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2023 Under 23 Women's National Championship - Joyce Lester Shield - Day 1
Published Wed 14 Dec 2022
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Day 1 Schedule:
Game 1: ACT v VIC 10:00AM ACDT
VIC 10 def ACT 7
VIC: 10R 10H 4E
ACT: 7R 7H 4E
Victoria's Kasey Smith and Karri Pritchard combined for 6RBI from their three hits and Teraize Bonner put together four innings of one-run ball to keep the ACT at bay in game 1 of the National Championships. Pritchard went 3-4 including an inside-the-park Home Run at the top of the sixth.
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Game 2: WA v QLD 10:00AM ACDT
QLD 9 def WA 1
QLD: 9R 12H 1E
WA: 1R 6H 6E
Defending champions Queensland took care of Western Australia, scoring nine runs from 12 hits. Five of their runs came at the top of the seventh inning.
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Game 3: ETB (East Texas Baptist University) v SA 12:30PM ACDT
ETB 8 def SA 4
ETB: 8R 9H 4E
SA: 4R 3H 2E
A five-run third inning for the East Texas Baptist team was enough to overcome South Australia. The host-team took a 4-3 run lead into the bottom of the third, only to be shut out by Ashley Croft for the remainder of the game.
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Game 4: WA v NSW 12:30PM ACDT
NSW 7 def WA 2
NSW: 7R 8H 1E
WA: 2R 3H 3E
New South Wales were too strong at bat for Western Australia, with six different run scorers across three-scoring innings. Chelsea Bennett and Sophie O’Conner combined in the center for seven strike-outs and three hits.
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Game 5: NSW v ACT 3:00PM ACDT
NSW 12 def ACT 5
NSW: 12R 12H 3E
ACT: 5R 7H 5E
The Australia Capital Territory looked up for a close battle as they took a 5-3 lead at the top of the fourth, but a six-run haul shifted the momentum rapidly in favour of New South Wales. Nine unanswered runs through two innings triggered the mercy rule in the fifth to see NSW take back-to-back wins.
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Game 6: QLD v SA 3:00PM ACDT
QLD 13 def SA 6
QLD: 13R 14H 3E
SA: 6R 6H 3E
Queensland bounce back to overcome six-run deficit and score 13 unanswered runs to end the game at the bottom of the sixth, headlined by Savannah Ritter’s 5RBI from 4 at bats.
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Game 7: VIC v WA 5:30PM ACDT
VIC 7 def WA 1
VIC: 7R 8H 3E
WA: 1R 3H 3E
Victoria proved too strong for Western Australia, scoring in four straight innings to take their second win for the day. Karri Pritchard entertained, hitting an in the park homerun to score Brodie Hendy in the bottom of the third.
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Game 8: SA v VIC 8:00PM ACDT
SA 10 def VIC 3
SA: 10R 10H 4E
VIC: 3R 6H 2E
A fast start from South Australia set the tone against Victoria, scoring in five out of six innings to eventually end the game in the bottom of the sixth.
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Game 9: QLD v ACT 8:00PM ACDT
QLD 12 def ACT 0
QLD: 12R 4H 1E
ACT: 0R 0H 5E
Homeruns from Tayla Evans (scoring Soraya Hamson) and Hannah Leggett (scoring Jessica Rohde) were just a few of the highlights from a high-scoring Queensland win over the ACT. An eight-run first inning helped give QLD an early win at the top of the fourth inning, completing a sweep of the day to sit firmly in first place in the standings.