Melbourne Park will host the Australian Women’s Baseball and Youth Women’s Baseball Championships from April 12 to 18.
Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and The Roos will participate in the Women’s Baseball National Championship. Each team will play every other team in a Round Robin format from April 12 to 15, with the top four teams advancing to a double-elimination playoff.
The Roos are a composite team made of the next best players who just missed out on selection for their home state from across the country.
“With numbers in the women’s game increasing across the country, this is a great opportunity for those up-and-coming players to gain valuable experience,” commented Michal Crooks, Baseball Australia’s Performance Pathways and Player Development Manager.
The tournament will be central to the selection process for the team that will represent Australia at the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Group Rockford, taking place in Rockford (IL), USA from 22 to 27 July.
New South Wales are the defending champions
Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland will participate in the Youth Women’s Baseball Championship.
The teams will face each other in a Round Robin from April 14 to 16, with the best three advancing to a second Round Robin. After this second phase, the top two finishers will compete for the title.
South Australia are the two-time defending champions.