The Queenslanders pulled out an epic play in the bottom of the 6th inning, Byron Humble scored on a wild pitch to even up the score, and as the New South Wales boys scrambled to recover, Josh Routledge ran to third and then home giving the Maroon boys a 6-5 lead.
Caleb Vandegriendt’s pitching was strong enough to close out the top of the 7th inning with no runs from NSW, giving Queensland the championship.
Tournament Awards
Best Batter – Ethan Field
Best Pitcher – Blake Hunter
Tournament MVP – Hayden Shaw
Player of the Grand Final – Riley James
Click here to view the final tournament results.
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NSW Boys | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
QLD Boys | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Batting | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 25 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
Kynan Molander | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pierce Nugent-Moss | 2B-RF-CR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Riley James | C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Caleb Vandegriendt | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Byron Humble | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Joshua Routledge | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nicholas Murphy | RF-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TeUrewera Potini | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Luke Levitt | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Max Spencer | DP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nicholas Crouch | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 33 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
Jeremy Garland | P-SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Josh Banks | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Ethan Field | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Lowe | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hayden Shaw | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Matthew Eder | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zachary Roberts | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Blake Becquet | DP | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Caden Keed | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jake Gleeson | RF-CR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Patrick Beach | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blake Hunter | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 7.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Caleb Vandegriendt | 7.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 6.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Jeremy Garland | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Blake Hunter | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |