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Blackburn enters the Victorian Summer Baseball League finals in red-hot form after extending its unbeaten run in the final game of the regular season.

The Orioles powered past Melbourne 8-2 at Billabong Park to extend its undefeated streak to 12 games.

Keli Zablan homered as Geelong held off Essendon in the Victorian Summer Baseball League on Sunday.

Zablan went 3-for-4 with three RBIs to help the Baycats, second in the Western Conference, to a 6-5 victory at Boeing Reserve.

Blackburn remains on top of the Victorian Summer Baseball League’s Eastern Conference after edging Essendon in extra innings on Sunday.

The Orioles scored twice in the top of the 12th at Boeing Reserve to record a 5-3 victory after the Bombers pulled level to force extras with a ninth-inning run.

Cheltenham will look to continue its red-hot start to 2020 when it travels to Fitzroy in the Victorian Summer Baseball League on Sunday.

The Rustlers have not lost a game this year and are undefeated in their past seven games.

Lars Liguori’s complete game helped Cheltenham down Sandringham 6-3 at Tulip Street Reserve and move to .500 in the Victorian Summer Baseball League on Sunday.

Liguori allowed three runs on seven hits with 12 strikeouts to collect his seventh win of the season for the Rustlers.

Waverley will be after back-to-back wins over Victorian Summer Baseball League leaders Sunshine when they clash in their final game of 2019 on Saturday.

The Wildcats pulled level with the Eagles – and Geelong – on 11 wins following a 4-1 victory over Sunshine on the road last Sunday.

Two runs in the bottom of the seventh helped Newport come from behind and down Essendon 2-1 in the Victorian Summer League at KC White Reserve on Tuesday night.

Scoreless until the sixth, the Bombers scored the game’s opening run in the top of the sixth but could not hold on as the Rams scored two in the final frame to earn its fourth win of the season.

Upwey Ferntree Gully made it back-to-back wins over Blackburn with a dominant offensive performance in the Victorian Summer League on Sunday.

The Tigers collected 17 hits in an 11-3 win at Billabong Park to improve their record to 6-4.

Blackburn stunned Victorian Summer Baseball League leaders Sunshine with a 15-3 victory at Billabong Park on Saturday.

Jacob Evans went deep twice while Ben Leslie and Liam Hopkins also homered as the Orioles inflicted the Eagles’ second defeat of the season.

Sunshine sits three wins clear at the top of the Victorian Summer Baseball League standings after 11 rounds following a comfortable 4-1 win over Blackburn at Barclay Reserve on Saturday.

Bryce Aldridge starred with the bat for the Eagles, driving in two runs on two hits, while Nikau Pouaka-Grego added to his blistering form with a team-leading 11th RBI on the season.