08 July 2026
Girls and Invitational Newspaper: July 8, Day 2 - Scores, Recaps, Highlights and More
Welcome to Redcliffe Baseball Club in beautiful Moreton Bay for the Little League Girls and Invitational tournaments. It’s Day 2.
Each day we will publish a story with recaps, stats, highlights and information on the tournament.
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Scroll down for recaps.
Scoring: Girls | Invitational
Master Schedule: Tournament Schedule
Hub / Past Results: www.baseball.com.au/redcliffe
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DAY 2 | SCHEDULE AND RESULTS – JULY 8 |
LITTLE LEAGUE GIRLS
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– Hills 9 def Victoria Belles 7 | Replay on Baseball+
– Cronulla 12 def West Coast Rays Gold 11 | Replay on Baseball+
– West Coast Rays Blue 7 def Adelaide Seashorses 2 | Replay on Baseball+
LITTLE LEAGUE INVITATIONAL
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– Melbourne Rangers 5 def Wanneroo Giants 3
– Sunshine Coast Riptides 9 def Adelaide Marlins 6
– Manly 15 def Melbourne Rangers 10
– Wanneroo Giants 12 def Sunshine Coast Riptides 10
Scoring: Girls | Invitational
Master Schedule: Tournament Schedule
CURRENT STANDINGS
GIRLS
*top two qualify for Gold Medal Game
West Coast Rays Blue 2-0-1
Adelaide Seahorses 2-1
Cronulla 2-1
West Coast Rays Gold 1-2
Hills 1-2
Victoria Belles 0-2-1
INVITATIONAL
*top three make finals (*clinched)
Manly 3-0*
Adelaide Marlins 1-1
Sunshine Coast Riptides 1-2
Melbourne Rangers 1-2
Wanneroo Giants 1-2
Finals Format for Invitational: Top three teams advance to Finals Friday. Records reset. Teams play each other once. Top two advance to Gold.
RECAP STORIES
GIRLS: Hills 9 def Victoria Belles 7 | Hills hold on for first win in game that went down to the wire
An epic back-and-forth battle.
After building an early 6-2 lead, Hills withstood a furious Belles comeback attempt to win 9-7. In fact, the feisty Belles came back to tie it at seven before Hills scored twice in the bottom of the fifth to clinch the victory.
The win was as complete of a team effort as you could have. Six different players recorded a hit, and six different players had an RBI.
They were even alert on a crazy defensive play:
Sophie Lotan starred. She had two hits, including a two-RBI double to push the Hills lead to 6-2.
Then the Belles came back. April Friend and Imogene Penna had key RBI in a four run fifth to knot the game. at seven.
Two ground outs cashed in the winning runs in the fifth for Hills. Tamara Jarczewski pitched a nervey final inning (and three in the game!).
Zoe Mudford and Lexi Quiane combined for ten strikeouts for the Belles. Quaine was pivitol in the Belles’ comeback attempt. She threw two innings with no hits or earned runs.
HILLS
Hits (6): Maia Voinea, Sophie Lotan, Elizabeth Stathers, Saphera Lachmund-Davis, Tamara Jarczewski, Evangeline Godden
RBI (8): Sophie Lotan (2), Elizabeth Stathers, Saphera Lachmund-Davis, Tamara Jarczewski (2), Evangeline Godden, Emerson McAdam
Pitching: Maia Voinea, Evangeline Godden, Tamara Jarczewski
BELLES
Hits (9): Zoe Mudford, Mahlia Rutgers, Aleayah Marshall (2), Jacey Lindsey, Madeline Jarvis, Abbie McPhail, Imogene Penna (2)
RBI (7): Jacey Lindsey, April Friend (2), Imogene Penna (2), Tanneale Marshall, Zoe Mudford
Pitching: Zoe Mudford, Lexi Quaine
GIRLS: Cronulla 12 def West Coast Rays Gold 11 | Crazy comeback from Cronulla to walk off West Coast Rays
By the third inning, Cronulla trailed 8-0. By the end of the game, they were celebrating a walk-off win.
Cronulla never quit in resilient 12-11 comeback victory to improve to 2-1.
Gold surged ahead early. Savannah Carnaby and Sophie Anderson combined for back-to-back hits in the third to jump out to a commanding eight run lead.
In the bottom of the inning, Cronulla scored six, capitalising off a series of walks. 8-6.
Gold slowly re-established a cushion, leading 10-6 in the bottom of the fifth. But, Cronulla scored three in the fifth and three in the sixth to secure a remarkable win.
In the final inning, Emily Pekert had a double, Haley Bone lined into a fielder’s choice and Emma Vuljanic absorbed a hit-by-pitch to tie the game at eleven. With bases loaded, Emilia Maclean worked a walk to win the game.
The win was emblematic of a heartwarming moment.
In the sixth, Emily Pekert injured herself while making a tag at home. She soldiered on only to take a great catch the next pitch, and double off the first pitch of the bottom of the inning.
Ameliah Nairn, Savannah Carnaby, Sophie Anderson and Mylani-Ann Ngoungou had two hits for West Coast Rays Gold. Chloe Waight pitched well, striking out six in two innings.
Catalina David and Emily Pekert combined for 10 strikeouts on the mound.
WEST COAST RAYS
Hits (10): Ameliah Nairn (2), Savannah Carnaby (2), Sophie Anderson (2), Chloe Waight, Mylani-Ann Ngoungou (2), Kathleen Cross
RBI (6): Savannah Carnaby (2), Sophie Anderson, Mylani-Ann Ngoungou, Magnolia Stone, Laylah Newell
Pitching: Chloe Waight, Magnolia Stone, Olivia Hooper, Makybe Castelli, Tamryn Nairn
CRONULLA
Hits (4): Catalina David, Emily Pekert, Ruby Kosanic, Haley Bone
RBI (12): Emilia Maclean (2), Kelsey Streater (2), Charlize Davis (2), Catalina David (2), Holly Fordyce, Emma Vuljanic, Tayah Perrin, Emily Pekert
Pitching: Catalina David, Emily Pekert
GIRLS: West Coast Rays Blue 7 def Adelaide Seahorses 2 | Pitching propels West Coast Rays Blue to top of standings
In a battle of the undefeateds, West Coast Rays Blue came out on top.
Amelia Castle and Rachel Hosken were excellent on the mound. They allowed just three hits across 5.0 combined innings, with just one walk and 13 strikeouts.
It allowed the offense to do it’s thing. Leading 3-1 after three, Blue fired off four runs in the fifth to build a commanding lead.
Defense also loomed large for Blue:
At the plate, Elsie Shaw and Amelia Castle led the way with two hits each.
More runs were scored in the sixth, but with a 13-4 lead, the score was reverted back to the end of the last completed inning due to time.
WEST COAST RAYS BLUE
Hits (7): Elsie Shaw (2), Rachel Hosken, Amelia Castle (2), Abigail Sibly, Harper Wakefield
RBI (7): Lucy Homer, Amelia Castle (2), Annabelle Vague, Abigail Sibly, Bridget Foley, Harper Wakefield (2)
Pitching: Amelia Castle, Rachel Hosken, Astrid Young
ADELAIDE SEAHORSES
Hits (3): Mia-Grace Walton, Layla O’Reilly (2)
RBI (2): Layla O’Reilly (2)
Pitching: Layla O’Reilly, Shem Hawkes, Macy Qualmann, Winter Moroney, Audrey Capps, Zara Sims
INVITATIONAL: Melbourne Rangers 5 def Wanneroo Giants 3 | Rangers score five in the fifth to secure comeback win
The Melbourne Rangers were trailing 3-0 in the fifth before they went bang.
Melbourne scored five runs off four hits in a plucky team effort to secure their first win of the tournament.
Tanner Karlsen had two RBI. Chelsea Chambers had the other.
Wanneroo built up an early 3-0 advantage by the third inning. Connor Scott and Tatian H each drove in a run.
Hunter Downey, meanwhile, was cruising on the mound for the Giants. He threw 2.2 shutout innings, allowing two hits, one walk, no run and had four strikeouts.
Joey Cannazaro, Miles Winton and Keigo Takei each threw two innings for Melbourne, combining for eight strikeouts. Takei led all players with two hits.
MELBOURNE RANGERS
Hits (8): Archer Gibson, Zeph Fleiner, Reeve Sadler, Vincent Ratcliffe, Andre E, Keigo Taikei (2), Chelsea Chambers
RBI: Karlsen, Chambers
WANNEROO GIANTS
Hits (6): Connor Scott, Jaxon Brown, Tatian H, Liam Fisher, William Bergmann, Hamish McLachlan
RBI: Scott, Tatian H
INVITATIONAL: Sunshine Coast Riptides 9 def Adelaide Marlins 6 | Riptides claim first ever win at an Australian national championship
The Sunshine Coast Riptides have their first ever win at a national baseball championships.
They did it in style.
The Riptides stormed back from a 6-1 deficit by scoring four runs in the fourth and fifth innings to win 9-6.
The Marlins looked the goods early. Jonte Nottage doubled in a pair of runs in a seven hit first inning to give Adelaide a 6-1 lead.
But steady pitching from Braydon H and Max Calner helped give the Riptides a chance.
Rafael Monroy doubled in a run in the fourth – one of four scores to help move the Riptides within one. It was one of two hits for Monroy on the morning.
The big moment came in the fifth inning.
With the bases loaded, Jackson Caton singled which triggered a wild Little League style of events that scored all of the runs – including Caton. From 6-5 down to 9-6 up just like that.
The Marlins did have a cool moment in the last with Miles Johnston tossing an elusive three pitch inning.
Congrats to Sunshine Coast on their historic achievement.
SUNSHINE COAST
Hits (10): Max Calner, Jackson Caton, Levi Ngaha (2), Morgun Stanley, Rafael Monroy (2), Hunter L, Satori Refiti, Blake D
RBI: Monroy (2), Caton (2), Christian Martin, George Collins
ADELAIDE MARLINS
Hits (8): Oliver Wimhurst, Riley Clifton, Armando Gabriele Cerquozzi-Rodriguez, Harvey Sampson (2), Jonte Nottage, Kai Abe, Braxton B
RBI: Wimhurst, Sampson, Nottage (2), Abe, Braxton B
INVITATIONAL: Manly 15 def Melbourne Rangers 10 | Manly seal up top three spot and place in finals with a big win
Manly are 3-0! There’s hot start has guaranteed them a place in Friday’s finals.
Manly started hot, building a 13-2 lead by the middle of the fifth. It was important because Melbourne had a late charge.
Oliver Curtin played a big role in the win. He started the game and threw 3.0 innings, allowing just one hit, one run and had eight strikeouts. Curtin also chipped in with two hits at the plate.
Ayden Prevost, Cameron MacBride, Ryder Macpherson and Noah Donnelly all collected two hits in the win.
Manly scored in every inning, with their biggest dents to the scoreboard coming in a four run first and fourth.
Melbourne never quit. Down 13-2, the Rangers. scored a pair of runs the fourth and fifth before planting. a five-spot on in the last.
Tanner Karlsen led the team with two hits. Andre Earhart-Sedman had two RBI. Samuel Furness pitched well to keep the Rangers in it. He allowed struck out seven in five innings.
Manly improve to first place with a 3-0 record. Melbourne Rangers fall to 1-2 ahead of their game tomorrow vs Sunshine Coast Riptides (1-2).
In the finals, records reset and the top three teams from pool play will play each other again to determine who goes through to the Gold Medal game.
MANLY
Hits (12): Kitt Mote, Ayden Prevost (2), Cameron MacBride (2), Oliver Curtin (2), Ryder Macpherson (2), Noah Donnelly (2), Ziggy Avalon
RBI: Mote (2), MacBride (2), Curtin, Macpherson (2), Donnelly
MELBOURNE RANGERS
Hits (6): Tanner Karlsen (2), Andre Earhart-Sedman, Joey Cannizaro, Chelsea Chambers, Vincent Ratcliffe
RBI: Andre Earhart-Sedman (2), Chambers
INVITATIONAL: Wanneroo Giants 12 def Sunshine Coast Riptides 10 | Wanneroo comeback from six runs down to keep playoff hopes alive
Wanneroo have thrown the Invitational side of the tournament into chaos by scoring five runs in the last to snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat.
Needing a win to keep their top three playoff hopes alive, Wanneroo battled back from six runs down to claim their first win of the tournament.
It creates a log-jam heading into the final day, with the Giants, Sunshine Coast, Melbourne Rangers and Adelaide Armada all planted on one win. Only two teams will advance.
Things started well for Wanneroo. They led 3-0 early.
But Sunshine Coast ripped off five runs in the bottom of the first off of five hits.
A triple by Jackson Caton extended the Riptide lead to 9-3 in the second.
Wanneroo slowly chipped away to move within striking. distance by scoring in each of the third, fourth and fifth innings. They trailed 10-7 entering the last.
They proceeded to rattle off five runs on four hits. The biggest blow came from a single from Oliver Wimhurst. The Little Leaguer battled through a seven-pitch at bat, to drive a single to the outfield and score two runs.
Connor Scott pitched five innings in releif for the Giants, giving up five hits and one earned run while striking out five.
Jackson Caton had another big outing for Sunshine Coast, driving in a game-high three runs.
WANNEROO GIANTS
Hits (7): Chase Littlelow, Matthew Stone, Matthew Castle, Oliver Wimhurst, Liam Fisher, William Bergmann, Hamish McLachlin
RBI: Littleow, Jaxon B, Castle, Wimhust, Fisher, McLachlan
SUNSHINE COAST
Hits (10): Max Calner, Jackson Caton, Christian Martin, Levi Ngaha (2), Morgun Stanley (2), Rafael Monroy, George Collins (2)
RBI: Caton (3), Martin, Stanley, Monroy, Collins
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