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Blacktown rallied from 5-0 down entering the eighth to walk off and secure the 2020/21 New South Wales State Baseball League premiership on Wednesday night.

James Yates singled with two out in the bottom of the ninth to lift Workers to a 6-5 walk-off win over Baulkham Hills at Blacktown International Sportspark, completing a wild comeback in the third and deciding game of the grand final series.

Four Queenslanders will be absent when the 2021 Australian Youth Women’s Baseball Invitational gets underway in Adelaide on Saturday.

Paula Doherty, Mackenzie Starkey, Kirrali Van Hilst and Britany Wyllie will no longer join 35 other invitees from April 3-7 due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Queensland.

Greenway secured the NSW Women’s Baseball League 2020/21 premiership on Saturday after overcoming Blacktown 5-2.

Laura Neads and Emma Wallace both drove in two runs to support strong pitching from the Giants at Greenway Park.

Australian Women’s Baseball Showcase doubleheaders scheduled for Adelaide and Brisbane the next two weekends have been postponed.

Baseball Australia today made the decision for the April 3 and 10 games to be pushed back following Greater Brisbane heading into a three-day lockdown from 5pm due to the latest COVID-19 outbreak.

Redcliffe Red used a massive 11-run third inning to send the Greater Brisbane League grand final series against Windsor to a third game.

The Padres rode the big inning to a 13-5 win at James Drysdale Reserve on Sunday as they overcame an early 2-0 deficit to keep the series alive.

Baulkham Hills set up a third and deciding game in the New South Wales State Baseball League grand final series after downing Blacktown 7-2 at Blacktown International Sportspark on Sunday.

The Kookaburras scored early runs and rode 5 1/3 scoreless innings from relievers Tom Roberts and Tom Stancic to victory to keep the series alive after falling 7-1 in the opener on Saturday night.

Sturt secured its second South Australian Baseball League premiership in the past three seasons after overcoming Goodwood in extra-innings at West Beach on Saturday night.

Angus Roeger’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th lifted the Saints to a 3-2 win in game two of the best-of-three grand final series.

Essendon wrapped up the Victorian Summer Baseball League premiership on Saturday after taking down Waverley 9-6 in game two of the grand final series.

Jake Giles drove in three runs while Michael Formisano and Shoma Ikehata each collected two RBIs as the Bombers wrapped up the best-of-three series at Melbourne Ballpark with a game to spare.

Blacktown rode a strong start from Josh Guyer and regular offence to victory in game one of the New South Wales State Baseball League grand final series on Saturday night.

Guyer struck out nine in eight one-run innings and Workers scored seven unanswered runs to overturn a first-inning deficit and prevail 7-1 over Baulkham Hills at Blacktown International Sportspark in the opener of the best-of-three series.

Cronulla’s Josh Dean was named the New South Wales State Baseball League most valuable player on Friday night, while Baulkham Hills’ Bec Ings took out the honour in the Women’s League.

Dean claimed the Lionel Harris Medal as first grade MVP after hitting .455 with 14 RBIs in 20 appearances for the Sharks.

A strong start by Brandan Bidois and three-run homer from Donald Lutz were instrumental in Windsor taking game one of the Greater Brisbane League grand final series against Redcliffe Red on Friday night.

Lutz went deep in the first to put the Royals up early and Pittsburgh prospect Bidois tossed five scoreless innings in a 6-1 win at James Drysdale Reserve.