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On Friday 5 April at the 2024 Australian Women’s Championships, all teams rallied together to make a stand against domestic and family violence.
Presented by NO MORE, players linked arms together to show a united front before each game while sporting orange playing socks.

Players also had the opportunity to write messages of supports on placards.

A player from each team was awarded with the NO MORE Spirit of the Game Award to a player who embodies fair play, teamwork, community, and respect on and off the field – setting a positive example for all.

For more information and to learn how you can support visit www.nomore.org.au.

Congratulations to all our winners.

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS 

Western Australia – Ava Tyson
South Australia – Bianca Ramsey
Victoria – Kira Kuwamoto
New South Wales – Sayaka Mori
Queensland White – Mackenzie Rogers
Queensland Maroon – Kate Deegan

Scorer – Mel Hargraves
Umpire – Paul Carthy

AUSTRALIAN YOUTH WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS

Western Australia – Lily Duckworth
South Australia – Bree Ridding
Victoria – Chelsea Nunn
New South Wales – Quincy Hindmarsh
Queensland – Lila Hall

After careful consideration and relentless weather, the gold medal game will be unable to be played.

Therefore, Victoria were named gold medal winners of the 2024 Australian Women’s Championships.

In tournament bylaws, if the Championship Final fails to decide the champion state team, the team which finished the most recently completed round in the highest position will be declared Australian champion.

In this instance, Victoria is 7-0 and are named champion.

New South Wales are silver medalists, and Queensland Bronze.

Award winners and presentations were done in a marquee after the game.

AWARD WINNERS|

MVP – Lili Cavanagh, Victoria
Golden Arm – Allie Bebbere, Victoria
Golden Bat – Claire O’Sullivan, NSW
Golden Glove – Abbey Kelly, Victoria

Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria remain in contention. Here’s how the day will play out:

3:00PM – NSW 10 def QLD 9

6:00PM – Washed out.

Catch the action on Baseball+.

More tournament information and archived stories can be found here.

Here are yesterday’s medal round and elimination day recaps + Youth Gold Medal.

Scroll for daily recaps.

HOW THEY GOT HERE?

Victoria is a perfect 7-0 in the tournament. They have won big, but also survived two narrow games vs both Queensland Maroon and New South Wales. They can hit. They can pitch. They are a well-drilled team, featuring a promising collection of rising stars and multiple Emeralds.

New South Wales have hit their way to the medal round. A team who has scored at least 10 runs in five of their seven games, suffering defeats to only Victoria this week. They have a team with multiple Emeralds and won last in 2022.

Queensland Maroon will medal for the first time since 2016. A roster, which features four players who graduated from last year’s Gold Medal at the 2023 Youth Championships, has hit well throughout and featured some clutch pitching performances. They started the tournament 3-0, lost by one run to Victoria, and defeated South Australia in the elimination final.

To win a gold medal, Queensland Maroon and New South Wales must win two games today. It’s tough, but possible.

Victoria earned the advatage of just playing one.

Daily Recaps

by Kristin Sims

NSW 10 def QLD Maroon 9

Kicking the game off in style QLD were on the board early, after singles from Riordan Bradley and Tamika Zamora and ending the first with 1 run.

NSW wasted no time getting the run back after Erin Partridge drew a walk and scored off an error with some great base running. NSW experienced batters gave them every opportunity with Claire O’Sullivan and Ticara Geldenhuis hitting singles, before 16-year-old Isobel Lambert hit an RBI double. NSW would put another 2 runs on the board to take a 5-1 lead early.

The margin remained the same until the third innings when QLD launched a comeback. In a repeat of the previous innings with the bat Riordan Bradley had another single, but this time it was Molly Paddison who hit the double to bring Bradley home. A single to Connie Row cut the NSW lead to 1 run, keeping QLD well and truly in it.

A two hour rain delay flipped the game on its head and NSW turned to veteran Claire O’Sullivan to take over the pitching reins. O’Sullivan did everything her team needed, and restricted QLD to the 1 hit in the inning after play resumed.

NSW came out and made a statement next, loading the bases before Ebony Van Eynde hit a double to the end of left field which cleared the bases. Claire O’Sullivan sent Van Eynde home on a single, before M Heath would get another on the board for NSW to hold a 6 run lead at the bottom of the fourth.

A pitching change for QLD brought Ashley Van Staden to the mound, it was a big moment for the youngster in her first nationals. She threw the ball well and despite giving up a couple of walks early, she kept NSW from scoring for the remainder of the game.

It was a do-or-die moment for QLD when they came in to bat in the seventh. After Molly Paddison reached on a walk, Shiori Hoshino doubled to bring Paddison home and a rally was sparked. Another double to Tamika Zamora added another run, and with no outs recorded QLD were coming for the win.

Two outs came in succession before Hannah Wilson doubled, and an error then gave QLD run number 8, cutting the lead to just 2 runs. Another hit to Riordan Bradley scored another, and then it was the rookie Molly Paddison facing off against the experienced Claire O’Sullivan. It was an edge of your seat moment and Paddison fought hard, but ground out for the final out to see QLD take home the Bronze medal.

SA 8 def QLD W 5

South Australia came from behind in the third to take the win, after big hitter Jess Maslin lit up the game.

Maslin hit the second home run of the tournament, which got SA on the board with two runs to take a 2-1 lead.

QLD White made a comeback in the fourth with hits to Shanye-Elise Lord and Taliyah Paolo and added another in the sixth to hold a 2-run lead late.

SA took bad the lead in the bottom of the sixth adding 4 runs to their tally. A rally of 6 hits in a row, gave SA some breathing space with one inning remaining.

Emily Colman pitched out the game for SA, QLD W added just the 1 run for SA to take victory.

WA 13 def SA 1

WA were on the board early adding three runs in the first thanks to a double from Meaghan Haggart and some errors from SA.

A tw0-run RBI double to Briah Burke in the third, helped add to WA’s tally. They would end the inning with an 8 run lead.

Meaghan Haggart was also strong with the ball in hand for WA, keeping SA to just the hits.

It was the bat of Jess Maslin again that got SA their first run in the fourth.

Back-to-back doubles in the fifth to Caitlin Eynon and Charlotte Yates, gave WA 13 runs on the board.

Caitlin Eynon had 5 strikeouts in her two innings pitched, helping WA hold SA to just the 1 run.

Award Winners

To be announced.

It’s going to be a great day at the 2024 Australian Women’s Championships.

At 3:00PM, South Australia and Queensland will compete in the Youth Championship Gold Medal Game. You can watch the action on Baseball+.

Here you will find schedules, game updates, and useful information.

More useful information and archived stories can be found here.

SUNDAY APRIL SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

Congratulations to Western Australia who won bronze in the Youth Women’s – their first medal since 2016!

In the Open Women’s, the winner of South Australia vs Queensland advances to the preliminary final.  They will play the loser of New South Wales and Victoria.

The winner of Victoria and New South Wales goes straight to the Gold Medal game.

RESULTS

AYWC GOLD – SA 14 def QLD 1
AWC – Queensland 10 def South Australia 7, QLD advances to Prelim
AWC – VIC 7 def NSW 1, VIC advance to Gold Medal

AYWC Consolation – NSW 4 def VIC 2
AYWC Consolation – NSW 7 def WA 4
AYWC Consolation – WA 12 def VIC 2
AWC Consolation – WA 17 def QLDW 2

Here is the schedule for tomorrow:

RECAPS + SCORES

U16 GOLD MEDAL: SOUTH AUSTRALIA 14 def QUEENSLAND 1

Every player in the South Australian starting line-up. Starting pitcher Alice Brown tossed a complete game, allowing just four hits and one run. She also went 4-for-5 with the bat.

Read the full recap here.

Elimination Final 

QLD M 10 def SA 7 

SA started strong in the game against QLD, after a single in the first as Elisa Gooley sent two runs in after a groundout. 

Kelsey Barker started strong on the mound for SA, limiting QLD’s scoring chances until the third where none other than QLD star rookie Molly Paddison kicked off the inning with a single and started the QLD rally. 

Molly Paddison, Riordan Bradley, Shiori Hoshino and Hannah Marshall all collected hits in the fourth to give QLD the lead for the first time in the game, ending the inning 2 runs ahead. 

Brianna Ragau had an RBI double in the fifth to extend QLD’s lead and Riordan Bradley had another single that drove in Hannah Wilson. Smart base running and an error for SA would see QLD hold a handy 5 run lead going into the sixth. 

SA mounted a comeback in the seventh, a double to Bianca Ramsey with bases loaded drove in 2 runs. Followed by another 2 RBI double to Jess Maslin, SA were trailing by 3 with 2 outs in hand. A single to Georgia Davis saw Jess Maslin in scoring position, but steady relief pitching by Britany Wyllie saw QLD get their final outs and progress to the preliminary final. 

Big Performers-

Brianna Ragau (QLD): 2-4, 3 RBI
Bianca Ramsay (SA): 1.0IP, 1SO,3RBI

GOLD MEDAL QUALIFICATION GAME – VIC 7 def NSW 1

Undefeated Victoria punched their ticket to the Gold Medal Game.

The two heavyweights of the tournament faced off in the gold medal qualification game, with VIC yet to lose a game it was a tough task ahead for NSW.

Wasting no time VIC were the first to get runs on the board, thanks to a 2 run RBI double from Jamie Bastians.

The next 2.1 innings were scoreless for both teams, with Jessica Johnson for VIC and MacKenzie Johnson for NSW both tossing well for their respective side.

VIC were back on the board again in the fourth, a string of hits to Lillian Bell-Tanner, Jamie Bastian, Ruby Dale resulted in 3 runs.

Claire O’sullivan got NSW on the board after a ground ball resulted in an error that saw Lisa Nakashio cross home plate.

The VIC batters were out again in the fifth inning, back-to-back doubles to Kira Kuwamoto and Belinda Cannington plus a single to Lillian Bell-Tanner added 2 runs to their tally. Giving VIC a comfortable 5 run lead late in the game.

Lili Cavanagh took to the mound in the sixth for VIC and closed out the game, with 1 strikeout and allowing no hits.

In her last at-bat for the day Lili Cavanagh had an RBI single, extending VIC’s lead to 6 runs.

NSW worked quickly in the field in the sixth, resulting in them getting another chance with the bat. VIC would finish the game in style with a slick double play to go undefeated into the gold medal match.

AYWC AND AWC – CONSOLATION GAMES

NSW 4 def VIC 2 

VIC took the lead early with a Kendra Rutgers single that saw Chelsea Nunn home on an error. 

Saya Turnley pitched a gem for VIC with 6 strikeouts in 2 innings. A double to Mariam Arifaki, plus errors and walks in the third gave NSW a 3-1 lead over VIC. 

Andie Torcasio had an RBI single in the fourth for VIC, with the lead now reduced to 2 runs. A double play from NSW would end the innings for VIC and seal the victory for NSW.

NSW 7 def WA 4

NSW got on the board in the first with a ground out to Ryleigh Delacour-Batch.

Quincy Hindmarsh was on the mound for NSW and pitched strong with 2 strikeouts in her 2 innings, allowing no runs.

NSW broke the game open in the third piling on 5 runs with hits to Kara Cassidy, Ava Makin, Sienna Gledhill and Ryleigh Delacour-Batch.

WA came alive in the third after 2 walks, a double to Jemma Golding scored 2 runs. An RBI single by Emma Rendell added to WA’s tally.

AWC – Western Australia 17 def Queensland White 2

Madison White hit a ground ball in the fourth, which added another to WA’s tally, ultimately after time was reached WA would fall by 3 runs.

17 year old Ava Tyson opened the pitching for WA, delivering 3 quick outs to start the game.

Singles Chloe Atkinson, Meaghan Haggart and Madison Lines delivered WA’s first 3 runs of the game. A series of walks and a double to Charlotte Yates had WA ending the innings with a 7 run lead.

For their second run with the bat, WA added a further 7 runs.The highlight of the inning coming from a Chloe Atkinson single that brought 2 runs home.

A double for Emma Reid in the third gave QLD W their second run of the game.

Catiling Eynon, Chloe Atkinson and Grace Spano all had hits in the fourth for WA. Ending the game with a 17-2 win, it was a positive end to the tournament for last year’s champions WA.

AYWC – WA 12 def VIC 2

Runs came early for both teams, with VIC adding 1 in the first before WA put 5 on the board.

VIC had 4 hits in the second, with Alexandra Egan and Charlotte Jansen both bringing in runners to cut into WA’s lead.

WA picked up more runs in the fourth with some unsteady pitching and fielding, after a ground out to Jemma Golding helped add 4 runs to their tally.

A healthy lead for WA with Isabella Cleva on the mound, VIC were against the wall with 2 outs before a double to Andie Torcasio brought in 2 runs. The comeback would end with the next batter, with WA coming out 6 run winners.

It’s the final day of the group stage of the 2024 Australian Women’s (AWC) and Youth Women’s Championships (AYWC).

Here you will find:
– Daily Results
– Final Standings and How Finals Works
– Game Recaps
– Tournament Leaders
– Tomorrow’s schedule

Replay the action on Baseball+.

Other Useful Links

Broadcast on Baseball+ – Head here for download links to stream on phone or cast to television. Or you can go to plus.baseball.com.au to watch via web. Today the Youth Women are streamed.

Schedule – Here is the master link.

Tournament Info and old recaps – Click here.

Make sure you follow us on social media (@Baseball.com.au) on Facebook and Instagram for photos, stories and highlights throughout the day.

It’s also NO MORE Day today, where players will make a stand against family and domestic violence. 

SCHEDULE / RESULTS

9:00AM – AYWC – Victoria 7 def NSW 6

9:00AM – AWC – Victoria 16 def SA 6

11:00AM – AYWC – Queensland 5 def NSW 2

12:00PM – AWC – Western Australia 11 def Queensland White 1

1:00PM – AYWC – South Australia 9 def Western Australia 6

3:00PM – AWC – NSW 20 def Queensland Maroon 9

CURRENT STANDINGS

PLEASE NOTE, 10PM on FRIDAY: THERE HAS BEEN A SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR TOMORROW’S GAMES. SA vs VIC AWC will now be played at 3:00PM instead of 9:00AM

AWC

1. Victoria – 4-0
2. New South Wales – 4-1
3. Queensland M – 3-2
4. South Australia – 2-2
—- / —-
5. Western Australia – 1-4
6. Queensland White – 0-5

The top four teams advance to the medal rounds in double elimination on Saturday.

Here’s how the medal round games play out:

Saturday – NSW vs QLD, 12:00PM
Saturday – SA vs VIC, 3:00PM

If you win one of the above games, you are guaranteed a medal.

Sunday – Elimination Final: Loser of SA/VIC vs Loser of NSW/QLD, 9:00AM
Sunday – Gold Medal Qualification Game: Winner of SA/VIC vs Winner of NSW/QLD, 12:00PM

Monday – Preliminary Final: Winner of Elimination Final vs Loser of Gold Medal Qualification, 3:00PM
Monday – Gold Medal Game: Winner Gold Medal Qualification vs Winner Preliminary Final

AYWC
1. Queensland 3-1
2. South Australia – 3-1
3. Western Australia – 2-2
— / —
4. Victoria – 1-3
5. New South Wales – 1-3

Here’s how the finals will work:

On Saturday, SA, QLD and WA will play each other once each.

The records reset. The top two teams advance to the 3:00PM Gold Medal Game on Sunday.

The third place of the bunch will finish with the bronze.

DAILY RECAPS – FRIDAY 5 APRIL

AYWC – Victoria 7 def New South Wales 6

Victoria trailed 6-0 before storming home to stun New South Wales in a walk off win.

NSW opened the scoring in the first when Alyssa Frame doubled. Then, triples to Ryleigh Delacour-Batch and Ruby Allison extended it to 4-0 in the third.

Ryleigh Delacour-Batch was brilliant on the mound for NSW, going 2.2 innings with six strikeouts allowing just one hit.

They had a 6-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning, before Victoria made their first move.

Victoria tallied five runs on three hits, including a clutch two-RBI shot from Charlotte Jansen, who finished 2-for-2 with 3RBI in the game.

A Jansen single helped Victoria tie the game at six in the sixth, before a winning run was scored on a passed ball.

Victoria finish the minor rounds with a 1-3 record, while New South Wales drop to 1-2. They now must beat Queensland in their next game to have a chance at advancing.

AWC – Victoria 16 def South Australia 6

A relentless Victorian attack tallied 16 runs off 16 hits, in a game where every player in the starting nine had at least one hit.

In fact, six players had multiple hits (Macy Priamo, Lily Simpson, Allie Bebbere, Jess Johnson, Jess Brown and Belinda Cannington).

Kira Jansen and Brown also worked three walks on the day, while Simpson led the charge with three hits.

Ruby Dale, Jamie Bastian and Jasmine Bentley all pitched.

Jess Maslin and Bianca Ramsey had another big day with the bat for SA. Maslin followed up yesterday’s 3-for-4 performance with two hits and 2RBI. Ramsey chalked up the same stat line to move to eight hits on the tournament.

Victoria finish the minor rounds in first at 5-0 and will play South Australia, who finish 2-3, in the #1 vs #4 medal round game tomorrow.

AYWC – Queensland 5 def New South Wales 2

In a game that determined who would advance to the Top 3 and the medal rounds, Queensland fended off a late New South Wales charge.

Holly Moellers singled in a pair of runs to push Queensland’s lead to 3-0.

They added two more runs in the second to then lead 5-1, after NSW scored one in the bottom of the first after a Miriam Arifaki RBI hit.

Bella Nolan started the game off strong for Queensland, pitching 2.1 innings, allowing just one hit and one unearned run with three strikeouts. It backed up her three perfect innings on Saturday.

New South Wales scored a run in the fourth and had base runners in the bottom of the fifth, pressuring for a tie.

But Queensland brought on star pitcher Charlotte Stokes who got two huge outs to seal the win.

Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia will advance to this weekend’s U16 Medal Round. The records re-set, each team will play each other once, and the Top 2 will advance to a Gold Medal Game on Sunday at 3:00PM.

AWC – Western Australia 11 def Queensland White 0

Briah Burke and Grace Spano combined to pitch a one-hit strikeout as Western Australia picked up their first win of the tournament.

It was a 0-0 game until the fourth inning. Briah Burke for Western Australia and Storm Law for Queensland started the game brilliantly, holding the opposition scoreless.

Finally, WA broke through. Peyton Newman doubled in a run, Emily Hone had an RBI-single, Caitlin Eynon singled in a run and Chloe Atkinson had an RBI double in the pivitol inning.

They scored four more in the fifth.

Western Australia totaled nine hits in the win, with Charlotte Yates and Chloe Atkinson each collecting two. Yates led WA with 3RBI. Emily Hone was also impressive with two walks, an RBI single, and two stolen bases.

Western Australia and Queensland White will play each other again tomorrow in the consolation round.

AYWC – South Australia 9 def Western Australia 6

South Australia emerged the winner in a see-saw affair to conclude group stage of the Australian Youth Women’s Championships.

There were four lead changes in a dramatic game which officially clinched a Top 3 spot and a medal for both teams.

South Australia scored four runs in the bottom of the penultimate inning. They entered the inning down 6-5 but left leading 9-6. Sienna Thiele singled in a run, before Sakura Collins knocked in two with her base knock. Bethany Lee drove in the last run of the inning.

SA had a 2-0 lead before Western Australia scored five runs on three hits in the third. The biggest blow in the inning was an Isabella Clarke RBI.

South Australia quickly responded with three runs, but WA snatched the lead again in the top of the fourth.

South Australia tallied ten hits in the win from nine different players. Sienna Thiele led the charge with two RBIs. They used five pitchers in the win, and got two clutch shutout 1-2-3 innings from Indie O’Hazy Zschorn and Hannah Nuske.

Western Australia was led by two hits by Madison White and Mia Watt.

Both teams wil lfight for a medal on Saturday.

AWC – NSW 20 def QUEENSLAND MAROON 9

It was an early storm of runs which powered New South Wales to a big win and second place in the group.

The women in blue built up a 9-0 lead after the third inning.

Emeralds stars Claire O’Sullivan & Ticara Geldenhuis led the charge with the bats. O’Sullivan had four hits and five RBI to continue her impressive tournament. Geldenuis went 3-for-4 with four RBI.

In total, New South Wales tallied 17 hits and 12 walks in a baserunning barrage. Isobel Lambert and Ticara Geldenhuis combined to pitch four innings of scoreless ball.

Down 16-0, Queensland Maroon made a move. They scored two in the fifth and seven in the sixth to leave the final score at 20-9.

Hannah Marshall continued her impressive tournament with the bat, going 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.

Both these teams will play tomorrow in the #2 vs #3 game.

TOURNAMENT LEADERS – AFTER ROUND ROBIN

Australian Youth Women’s Championships

RBI 
Sienna Thiele (SA) – 7
Ryleigh Delacour-Batch (NSW) – 5
Shenaye Lett (WA) – 5
Alice Brown (SA) – 4
Bree Ridding (SA) – 4

HITS
Shenaye Lett (WA) – 5
Madison White (WA) – 4
Alice Brown (SA) – 4
Chelsea Nunn (VIC) – 4
Charlotte Stokes (QLD) – 4

DOUBLES
Miriam Arafaki (NSW) – 3
Shenaye Lett (WA) – 3

STRIKEOUTS (PITCH)
Bella Nolan (QLD) – 9
Charlotte Stokes (QLD) – 8
Alice Brown (SA) – 7
Aaliyah Te Ahuru-Kostic (NSW) – 5

BATTING AVERAGE AGAINST*
Bella Nolan (QLD) – 0.059
Charlotte Stokes (QLD) – 0.067
Alice Brown (SA) – 0.154
Bree Zavec (NSW) – 0.188

Australian Women’s Championships

The final four have been decided with a day to play! But how did we get here? Read on.

Leaders, standings and tournament scenarios at the bottom of the story.

Watch the tournament game replays on Baseball+.

Don’t forget, tomorrow is NO MORE Day. Here’s how it will unfold.

SCHEDULE: 2024-AWC-YWC-Schedules-Combined-LR06.pdf (baseball.com.au)

The standings are starting to take shape after two days of the Australian Women’s Baseball Championships.

Only two days to go in the first round. Tune in tomorrow on Baseball+.

Queensland Maroon make their mark early with a huge statement to the competition on Day 2. Catch up on all the action below!

Scroll down for today’s standings, tournament stats leaders and tomorrow’s schedule.

OTHER STORIES

– Day 1 AYWC Recaps: U16 Women’s Day 1 Recaps, Results and Performers: Last year’s bottom sits on top 

– Watch the tournament on Baseball+: www.plus.baseball.com.au.

– Master Schedule

QLD Maroon 26 def QLD White 6

by Kristin Sims

Queensland White (Development) gave an early scare to the top Queensland side, but Maroon pulled away for a huge win.

Picking up where she left off yesterday, Queensland Maroon rookie Molly Paddison kicked off the game against her state brethren with a single for her first at bat of the day.

Hitting well, QLD Maroon came out with one run lead early before QLD White evened it up thanks to a single and quick base stealing from Paris Bastow. They eventually took the lead thanks to an Emma Reid single. 

But Molly “The Business” Paddison struck again in the second, with her third double of the tournament to give Queensland Maroon the lead back.

QLD White clawed back the lead after Grace White hit a double that played two. Suddenly, the development squad had a two run lead after two innings… 

It was the third inning where QLD Maroon changed the entire game. Smart batting came into play and QLD Maroon took the lead scoring from walks. A wild pitch and a series of errors saw QLD Maroon score three runs before the damaging Paddison was intentionally walked.

Paddison then took advantage of the walk, by stealing a base and then scoring on another wild pitch to give QLD Maroon a 5-run lead. 

From this point in the game, QLD Maroon kept control of the game. Limiting any further scoring for QLD White, whilst adding 15 more runs to their total in the remaining two innings.

Queensland Maroon totaled 13 hits and 20 walks in the eventual dominating win.

Grace White was a standout with the bat for QLD White hitting 2 from 2 in her return to representative baseball after a three-year break from the game.

Big Performers- 

– Molly Paddison (QLD M) – 2-for-3, 3RBI, 2BB, 2SB
– Shiori Hoshino (QLD M) – 6 runs, 3RBI, 2BB
– Grace White (QLD W) – 2-for-2

Queensland Maroon 7 def Western Australia 1

by Kristin Sims

Queensland Maroon are 3-0 to start the tournament. They made a statement by defeating last year’s tournament winner’s Western Australia by six runs. 

Western Australia took an early lead from a fielding error to QLD, which saw Emeralds star Caitlin Eynon head home after a hit from fellow national team member Meaghan Haggart. 

Continuing her hot streak with the bat, Molly Paddison hit a single in her first at bat of the game, but runners were left stranded with some strong fielding from WA. 

The next few innings were an arm wrestle between the two teams, with both defences holding on strong and making plays to support their pitchers.

Ava Tyson threw three innings for WA and despite three hits against, only gave up the one run. On the other side for Queensland, Shiori Hoshino registered seven hits allowed for her six innings but support from the fielders also kept her to one run given up. 

In the fifth inning the whole game flipped on its head and QLD lit up the bats.

Again it all started with Molly Paddison, adding another single to her tally and starting the rain of runs for QLD. Tamika Zamora then brought Molly Paddison home with a big double, before some wild pitches assisted QLD to build a five run lead. 

Shiori Hoshino continued the pitching in the sixth innings for QLD and showed her experience registering two strikeouts to keep WA from mounting a comeback with runners on second and third base. 

Molly Paddison and Tamika Zamora combined again in the sixth to get the seventh run for QLD, before an excellent play from WA catcher Chloe Atkinson ended the innings after she caught Ashley Van Staden stealing. 

The six run win to QLD has them currently sitting at 3-0 on day two of the competition, all eyes are now on them as a hot favourite. 

Big Performers- 

Molly Paddison (QLD) – 3-for-4, 2 runs

Tamika Zamora (QLD) – 2-for-3, 2RBI, 2B

Shiori Hoshino (QLD) – 6.0IP, 4SO, 0ER

Caitlin Eynon (WA) – 2-for-3, 1R

VIC 19 def WA 3

by Kristin Sims

Victoria joined QLD Maroon at the top of the table with a 3-0 record, posting a huge score to continue making a statement. 

Both teams pitchers started off well, until Victoria capitalised on the walks and wild pitches of WA. They scored four runs in the second inning, assisted by a double to Lili Cavanagh.

WA clawed back two runs during their batting, with Saeko Suzuki on the mound for Victoria for the first time in the comp. 

Victoria put their foot down in the third with a seven run inning. Big doubles to Abbey Kelly and Belinda Cannington helped to bring in three runs. Singles and smart base running helped bring the rest in and ended the inning with a 9-run lead. 

Jasmine Bentley took to the mound for the first time in the tournament and did her job as relief pitcher. On the mound for two innings, Bentley struck out four and allowed no hits which stopped any comeback that WA was trying to mount. 

The experience of the Victorian team was on full display for this game, batting with calmness they had nine walks for the game that were an important to building their scoring tally.

Victoria attacked with 14 hits in the game. Allie Bebbere (2), Abbey Kelly (2) and Lily Simpson (2) joined Cavanagh as the multiple hit performers.

Big Performers- 

Lili Cavanagh (VIC): 4-for-4, 4RBI, 1R

Jasmine Bentley (VIC) : 1 IP, 4 strikeouts 

NSW 12 def South Australia 0

From start to finish, New South Wales were dominant in a complete 12-0 victory to improve their record to 2-1.

Eight players combined for 15 hits, while Claire O’Sullivan and Tiana Lascala combined for six innings of shutout ball from the hill.

NSW got on the board in the bottom of the first inning after Lisa Nakashio and Isobel Lambert collected their first hits of the day.

They expanded on a 3-0 lead by scoring four in the second.

In the third, NSW played five runs off six hits. Ticara Geldenhuis had a 2RBI single, Claire O’Sullivan tripled, and Isobel Lambert collected another one of her three hits on the day.

South Australia collected just three hits in the loss.

Big Performers:
– Claire O’Sullivan: 2-for-3, 2RBI, 3.0IP with 0ER
– Isobel Lambert: 3-for-4, 3RBI
– Ticara Geldenhuis: 2-for-3, 2RBI

TOURNAMENT LEADERS

Hits
1. Molly Paddison (QLDM) – 7
2. Claire O’Sullivan (NSW) – 6
3. Lili Cavanagh (VIC) – 5
3. Isobel Lambert (NSW) – 5
3. Tamika Zamora (NSW) – 5

RBI
1. Abbey Kelley (VIC) – 8
2. Kira Jansen (VIC) – 7
3. Lili Cavanagh (VIC) – 6
3. Claire O’Sullivan (NSW) – 6
3. Tamika Zamora (QLD) – 6

BB
1. Lisa Nakashio (NSW) – 4
2. Shiori Hoshino (QLD) – 4
3. Six tied at – 3

SB
1. Molly Paddison (QLDM) – 4
1. Abbey Kelly (VIC) – 4
1. Lili Cavangh (VIC) – 4
4. Lisa Nakashio (NSW) – 3
4. Ticara Geldenhuis (NSW) – 3
4. Erin Partridge (NSW) – 3

Strikeouts (Pitching)
1. Shiori Hoshino (QLDM) – 4
1. Allie Bebbere (VIC) – 4
3. Claire O’Sullivan (NSW) – 3
3. Tiana Lascala (NSW) – 3

Batters Average Against*
1. Jess Johnson (VIC) – .100
2. Claire O’Sullivan (NSW) – .100
3. Saeko Suzuki (VIC) – .111
4. Mackenzie Jackson (NSW) – .118

Day 1 is in the books. What the quick dirt about what happened? Read on!

You can watch all the action on Baseball+ or follow on GameChanger (search AWC 2024).

by Eric Balnar

While the rest of Australia will be enjoying an Easter long weekend, the country’s best players are putting final touches on preparation for the Australian Women’s Championships.

And let me assure you – from talking to coaches, players and states from all around the country – there’s a genuine buzz around this tournament.

There’s a bit of a changing of the guard at play. A few members of the 2023 Emeralds World Cup squad were unable to participate, and another group of veteran players decided to step away from game.

It’s time for the “next generation” to shine. Welcome to the 2024 Australian Women’s Championships, live from Melbourne, from April 2-8.

Six teams. Seven Days. One Champion. Mountains of excitement. Hours of great baseball.

Welcome to our 2024 Women’s Preview. Scroll down for team-by-team guides.

“The thing I love most about nationals is a whole week where we get to be ballers,” says Victorian and Team Australia pitcher Allie Bebbere. “Our whole ‘job’/day is to wake up and play baseball, that’s it! No other responsibilities, nothing else, just baseball.”

South Australia stalwart Jess Maslin says it’s a great week to showcase women’s baseball with state pride on the line.

“All of Australia’s best women’s players are in the one place battling it out,” she says.

Buckle up. Passion will be on full display.

PREVIEW: Youth Women’s Championships

Australian Women’s Baseball has seen a big uptake in participation over the past few seasons. Now, the youth who joined the sport when it was gaining more legs are moving through to the senior levels.

For Emeralds Head Coach Jason Pospishil, it’s a chance to see who shines through in advance of the next World Cup window.

“The main excitement for me is going to be identifying who our next generation of future Emeralds will be,” he says. “There is a number of new players who have an opportunity to play and in the showcase in May. We have some work to do and that work will start now by identifying the next core we want to build around for 2026.”

Players will also use this tournament to be scouted for the 2024 Australian Women’s Showcase in Lismore next May. This event will feature the best Australian talent and nine international players from World Cup squads around the world across three teams.

On April 5, teams will also link up to say ‘NO MORE’ to Domestic and Family Violence.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

Days 1-4, Round Robin Tournament. Each of the six teams plays each other once for a total of five games. The top four teams advance to the medal rounds.

Day 5-6: Double elimination begins. #1 plays #4 and #2 plays #3. The winners advance to a “winners game” and the losers move to an “elimination game.”

The winners game, on Day 6, sees the victor advance to the Championship Game. The loser of that game? They play the winner of the elimination game.

On Day 7, the loser of the winner’s game will play the winner of the elimination game. The victor moves straight to the Grand Final where they play for gold.

“There’s a distinct advantage to winning your game on Day 5 and Day 6,” says Baseball Australia events manager and one of the tournament organisers Michael Ibbotson. “You win both and you play for Gold and don’t have to play a double-header on Championship Day.”

BROADCAST, SCHEDULE AND HOW TO FOLLOW

The schedule can be found here: 2024 AWC and AYWC Schedules – Combined.

Select group stage games will be broadcast on Baseball+. All second round and medal round games will be broadcast on the free platform, with commentary from ABL play-by-play voices Eric Balnar and Ed Wyatt and Emeralds players Amy McCann, Gen Beacom and Amy Cannington.

The broadcast schedule can be found in the schedule above.

All other games will be streamed and livescored on GameChanger. You can follow at the following links, or by searching AWC 2024 in GameChanger (not Game Changer Classic).

AWC: https://web.gc.com/organizations/o7FR6b0kuXWB

AYWC: https://web.gc.com/organizations/TErCdUHHIQrl

Make sure you follow Baseball.com.au on Instagram and Facebook. We have Trent Schwarz Photography onsite to capture high quality photos and videos (hello, Insta reels!). We will also produce daily game recaps and highlight player stories as the tournament progresses.

BROADCAST, SCHEDULE AND HOW TO FOLLOW

Order official merchandise from the 2024 Australian Women’s and Youth Women’s Championships from the links below.

Cut off date is April 11.

Women’s Championships: https://belgraviaapparelshop.com/collections/baseball-australia-women-championships

Youth Women’s Championships: https://belgraviaapparelshop.com/collections/baseball-australia-youth-womens-championships

TEAM PREVIEWS / GUIDES

ROSTER – | Open Women’s Team | Youth Team |

Western Australia

Head coach: Kurt Russell

The defending champions will have some new faces on their roster but are still buoyed by some savvy veteran players.

For the most part, Western Australia has gone young. Only three players on their roster were born before the year 2000 (Kariss Aquino, Grace Spano and Terralee Hopkins).

It may be the youngest squad in the tournament. They’re also trying to defend a Gold Medal.

Among the youth movement are two star Emeralds players in pitcher Meghan Haggart and two-way dynamo Caitlin Eynon. Their World Cup experience will be replied upon.

“We have a young team this year, says Haggart, a handy pitcher. “All the girls have had to put in a lot of work to condition their bodies and get themselves ready to play at the state level. We are looking forward to seeing some of the young girls grow and shine this year.”

Some of the young girls Haggart refers to are Emilee Hone, Ava Tyson, Chloe Atkinson and Briah Burke. The four are some of the youngest in the competition – all of them just 16-years-old.

Hone is one of the young players who was on the WA Gold Medal squad in 2023.

“Women’s baseball in our state is getting pretty strong,” she says. “Us juniors are really getting the feel on what it is like playing senior baseball and we are developing ourselves to make us better.”

Outfielder Grace Spano plays the game with an edge and should provide an x-factor and leadership, too.

Player to Watch: Caitlyn Eynon – P / SS – Had impressive numbers at the 2023 World Cup in both the field and at the plate. She has two Women’s Showcases to her name and already is a national champion.

“Caitlin has been really working this year,” says Hone of Eynon. “Significant amount of her preparation has been leading to the tournament and she is ready.”

Victoria

Roster – | Open Women’s Team | Youth Team |

Head coach: Samantha Hamilton

Make no mistake about it: the Victorians always send a line-up out with some of the best players in the country.

The Victorian State Women’s League is one of the strongest in Australia. With a stack of national titles to their name, expectations of gold are always dancing through the players’ heads.

This year is another changing of the guard. Like most teams in the tournament, Victoria has gone young.

The squad will be led by Victorian state team veterans like pitcher Allie Bebbere, two-way star Abbey Kelly, Belinda Cannington and Jessica Johnson.

There are three Emeralds from the 2023 World Cup on this squad – Bebbere, Kelly and Lili Cavanagh.

They’re also complimented by two Japanese guns in dual-threat Saeko Suzuki and Kira Kuwamoto.

The rest of the squad are up-and-coming players with high ceilings who will no doubt leave an impression. Australian Baseball fans are about to learn their names.

One of those players is 20-year-old catcher Jamie Bastian, who is already set to appear in her fourth nationals and is a player other states have flagged as one to watch.

“This year our state team has changed a lot, we have a younger team than previous years,” says Bastian. “Every single new player has proven their spot and shown us why they deserve to be there, making veterans or returning players work harder to keep their spot. Our team has such a great comradery that will only strengthen over the tournament.”

Other young guns to watch include outfielder Jasmine Bentley.

“She’s a pocket rocket in the outfield and on the bases,” says veteran pitcher and former Golden Arm winner and 2023 World Cup arm Allie Bebbere. “Small but mighty, with an infectious attitude that is twice her size!”

Returning this season is multiple World Cup representative Abbey Kelly, who won the Golden Arm in 2023.

Player to Watch: Saeko Suzuki – Beyond her infectious personality and incredible skill, Suzuki brings experience. She helped lead South Australia to a medal in 2018 before moving to Victoria for this past season. She is a left-handed bat who can play multiple positions and drive the ball hard.

South Australia

Roster – | Open Women’s Team | Youth Team |

Head Coach: Austin Gallagher

Last year’s bronze medalists are also undergoing some change, with players like Emeralds catcher Carly Moore and top-end pitcher Darna Boers-Veen unable to play this year.

Still, South Australia has a solid core of veterans to compliment some first time players.

Among those is hard hitting Jess Maslin. A veteran of the state team, Maslin has appeared in two Women’s Showcases, had a +.600 batting average in Division 1 play in South Australia, and became the first woman ever to hit a homer over the fences in the SA Women’s League.

Maslin has been part of the return of South Australian women’s state league since Day 1 back in 2016 and says she’s seen a lot of changes.

“We have built SA’s women’s league up in less than 10 years and been able to bring it to states that may have doubted us,” says Maslin.

Outfielder Bianca Ramsey is coming off her best local season, where she was named the Women’s High Performance Athlete of the Year, was a Division 1 All-Star, the Golden Glove winner, and on the team of the year.

She says South Australia are still looking to turn heads.

“We have shocked a lot of people in the last few years. SA has not often been up there with the other states and last nationals I think we became more of a threat than people were expecting which has help us earn more respect from the other states,” says Ramsey. “This year we don’t have the same squad, but we have been training hard and I’m keen to see how we do this year round.”

On the mound, veteran Bianca Smith may have to eat some big innings – but it’s a role she’s familiar with as a leader on the team and in the state community.

16-year-old Amara Quinn plays on her second state team, and will be joined by fellow teenagers Georgia Davis and Lucy Davis who are coming off a Sturt local premiership. Georgia won the league’s best & fairest medal, while Lucy won pitcher of the year.

Lookout for the speed of Gemma Letton, a Giants’ Women’s Showcase player in 2022, on the basepaths.

Player to Watch: Georgia Davis. At 17 years old, Davis just took home her second best & fairest honours in the Division 1 South Australian State Leagues. She is still young and learning, but she will likely be looked to as South Australia’s ‘Ace’ when the tournament roles around. She starred in the local league grand final for Sturt.

New South Wales

Roster – | Open Women’s Team | Youth Team |

After winning gold in 2022, New South Wales took a step back in 2023 finishing fifth.

That didn’t sit well for many of the players.

NSW is a strong team and has high expectations to play well both as players and externally,” says shortstop Lisa Nakashio, who won gold in 2022. “After placing 5th last year and 1st the previous year, the jump was disappointing. So this year as always we aim for the gold, and strive to have the best outcome as a team.”

They have the legs to do it.

2023 World Cup squad pitchers Bri Hosie, Maddi Erwin, Claire O’Sullivan could pitch some key innings for New South Wales. Their joined by explosive positional World Cup players in catcher Maddison Heath and outfielder Ticara Geldenhuis (who hit a homer in the World Cup).

There are eight teenagers on this NSW side, but many of them have already tasted gold. They players yet to turn 20 are Isobel Lambert, Erin Partridge, Cayla Johnston, Alina Hawron Lisa Nakashio, MacKenzie Jackson, Mattea Carn and Hosie.

Heath and Geldenhuis are national champions, Showcase players and World Cup reps, and are only 22 years old.

“We have some youngsters in our team,” says Heath. “But they have a lot of talent and will continue making our team better and better. We have many two-way players and some up and coming pitchers. A number of Aussie [national players are in the team this year to help lead and encourage others.”

Isobel Lambert is certainly one youngster to keep an eye on. She became the first woman to play in the Senior League World Series when she represented Australia with the Ryde Hawks in 2023.

Will the youth movement and two-way players get the job done again for New South Wales?

Player to watch: Ticara Geldenhuis. The outfielder has turned into an international star after belting the baseball at the World Cup. She’s a two-time Showcase player, a national champion, and hit a homer in the World Cup.

“She will put everything in the line for her team and is getting better as she goes,” says Erwin of Ticara.

Queensland Maroon

Head Coach: Lisa Norrie

Queensland are divided into two teams. The “White Team” is the development squad. The Maroon Team will be shooting for gold.

“We have a lot of good young players who have come through the Queensland development programs,” says head coach Lisa Norrie, who also coaches in the Oakland A’s organisation. “If they can be confident and play like they can, I think we’ll be in contention.”

Eleven of Queensland’s 16 players are born in the year 2000 or after. Four of those – Ashley Van Stayden, Hannah Wilson, Molly Paddison and Paula Doherty – were on the U16 Queensland team who won the Youth Championships last year.

There’s also 19-year-old Kya Foxwell – a Women’s Showcase player who can hit the ball hard. 20-year-old Hannah Marshall will look to defend her Golden Glove from the 2023 tournament.

Pitcher Lyndsey Campbell is on the other side – she’s a veteran. This will be her 10th Open Women’s Championships for Queensland.

She has seen a lot of changes in Queensland baseball, including the return of the Women’s State League a few years ago, an U16 Girls National Championship, and a Barclay Cup result.

That means one thing – look out!

“Queensland is starting to catch up with the rest of the country in regard to female development,” she says. That is evident. These young girls are now starting to filter into the Open Program and are making waves. Just because our team is young, doesn’t mean they won’t get the job done! We are seeing more and more often that when given the chance, they thrive!”

Player to Watch: Shiori Hoshino – A two-way star who moved to Australia. Despite now living in Victoria, she still desires to play for Queensland. She is a high-end pitcher and one of the best fielders at shortstop in the country. And she can hit.

“She is an absolute weapon of a player but an even better teammate,” says Kya Foxwell. “As humble as they come and willing to lay it on the line for her team.”

Queensland White

Coach: Neal Ragau

Don’t be fooled by the ‘Development’ tag to this Queensland team. There are some high-end players.

This development team has been running three years. The purpose of the team is to give opportunity to fringe or young players, and make sure they get regular gametime and experience at this level.

“There’s a big jump from juniors to open women’s and even state league,” says head coach Neal Ragau. “We are there to learn, we are there to see what level we are at, and we can bring that all back to the Division 1 competition and make that competition better every year.”

That said, there are some players with serious potential. Shayne-Elise Baker, Emma Tate, Grace White, and Taliyah Paolo move from the Gold Medal Youth squad to the Open Women’s.

Townsville’s Cathy White could make an impact as a starting pitcher, noted as a “real strike thrower” by teammates.

Catcher Britney Finlayson has some of the best exit velo in all of Queensland Women’s Baseball.

This should be a fun team to watch develop.

“We’re a young team with lots of potential,” says Paolo. “And the coaches want to help develop and become better players.”

The White team has been training once a week with the Maroon team, gaining lots of experience from playing the “top” team. Now, they get to see how they stack up against the rest of the country.

Player to Watch: Paris Bastow – This outfielder can fly. A pure athlete making a name for herself in Queensland.

“You need to watch her,” said one opposition player from NSW. “She is quick on her feet and an all-round good player in the field and with the bat. One of the best team-mates to have had the pleasure to play alongside with.”

No More and the best Australian women’s baseball players in the country have once again linked up to say NO MORE to domestic and family violence.

NO MORE day returns to the upcoming Australian Women’s and Youth Women’s Championships, where players will proudly wear NO MORE socks and link up before the game to make a stance against domestic and family violence.
In addition, a ‘Spirit of the Game’ Award will be presented to one player from each team who embodies fair play, teamwork, community, and respect on and off the field – setting a positive example for all.

NO MORE Day will proudly be on Friday 5 April of the event, with players linking up before each game.

Since 2014, Baseball Australia has been a proud supporter of NO MORE.

Here are the official proceedings:
– Orange Socks for the players and coaches, who will sport them throughout the day
– Linking of arms before each game
– Spectators encouraged to wear orange
– Spirit of the Award winners announced at closing ceremonies

For more information or to support NO MORE’s work, visit their Facebook or Instagram pages:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOMORE.org.au/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomore.org.au/

Web: No More | Link up and say ‘No More’ to family violence

#NOMORE #NOMOREFamilyViolence #LinkUp #BreakTheCycle #ZeroTolerance #BaseballAustralia #WomenChampionships #YouthChampionships

The Australian Women’s Championships (AWC) and Women’s Youth Championships (AYWC) is right around the corner.

From April 2-8 in Melbourne, states across the country will fight for baseball supremacy and a national title.

Both the Senior Women’s (open age) and the Women’s Youth Championships (U16) will take place in one exciting week in Melbourne.

Here’s what you need to know.

PREVIEWS / RECAPS

MEDAL ROUND DAY 1: Click here to follow the action

DAY 3: Medal Rounds Set after great final day of pool play

DAY 2 YOUTH WOMEN’S RECAP – DAY 2 YOUTH WOMEN’S RECAPS AND PERFORMERS: Standings tighten up at the U16 event | Baseball.com.au

DAY 2 WOMEN’S RECAP – DAY 2 WOMEN’S RECAPS, STATS & LEADERS: Victoria and Queensland remain undefeated while NSW start their charge | Baseball.com.au

DAY 1 YOUTH WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS – U16 Women’s Day 1 Recaps, Results and Performers: Last year’s bottom sits on top | Baseball.com.au

DAY 1 WOMEN’S RECAP – 2024 Australian Women’s Championships Day 1 Recaps – Youth shines through on big day one | Baseball.com.au
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2024 Australian Women’s Championship Preview and Team Guides: New Generation ready to shine in national spotlight | Baseball.com.au

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2024 Australian Youth Women’s Championship Preview and Team Guides: Best young female players fight for National glory 

Schedule

Click the links below to download the schedule for your tournament:

• 2024 AWC and AYWC Schedules – Combined

Visit our event hubs for up-to-date information.

Please stay tuned to Baseball.com.au website and social media handles for any changes in the schedule, likely due to weather.

Please note this schedule is subject to alterations before the event.

Broadcast, Scoring and Coverage

Interested in helping out? Read on!

Broadcast:

There will be 3-4 broadcasts per day on Baseball+. The broadcast schedule can be seen in the links above.

Baseball+ is now an app that can be downloaded on your smartphone. For links to download, please click here.

All other games will feature a single camera through GameChanger.

There will be an Australian-based commentary team for all Baseball+ broadcasts. If you are interested in joining the broadcast, we are accepting expressions of interest.

Occasional highlights will be posted throughout the tournament, too.

Scoring:

All games will be scored through GameChanger. It will be free for all to access.

Note: For full functionality of GameChanger, you will need at least a “plus” account. You can register for a free trial with a new email address which last seven days – the length of the tournament.

All other games will be streamed and livescored on GameChanger. You can follow at the following links, or by searching AWC 2024 in GameChanger (not Game Changer Classic).

AWC: https://web.gc.com/organizations/o7FR6b0kuXWB

AYWC: https://web.gc.com/organizations/TErCdUHHIQrl

Coverage:

We will post daily recaps, photos and stat updates on Baseball.com.au as the tournament progresses. Please follow Baseball.com.au on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Trent Schwarz Photography will return from a great job at the Australian Youth Championships behind the camera to capture all those intense moments during the games – both via photo and reels!

Baseball.com.au is seeking expressions of interest for those who wish to help out with media coverage, broadcast commentary, or operations of the event. Please email Eric at eric.balnar@baseball.com.au if this is an opportunity that interests you.

Merchandise: 

Order official merchandise from the 2024 Australian Women’s and Youth Women’s Championships from the links below.

Cut off date is April 11.

Women’s Championships: https://belgraviaapparelshop.com/collections/baseball-australia-women-championships

Youth Women’s Championships: https://belgraviaapparelshop.com/collections/baseball-australia-youth-womens-championships

Format

Open Women’s

This is a seven-day tournament. There are six teams: Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland 1 & Queensland 2

GROUP STAGE: On Days 1-4 (April 2-5), teams will compete in a group stage. They will each play each other once, amounting in five games.

DOUBLE ELIMINATION ROUND: On Days 5-6, the Double Elimination Round will begin (April 6-7). The top four teams will advance and have a double-chance to reach the gold medal game.

MEDAL DAY: The Gold and Bronze Medal Games will be played on Monday 8 January.

Western Australia are the defending champions.

Youth Championships

This is a five-day tournament. The teams are: Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

ROUND ROBIN / ROUND ONE: In Round 1, from April 3-5, teams will play each other once, amounting in four games.

ROUND TWO: The top three teams will advance to Round 2, to be played on April 6. The records reset and each team plays each other once.

The Top 2 teams will advance to the April 7th Gold Medal Game.

Rosters

Follow each state association for their roster updates of the event. Some states have already named their teams.

Western Australia – | Open Women’s Team | Youth Team |

South Australia – | Open Women’s Team | Youth Team |

Victoria – | Open Women’s Team | Youth Team |

New South Wales: | Open Women’s Team | Youth Team |

Queensland: Yet to be announced on website. Queensland will submit two teams in the senior competition.