Day 2 of the 2021 Think Again Little League Championships is complete with big games in Division 1 and Division 2 at Wanneroo Giants Baseball Club.
Click HERE to view standings/fixtures and read recaps from the second day below. Little League Division 1 Eastern Phantoms 11 - Coastal Bay Sharks 1 Eastern Phantoms put up seven runs in the third on its way to an 11-1 victory over Coastal Bay Sharks on Friday. Sebastian C, Klay D, Austin T, and Xavier L powered the big inning with RBIs. Zai G was on the pitcher's mound for Eastern Phantoms. The lefthander lasted two innings, allowing one hit and zero runs while striking out six and walking zero. Koby T led things off on the hill for Coastal Bay Sharks. Koby allowed zero hits and zero runs over two innings, striking out four and walking zero. Taj J and Byron M entered the game as relief, throwing one inning and one-third of an inning respectively. Arata S went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead the Phantoms in hits. Wanneroo Giants 16 - Central Firebirds 11 Both offenses were strong in Wanneroo's 16-11 victory over Central Firebirds. The Firebirds fired up the offense in the first inning. Oliver H was hit by a pitch, driving in a run. Wanneroo Giants pulled away for good with 14 runs in the second inning. Sebastian B drew a walk, scoring one run, Kobie E singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run, and Hyte B singled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run. The runs didn't stop there as Cooper B singled on a 2-0 count, scoring one run, Dylan B drew a walk, scoring one run, Riley L tripled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run, Toby K drew a walk, scoring one run, Hyte doubled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs, and Cooper singled on a 3-1 count, scoring two runs. Hyte was on the pitcher's mound for Wanneroo. The fireballer went one-third of an inning, allowing five runs on two hits and striking out one. Tate V was on the hill for Central. Tate lasted one and one-third innings, allowing two hits and five runs while striking out one. Kaylan P, Preston B, and Evyn A each contributed in relief for Central Firebirds. Wanneroo Giants tallied nine hits in the game. Hyte, Riley, and Cooper each managed multiple hits as Hyte led the way with three hits in four at bats. The Giants were sure-handed and didn't commit a single error. Cooper made the most plays with six. The Firebirds racked up eight hits. Joel V and Zen B all managed multiple hits. Joel went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead the team in hits. Southern Hills Warriors 4 - Eastern Phantoms 9 Southern Hills Warriors watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 9-4 loss to Eastern Phantoms on Friday. The Phantoms took the lead on a single from Ky M in the first. The Warriors tallied four runs in the fifth inning. The offensive onslaught by was led by Ethan M, Paul F, and Jett M with RBIs. The Phantoms scored four runs in the sixth inning with RBIs from Austin T, Isaac R, and Marcus W. Marcus toed the rubber for the Phantoms. The righthander allowed one hit and zero runs over two innings, striking out five and walking zero. Aden L led things off on the hill for Southern Hills. The righthander lasted one and one-third innings, allowing three hits and four runs. Harry D, Ryota S, and Ethan each contributed in relief. Zach T led LL - Southern Hills with two hits in three at bats. The Warriors didn't commit a single error in the field as Kyron S had seven chances for the most on the team. Zai G went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Phantoms in hits. The team didn't commit a single error as Tex P made the most plays with eight. Carine Cats 9 - Southern Titans 13 Carine Cats lost the lead late in a 13-9 defeat to Southern Titans on Friday. The game was tied at six with the Titans batting in the top of the fourth when Leonard G tripled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs. Carine lost despite out-hitting the Titans eight to seven. The Cats tied things up at six in the bottom of the third when Jackson H singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. The Titans pulled away for good with four runs in the fourth inning. Jordan M drew a walk, scoring one run and Ashton C's wild pitch allowed another run to score. Josh B toed the rubber for the Titans. Josh lasted one and one-third innings, allowing one hit and two runs while striking out two. Sullivan W started the game for Carine. The pitcher lasted one and one-third innings, allowing one hit and three runs while striking out one and walking zero. Ashton, Campbell B, Wyatt A, and Kaelan L each entered the game as relief, throwing one and two-thirds innings, one inning, one inning, and one inning respectively. Jake C led Carine with two hits in three at bats. Leonard went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead the Titans in hits. Little League Division 2 Central Firebirds 8 - Sun City Thunder 11 Central Firebirds fell behind early and couldn't come back in an 11-8 loss to Sun City Thunder on Friday. Sun City scored on a walk by Michael W in the first, and singles by Samuel C and Michael in the second. Both sides had five hits on the day. The Firebirds notched three runs in the sixth. Lucas C and Oliver C powered the big inning with RBIs. Sun City scored four runs in the third thanks to walks by Summer C and Michael. Summer toed the rubber for Sun City, throwing two and a third innings, allowing two runs on two hits and striking out three. Alexander C was on the hill for Central. Alexander went one and one-third innings, allowing three runs on zero hits and striking out three. Lucas went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Firebirds in hits. They didn't commit a single error as Chayce H had the most chances with seven. Samuel led Sun City with three hits in three at bats. Southern Hills Warriors 14 - Sun City Thunder 26 Sun City Thunder bested Southern Hills Warriors in a high-scoring affair, 26-14. The Warriors opened up scoring in the first inning when Emma R grounded out, scoring one run. After a back-and-forth battle, they evened things up at six in the bottom of the second when Lachlan V drew a walk, scoring one run. Sun City took the lead for good with ten runs in the third inning. Summer C and Samuel C drew walks to score runs while Owen M reached on a dropped third strike and Michael W singled on a 3-2 count to score three. Ashton C tripled on a 3-0 count, scoring one run, Summer singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run, and Samuel singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run. The Warriors tallied nine runs in the second inning with RBIs from Brian F, Dylan D, Ryder W, Corey C, and Noah M. Sun City scored ten runs in the fourth inning, driven in by Summer, Owen, Sean M, Lachlan C, Michael, and Lincoln K. Alistair W was on the pitcher's mound for Sun City, with one hit and six runs over one and two-thirds innings, plus three strikeouts. Lachlan toed the rubber for the Warriors. The lefthander allowed zero hits and one run over one-third of an inning, striking out one. Millar B, Kian W, Jaxxon S, and Aidan G each entered the game as relief, throwing one and two-thirds innings, one and one-third innings, one-third of an inning, and one-third of an inning respectively. The Warriors totaled eight hits in the game. Corey went 3-for-3 and Ryder had two hits. Sun City racked up 13 hits in the game. Ashton led with four hits in four at bats and three of the team's 11 stolen bases. Summer, Samuel, and Michael all managed multiple hits too. Wanneroo Giants 20 - Southern Hills 4 Southern Hills Warriors couldn't keep up with Wanneroo Giants and fell 20-4 on Friday. Declan M was on the hill for Wanneroo Giants. The righthander lasted one inning, allowing one hit and one run while striking out four and walking one. Emma R started the game for the Warriors, throwing one-third of an inning, allowing seven runs on one hit and striking out two. Sebastian O, Brian F, Corey C, and Noah M each entered the game as relief. Noah and Ryder W each collected one hit to lead the Warriors. Wanneroo totaled eight hits in the game with multiple from Mason E and Chayce B. The Giants didn't make any errors as Oliver B had the most chances in the field with seven. Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2021. All rights reserved. The 2021 Think Again Little League State Championships are underway at Wanneroo Giants Baseball Club.
Click HERE to view standings/fixtures and read recaps from the opening day below. Little League Division 1 Coastal Bay Sharks 17 - Southern Hills Warriors 2 The Sharks collected 11 hits and gave up just one in a big victory, scoring 12 in the first, three in the second, and two in the third. The Warriors scored two in the second. Byron M., Koby T., and Tremaine R. had two hits apiece with Rhys W. taking two walks. Koby had three RBIs in three quality at-bats while Byron and Rhys batted in one run each. Shante A. threw 2.2 innings with 11 first pitch strikes and a 1.88 WHIP for the Warriors. Zach T. had three first pitch strikes and a strikeout. Taylor C. had a 0.00 WHIP for the Sharks with five strikeouts. Rhys W. threw 1.1 innings with four first pitch strikes and a 2.25 WHIP. Central Firebirds 16 - Southern Titans 15 Southern Titans lost the lead late in a 16-15 defeat to Central Firebirds on Thursday. The game was tied at 14 with the Firebirds batting in the top of the eighth when an error scored one run. The Titans collected seven hits and the Firebirds had eight in the high-scoring affair. The Titans fired up the offense in the first inning when Leonard G hit a solo homer. Central tied things up at 14 in the top of the sixth when Joel V singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. The Titans put up seven runs in the fifth inning with RBIs from Jordan M, Jack B, and Mark H. The Firebirds scored seven runs in the sixth inning, driven by an error on a ball put in play by Oliver H and Connor O, a single by Joel, and a groundout by Jon L. Joel was on the mound for the Firebirds. The righthander lasted two innings, allowing two hits and two runs while striking out three. Leonard led things off on the hill for the Titans. The righty surrendered zero runs on one hit over one and two-thirds innings, striking out two. The Titans tallied seven hits in the game. Mark and Leonard had two hits apiece. Joel led the Firebirds with three hits in five at bats. Eastern Phantoms 17 - Southern Hills Warriors 7 Scorekeepers were kept busy today during a high-scoring contest between Eastern Phantoms and Southern Hills where the Phantoms prevailed 17-7. The Warriors got things started in the first inning as an error scored two runs. The Phantoms took the lead for good with seven runs in the third inning. Ky M drew a walk, scoring one run, Arata S doubled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs, and Zai G drew a walk, scoring one run. The Warriors scored three runs in the second inning on a walk by Jesse R. Tex P toed the rubber for the Phantoms. The righty allowed one hit and five runs over one and one-third innings, striking out three. Jett M was on the hill for the Warriors. The pitcher lasted two and two-thirds innings, allowing one hit and seven runs while striking out five. Rylan O, Jesse, and Harry D each contributed in relief. Marcus W, Ky, Sebastian C, Tex, Arata, and Kayden P each collected one hit for the Phantoms. Wanneroo Giants 3 - Carine Cats 7 Carine Cats took the lead for good with three runs in the fourth inning when Jacksyn W tripled on a 1-2 count, scoring two runs. Jackson H was on the hill for Carine. The pitcher allowed one hit and three runs over two innings, striking out three. Dylan B was on the mound for Wanneroo. The pitcher went two innings, allowing one run on zero hits, striking out five and walking zero. Cooper B and Sebastian B entered the game from the bullpen, throwing two and a third innings and one and two-thirds innings respectively. Cooper, Hyte B, Dylan, and Riley L each collected one hit for Wanneroo. Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2021. All rights reserved. The grand final matchup is set with Wanneroo and Braves facing off for a big victory to finish the 2021 Senior Baseball Club Championship in style.
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Catch up on Tuesday night's action below and click HERE to follow along on GameChanger. Learn more about the championship HERE. Kalamunda Rangers 4 v Braves 5 Braves Baseball Club seized victory in dramatic walk-off fashion, thanks to a walk-off single at the end of the game to topple Kalamunda Rangers. The game was tied at four with the Braves batting in the bottom of the seventh when Matthew Froude singled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring one run. Kalamunda got things started in the first inning as Jackson Pollard's sac fly scored one run. Froude was credited with the victory for the Braves. The bulldog allowed four hits and zero runs over three and a third innings, walking zero. Chris Bishop took the loss for Kalamunda. The bulldog allowed three hits and two runs over one inning, striking out one and walking one. Kalia Borgomastro started the game for the Braves, lasting three and two-thirds innings, allowing ten hits and four runs while striking out two and walking one. Pollard started the game for Kalamunda. The pitcher went five and a third innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and striking out two. The Braves tallied ten hits including two apiece for Froude and Neil Major. Kalamunda racked up 14 hits as Dave Ryan went 3-for-4 and Brandon Naughton, Liam Cubbage, Kyle Cornfield, and Luke Williamson recording multiple hits too. The grand final between first place Wanneroo and second place Braves is at 7:30pm on Wednesday at Empire Ballpark. Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2021. All rights reserved. Registration is now open for the 2021 Pro-League season.
The program criteria has been updated to include the launch of the new Futures section and inclusion of players now as young as 13. Conor Lourey is taking over from Tim Kennelly as the on-field coordinator due to Kennelly’s commitments Olympic qualifiers. Registration/deposit payment needs to be completed by 30 April for returning players and 31 May for all new players. Click HERE to view the Pro-League page with all the details. Wanneroo won the 2021 Senior Baseball Club Championship Grand Final on Wednesday night.
Congratulations to the Giants and well done to the Braves and all the participating teams in a fantastic tournament! Click HERE to view photos from the tournament. A five-run seventh inning led Wanneroo Giants to an 8-1 victory over the Braves to finish off an undefeated tournament. Andrew Walsh, Travis Erdmann, Brendan Lee, and Mitchell Belton all drove in runs in the frame. Aaron Home grounded out into a double play but still was able to knock in one run for Wanneroo in the first. The Braves tied things up at one in the top of the third inning on Michael Ewart's sac fly. Wanneroo pulled away for good with two runs in the fifth inning when Walsh doubled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run. Home doubled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run as well. The Giants put up five runs in the seventh inning with RBIs from Walsh, Erdmann, Lee, and Belton. Tama Pihama was the winning pitcher for Wanneroo, lasting four innings, allowing two hits, and zero runs while striking out five and walking zero. Yuuki Ishikawa took the loss for the Braves after giving up five runs on seven hits over six innings, striking out two and walking zero. Simon Eissens started the game for Wanneroo. The righthander went four innings, allowing one run on four hits, striking out three and walking zero. The Giants racked up ten hits including three apiece for Home and Walsh. Steve McLaughlin went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Braves in hits. Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2021. All rights reserved. |
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