball League grand final after shutting out Blacktown Workers in game two of their preliminary final on Monday night.

Zak Elvy and Chris Oxspring combined to lift the Kookaburras to a 4-0 win at Blacktown International Sportspark and set up a best-of-three grand final against Macarthur Orioles.

Victoria will start its Australian Women’s Baseball Championship defence with a Good Friday doubleheader at West Beach.

Baseball Australia today revealed the schedule for the April 15-21 event with Victoria slated for a Friday doubleheader against the Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia.

A trio of Queenslanders headline the Brisbane Bandits’ preliminary 2022 Australian Women’s Baseball Showcase roster.

Catchers Hannah Marshall and Riordan Bradley along with pitcher-outfielder Amanda Torrington headline an initial nine-player roster for the May 5-8 showcase in Geelong.

Baulkham Hills Kookaburras are a win away from the New South Wales State Baseball League decider after claiming game one of their preliminary final series against Blacktown Workers on Sunday night.

Coen Wynne tossed a gem and Jacob Younis went 4-for-5 with a run scored at the top of the lineup as the Kookaburras sealed a 6-2 series-opening win at Blacktown International Sportspark as the preliminary final finally got underway after multiple postponements.