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Glenelg Tigers secured back-to-back South Australian Women’s League premierships on Sunday following a thrilling extra-innings win over Sturt Saints.

The Tigers scored four runs in the top of the ninth and limited the Saints to just two in response to seal a 7-5 grand final win at Norman Reserve.

Bianca Smith tossed a gem and Glenelg Tigers scored seven early runs to seal their spot in the 2022 South Australian Women’s League grand final on Sunday.

Smith struck out five in six two-hit innings to help the Tigers overcome Southern Districts Hawks 7-0 and set up a grand final against Sturt Saints next weekend.

Sturt Saints are first through to the March 27 South Australian Women’s Baseball League grand final following a qualifying final win over Southern Districts Hawks on Sunday.

The Saints scored the opening six runs of the contest at Norman Reserve and denied a late comeback bid from the Hawks to secure a 10-3 win.

Southern Districts Hawks are off to the South Australian State League finals for the first time in 12 years after taking care of Northern Districts Reds in the final round of the regular season on Saturday.

The Hawks prevailed 3-0 at Peregrine Park to take care of the job themselves and not have to rely on results elsewhere.

The race for the last remaining spot in the South Australian State League final series will down down to the final day of the regular-season after Tuesday night’s results failed to declare a winner.

But the race is down to two teams – East Torrens Redsox and Southern Districts Hawks – after Glenelg Tigers and Woodville Senators fell to defeat to crush their slim top-six hopes.

South Australian Women’s League minor premiers Sturt Saints closed out the regular-season with a 10-4 win over Southern Districts Hawks at Peregrine Park on Sunday in a qualifying final preview.

Georgia Davis and Claire Warburton drove in two runs each and Gemma Letton struck out five in a pair of scoreless relief innings as the Saints finished the regular campaign with a 15-1 record.

East Torrens Redsox have replaced Southern Districts Hawks in the South Australian top-six heading into the final two games of the regular-season.

The Redsox topped Port Adelaide Magpies 5-1 at Patterson Reserve to record a fourth win in their past five games and move into the last remaining finals spot.

East Torrens Redsox and Glenelg Tigers improved their chances of making the South Australian State League finals with vital wins on Tuesday night.

The Redsox drew level with sixth-ranked Southern Districts Hawks following a 10-0 win over Northern Districts Reds and the Tigers overcame Port Adelaide Magpies 8-2 at home.

Sturt Saints had the closest call out of the South Australian State League’s top-five teams on Saturday, needing a pair of eighth-inning runs to overcome Woodville Senators.

Tyler Chappell singled to drive in the go-ahead run and Sonny Beaumont added a second two-out run with an insurance-providing double as the Saints sealed a 4-2 win at Norman Reserve.

Southern Districts Hawks snapped a five-game losing streak and tightened their grip on sixth spot in the South Australian State League on Tuesday night.

The Hawks scored five early runs and went on to complete a 10-1 win over Adelaide Angels at Weigall Oval to keep the chasing pack at bay heading into the final five gamedays of the regular-season.