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2023 Open Women's National Championship - Gilley's Shield - Day 4
Published Thu 05 Jan 2023
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Day 4 Schedule:
Game 23: ACT v SA 10:00AM ACDT
SA Stars 7 def ACT Diamonds 0
SA: 7R 7H 1E
ACT: 0R 1H 5E
The SA Starz get day four off to a winning start and solidify a top-two finish with one to play. A close game until the sixth when the ACT Diamonds were unable to keep up their pressure on the defending champions. Jade Peterson pitched the complete game for the Starz allowing just one hit and two walks.
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Game 24: NSW v VIC 10:00AM ACDT
NSW Firestars 5 def VIC Titans 1
NSW: 5R 6H 0E
VIC: 1R 4H 5E
A closely contested dual falls the way of NSW as they lock in a top-two finish. The Titans were just a couple of errors from a very tight finish and will take plenty of confidence into their final game against ACT later today with a spot in the finals on the cards.
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Game 25: NSW v WA 12:30PM ACDT
NSW Firestars 10 def WA Flames 0
NSW: 10R 6H 0E
WA: 0R 2H 2E
The Firestars come out of the dugouts hot as you like scoring seven in the first two innings against the WA Flames. Grace Wrixon the big contributor on offence for NSW with a 6RBI performance.
WA can still make finals with two to play still on the day.
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Game 26: SA v QLD 12:30PM ACDT
SA Starz 5 def QLD Heat 1
SA: 5R 6H 0E
QLD: 1R 5H 3E
SA Starz lock in top-two with a 5-1 win over QLD Heat in their final game of the draw. The Starz continue to show their depth all-round, with another stand-out pitching performance from Stephanie Trzcinski.
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Game 27: QLD v WA 3:00PM ACDT
QLD Heat 10 def WA Flames 1
QLD: 10R 11H 1E
WA: 1R 7H 2E
QLD Heat lock in finals with a 10-1 win over WA Flames. The Flames were able to get on base, but were unable to bring home the runs against a QLD offence that was in the zone.
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Game 28: VIC v ACT 5:30PM ACDT
ACT Diamonds 3 def VIC Titans 0
ACT: 3R 6H 0E
VIC: 0R 3H 2E
ACT Diamonds take the win over the VIC Titans and what a game it was.
0-0 at the bottom of the 7th, it needed an eighth inning to find the difference between the two teams and with practically Victoria's only error on the night, the Diamonds scored two.
A well-earned win for the Diamonds who have been in many of their nine games so far without managing the end result.
Nicole Martin and Loran Parker both pitched monster eight inning games, but it's Parker who grabs the shutout along with 10 strikeouts.
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Game 29: WA v ACT 8:00PM ACDT
WA Flames 2 def ACT Diamonds 0
WA: 2R 6H 1E
ACT: 0R 6H 2E
WA Flames book their place in the finals with a 2-0 win over the ACT Diamonds. It took some exceptional fielding to hold the Diamonds run-less.
The win for WA means Victoria miss out after their earlier loss to the Diamonds.
All eyes now turn to the 9AM ACDT games tomorrow morning where the Flames will face QLD Heat as finals begin.
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Game 30: QLD v NSW 8:00PM ACDT
NSW Firestars 13 def QLD Heat 5
NSW: 13R 12H 3E
QLD: 5R 8H 1E
NSW Firestars has held out a real hitter's game against QLD Heat, taking a run-ahead-rule win in the fifth inning 13-5, in a game that went a touch over two hours.
Stacey Porter showed her class with another quality game, combining with Michelle Cox for 8RBI.
The Heat showed they're not to be overlooked come finals, putting five past a team that had allowed only nine runs in the nine previous games of the tournament. They could be a force to be reckoned with come day five!