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2023 Over 35s National Championships - Day 5

Published Tue 11 Jul 2023

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BOB HARROW MEMORIAL TROPHY / OVER 35 MEN'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
DAY 5 SCHEDULE:

Game 21: WA v NSW 9:00AM AEST

WA 7 def NSW 4
WA: 7R 8H 1E
NSW: 4R 4H 2E

WA's Aaron Cockman notched up 5RBIs from 2 hits and was the difference with the bat, while teammate Mark Harris tallied an incredible 17 strikeouts in a full game pitching display.

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Game 22: QLD v INV 9:00AM AEST

QLD 11 def INV 1
INV: 1R 2H 3E
QLD: 11R 12H 1E

Four Queenslanders had multi-hit and multi-RBI games in a top-to-bottom performance that ended after 4 innings with the runs-ahead rule. Jarred Pickup (QLD) struck out 7 with the ball.

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Game 23: QLD v NSW 11:30AM AEST

QLD 8 def NSW 1
QLD: 8R 10H 3E
NSW: 1R 1H 0E

Another solid game from Queensland's hitters, scoring 8 runs from 10 hits and drawing 6 walks. Kevin Ray went the full six innings, surrendering the one run with 7 strikeouts.

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Game 24/GRAND FINAL: QLD v WA 2:00PM AEST

WA 9 def QLD 2
QLD: 2R 3H 2E
WA: 9R 12H 2E

Western Australia took out the final off the back of a dominant hitting performance, with their middle-order hitters proving too dangerous.

For WA: Jason Garner went 1-2 with 3RBI, while Heath Buswell, Brett Walker and Dion Harrison registered multi-hit games, while Mark Harris added six more strikeouts to his day's count along with a hit.

For QLD: Scott Watson went 2-3 and David Metekingi went 1-3, but a tough third win for the day was just too much of an ask. Metekingi and Kevin Ray shared the pitching duties, with Ray putting up 6 strikeouts and surrendering 3 earned runs.

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OVER 35 WOMEN'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
DAY 5 SCHEDULE:

Game 21: QLD v NSW 11:30AM AEST

NSW 9 def QLD 3
QLD: 3R 7H 4E
NSW: 9R 9H 3E

The one-two punch of the NSW lineup of Belinda Summerville and Melanie Thomas yielded 4RBIs, while Rebecca Casaclang went 2-3 with an RBI. For Queensland, Nikkie Molander went 3-4 with an RBI and Melanie Thorburn went 2-3 with RBIs.

The Blue Bloods two pitchers (Suzanne Fairhurst and Michelle Gorisse) combined for 8 strikeouts.

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Game 22: ACT v VIC 11:30AM AEST

VIC 10 def ACT 0
ACT: 0R 0H 6E
VIC: 10R 10H 1E

Victoria stepped things up after a scoreless first inning, scoring 10 in the following three innings to trigger the runs-ahead rule. Sarah Wickens struck out 5 batters to go with a hit and a walk at the plate, with the Vics punishing the ACT batters who were unable to register a strikeout.

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Game 23: VIC v QLD 2:00PM AEST

QLD 9 def VIC 2
VIC: 2R 5H 6E
QLD: 9R 6H 1E

Victoria came back to earth with a thud as the Queenslanders triggered the runs-ahead rule in the fifth inning where they scored 5 of their 9 runs.

Queensland took advantage of an error-riddled game from the Vics, registering the result off the back of six hits and 4RBIs. Sandy Holden kept the opposition at bay with 9 strikeouts.

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Game 24/GRAND FINAL: QLD v NSW 4:30PM AEST

NSW 9 def QLD 2
QLD: 2R 4H 3E
NSW: 9R 8H 0E

The championship winning performance from NSW was delayed after the second pitch with a fire-alarm evacuation. The hour-long pause did nothing to dampen the Blue Bloods, with the top of the NSW line-up proving to be too strong for Queensland, with five hits and 4RBI from the first four hitters putting the result beyond doubt.

Suzanne Fairhurst struck out another eight batters in five innings of pitching work.

For Queensland, Kirsten Bell was the lone RBI hitter, while Melanie Thorburn and Sandy Holden shared pitching duties for 5 strikeouts.

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