Weekly Recap May 12th - May 18th
Australian Baseball League
No Major Signings
Analysis
n/a
Commish's Tour
Hobart
Tasmania has promised a baseball specific stadia as they attempt to be Tasmania's first team in the league. Hobart has been nicknamed the Lions by fans that go to Victorian matches.
Melbourne
Melbourne has been in search of a second team. Recent proposals have included reviving the Reds, the Monarch in locations such as Port Phillip, Waverly, or Clayton.
Australian Amateur Baseball League
Sixth weekend of the AABL went as follows:
MLB New Zealand sweeps New Zealand rival Baseball Auckland. It wasn't pretty. Ever. Jai Wigley and Alan Chen both throw shutouts in the series.
Baseball New South Wales gets revenge sweeping Baseball Tasmania.
Baseball Northern Territory takes two out of three against South Australia. They are trying to climb the standings.
Baseball Victoria wins 2 out of 3 on the road at Baseball Western Australia.
MLB Australia took 2 out of 3 against leaders Baseball Queensland.
Standings- Baseball Queensland 14-4
- Baseball New South Wales 12-6
- MLB Australia 12-6
- Baseball Victoria 11-7
- Baseball Tasmania 10-8
- Baseball Western Australia 9-9
- Baseball South Australia 8-10
- Baseball Northern Territory 7-11
- MLB New Zealand 7-11
- Baseball Auckland 0-18
Player Spot Light
Wally Saunderson - South Australia, 16, had a 6 RBI game over Northern Territory. Saunderson has a .308 average on the year. Wally is projected to grade out as a two star player in the ABL.