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Australia closed out the WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup with a 5-1 win over South Africa in Cancún, finishing eighth, the best result ever for an Australian U-15 team at the tournament. The pitching was outstanding. Jack Bowden started and allowed one hit and one run across three innings, striking out three. Cale Morris earned the win with two hitless innings and five strikeouts, and George Steer picked up the save with two perfect innings to finish the game. The three pitchers combined to allow just one hit and struck out nine. South Africa scored its only run in the first inning, but Australia responded quickly. Two runs in the second gave the team the lead, and further runs in the third, fifth and sixth extended it. Edison Bush led the way at the plate with a triple and two RBIs. Harrison Thomas-McLean had two hits, an RBI and a run, and Chase Crew also had two hits and scored. Thomas Skinner and Archer Petersen each drove in a run, while Jacob Tayler and Sebastian Watts both added a hit and a run. Tayler also stole a base. The win capped a strong finish for Australia, which won its last two games of the tournament. After a tough start in the group stage, the team improved with each outing, with the pitching staff in particular growing in confidence as the week went on. Eighth place sets a new benchmark for Australian baseball at this level and gives this group of players plenty to be proud of.

Archer Petersen goes BOOM and blasts a 3 run bomb to take the U15 Team Australian side ahead.

Australia scored eight runs in the final two innings to come from behind and beat Germany 8-4 in Cancún. Germany took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but it could have been more. Left fielder Rylan Ottoway made a catch and threw home to complete a double play and end the inning. From there the pitchers kept Australia in the game. Noah McCabe started and did not allow an earned run in two innings. Chase Crew was excellent in relief, giving up one hit and no walks with three strikeouts across two scoreless innings. Felix Oliver earned the win and Hugh Kelly added a scoreless inning, with the staff allowing just three hits all game. The bats were quiet for five innings before coming alive. Australia scored three runs in the sixth to take the lead, then added five more in the seventh. Archer Petersen was the star with two hits, including a home run, and four RBIs. Jacob Tayler had two hits, two RBIs and scored twice, and Cruize Chase-Tukapua drove in two runs. Australia also drew seven walks. Head Coach Andy Kyle praised the players who delivered when it mattered. "There were some guys who stood up in key moments today. Looking back, Ottoway's catch and throw home to shut down the first inning was crucial. Chase Crew was outstanding in relief, he really gave us the chance to stay in the game. We struggled to make adjustments at the plate off the German starter who kept us off balance all day. It was great to see the offence come alive late in the game, with Jacob Tayler having some key hits and Petersen with a clutch home run. We hope to take this momentum into the last game and finish the tournament strong."

Australia's pitching staff put in its best effort of the tournament so far, but the bats couldn't find a breakthrough in an 8-0 loss to Chinese Taipei in Cancún. Chase Crew set the tone with three strong innings to start the game. He gave up just one run on four hits, walked no one and kept Australia in the contest through the early stages. Noah McCabe, Cale Morris and Hugh Kelly followed him to the mound, and the four pitchers combined to allow just one walk across seven innings. It was a big improvement in throwing strikes after earlier games in the tournament. The game was still close at 1-0 through four innings before Chinese Taipei added three runs in the fifth, one in the sixth and three in the seventh. Runs were hard to come by for Australia against a deep pitching group. Beau Stockdale hit a double and Bodhi Evans added a single for the team's two hits. Jacob Tayler drew a walk and stole a base, and Sebastian Watts also worked a walk. Head Coach Andy Kyle was encouraged by the way his team competed. "Our pitching today was a highlight, they attacked the zone and competed all game. I thought our processes were better today and played with more conviction and belief." Photos from WBSC

Australia had a difficult afternoon in Mexico, going down 23-0 to an unbeaten USA side in a game called after five innings under the mercy rule. The USA scored five runs in the first inning and followed with 11 in the second, which put the game out of reach early. Four fielding errors and nine walks from the Australian pitchers gave the opposition plenty of extra chances, and they made the most of them. Runs were hard to come by at the plate. Beau Stockdale had Australia's only hit of the game, and the team struck out 11 times. Harrison Thomas-McLean, Edison Bush and Thomas Skinner each drew a walk, and Oliver Breach was hit by a pitch, but Australia couldn't turn those baserunners into runs. Five pitchers took the mound for Australia. Cale Morris started and took the loss, with Hugh Kelly, Felix Oliver and Jack Bowden coming on in relief. Jacob Tayler moved from second base to pitch the last 1.1 innings and struck out two, which was a positive on a tough day. Coach Andy Kyle was clear about what the team needs to take from the loss. "A game that we need to reflect on, learn and move on from. You can't give away free bases and extra opportunities at this level. We look forward to regrouping and getting after it tomorrow in a must-win game." Australia is now 1-2 and will look to bounce back when it takes the field again tomorrow. Photos by WBSC

Team Australia has finalised the invitations to the U18 Selection Camp at the end of September in Melbourne. 36 players from across the country will work out in Melbourne from September 20-25, with the objective of making the final 20-man roster for the U18 Oceania Championships which also act as the U18 World Cup Qualifiers later in the year.

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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED 🔒 Australia arrived in Rockford for the Group Stage of the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup with one objective: finish in the top three of Pool A and secure a place in next year’s Finals. The Emeralds achieved exactly that on Saturday night in Illinois by improving to 3-1 in the tournament. The game wasn’t flawless, but it was relentless. Australia applied pressure from the opening pitch, with every player reaching base at least once as the Emeralds generated 28 baserunners across six offensive innings. Abbey Kelly starred offensively with a three-hit performance, while Lili Cavanagh reached base four times. Caitlin Eynon, Leah Cornish and Gen Beacom also collected multiple hits. The victory improves Australia to 3-1, joining the United States and Canada on three wins and making it mathematically impossible to finish outside the top three. Read about it: baseball.com.au/news/austral… 🔗

Double Trouble ⚠️ Lili Cavanagh, Leah Cornish, Gen Beacom and Abbey Kelly all double in the first inning vs Korea. The Emeralds take an early 6-0 lead in a game where if they win, they advance out of the group stage. Watch on Gametime.sport 📺 @WBSC #BaseballWorldCupW