10 June 2024
recaps by Eric Balnar, photos by Nick Bottaro
It’s the final day of the 2024 Australian Division II Little League Championships.
Pool Play will finish on Monday morning, with consolation and medal games to follow. You can view the schedule here.
09 June 2024
The final day schedule of the 2024 Australian Little League Division I & II Championships has been released.
Please see below.
Thank you to Greenway Giants Baseball Club for stepping up as an alternate venue for Day 5 and 6.
All Division II Games + Division I Consolation Games (including the Bronze Medal) are two hours.
Little League Division 1 Hub – Click Here
Little League Division 2 Hub – Click Here
The event is supported proudly by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
09 June 2024
recaps by Eric Balnar, photos by Nick Bottaro
It’s Sunday Funday at the Australian Little League Division II Championships aka “moving day.”
Pool Play will finish on Monday morning, with consolation and medal games to follow. You can view the schedule here.
08 June 2024
UPDATE: The final day’s schedule has been released. Click here.
The 2024 Little League Division 2 Championships (U13) is here.
From June 5-10 in Blacktown, NSW, twelve teams from across Australia will vie for a Division 2 title.
Here you will find the schedule, results, standings and important links.
The event runs alongside the Little League Division 2.
Diamond 1 will be broadcast on Baseball+. Head to www.baseball.com.au/baseballplus for more information.
GAMECHANGER LINK FOR LIVE SCORING: CLICK HERE.
You can follow Diamond 2-4 action on GameChanger. Download GameChanger from the App Store to follow (not GameChanger Classic). Search your team name and with ‘LL’ or ‘LLD2′ at the end. For example, “Adelaide Rays LLD1’ or ‘NT Buffaloes – LLD2’. Follow as a fan or family member.
Group winners at end of Pool Play advance to Gold Medal Game on Monday. Runs allowed in (parenthesis).
First tiebreaker is head-to-head. Second is runs allowed ratio (total runs allowed / 6)
Pool A
1. Melbourne Twins: 5-0 (18)
2. Brisbane North Vikings: 4-1 (27)
3. MacArthur Colts: 2-2-1 (32)
4. NT Buffaloes: 2-3 (51)
5. Manly White: 1-4 (51)
6. Southern Hills Warriors: 0-4-1 (58)
Pool B
1. Manly Maroon: 5-0 (6)
2. Central Firebirds: 3-2 (31)
3. Melbourne Rangers: 3-2 (40)
4. Gold Coast Cougars: 2-3 (42)
5. Carine Cats: 1-3-1 (52)
6. Brisbane North Raiders: 0-4-1 (64)
MEDAL ROUND RESULTS | Gamechanger | Daily Recap
Gold Medal Game – Manly Maroon 3 def Melbourne Twins 3
Bronze Medal – Central Firebirds vs Brisbane North Vikings
Consolation Results – After Pool Play
NT Buffaloes 11 def Carine Cats 5
Gold Coast Cougars 10 def Macarthur Colts 9
Southern Hills Warriors 13 def Brisbane North 2
Manly White vs Melbourne Rangers
DAY 6 POOL PLAY RESULTS | Gamechanger | Daily Recap
Northern Territory Buffaloes 20 def Southern Hills Warriors 7
Central Firebirds 13 def Carine Cats 4
Melbourne Rangers 13 def Brisbane North Raiders 12
Brisbane North Vikings 12 def Macarthur Colts 9
Melbourne Twins 11 def Manly White 7
Manly Maroon 17 vs Gold Coast Cougars 5
DAY 5 RESULTS | Gamechanger | Daily Recap
Manly Maroon 15 def Carine Cats 0
Macarthur Colts 16 def 4 N.T. Buffaloes 4
Melbourne Twins 6 def Macarthur Colts 6
Melbourne Rangers 4 def Gold Coast Cougars 2
Brisbane North Vikings 7 def Brisbane North 6
Carine Cats 11 def Gold Coast Cougars 4
Manly White 9 def Southern Hills Warriors 9
Central Firebirds 16 def Brisbane North Radards
DAY 4 RESULTS | Gamechanger | Daily Recap
Melbourne Rangers 8 def Carine Cats 4
Central Firebirds 12 def Melbourne Rangers 0
Manly Maroon 10 def Central Firebirds 1
Melbourne Twins 8 def NT Buffaloes 5
Macarthur Colts 10 def Manly White 6
Melbourne Twins 9 def Southern Hills Warriors 8
Gold Coast Cougars 11 def Brisbane North Raiders 10
Brisbane North Vikings def Southern Hills Warriors
DAY 3 SCHEDULE
Postponed due to weather. Head to this story for updates.
DAY 2 SCHEDULE
Postponed due to overnight weather. Head to this story for updates.
DAY 1 RESULTS | Gamechanger | Daily Recap
NT Buffaloes 14 def Manly White 13
Manly Maroon 10 def Melbourne Rangers 0
MacArthur Colts 9 tied Southern Hills Warriors 9
Brisbane North Vikings 14 def Manly White 4
Gold Coast 11 def Central Firebirds 0
Manly Maroon 12 def Brisbane North Raiders 0
Melbourne Twins 5 def Brisbane North Vikings 0
Brisbane North Raiders 12 TIE Carine Cats 12
The event is supported proudly by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
08 June 2024
The remaining schedule for Division I and II of the 2024 Australian Little League Championships has been announced.
Thank you to Greenway Giants Baseball Club for stepping up as an alternate venue for Day 5 and 6.
The final schedule for the remainder Division II pool will be announced later in Day 5, Sunday 9 June.
All Division II games will return to two hours. Please note, the schedule below will complete pool play, with venues and time slots to be confirmed.
Division 1 Game Times will begin 20-30 minutes after previous game concludes. Please be ready to play.
Please note this schedule is subject to change. We will endeavour to fit in a consolation game for each team, if possible, on Monday.
Little League Division 1 Hub – Click Here
Little League Division 2 Hub – Click Here
Below schedule for Division II will complete pool play, with venues and time slots to be confirmed.
08 June 2024
It’s the fourth day of a rain-affected Australian Little League Championship.
Here you will find schedule, results, standings and recaps. Here is a link to the Division 2 Hub, where you will find all results and useful links + schedule.
The Day 5 Schedule has also been released. It is at the bottom of this story.
Follow along all the stats on GameChanger.
Melbourne Rangers 8 def Carine Cats 4
Central Firebirds 12 def Melbourne Rangers 0
Manly Maroon 10 def Central Firebirds 1
Melbourne Twins 8 def NT Buffaloes 5
MacArthur 10 def Manly White 1
Melbourne Twins 9 def Southern Hills Warriors 2
Gold Coast Cougars 11 def Brisbane North Raiders 10
Brisbane North Vikings 11 def Southern Hills Warriors 3
Group winners advance to Gold Medal Game on Monday. Runs allowed in (parenthesis).
Pool A
1. Melbourne Twins: 3-0 (7)
2. MacArthur Colts: 1-0-1 (10)
3. Brisbane North Vikings: 2-1 (12)
4.. NT Buffaloes: 1-1 (21)
5. Southern Hills Warriors: 0-2-1 (29)
6. Manly White: 0-3 (37)
Pool B
1. Manly Maroon: 3-0 (1)
2. Gold Coast Cougars: 2-0 (10)
3. Central Firebirds: 1-2 (21)
4. Melbourne Rangers: 1-2 (26)
5. Carine Cats: 0-1-1 (20)
6. Brisbane North Raiders: 0-2-1 (35)
Melbourne Rangers 8 def Carine Cats 4
A four run third inning helped the Rangers surge ahead of the Carine Cats to pick up their first win of the tournament.
A walk from Carter McGowan, followed by singles from Tate Sadler and Felix Fleiner helped push the lead to 6-1. They held off a late Carine charge.
Jacob Rice led the Rangers with two hits. Harrison Stilian had two hits for the Cats, who drop to 0-1-1.
Central Firebirds 12 def Melbourne Rangers 0
The Firebirds fired off eleven hits and twelve runs in a four-inning game to pick up their first win of the tournament.
Nine different Firebirds had hits. Bondi Allen and Cruz Aguirre led the team with two hits each.
Braxton Weir, Vincent Buckley, and Sam Watt-Pringle combined to allow just two hits for the Firebirds. They struck out six.
The Firebirds improve to 1-1 in Pool B, while the Rangers drop to 1-2. The first place team at the end of group play tomorrow will advance to the Gold Medal game.
Manly Maroon 10 def Central Firebirds 1
Manly Maroon has positioned themselves well after their latest win, staying at the top of Group B with a 3-0 record. Should they win the group by the end of pool play, they will advance to Monday’s Gold Medal Game.
It was an impressive team display from Manly Maroon. Eight different players combined for hits, and six different players had RBI.
Gus Phegan was particularly impressive on the mound, going 2.2 perfect innings with six strike outs.
Manly Maroon play Carine Cats on Sunday and Gold Cast on Monday. The Firebirds fall to 1-2.
Melbourne Twins 8 def Northern Territory Buffaloes 5
A big hitting, four run second inning by the Melbourne Twins erased a 4-2 deficit, as the Twins snuck past the Buffaloes to improve to 2-0.
Myles Duggan-Gross singled, Augustus Holley tripled, Joshua Jones singled and then David Rowe singled, to put an exclamation mark on a four-run inning.
The Buffaloes led 4-2 in the second, thanks to a two-RBI single from Steele Jervis. They drew within one when they scored in the fourth to make it 6-5 before falling just short.
Joshua Jones had two of Melbourne’s nine hits to lead the team. Kaeden North-Palmer had two hits to lead NT.
Macarthur Colts 10 def Manly White 1
Three Macarthur pitchers combined to no-hit Manly White.
Jackson Burrows opened the game with 4.0 shutout innings with eleven strikeouts, allowing just two hits, no runs. Koa van Althuis-Jones and Ashleigh-Rose Thompson each tossed a shutout inning.
The Colts exploded for six runs in the sixth inning to pull away in a game that flew by. Burrows had two RBI to back up his big day on the mound.
Oliver Cross chalked up two hits, while Izaak Heath and William Woods had two runs batted in apiece.
Melbourne Twins 9 def Southern Hills Warriors 2
The Twins picked up their second win of the day to improve to 3-0.
They were able to take advantage of their opportunities, scoring nine runs off three hits, including six runs in a big ol’ third inning.
Joshua Jones went the distance, tossing all 5.0 innings in the Twins’ win.
Xavier Clampett had two hits for the Warriors.
The Twins are in contention to finish top of Group A, which would mean a spot in Monday’s Gold Medal Game. Pool Play is scheduled to end on Monday morning, with the Gold Medal Game going Monday night.
Gold Coast Cougars 11 def Brisbane North Raiders 10
The Cougars won a topsy turvy game in walk-off fashion.
Brisbane North scored the first four runs of the game. Gold Coast responded with six in the bottom of the first to lead 6-4.
But Brisbane North Raiders kept plugging away, scoring three in the second and three in the third, to lead 10-6 heading to the bottom of the third. Gold Coast scored two in the third and a pair in the fourth to score a walk-off as the game reached the time limit.
Both teams had contributions from top-to-bottom. Ten different Raiders had hits, including two from Cohen Tate, Archer Sneddon and Thomas Rogers. Nathaniel Lio led the Cougars with three RBI.
Every player in the Cougars’ line-up reached base. They combined for 10 hits and 11 walks (including on the final run of the game).
Marcus Vanderkempe, Max Fraser, James White and Andre Esparito-Santo led Gold Coast with two hits each.
Gold Coast have their double-header day on Sunday, and are competing for top spot and berth in the Gold Medal Game.
Brisbane North Vikings def Southern Hills Warriors
The Vikings Gold Medal hopes stayed alive with a big win over the Warriors to improve to 2-1.
A four run first and five run second opened up a 9-1 lead. Ten different players reached base in the win.
Cameron Holden had two hits. Floyd Staines, Easton Shuart and Holden each had two RBI.
Kobi Tomlinson led the Warriors with two hits.
The event is supported proudly by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
07 June 2024
UPDATE (6:55AM): Due to rain overnight, and this morning (currently raining at time of post), there is a delay for the games at Chifley. Fields will require some work to be playable once the rain has stopped.We will send next update at approximately at 830AM.
Blacktown Field 1 will start as scheduled
UPDATE (8:45AM): There is a new schedule. All teams will play today. Decision on time and location of TBA games at 10:00AM and communicated shortly after.
Rain bombarded Sydney, with some areas of the city receiving over 100mm of rain.
Because of weather, most of Day 2 & 3 at the 2024 Australian Little League Championships were postponed due to rain, with just eight Division 1 games played. You can read our updates and statements on Day 3 here.
Here is the intended schedule of play for Day 4 on Saturday 8 June, which is subject to change. Day 5 schedule will be released on Saturday.
All fields will be assessed first thing in the morning.
Division 1
Four games are scheduled to be played at Blacktown International Sports Park.
Four games are scheduled to be played at Chifley Sports Reserve on Bunnerong Road, Chifley. It is home to the Eastern Suburbs Dolphins and Australia’s first Little League only field. Thank you, Dolphins!
Some notes:
For current standings and results, visit our Little League Division 1 Hub here.
At this stage, seven games are scheduled to be played at Chifley Sports Reserve on Bunnerong Road. It is home to the Eastern Suburbs Dolphins and Australia’s first Little League only field. Thank you, Dolphins!
One game is scheduled to be played at Blacktown International Sports Park.
Please note, this schedule could change due to potential alternate venue availability & field conditions which would allow for games to be played earlier, including at Blacktown.
The first three games at Chifley will not be changed.
Games after the first three scheduled Division II games at Chifley may be moved and relocated to facilitate earlier start times.
Those who could potentially move will not play before 10AM – we will consider notice period and travel time in our decision. Team EOs will be immediately updated, as well as news on Baseball.com.au.
For now, work off this schedule.
Some notes:
For current standings and results, visit our Little League Division 2 Hub here.
06 June 2024
Here are running updates of game times for Day 3.
There has been heavy rain across metropolitan Sydney. There is a severe weather warning across many areas, including flood warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology. Some areas have seen over 100mm of rainfall.
It has caused disruption at Blacktown and numerous contingency fields.
The weather led to the suspension of Day II of the Australian Little League Championships, with only five of the sixteen scheduled games completed. This has an impact on scheduling for Day 3 of the tournament on June 7 2024, and games moving forward.
05 June 2024
Welcome to Day 1 of the 2024 Australian Little League Division II Championships.
Here you will find recaps, results, standings and tournament information.
The event runs alongside the Little League Division 1. The event is supported proudly by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
The New South Wales Government welcomes YOU to this great event.
You can watch all Diamond 1 games on Baseball+ live, free and around the world. Head to www.baseball.com.au/baseballplus for more information.
GAMECHANGER LINK FOR LIVE SCORING: CLICK HERE.
For past results, and to head to the Little League Division 1 Hub, click here.
NT Buffaloes 14 def Manly White 13
Manly Maroon 10 def Melbourne Rangers 0
MacArthur Colts 9 tied Southern Hills Warriors 9
Brisbane North Vikings 14 def Manly White 4
Gold Coast 11 def Central Firebirds 0
Manly Maroon 12 def Brisbane North Raiders 0
Melbourne Twins 5 def Brisbane North Vikings 0
Brisbane North Raiders 12 TIE Carine Cats 12
Top two teams advance to semi finals. Runs allowed in (parenthesis).
1. Melbourne Twins: 1-0 (0)
2. NT Buffaloes: 1-0 (13)
3. Brisbane North Vikings: 1-1 (9)
4. MacArthur Colts: 0-0-1 (9)
5. Southern Hills Warriors: 0-0-1 (9)
6. Manly White: 0-2 (27)
Pool B
1. Manly Maroon: 2-0 (0)
2. Gold Coast Cougars: 1-0 (0)
3. Carine Cats: 0-0-1 (12)
4. Brisbane North Raiders: 0-1-1 (24)
5. Central Firebirds: 0-1 (11)
6. Melbourne Rangers: 0-1 (10)
NT Buffaloes 14 def Manly White 13
The NT Buffaloes came back from six runs down to claim a famous walk-off win!
The Buffaloes were training 13-7 entering the bottom of the fifth and final inning. They stormed home to claim seven runs in the last for a walk-off win. Amazingly, all seven runs were scored with two outs on the board.
It was a total team effort. Every player reached base for Northern Territory. Lucas Porambo led NT with three hits. Lucas Nixon, Hannah Dior, and Jordan McVeigh all had two hits.
Porambo scored the winning run on a wild pitch. NT had two outs and nobody on before ripping off five singles, two walks and a hit-by-pitch.
“We practice so much for this. We all had energy. Once we had one run, it kept piling up and it gave energy to everyone else,” said Porambo. “Baseball is a growing sport and more people coming and there’s a lot of good potential to have a big future in [the NT].”
“It’s a great team, lots of encouragement and everyone was chipping in. Even if you get out, everyone is behind you and there’s lots of chat in the field,” added Lucas Nixon.
Josh Calacouras had two hits for Manly White. Noah Donnelly had two-RBI.
Manly Maroon 10 def Melbourne Rangers 0
Three Manly Maroon pitchers combined to one-hit the Rangers in a triumphant start to the tournament, while one player hit a homer.
Gus Phegan, Dominik Playle and Tyson Storey tossed five innings combined, giving up just one hit and no runs with eight strike outs.
Charlie Frankel hit the first homer of the tournament in the win for Manly Maroon.
Manly Maroon piled on six runs in the third inning to zoom ahead. Frankel and Playle each had two hits.
Brisbane North Vikings 14 def Manly White 4
Brisbane North Vikings scored ten unanswered runs to fly away from Manly White and claim their first win of the tournament.
Manly had just scored two runs in the fourth to tie the game up at four before the Vikings exploded.
The Vikings tallied nine hits as a team, Cam Holden and Xander Reid led the team with two hits. Easton Shuart had four runs batted in.
Chevy Rossello had two hits for Brisbane North.
Southern Hills Warriors 9 TIED MacArthur Colts 9
Southern Hills Warriors scored seven runs in the bottom of the last inning to comeback from 9-2 down to end the game in a draw.
The last four Warrior runs were all scored with two outs.
The Colts started fast. They scored six runs in the first inning. Benjamin Parker led the team with two hits.
Only three Warriors players had hits.
The Colts pitching pitching combination of Jack Ball, Jackson Burrows and Koa van Althuis Jones combined to strike out 13 batters in five innings.
Curtis Gay had five strikeouts to lead the Warriors.
Gold Coast Cougars 11 def Central Firebirds 0
Max Fraser twirled a gem on the mound for Gold Coast, striking out twelve batters in 4.0 shutout innings, as the Cougars piled on the runs in a big win.
Fraser also led the team with three runs scored, going 1-for-1 with two walks. Jack Railsback had and Ben Courts had two RBI each.
Gold Coast scored eleven off five hits.
Manly Maroon 12 def Brisbane North Raiders 0
It was a big day for Manly Maroon, who won their second game in big-time fashion. Manly defeated the Melbourne Rangers 10-0 earlier in the day.
A big six-run inning was the getaway frame for Maroon.
Aidan Clarke, Gus Phegan and Jeffery Martin led the Manly offence with two hits each. Phegan and Martin each had RBI. All twelve Manly players reached base.
Brisbane North Raiders managed four hits.
Melbourne Twins 5 def Brisbane North Vikings 0
The Twins scored three runs in the first inning and never looked back to pick up their first win.
Billy Hooker cashed in a pair in the first in the big swing of the inning. Jaxon Waters led the Twins with three hits.
Hooker also started on the mound, tossing 2.0 innings and while striking out five. Jason Waters pitched 2.1 innings in relief, not conceding a hit and striking out six.
The Vikings had three hits on the day.
Carine Cats 12 TIE Brisbane North Raiders 12
A wild one to end Day 1.
The Cats were down 6-2 early after the Raiders scored six in the first. Oliver Bigmore had the biggest blow, cashing in two with an RBI single.
Carine flipped the game upside down, taking a 7-6 lead in the fourth in a five-run inning. Oscar Ling had a two-RBI single.
The Raiders reclaimed the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 9-7 lead.
Back came the Cats with five in the top of the fifth, taking advantage of some errors.
Brisbane North then tied the game with three runs in the bottom of the fifth before the game was called for time.
Bigmore and Cohen Taylor led the Raiders with two hits. Five different players combined for the Cats five hits.
22 May 2024
BREAKING: Hills win 2024 Australian Little League Championships
A trip to the internationally renowned Little League World Series in the United States is on the line as the best Under 13 aged charter baseball teams land in Sydney for the 2024 Australian Little League Championships, proudly supported by the NSW Government.
Twelve Little League (U13) teams from across Australia will compete in the Division 1 Little League event. The winner will represent Australia at the Little League World Series in Williamsport in August 2024. A further twelve teams will compete in the Division 2 bracket.
The 2024 Australian Little League Championships is held over six days, from June 5-10, at Blacktown International Sports Park. The event is supported proudly by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
Head to your respective Tournament Hub for results, tournament specific schedule and links to recaps.
All Diamond 1 games will be broadcast on Baseball+, live, free & around the world. There is also an App available in the Google and Apple stores. Head to www.baseball.com.au/baseballplus for download information and instructions on how to cast to your TV.
You can follow Diamond 2-4 action on GameChanger. Download GameChanger from the App Store to follow (not GameChanger Classic). Search your team name and with ‘LL’ or ‘LLD2′ at the end. For example, “Adelaide Rays LLD1’ or ‘NT Buffaloes – LLD2’. Follow as a fan or family member.
GAMECHANGER LINKS: Division 1 | Division II
Blacktown International Sports Park houses the newly renovated Blacktown Exercise, Sports and Technology Hub (BEST). The park contains some of the best facilities on offer in Australia and is home to sports like athletics, AFL, Cricket, Soccer, Softball and Baseball.
“We are excited to be hosting the Little League Championships for the next three years. It’s a great opportunity to showcase junior baseball at our preeminent venue, Blacktown International Sports Park,” says Baseball NSW CEO Mark Marino.
A trip to the Little League World Series would be a journey of a lifetime for one worthy Little League team. The kids on the winning team would swap their club colours for country colours, play in front of 10,000+ fans, gain a Major League experience, and play in front of millions of people on ESPN.
It’s also been a journey for the players just to get to this point.
All teams had to qualify through their state championships. With the last qualification tournament done and dusted, the field for the Little League Championships is set.
You can read more about each of the teams below.
The Australian Little League Championship is supported proudly by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
MEET THE TEAMS – DIVISION 1
Here are the 12 teams who have qualified for the event, and how they got there, in Little League Division 1.
GROUP A
Hills Red (NSW): From the Hills Baseball Association, Hills Red dropped their first game at the Little League State Championships and never looked back. They won a few thrillers along the way, picking up a 9-8 win in the Semi Final to punch their ticket to nationals and a 14-8 hit fest in the Gold Medal Game.
Central Firebirds (WA): The Firebirds consist of South Perth, Willetton and Victoria Park Belmont. In the qualifier, they dropped the Gold Medal Game by just one run. It was their qualification clincher that was impressive – a complete 6-0 victory to punch their nationals ticket.
Brisbane North (QLD): Made up of clubs in the Brisbane North Baseball Association. This group of players rolled their way to victory. They won all five games in the qualifying tournament, outscoring opponents 68-19.
Melbourne Athletics (VIC): The Eastern Athletics Baseball Charter manages the growth and development of junior baseball in the Eastern Region of metropolitan Melbourne. The Athletics outscored opponents 41-7 in their undefeated run across four games at the Victorian state titles.
Cronulla Black (NSW): It was a challenge, but Cronulla Black qualified by winning a thrilling bronze medal game 2-0 over Macarthur. They went 3-0 in the group stage. No team scored more and allowed less in the NSW state titles.
Adelaide Marlins (SA): Made up of Adelaide’s Eastern clubs, the Marlins pivotal 3-2 victory over the Seahawks on Day 1 of the State Championships was the difference maker in advancing the side to nationals.
GROUP B
Brisbane South West (QLD): Queensland’s silver medalists won a 9-6 game over Gold Coast in the semi-final to advance to the nationals.
Canberra Rangers (ACT): A side made up of the top kids 13U in The Australian Capital Territory.
Ryde Red (NSW): Ryde Red qualified after defeating previously undefeated Cronulla Black in the semi finals. They finished second in the NSW State Champs.
Melbourne Mariners (VIC): The Mariners are a Baseball Representative Charter based in the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. They won two games on the first two days of the state championships to advance, finishing with a 2-1 record overall.
Adelaide Rays (SA): Made up of the western suburb Adelaide club teams, the Rays went undefeated to qualify by winning the state championships.
Eastern Phantoms (WA): The East-Perth based charter went 5-0 in the WA State Championships, outscoring opponents 53-14. That’s the most runs scored and least runs allowed by any WA qualifying team.
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ABOUT CHARTER BASEBALL
Charter baseball is a pathways program that develops players and local clubs, rather than focussing on just the elite. It is a participation-based competition designed to extend player skills at a higher-level to club ball and exposes athletes to national and international programs.
Teams from each state are divided into different charters (groups) at the little league (U13), Intermediate League (U14), Junior League (U15) and Senior League (U17) level.
The charters are based on club locations. Think of it like regionally based all-star teams.
Teams qualify for the national championship through their state championships. If you win the national title, you go to the world title in the USA.
Many elite baseball players have gone through this pathway.
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