Three games took place in the Australian Baseball League on Thursday. Paul Mildren (W 2-5), who also pitched for the Savigny Lions in 2010, allowed just two hits in eight dominant innings to lead the Adelaide Bite to a 4-0 shutout over the Canberra Cavalry. He struck out nine for his second win of the season. Stefan Welch hit a two-run homerun. Mariekson Gregorius and Donald Lutz went a combined 0-for-7 for Canberra.
Chris Oxspring (W 4-0) improved to 4-0 with 6 1/3 strong innings against the Perth Heat. He allowed just three hits, a run and two walks to lift his Sydney Blue Sox to an 8-1 win on the road. Mitch Dening homered and combined with Michael Lysaught to drive in four. Liam Hendriks (L 1-4) issued four hits, three runs (2 ER) and two bb in the loss.
In the third game on the day the Melbourne Aces out-slugged the Brisbane Bandits 10-8. Elliot Biddle and Justin Huber had two RBI apiece. Brett Tamburrino went deep and scored three times overall. Joshua Roberts and Rory Rhodes hit homeruns for the Bandits. Adam Blackley (W 3-2) got the win, James Albury the loss. Blake Cunningham and Adam Bright also pitched for Melbourne.
Results:
Wednesday, December 29:
Canberra Cavalry – Adelaide Bite 4-0
Thursday, December 30:
Adelaide Bite – Canberra Cavalry 4-0
Brisbane Bandits – Melbourne Aces 8-10
Perth Heat – Sydney Blue Sox 1-8
Schedule:
Friday, December 31:
5pm Adelaide Bite – Canberra Cavalry
6pm Brisbane Bandits – Melbourne Aces
7pm Perth Heat – Sydney Blue Sox
Saturday, January 1:
5pm Adelaide Bite – Canberra Cavalry
7pm Brisbane Bandits – Melbourne Aces
7pm Perth Heat – Sydney Blue Sox
Sunday, January 2:
1pm Adelaide Bite – Canberra Cavalry
2pm Brisbane Bandits – Melbourne Aces
7pm Perth Heat – Sydney Blue Sox