Western Australia’s hopes of making the 2022 Australian Women’s Baseball Championship gold medal game are on track after surviving a thrilling comeback from South Australia in Adelaide on Monday night.
Meahgan Haggert drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to plate the winning run and complete a 16-15 win just over 24 hours after walking off Queensland Maroon. GAME CENTRE: Box score and play-by-play #AWBC2022 HUB: Results, schedule, standings & latest news Kaila Borgomastro singled to load the bases in the bottom of the second extra inning ahead of Yuki Ishikawa (walk), Caitlyn Eynon (sacrifice fly), Kelsey Brennan and Haggert (both walks) bringing in runs. South Australia scored nine-straight runs to come from six down and hit the front in extras. Belinda Stansfield’s two-run single put SA on top in the ninth for the first time since the opening inning of the contest. Jess Maslin singled after SA started with runners on first and second and Standsfield cashed in on a bases-loaded situation, sending a line drive to right field to break the deadlock. South Australia scored an insurance marker, but it was not enough as WA scored four in the bottom of the ninth to wrap up a wild win. Earlier, Western Australia conceded in the top of the first before piling on six runs in the bottom of the inning. Caitlin Eynon’s two-run double erased the early deficit and put WA in front. Kelsey Brennan singled to extend Western Australia’s lead ahead of a double from Meahgan Haggert making it 4-1. Grace Spano and Ebony Hinchliffe had timely hits to turn it into a five-run ballgame. Eynon singled in the second after SA pulled a run back in the top of the frame. The utility then delivered a second two-run double of the contest in the third to put WA up 10-5 after a Georgia Davis RBI-single and two-run double from Eryn Shipp in the top of the inning. Back-to-back singles from Spano and Hinchliffe gave WA a six-run lead in the bottom of the fourth. But South Australia rallied to force extras before falling short in a thrilling contest to close out day four. WA's next game is against QLD Development on Tuesday at 1:30pm AWST. Live scoring links for all games, along with results, standings and latest news, can be accessed at the #AWBC2022 event hub. Western Australia walked off Queensland Maroon in a rain-impacted 2022 Australian Women’s Baseball Championship clash in Adelaide on Sunday.
Leah Cornish doubled to start the bottom of the seventh and went on to score the winning run on a dropped third strike as WA prevailed 4-3 in a wild clash on diamond two. GAME CENTRE: Box score and play-by-play #AWBC2022 HUB: Results, schedule, standings & latest news Western Australia was forced to win it in the bottom of the seventh after Queensland Maroon scored twice in the top of the inning. Amanda Torrington’s two-run single drew Maroon level with WA three outs from victory, but WA avoided extras when Cornish scored in the bottom of the inning. It was a pitchers’ duel for most of the night. Yuki Ishikawa went head-to-head with Amanda Torrington for five innings. Ishikawa tossed five one-run innings, allowing six hits and striking out three. Torrington outlasted her WA counterpart and ended up allowing four runs on seven hits with six strikeouts. Earlier, both teams traded first-inning rains ahead of a rain delay. Maroon struck in the top of the first on a ground ball by Hannah Marshall. Shiori Hoshino walked and Torrington doubled before Marshall put the ball in play. Cornish delivered with two outs as WA hit back in the bottom of the inning. Cornish’s two-run single scored Kaila Borgomastro and Ishikawa. Western Australia extended its lead in the fourth following three-straight singles. Borgomastro and Ishikawa reached with base hits ahead of Eynon driving in a third run for WA. WA improved to 2-1 with the win. They will chase a third win against South Australia on Monday, starting at 5:30pm AWST. The clash against SA will be broadcast at baseball.com.au and on baseball.com.au’s YouTube channel. Live scoring links for all games, along with results, standings and latest news, can be accessed at the #AWBC2022 event hub. Western Australia secured its first win of the 2022 Australian Women’s Baseball Championship on Saturday at West Beach.
Yuki Ishikawa and Megan Everitt each drove in three runs as WA completed an impressive 20-1 win over Australian Capital Territory on diamond two. GAME CENTRE: Box score and play-by-play #AWBC2022 HUB: Results, schedule, standings & latest news WA took a 2-0 first-inning lead on an Ishikawa sacrifice fly and Georgia Butler single. ACT responded in the bottom of the second on a Maddison Erwin groundball. Western Australia scored the next 18 runs to secure an emphatic win and level their record at 1-1. A nine-run fourth headlined the big win. Ishikawa and Everitt both finished with three RBIs on three hits. Kaila Borgomastro, Ebony Hinchliffe, Butler, Joneen Houghton and Faith Neretlis all had two RBIs. WA starter Meahgan Haggert struck out six in three one-run innings. Grace Spano and Briah Burke tossed scoreless relief innings, with Spano striking out three batters. Western Australia finished with 17 hits to three while seven errors hurt ACT’s chances. WA is up against Queensland Maroon on Sunday afternoon. Live scoring links for all games, along with results, standings and latest news, can be accessed at the #AWBC2022 event hub. Western Australia took an early lead but Victoria came back to win 12-3 as the 2022 Australian Women’s Baseball Championship got underway on Friday.
Three two-out singles and a wild pitch saw WA go up 2-0 in the first, with hits from Caitlin Eynon, Kelsey Brennan, and Leah Cornish. An error gave WA a 3-0 advantage in the second, but it didn't last long as Victoria scored on two errors and a double in the bottom frame. WA had bases loaded in the third but the scoring threat was shut down by a fielder's choice and a strikeout. It was a similar story in the fourth as Kaila Borgomastro and Yuki Ishikawa led off with singles before three quick outs followed. From there, Victoria scored six in the fourth and two more across the fifth and sixth while keeping WA off the board. Grace Spano, Emily Watson, Borgomastro, Ishikawa, Eynon, Brennan, and Cornish had one hit apiece for WA. Borgomastro had four hits, two unearned runs, and three strikeouts in three innings on the mound. Georgia Butler, Makayla George, and Ebony Hinchliffe also pitched. WA will look to even things up at 1-1 with a game against Australian Capital Territory at 3:30pm AWST. Live scoring links for all games, along with results, standings and latest news, can be accessed at the #AWBC2022 event hub. Read more about the WA Women's State Team HERE. The WA Women's State Team is on a mission going into the 2022 Australian Women's Baseball Championship: make it back to finals after finishing second in 2019.
"The goal is to win the gold medal, and we have a team that can do it. We have a good blend of experience and youth, with Borgo leading the way on and off the field," assistant coach/EO Amanda Mirco said. Mirco joins Kurt Russell and Joe Borgomastro in supporting a talented women's roster as WA looks to follow up the silver-medal success of the last women's nationals before the pandemic sidelined the event for two years. "The team is excited to be back at nationals for the first time since 2019. It was good to get a practice at the field in yesterday," Mirco said. "Everyone is taking it all in and enjoying being away as a group and doing what comes with travelling as a team, from being on the buses, fines sessions, hanging out with each other as a group, even doing the laundry!" The coaches know how important having a tight-knit team is to their overall success on the national stage. "I think our strength is how well this team has bonded in such a short period of time. When we are away the team is a family and everyone has each other’s back. It’s seems to be a little more magnified this year, with not being able to travel the past two years, the team is really excited to be here and everyone has bought into our team philosophy and everyone wants that gold medal and do what is needed to get it," Mirco explained. As the WA team gears up for Friday's opening game against Victoria in a rematch of the 2019 grand final, the players and coaches are confident they have what it takes to go all the way. "Everyone we have selected has a role to play. In my 15+ years with the team, I have seen some of the most unlikely people step up in big situations, but have also seen the veterans remain steady and get it done when they have been bruised and bloodied. It is what makes nationals special," Mirco added. "We have a heap of supporters that are travelling over to watch, which is always great. And everyone loves to get messages of support from home, so keep it coming Perth." WA's opener against Victoria will be broadcast starting at 5:30 AWST on baseball.com.au/videos. View the full schedule, roster, and updates on the AWBC hub and click HERE to follow along with WA on GameChanger. |
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