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Pine Hills has been crowned the Greater Brisbane League champions after it was decided the competition’s finals series will not go ahead when baseball activity in Queensland resumes.

Baseball Queensland today confirmed the GBL competition committee had decided its season should conclude prior to the finals series commencing following a 21-day cease on baseball activity in the state being introduced earlier in the week.

Greater Brisbane League minor premiers Pine Hills split a pair of one-run games against third-ranked Redlands in the final round of the regular season over the weekend.

The Lightning went down 12-11 in game two at Redlands after claiming the early matchup 4-3.

Redcliffe’s Greater Brisbane League winning streak hit nine games with a 6-3 victory over Windsor at Holloway Field on Sunday.

The Padres, second behind Pine Hills, stayed three games clear of third-ranked Redlands with a hard-fought win over the Royals.

Finals hopefuls Coomera and Surfers Paradise will chase a vital Greater Brisbane League win when they clash at Beenleigh tonight.

The two teams enter the weekend locked on 17-16 records, 3.5 games back from third-placed Redlands and two clear of sixth-ranked Ipswich.

Redlands has closed to within four games of Greater Brisbane League leaders Pine Hills after shutting out Windsor 4-0 at Holloway Field on Monday.

The Rays capitalised on the Lightning dropped a one-run ballgame over the weekend to trim the leader’s advantage with 12 games remaining.

Windsor rode a solid start from Zac Treece and late runs to a no-hit victory over Narangba in the Greater Brisbane League on Wednesday night.

Treece picked up the win after punching out five in five innings, giving up two unearned runs, before the Royals’ offence clicked into gear late to secure an 8-2 win on the road.

Pine Hills enters the Greater Brisbane League mid-season break four-and-a-half games clear of its next rival after picking up three wins over the weekend.

The Lightning downed Redlands 6-2 on Friday night and collected a pair of wins over Surfers Paradise, including one in a suspended game from last month, to improve to 20-5 on the season.

Surfers Paradise snapped its three-game Greater Brisbane League losing streak with a 3-2 victory over Windsor at home on Sunday.

Reliever Kaleb Bowman struck out 10 in five innings of work to preserve a one-run lead Surfers took in the fourth inning at Sir Bruce Small Park.

Pine Hills swept its weekend series against Windsor to take advantage of a slip up from Surfers Paradise and move to the top of the Greater Brisbane League.

The Lightning downed the Royals 9-2 on Sunday after edging Windsor 4-2 for the Paul Mutch Cup at James Drysdale Reserve on Friday night.

Redcliffe bounced back from having its Greater Brisbane League winning streak ended by Redlands midweek to earn a split of their weekend series.

The Padres prevailed 8-6 in Sunday’s clash at Talobilla Park to record their sixth win in seven games and 12th overall on the season.