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Damek Tomscha blasted his fifth homer of the season to pull Melbourne level in the ninth and the defending champions went on to win 4-3 against Canberra in 10 innings at MIT Ballpark on Friday night.

Tomscha’s three-run homer with none out in the top of ninth helped the Aces force extras and they added a run in the 10th ahead of Drew Anderson closing out the comeback with with his second scoreless inning.

For the first time this season two regular-season games were played on one day as Saturday’s action got us underway in 2021.

It was the same two teams with Melbourne and Canberra splitting a doubleheader at Melbourne Ballpark.

Canberra’s offence came to life to earn a split of its doubleheader against Melbourne with a 7-0 win at Melbourne Ballpark on Saturday night.

The Cavalry homered twice just hours after managing only two hits in a 5-3 loss in game one against the Aces.

Melbourne used a Damek Tomscha homer to hit the front and claim a second series split in as many weeks on Sunday night.

The Aces followed up Tomscha’s second go-ahead homer of the campaign with plenty of late offence and backed it with a strong bullpen performance, 24 hours after a tough night at the office.

Damek Tomscha’s sixth-inning homer broke a tie and Melbourne’s offence fired late as the Aces bounced back to earn a split of their two-game series against Canberra on Sunday night.

Melbourne added five runs in the seventh after Tomscha’s second go-ahead homer of the season to complete an 8-2 win at MIT Ballpark after trailing 2-0 early.

Canberra will start its Australian Baseball League campaign shorthanded but manager Keith Ward says he is confident the Cavalry can still collect their fair share of wins against Perth.

The Cavs will be without slugger Zach Wilson, infield recruit Mikey Reynolds, MLB-experienced starter Shawn Morimando and Toronto prospects Samad Taylor and Chavez Young when they take on the Heat.