Darling Range and Star of the Sea crowned school champions
Darling Range Sports College #2 and Star of the Sea Primary School #1 claimed the honours at Baseball WA’s Machine Pitch Secondary Schools Championship and Tee-Ball Primary Schools Championship on Wednesday 11 November.
Held at Baseball Park in Thornlie, the championships gave students the chance to represent their schools, with seven secondary teams competing in Years 7–8 machine pitch and four primary teams contesting the Years 4–6 Tee-Ball finals.
Darling Range finishes unbeaten
Darling Range Sports College #2 completed an undefeated day with an 8–5 grand final victory over Trinity College.
The eventual champions opened with a 3–0 win over St Stephen’s Carramar before edging Sacred Heart College #2 8–7 and their schoolmates in Darling Range #1 9–8. The grand final result made it four wins from four games.
Trinity earned its place in the decider with a 7–3 win over Sacred Heart College #1 and a 13–4 victory over Mazenod College.
In the consolation games, Darling Range #1 defeated Sacred Heart College #2 10–2, while St Stephen’s Carramar beat Mazenod College 13–4.
Star of the Sea wins by one run
Star of the Sea Primary School #1 secured the Tee-Ball title with a narrow 12–11 win over St Stephen’s Padbury #1 in the grand final.
The four finalists were Bateman Primary School #1, Star of the Sea Primary School #1, St Stephen’s Padbury #1 and St Stephen’s Padbury #2.
Star of the Sea reached the decider with an 11–7 semi-final win over Bateman. In the other semi-final, St Stephen’s Padbury #1 defeated St Stephen’s Padbury #2 32–7, setting up the closely contested championship match.
Congratulations to both championship-winning teams and to every student who represented their school. Baseball WA thanks the teachers, coaches, umpires, volunteers and families who supported the championships.