Baseball WA is pleased to announce Wanneroo Giants Baseball Club as the host of the 2023 Think Again Little League State Championships.
The state tournament will return to Wanneroo for another year, running across Easter weekend from 6-10 April 2023. Little League Division 1, Division 2, Intermediate League, and Machine Pitch will all be held at Wanneroo, bringing over 100 players together for an amazing weekend of on-field fun. Wanneroo hosted the 2022 State Championships earlier this year, with 74 games played on five diamonds throughout the week. It was a special tournament for Wanneroo, as their Intermediate League team took out the title before winning nationals and booking a spot at the World Series in the U.S. “The Wanneroo Giants are excited to once again team with BWA in hosting the Little League State Baseball Championships,” Club President Greg Elliott said. “Although a massive task in itself, the reward of seeing so many players and families enjoying the sport we all love makes hosting the event thoroughly worth it.” “Thank you to Wanneroo for stepping up to the plate to host the 2023 Little League State Championships at Kingsway Regional Sporting Complex,” BWA Participation Manager David Hayes said. “We hope charter players enjoy the rest of the summer season leading up to the State Championships, and we can’t wait to see all our Little Leaguers out at Wanneroo this April.” Stay tuned for announcements on the Senior League and Junior League State Championships. Photo: South Perth Baseball Club
It was a successful weekend for Victoria Park Belmont, Wanneroo, Swan Districts, Rockingham, and Braves, all picking up wins in Harcher State League. Read GameChanger recaps below and view fixtures HERE. Follow BWA on Facebook and Instagram for the latest news throughout the season. Victoria Park Belmont 8, South Perth 3 Victoria Park Belmont Reds captured the lead in the third inning. Sean Garratt's sac fly scored one run for the Reds. South Perth Souths knotted the game up at three in the bottom of the fifth inning, when Jaxon Limpus singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run. Vic Park Belmont scored three runs in the third on RBIs from Cole Jenkins, Garratt, and Jack Smalpage. The Reds took the lead for good with one run in the sixth inning. Callum Hurrelbrink singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run. Matthew Martin was the winning pitcher, giving up three runs on seven hits over seven innings, striking out eight and walking zero. Andrew Hurrelbrink threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen, recording the last six outs to get the save. Lucas John took the loss for South Perth, allowing eight hits and four runs over six innings, striking out two. South Perth racked up seven hits. Haden Keller and Limpus had two hits apiece. The Reds racked up 13 hits on the day. Hurrelbrink, Josh Paull, Chris Dawson, and Joshua Cosgrove each racked up multiple hits. Hurrelbrink went 4-for-4 at the plate to lead the way. Wanneroo 12, Gosnells Hawks 2 Daniel Stephenson would not be denied at the plate on Saturday, picking up four hits and leading Wanneroo Giants to a 12-2 win over Gosnells Hawks. Stephenson singled in the fifth, tripled in the sixth, singled in the seventh, and doubled in the eighth. Wanneroo pulled away for good with five runs in the fifth inning. Nicholas Riley was hit by a pitch, driving in a run, Dawson Summers's sac fly scored another, Byron Armstrong singled on a 2-2 count, scoring two runs, and an error scored one more. Tom Bailey was credited with the victory for Wanneroo. The righty went six innings, allowing two runs on five hits and striking out six. Yuichi Shiota and Jordan Matos entered the game from the bullpen and helped to close it out in relief. Liam Baron took the loss for Gosnells. The pitcher lasted five innings, allowing eight hits and five runs while striking out five and walking one. Wanneroo tallied 15 hits. Stephenson, Daniel Bourke, Ben King, and Armstrong all collected multiple hits. Stephenson led the team with four hits in five at bats. Gosnells racked up six hits on the day, including multiple for Robin Adamson and David Burgess. Swan Districts 7, Carine 1 It was a tough day on Sunday for Carine Cats, who lost 7-1 to Swan Districts Swans. Swan Districts scored four runs in the eighth inning with RBIs from Dan Carter and Daniel Johnston. Marshall Shill was the winning pitcher for the Swans, throwing six scoreless innings with two hits, eight strikeouts and no walks. Dillian Clarkson threw three innings in relief out of the bullpen. Tarrant Reimers took the loss for Carine. The bulldog allowed seven hits and five runs over two and two-thirds innings, striking out three. Cas Silber started the game for Carine. The hurler went five innings, allowing zero runs on one hit, striking out eight and walking one. Joel Hughes, Ethan Campbell, Cooper Granland, and Reimers each managed one hit to lead Carine. The Cats were sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Olal Carter had the most chances with 11. Swan Districts tallied ten hits. Ashton Hamilton, Anthony Daniele, and Johnston each racked up multiple hits as Conor Parry made the most plays with nine. Rockingham 3, Morley 2 Both teams were strong on the hill Sunday, but Rockingham Rams defeated Morley Eagles 3-2. Rockingham pitchers allowed just six hits to Morley. Rockingham evened things up at two in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring one run when Finlay Duncan singled. Rockingham pulled away for good with one run in the fifth inning. Adam Millson induced Thomas Flynn to hit into a fielder's choice, but one run scored. Vinnie Tarantola got the win for Rockingham, allowing five hits and two runs over seven innings, striking out seven. Tomas Swinson threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen, recording the last six outs to earn the save. Millson took the loss for Morley. The pitcher surrendered three runs on seven hits over five innings, striking out two. Rockingham tallied eight hits in the game, including two apiece for Duncan, Flynn, and David Nichols. Rockingham didn't commit a single error in the field as Donnie Stone had the most chances with ten. Braves 22, Wembley 5 Wembley Magpies watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 22-5 loss to Braves on Sunday. Braves scored on a walk by Kevin Clark, a walk by Cody Parkinson, a single by Lochlann Varian, and a double by Jack Rigden in the first inning. Daniel Schmidt led things off on the hill for Braves, allowing one hit and zero runs over three innings, striking out four and walking one. Michael Albertini was on the pitcher's mound for Wembley. The bulldog went two-thirds of an inning, allowing seven runs on two hits and striking out two. Magpies smacked one home run on the day. Matic Lesnjak went for the long ball in the fifth inning. Lesnjak, Jake Willson, and Henry Kellen each managed one hit to lead Wembley. Braves scattered 14 hits in the game. Rigden, Josh Kennelly, and Varian all managed multiple hits as Rigden led the way going 4-for-4. The team was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Parkinson had the most fielding chances with six. 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Baseball WA's inaugural Indigenous Round continued throughout the weekend with the community coming together to show support - thank you to all who got involved! Braves, Morley, Victoria Park Belmont, Wanneroo, Carine, and Perth picked up wins in Harcher State League. Read GameChanger recaps below and view fixtures HERE. Follow BWA on Facebook and Instagram for the latest news throughout the season. Braves 7, Wembley 0 Wembley Magpies fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 7-0 loss to Braves on Friday. Braves scored on singles by Joel Beches, Josh Kennelly, and Tucker Smith in the first inning. A single by Rick Kuipers in the first inning was a positive for Wembley. Smith got the start for Braves. The bulldog went seven innings, allowing zero runs on four hits, striking out 16 and walking zero. Nick Alexiou led things off on the pitcher's mound for Wembley. The righthander lasted five innings, allowing seven hits and five runs while striking out four. Chris Crawford threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen. Matic Lesnjak, Jake Willson, Kuipers, and Crawford each managed one hit to lead Wembley. The Magpies didn't commit a single error in the field as Michael Albertini had the most chances with nine. Braves racked up eight hits on the day. Kevin Clark went 4-for-4 and Kennelly had multiple hits, too. Morley 12, South Perth 1 Morley Eagles knocked in seven runs in the eighth on the way to a 12-1 victory over South Perth Souths on Saturday. The rally was led by singles by Cody Holt and Lochy Southee, an error on a ball put in play by Luke Hughes and Adam Millson, and a double by Josh Silvi. Millson was the winning pitcher for Morley. The ace surrendered one run on five hits over eight innings, striking out four and walking one. Lachlan McKinnon took the loss for South Perth. The bulldog lasted three innings, allowing four hits and five runs. Morley totaled 12 hits in the game. Brandon Migro went 3-for-4 as Holt and Southee also had multiple hits. Max Wheeler went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead South Perth in hits. Victoria Park Belmont 16, Swan Districts 2 An early lead helped Victoria Park Belmont Reds defeat Swan Districts Swans 16-2 on Saturday. The Reds scored on a home run by Jack Smalpage in the first inning. They pulled away for good with four runs in the second on a single by Andrew Hurrelbrink, a walk by Sean Garratt, a fielder's choice by Smalpage, and an error. The Reds notched five runs in the fourth inning. The offensive onslaught came from walks by Joshua Cosgrove and Josh Paull, a single by Cole Jenkins, and a groundout by Garratt. Riley Marsh earned the win for Vic Park. The fireballer went three innings, allowing zero runs on one hit, striking out five and walking one. Hurrelbrink started the game, lasting four innings, allowing three hits and two runs while striking out three. Dillian Clarkson took the loss for Swan Districts. The pitcher allowed four hits and six runs over one and one-third innings. Joshua Greenham led the Reds with two hits in five at bats while Anthony Daniele went 2-for-3 for the Swans. Wanneroo 6, Braves 2 Braves lost the lead late in a 6-2 defeat to Wanneroo Giants on Sunday. The game was tied at two with Wanneroo batting in the top of the ninth when Nick Irwin singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. Braves opened up scoring in the second inning on Josh Kennelly's sac fly. Wanneroo tied things up at two in the top of the eighth with a sacrifice fly from Dawson Summers. Jordan Matos was the winning pitcher for Wanneroo. The righty lasted one inning, allowing zero hits and zero runs while striking out two and walking zero. Yuichi Shiota threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen. Flynn McGahan took the loss for Braves. The righty lasted three and a third innings, allowing eight hits and five runs while striking out two. Tom Bailey started the game for Wanneroo. The pitcher lasted seven innings, allowing four hits and two runs while striking out eight and walking one. Matt Kennelly started the game for Braves. The pitcher allowed four hits and one run over five innings, striking out six and walking one. Kevin Clark went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead Braves in hits. Braves didn't commit a single error in the field as Kennelly had the most chances with ten. Wanneroo racked up 12 hits in the game including multiple for Ben King, Jacob Santich, and Irwin. Carine 11, Rockingham 7 Carine Cats ran off with the lead late in the game for an 11-7 victory over Rockingham Rams on Sunday. Carine trailed 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning when Joel Hughes singled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs. The base paths were crowded in this high-scoring game. Carine collected 14 hits and Rockingham had 13. Rockingham captured the lead in the second inning when Mitchell Field singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run. Carine knotted the game up at three in the bottom of the fourth inning. Samuel Gooch singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. Simon Fisch earned the win for Carine. The pitcher allowed two hits and two runs over three innings, striking out three and walking zero. Vinnie Tarantola took the loss for Rockingham. The pitcher allowed 13 hits and ten runs over six innings, striking out eight. Tarrant Reimers started the game for Carine. The ace allowed 11 hits and five runs over six innings, striking out five and walking one. Carine tallied one home run on the day as Olal Carter went deep in the fifth inning. The Cats totaled 14 hits. Carter and Joshua Davies had three hits apiece. Rockingham tallied 13 hits in the game. Donnie Stone went 3-for-4 as Dion Davey, Field, Luke Turner, and Tarantola all collected multiple hits, too. Perth 9, Gosnells 4 Gosnells Hawks watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 9-4 loss to Perth on Sunday. Perth scored on a groundout by Brady Oliphant in the first inning, a groundout by Devon Ramirez-Beaver in the third inning, and a single by Ronnie Sweeny in the third inning. Perth opened up scoring in the first inning, when Oliphant grounded out, scoring one run. Peter Reyes led Perth to victory on the hill. Reyes went seven innings, allowing zero runs on three hits and striking out 15. Ramirez-Beaver threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen. Jameson Kruger took the loss for Gosnells. The righthander went six innings, allowing three runs on six hits and striking out three. Eli Von Garsen led the Hawks with three hits in five at bats. Perth collected 11 hits on the day. Brayden Moyle, Ramirez-Beaver, Sweeny, and Edgar Mundarain all had multiple hits. Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2022. All rights reserved. Photo: Carine Cats Baseball Club
Baseball WA's inaugural Indigenous Round got off to a great start on the weekend. Read GameChanger recaps below and view fixtures HERE. Follow BWA on Facebook and Instagram for the latest news throughout the Harcher State League season and stay tuned for the second week of Indigenous Round. Morley 32, Wembley 1 Wembley Magpies fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 32-1 loss to Morley Eagles on Saturday. Morley scored on a double by Luke Hughes, a stolen base by Zac McMillin, a double by Lochy Southee, and an error in the first inning. Morley scored 20 runs in the fourth inning with RBIs from Josh Silvi, Southee, Aaron Bonomi, Cody Holt, Adam Millson, and Southee. Millson toed the rubber for Morley. The fireballer lasted four innings, allowing four hits and one run while striking out three and walking zero. Joris Van Ballegooy started the game for Wembley. The bulldog lasted three and a third innings, allowing ten hits and 17 runs. Michael Albertini and Riley Spring entered the game as relief, throwing one and one-third innings and one-third of an inning respectively. Morley smashed five home runs on the day. Kieran Chapman went for the long ball in the fifth inning. Millson had a dinger in the second and fourth innings, while Hughes put one out in the third and fourth innings. Wembley tallied five hits on the day as Nick Alexiou and Albertini had two hits apiece. Morley tallied 19 hits in the game. Southee, Hughes, Chapman, Mitchell Schofield, Millson, Holt, and Silvi all had multiple hits. Gosnells 4, Carine 1 Carine Cats fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 4-1 loss to Gosnells Hawks on Saturday. Gosnells took the lead in the first inning when Louis Scaramella singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. Liam Baron was credited with the victory for Gosnells. Baron surrendered zero runs on four hits over seven innings, striking out seven and walking one. Jameson Kruger threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen, recording the last six outs to earn the save. Tarrant Reimers took the loss for Carine. The pitcher allowed six hits and two runs over six innings, striking out five and walking one. Carine saw the ball well today, racking up six hits in the game. Cooper McDonnell and Olal Carter had two hits apiece. Gosnells racked up eight hits. Robin Adamson and Jamie White had multiple hits as Adamson went 3-for-5 at the plate to lead the team. Wanneroo 9, South Perth 0 Wanneroo Giants defeated South Perth Souths 9-0 on Sunday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Yuichi Shiota induced a fly out from Luke Mann to finish off the game. Wanneroo secured the victory thanks to five runs in the sixth inning. Wanneroo's big inning was driven by a walk by Daniel Bourke, a triple by Courtney Jones, and an error on a ball put in play by Ethan Cooper. Wanneroo opened up scoring in the first inning, when Nick Irwin grounded out, scoring one run. The Giants scored five runs in the sixth inning. The rally was led by a walk by Bourke, a triple by Jones, and an error on a ball put in play by Cooper. A single by Haden Keller in the first inning was a positive for South Perth Souths. Jay Bullingham pitched Wanneroo to victory. He allowed two hits and zero runs over five innings, striking out six and walking zero. Shiota threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen. Lucas John took the loss for South Perth. The hurler allowed seven hits and four runs over four innings, striking out three. Wanneroo racked up nine hits in the game. Ben King, Bourke, and Byron Armstrong had two hits apiece. Wanneroo 11, South Perth 1 Wanneroo Giants easily dispatched South Perth Souths 11-1 on Sunday night. The Giants got things started in the first inning when Byron Armstrong homered on a 0-1 count, scoring two runs. Wanneroo notched three runs in the eighth inning, thanks to a walk by Nick Irwin and a fielder's choice by Christopher King. Jordan Matos earned the win for Wanneroo. The righty lasted six innings, allowing three hits and one run while striking out eight. Callum Schipp threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen. Cameron Ballantine took the loss for South Perth. The bulldog lasted two and two-thirds innings, allowing seven hits and seven runs. Wanneroo tallied one home run on the day. Armstrong had a four bagger in the first inning. The Giants saw the ball well, racking up ten hits in the game, including two apiece for Daniel Stephenson and Jacob Santich. Jaxon Limpus led South Perth with three hits in three at bats. Perth 8, Swan Districts 1 Swan Districts Swans fell behind early and couldn't come back in an 8-1 loss to Perth on Sunday. Perth scored on a single by Brayden Moyle, a single by Devon Ramirez-Beaver, and a groundout by Brady Oliphant in the second inning. The Swans struggled to contain the high-powered offense of Perth, giving up eight runs. Perth added three runs in the fourth inning. The offense was led by Peter Reyes, Oliphant, and Ronnie Sweeny, all sending runners across the plate with RBIs. Kaine Newham earned the win for Perth. The righty allowed zero hits and one run over two-thirds of an inning, striking out one. Jake White and Ramirez-Beaver entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close it out in relief. Dillian Clarkson took the loss for Swan Districts. The bulldog lasted four innings, allowing eight hits and six runs while striking out one and walking zero. Reyes started the game for Perth. Reyes surrendered zero runs on two hits over four innings, striking out six. Brody Clarkson, Daniel Johnston, Demias Jimerson, Dan Carter, and Ashton Hamilton each managed one hit to lead Swan Districts. Perth had 15 hits in the game, including multiple for Oliphant, Jordano Vivona, Reyes, and Sweeny. Braves 13, Rockingham 2 Rockingham Rams struggled to get their offense going on Sunday, falling to the Braves, 13-2. Braves scored five runs in the fifth inning with RBIs from Kevin Clark, Cody Parkinson, Daniel Choi, and Jack Rigden. Tucker Smith was the winning pitcher for Braves. The hurler allowed one hit and one run over six innings, striking out nine and walking zero. Flynn McGahan and Cameron Lamb entered the game out of the bullpen. Vinnie Tarantola took the loss for Rockingham. The southpaw went five innings, allowing seven runs on ten hits and striking out two. Braves hit two home runs on the day. Clark had a four bagger in the ninth inning and Jordan Dyer went deep in the seventh. Donnie Stone, Dion Davey, and David Nichols had one hit each for Rockingham. Braves saw the ball well today, racking up 16 hits in the game. Smith, Elliott Curtis, Parkinson, and Clark each managed multiple hits as Smith led the way with four hits in five at bats. 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