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The Super League Baseball Adelaide All-Stars team to face the Adelaide Giants has been released.

A 22-player squad, to be managed by ladder-leading Western Rays head coach Chris Sims, was named on Wednesday ahead of the December 15 clash against the Australian Baseball League outfit at West Beach.

Wests Bulldogs claimed their first win of the Greater Brisbane League season on Sunday, defeating Ipswich Musketeers 5-3 at Tivoli Sporting Complex to earn a doubleheader split.

Po-Chuan Lai starred for the Bulldogs, driving in all five runs as they snapped a losing steak which extended to 12 games after dropping game one of the doubleheader 12-2.

Sturt Saints maintained its unbeaten start to the South Australian Women’s League season with a 6-1 victory over Southern Districts Hawks on Sunday.

Georgia Davis was the star for the Saints throwing a complete game allowing just one unearned run in six innings of work while also striking out five batters.

Gosnells Hawks picked up their sixth win of the season with a 2-0 shutout victory over Wembley Magpies in WA State League 1 action on Sunday.

Jack Burt pitched a gem, throwing eight scoreless innings while striking out 10 batters, as the Hawks continued their strong form and improved to .500 following a slow start to the campaign.

Berwick City Cougars remain unbeaten in the Victorian Summer Baseball League after picking up a 4-2 victory over the Malvern Braves on Sunday.

Starter Craig Barnett was the star for the Cougars, striking out 14 batters while allowing just two runs in a complete game pitching performance at Wadsworth Field.

Glenelg Tigers collected their first win of the South Australian State League season after defeating Adelaide Angels 7-3 at Anderson Reserve on Saturday afternoon.

Tigers’ pitcher Flynn Luders threw four scoreless innings in relief to earn the save and seal the victory which snapped Glenelg’s seven game losing streak to start the season.

Swan Districts rallied, scoring five late runs, to seal a comeback WA State League 1 win over South Perth Cubs at Empire Ballpark on Friday night.

The Swans were down 4-o heading into the bottom of the sixth but pegged one back ahead of completing a thrilling comeback with a four-run seventh.

Jack Barrie blasted a three-run homer and Sam Holland provide seven dominant innings to propel Redcliffe Padres to a 4-1 win over Pine Rivers Rapids in the Greater Brisbane League on Friday night.

Barrie connected on his sixth homer of the season to put the Padres up 4-0 after Carter Bell’s RBI-double opened the scoring in the third at Talobilla Park.

Morley Eagles extended their WA State League 1 winning run to nine games at Empire Ballpark on Wednesday night.

The Eagles fell behind early before scoring 12 unanswered runs to seal a 12-1 win over Wembley Magpies and improve to 9-2 on the season.

A two-run shot in the eighth inning from Donald Lutz has helped Windsor Royals overcome Carina Redsox 5-4 at Foley Field on Sunday.

In a match-up between two sides with playoff aspirations, Lutz put the Royals on top in the first inning with an RBI single with another run scoring on a fielder’s choice.

Braves became the first team to 10 wins in the 2021/22 WA State League 1 season after sweeping a double header against Rockingham Rams on Sunday.

After picking up a convincing 15-0 shutout win in game one, Braves continued on their way in the second contest to claim a 9-0 victory.