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South Australia has finished the opening round of the 2020 U16 Australian Youth Championship with a 5-2 record after holding off a fast-finishing Country New South Wales on Tuesday.

Country rallied with two runs in the bottom of the seventh but SA held on for a 6-5 win on diamond four at Geelong.

The Australian Capital Territory has made it back-to-back U18 wins after edging South Australia in a 2020 Australian Youth Championship shootout on Monday afternoon.

Dom French drove in three runs and the ACT rode a five-run fifth to a 13-9 victory on diamond four at Geelong Baseball Centre.

Western Australia claimed its fourth win in five 2020 U18 Australian Youth Championship starts after toppling Country New South Wales on Monday.

WA jumped to an early 5-1 lead and added seven runs in the fourth on their way to a 14-3 win at Ballarat.

Queensland will play for a 2020 U16 Australian Youth Championship medal after overpowering Victoria Blue 17-8 at Geelong Baseball Centre on Monday afternoon.

Twelve unanswered runs lifted Queensland to a 17-8 win and improved their record to 4-2, level with South Australia and Western Australia.

Victoria Blue proved too strong for Victoria White in their 2020 U18 Australian Youth Championship clash on diamond one at Geelong Baseball Centre on Monday afternoon.

Blue triumphed 12-4 to improve to 4-2 ahead of tomorrow’s final day of opening round action.

South Australia made no mistakes against the Australian Capital Territory, recording a 13-0 win in their 2020 U16 Australian Youth Championship game on Monday to stay in the race for a gold medal game berth.

Jordan Hodges collected four hits while Drew Davies and Jay Couzner combined for five shutout innings as SA improved to 4-2 at Melbourne Ballpark ahead of tomorrow’s final day of opening round action.

Western Australia has secured victory over New South Wales in their suspended 2020 U18 Australian Youth Championship clash at Ballarat on Monday.

WA resumed with a 3-0 lead and went on to win 7-4 led by seven strikeouts from William Sherriff and three hits from Maddux Stivey.

New South Wales has confirmed its spot in the 2020 U16 Australian Youth Championship gold medal game after crushing the Australian Capital Territory 20-0 on Monday.

Zac Newbold homered twice and Cole Buck also went deep as NSW improved to 6-0 at Melbourne Ballpark.

Western Australia has moved into second spot behind New South Wales on the U16 standings after defeating Victoria White at the 2020 Australian Youth Championship on Monday.

WA (4-2) jumped out to an early lead and piled on four insurance runs in the fifth on their way to a 10-4 win on diamond two at Geelong.

Jackson Grounds’ RBI-single in the top of the seventh broke a tie and lifted Queensland to an 8-7 win over Country New South Wales in their 2020 U16 Australian Youth Championship clash at Geelong on Monday.

Country had rallied from 7-1 down to draw level in the sixth ahead of Grounds helped Queensland to victory and a 3-2 record.

Kyle Ashby and Jaimie Fox homered and Lachlan Wilson delivered in extras to lift Queensland over New South Wales in their 2020 U18 Australian Youth Championship clash at Ballarat on Monday.

Wilson put Queensland on top with a two-run double in the top of the 10th and Brock Wollin struck out two in the bottom of the inning to close the door and seal a 6-4 victory.