 | GEELONG
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION Victoria Australia |
UNDER
18 WINTER CHAMPIONSHIP
Ballarat, 4 and 5 July 2009
Ballarat, 4 and 5 July 2009
 | GEELONG
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION SQUAD:
Ben Atkins, Joey Atkins (Bellarine), Wade Balzer, Thomas Kerr-Chapman, Darcy Eales, Sam Gibbons, Hiroshi Narasaki, Griffen Weir (Deakin), Chris Porter (Bacchus Marsh), Tom Webb, Chris Webb, Preston Yochim, Harley Yochim (Werribee), Kurt Wilson (Saints) and Jordan Young (Newport). Head Coach is Larry Meager, with Assistant Coaches Phil Balzer and Ryan Balzer. Barry Mills is Executive Officer, Leanne Gibbons the scorer, Jamie Young bat boy and Gary Hicks the team umpire.
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| ** GEELONG AND SUNRAYSIA TAKE UNDER 18 TITLES ** Special congratulations to WADE BALZER (pitcher) and KURT WILSON (Outfield) on being selected in the Division One All-Star team |
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five wins and a draw, Geelong Baseball Association has taken the Under
18 Division One title ahead of a valiant Ringwood, who fell short in
the final game to decide the series. Diamond Valley finished third,
with two wins, while Dandenong was fourth with its sole win over
Diamond Valley. The Sunday afternoon game saw Geelong explode to an early 6-0 lead as starter Wade Balzer kept the clamps on the strong Ringwood offence. Although coming back with a late flurry, Ringwood was not able to peg back the lead - going down 6-3. In Division Two, Sunraysia dropped just one game to finish on the top of the table. Bendigo put in a strong second round to gain second placing. North-East faltered after a terrific start to the series, while Latrobe Valley had a number of close contests. All details below. The Geelong Baseball Association extends its congratulations to Larry, Phil, support staff and the playing squad. We also offer congratulations to Sunraysia Baseball Association and acknowledge the terrific baseball and fine sportsmanship of all provincial leagues over the course of a cold and damp weekend of winter baseball. Well done, all! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DAY ONE: Saturday 4 July | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ringwood 7 def Dandenong 2 Geelong 7 def Dia Valley 6 N-East 1 lost to Lat Valley 2 Sunraysia 7 def Bendigo 1 | Lat Valley 5 lost to Sun 7 Bend 1 lost to North-East 10 Dand 3 lost to Geelong 5 Dia Valley 11 def Ringwood 5 | North-East 2 lost to Sun 7 Dand 9 def Dia Valley 7 Geelong 7 drew Ringwood 7 Lat Valley 3 lost to Bendigo 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| DAY TWO: Sunday 5 July | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROUND 4: 8.45-10.30 | ROUND 5: 11.30-1.15 | ROUND 6: 2.15-4.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dia Valley 0 lost to Geelong 5 Dand 0 lost to Ringwood 13 Sunraysia 4 lost to Bendigo 7 Lat Valley 7 def N-East 2 | North-East 4 lost to Bend 5 Sunraysia 12 def Lat Valley 4 Ringwood 11 def Dia Valley 2 Geelong 10 def Dandenong 1 | Dia Valley 7 def Dand 0 Ring 3 lost to Geelong 6 Bendigo 11 def Lat Valley 5 Sun 7 def North-East 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION 1
FINAL STANDINGS
| DIVISION 2
FINAL STANDINGS
| ALL-STARS
DIVISION ONE Pitcher. Wade Balzer (Geelong) Catcher. Sam Lethborg (Diamond Valley) First Base. Josh Horan (Diamond Valley) Second Base. Dean Cooper (Dandenong) Third Base. Shannon Williams (Diamond Valley) Shortstop. Matt Bright (Ringwood) Outfield. Kurt Wilson (Geelong) Outfield. Stacey Rogers (Diamond Valley) Outfield. Patrick McChrystal (Ringwood) DIVISION TWO Pitcher. Zac Sheppard (Bendigo) Catcher. Jesse Griffiths (North-East) First Base. Caleb Fox (Bendigo) Second Base. Trent Jackson (Bendigo) Third Base. Tyler McPhee (Sunraysia) Shortstop. Justin Gourlay (North-East) Outfield. Steve Pack (North-East) Outfield. Dylan Smith (Sunraysia) Outfield. Ben Harris (Sunraysia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
