It took eight innings for Queensland to record a one-run win over New South Wales and claim the 2019 U19 Men’s National Softball Championship at Blacktown International Sportspark.
After jumping out to a 2-0 lead following the opening two innings, Queensland were eventually caught when New South Wales put two runs on the board at the top of the 5th inning.
Two more scoreless innings followed and both teams were tied at 2-2 following the regulation seven innings. After keeping NSW scoreless at the top of the 8th, Queensland was able to score the winning run through Jeremy Waters off a Keenan Smith double.
Qualifying Final box score: NSW 5 d ACT 3
For the complete U19 Men’s National Softball Championship score, follow the link below:
– U19 Men’s schedule and results (with links to line-ups, box scores and play-by-plays)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| QLD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Batting | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 26 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| Jeremy WATERS | SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashlee Goffer | DP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Keenan SMITH | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sheldon WALLER | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heinrich ACKERMANN | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cameron WHITE | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Riley JAMES | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Riley MURRIHY | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Layton REID | P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce EISING BURN | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac ERLANDSON | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse BARNES | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 27 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| Jarred GARLAND | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zac RASO | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lachlan WALTON | LF-CR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas CASS | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lachlan SMITH | DP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Haiden-Jesse REVECO | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack TAYLOR | LF-CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike NOBLE | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyler KELLY | C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joshua WICKENS | 1B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey GLEESON | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradley KILPATRICK | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Layton REID | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Bradley KILPATRICK | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
