Baseball WA has moved the start of Pony Girls League games to Term 1 to allow more teams and players to join in the fun.
Pony Girls League offers females League Age 13 to 16 the opportunity to play in a "league of their own" (age as at 31/8/23). In order to ensure everyone who wants to play has an opportunity to do so, we have taken the decision to delay the start of the formal competition until Term 1. In the interim, clubs that have already formed teams will be participating in a pre-Christmas competition to ensure they are getting game time as well as training (contact your local club for details). “We remain committed to the Pony Girls programs but in order for the League to be vibrant and functional this season, we will need to delay the start of the games until Term 1,” BWA Participation Manager David Hayes said. “Thank you to all the players who have already registered, and we strongly encourage any junior girls interested in playing to sign up for an awesome season ahead.” Pony Girls League will now start on Sunday 5 February and wrap up prior to Easter. There will be additional midweek games at Empire Ballpark and Wanneroo Giants Baseball Club. This means that both the Pony Girls League (for 13 to 16 yo) and Pony Girls Futures (for 10 to 13 yo) will operate concurrently. We also have exciting news regarding the 2023 Pony Girls tournaments. Pony has announced that a World Series tournament will take place in Tokyo, Japan during the first week of August 2023 (report date 30 July) in two age divisions:
To be eligible for the 12 to 14yo team, players MUST participate in either the Pony Girls League or Futures programs or a Regional WA program. Female players who play club ball but choose not to play Pony Girls are not eligible. For the open team, players only need to be BWA registered. There will be plenty on offer for female athletes to participate in as BWA also looks forward to hosting the 2023 Barclay Cup for Under 17’s (as at 31/8/23) and the return of the Australian Youth Women’s Championship. More updates on these tournaments will be provided in the coming months, and in the meantime BWA looks forward to a successful Pony Girls League season with the support of participating clubs and our baseball community. Visit the Pony Girls League page to read all the program details and click HERE to register for Pony Girls League. Registrations close 31 December 2022. Photo: Carine Cats Baseball Club
Two games were washed out but the rest of the Harcher State League matchups got underway this past weekend. Ladder leaders Morley picked up another victory while Wanneroo, Gosnells, and Perth also added to the win column. Read GameChanger recaps below and view fixtures HERE. Follow BWA on Facebook and Instagram for the latest news throughout the season. Morley 9, Perth 2 Perth couldn't keep up with Morley Eagles and fell 9-2 on Friday. Perth got things moving in the first inning, when Brady Oliphant singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run. Morley pulled away for good with two runs in the third inning as Daniel Calverley's sac fly scored one run. The Eagles added six more runs in the seventh inning with RBIs from Kieran Chapman, Zac McMillin, and Josh Silvi. Adam Millson was the winning pitcher for Morley. The ace lasted six innings, allowing four hits and two runs while striking out four. Silvi threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen. Jake White took the loss for Perth. The righthander lasted seven innings, allowing nine hits and nine runs while striking out seven. Peter Reyes, Oliphant, Nathan Driessen, Matt Sibley, and Devon Ramirez-Beaver each collected one hit to lead Perth. Morley collected nine hits. Aaron Bonomi went 3-for-4 and Millson had multiple hits, too. Wanneroo 10, Rockingham 2 Rockingham Rams watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 10-2 loss to Wanneroo Giants on Saturday. Wanneroo took the lead on an error in the second inning. Rockingham lost despite out-hitting Wanneroo 11 to 10. Wanneroo fired up the offense in the second inning as an error scored one run. The Giants added four more in the eighth inning, thanks to a single by Courtney Jones and an error on a ball put in play by Daniel Bourke. Frazer Brice pitched Wanneroo to victory. The pitcher allowed two hits and zero runs over two innings, striking out one and walking one. Jordan Matos threw three innings in relief out of the bullpen. Samuel Sheppard took the loss for Rockingham. The pitcher surrendered four runs on three hits over three innings, striking out one. Tom Bailey started the game for Wanneroo. The righthander surrendered one run on five hits over four innings, striking out three. Rockingham tallied 11 hits. Finlay Duncan, Tomas Swinson, and Mitchell Field had two hits apiece. Wanneroo racked up ten hits on the day. Jones led the team with three hits in five at-bats while Nicholas Riley and Ethan Cooper had multiple hits, too. Wanneroo didn't commit a single error in the field. Jones had the most chances with eight. Gosnells 11, Vic Park Belmont 3 Gosnells Hawks had no trouble on offense on Sunday, winning big over Victoria Park Belmont Reds 11-3. The Hawks pulled away for good with five runs in the fourth inning. Eli Von Garsen's sac fly scored one run, Louis Scaramella singled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs, and Jamie White singled on a 1-0 count, scoring another. One more run came around on an error. Jameson Kruger earned the victory on the pitcher's mound for Gosnells. The pitcher lasted four innings, allowing zero hits and zero runs while striking out eight. Maclin Berry threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen. Andrew Hurrelbrink took the loss for the Reds. The hurler lasted one and one-third innings, allowing two hits and five runs while striking out one. Riley Hall started the game for Gosnells. Hall surrendered three runs on six hits over four innings, striking out two and walking one. Cole Jenkins started the game Vic Park. He allowed two hits and four runs over three innings, striking out two. Scaramella and White had two hits apiece for Gosnells while Zac Meloncelli went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Reds. Perth 5, Carine 1 Perth took home a 5-1 victory over Carine Cats on Sunday. Perth fired up the offense in the first inning. Brady Oliphant singled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run. Peter Reyes was on the mound for Perth. The righty lasted seven innings, allowing three hits and one run while striking out ten. Jordan Power led things off on the mound for Carine. The bulldog allowed nine hits and three runs over six innings, striking out three and walking one. Tarrant Reimers threw two innings out of the bullpen. Perth hit one home run on the day. Ronnie Sweeny went yard in the first inning. Perth racked up 11 hits on the day. Ezzard Bryant and Oliphant had three hits apiece while Sweeny had two. Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2022. All rights reserved. The inaugural Diamond League competition continued at Empire Ballpark on Wednesday night, with the Scorpions defeating Pelicans 12-4 thanks to a big fourth inning.
It was a back-and-forth battle, with the Scorpions tying the game up at two in the bottom of the second on an RBI single from Ben Warrington. Riley Edgar drew a walk in the third as the Scorpions added two more. Curtis Bacon, Mitch Forrest, Callum Hurrelbrink, and Braedan Stannard each had RBIs in the Scorpions' seven-run fourth inning. Bacon led things off on the pitcher's mound for Scorpions, throwing three innings, allowing one run on three hits and striking out four. Matthew Stanton was on the hill for Pelicans. The hurler surrendered four runs on five hits over two innings, striking out three and walking one. James Brunskill and Lachlan Cooper entered the game from the bullpen, throwing one and two-thirds innings and one-third of an inning respectively. Scorpions scattered eight hits in the game. Bacon and Warrington both collected two hits to lead Scorpions. Bacon also led the way with two of the team's stolen bases. Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2022. All rights reserved. Photo: Carine Cats Baseball Club
The Harcher State League season continued with six big games this weekend as Morley improved to 4-1. South Perth and Braves aren't far behind at 3-1 with more teams hot on their heels and plenty more baseball action to come. Read GameChanger recaps below and view fixtures HERE. Follow BWA on Facebook and Instagram for the latest news throughout the season. Carine 2, Rockingham 1 Carine Cats took the lead late in the game in a 2-1 victory over Rockingham Rams on Friday. The game was tied at one with Carine batting in the bottom of the sixth when Joel Hughes drew a walk, scoring one run. The pitching was strong on both sides. Tarrant Reimers struck out eight, while Vinnie Tarantola sat down seven. Rockingham got things moving in the second inning, when an error scored one run. Carine knotted the game up at one in the bottom of the fourth when Samuel Gooch singled. Gooch led the side with two hits in three at-bats Reimers earned the victory on the hill for Carine. The bulldog surrendered one run on four hits over seven innings, striking out eight and walking zero. Tarantola took the loss for Rockingham. The hurler lasted six innings, allowing five hits and two runs while striking out seven. Rockingham was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error as Donnie Stone had the most chances with eight. Vic Park Belmont 13, Rockingham 3 Zac Meloncelli had a stellar eye at the plate on Saturday, walking four times while leading Victoria Park Belmont Reds to a 13-3 victory over Rockingham Rams. The Reds captured the lead in the second inning on Josh Paull's sac fly to score a run. They scored two in the third on Curtis Bacon’s RBI single and a wild pitch. Three more scored in the seventh with RBIs from Meloncelli and Bacon. Andrew Hurrelbrink got the win, throwing five innings, allowing three runs on ten hits, and striking out five. Matthew Martin threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen. Sheppard took the loss for Rockingham. The bulldog surrendered four runs on three hits over three innings, striking out one. Bacon went 2-for-5 at the plate to lead the Reds in hits. They tore up the base paths as Joshua Greenham led the way with two. Rockingham tallied ten hits in the game. David Nichols and Jesse Sequeira collected multiple hits as Nichols led the side with three hits in four at-bats. Wembley 3, Perth 2 Perth tied things up at two in the fourth when Kaine Newham singled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring one run. Nick Alexiou was the winning pitcher for Wembley. Alexiou allowed one hit and zero runs over five and a third innings, striking out five and walking one. Peter Reyes took the loss for Perth. Reyes surrendered one run on five hits over six and a third innings, striking out 11. Bickel started the game for Wembley, throwing three and two-thirds innings, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out three. Matteo Pizziconi started the game for Perth. The lefthander surrendered two runs on two hits over two and a third innings, striking out two. Wembley totaled seven hits in the game, including two apiece for Riley Spring and Bickel. Ronnie Sweeny led Perth with two hits in three at bats. South Perth 6, Swan Districts 4 Swan Districts Swans stayed in it until the end, but South Perth Souths pulled away late in a 6-4 victory on Sunday. The game was tied at four with South Perth batting in the top of the ninth when Adam Barbarich singled on a 2-2 count, scoring two runs. The Swans lost despite outhitting the Souths eight to six. Jake Bowey pitched the Souths to victory. The hurler surrendered zero runs on one hit over one inning, striking out one and walking zero. Warwick Saupold threw four innings in relief out of the bullpen. Demias Jimerson took the loss for Swan Districts. The pitcher allowed three runs on zero hits with one walk. Haden Keller started the game for South Perth. The bulldog allowed three hits and three runs over four innings, striking out five. Dillian Clarkson started the game for Swan Districts. The bulldog went six innings, allowing one run on four hits and striking out two. The Swans collected eight hits on the day. Ashton Hamilton, Michael De Gasperis, and Jimerson had two hits apiece. Barbarich went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead South Perth in hits. Morley 15, Carine 5 Morley weathered a scare by Carine in the fourth inning where the Eagles coughed up five runs, but still won 15-5. Joshua Davies, Samuel Gooch, Tom Hartley, and Brannon Hayes all contributed RBIs in the big inning. Morley pulled away for good with four runs in the fourth inning. Ulrich Bojarski drew a walk, scoring one run and Kieran Chapman singled on a 1-0 count, scoring two runs. An error scored another. The Eagles added four runs in the sixth inning with RBIs from Zac McMillin, Adam Millson, Bojarski, and Chapman. Todd Murphy was credited with the victory for Morley. The pitcher lasted two innings, allowing one hit and zero runs while striking out one and walking zero. Cody Holt and Bojarski entered the game out of the bullpen. Jordan Power took the loss for Carine. The bulldog surrendered eight runs on six hits over four innings, striking out five. Josh Silvi started the game for Morley. The hurler surrendered five runs on four hits over three innings, striking out three. Morley tallied ten hits on the day. Daniel Calverley went 3-for-4 at the plate while Aaron Bonomi and Chapman had multiple hits, too. The Eagles were sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Calverley had the most chances with six. Gooch led Carine with three hits in three at bats. Braves 4, Gosnells 2 The Braves got their offense started in the third when Jameson Kruger's wild pitch allowed one run to score. The Hawks soon evened it up at one when Taj Varga doubled. Braves pulled away for good with three runs in the fourth inning. Geoff Kerr's sac fly scored one run and Jordan Dyer doubled on a 3-2 count, scoring two runs. Flynn McGahan was credited with the victory for Braves. The pitcher lasted one and one-third innings, allowing zero hits and zero runs while striking out two and walking zero. Tucker Smith, Sam Kennelly, and Cameron Lamb all put in work in relief out of the bullpen, steering their team towards the victory. Kruger took the loss for Gosnells, allowing five hits and four runs over four innings, striking out four. Daniel Schmidt started the game for Braves. He surrendered one run on one hit over three innings, striking out four and walking one. Varga went 1-for-3 at the plate to lead Gosnells in hits. Braves racked up seven hits in the game, including multiple for Elliott Curtis and Joel Beches. Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2022. All rights reserved. The inaugural Diamond League competition got underway at Empire Ballpark on Wednesday night, with the Scorpions overpowering Stingrays 11-6.
In the first inning, Scorpions got their offense started when Curtis Bacon singled on a 3-2 count, scoring two runs. Stingrays knotted the game up at three in the bottom of the second inning, when Dillion Hopkins-Treloar singled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs. Scorpions pulled away for good with two runs in the third inning. Bacon singled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring one run and Brayden Crombie drew a walk, scoring one run. Scorpions scored six runs in the fourth inning with RBIs from Ben Warrington, Josh Paul, Cameron Harapeate, Bacon, and Callum Hurrelbrink. Mitch Forrest led things off on the hill for Scorpions. The ace surrendered zero runs on two hits over one inning, striking out one and walking zero. Nick Davis toed the rubber for Stingrays. The hurler went two innings, allowing two runs on two hits and striking out two. Nathan Smith, Dylan Bowker, and Josh Dass each contributed in relief for Stingrays. Geoff Kerr led Stingrays with two hits in two at-bats while Bacon went 2-for-3 at the plate for the Scorpions. Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2022. All rights reserved. |
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