With their fifth straight loss the Perth Heat dropped to fourth place in the Australian Baseball League on Sunday. After the Sydney Blue Sox beat them 3-2 on Saturday thanks to a run by Trent D’Antonio in the tenth, they completed the sweep one day later with an easy 10-3 victory. The Blue Sox solidified first place with the two wins, as they are now leading the standings with a 17-10 record. Perth is at 14-14.
The Adelaide Bite also continued to thrive this weekend against the Canberra Cavalry, winning four of the five games this week. On Saturday Dushan Ruzic (W 4-1) struck out eight in eight innings in a 5-2 win. On Sunday they scored ten runs between the fourth and seventh in a 12-1 rout. Donald Lutz drove in the lone run with a double in the opening frame. He sat the game out on Saturday. Mariekson Gregorius went 1-for-8 on the weekend. Additionally the Brisbane Bandits and the Melbourne Aces split two games this weekend.
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
Friday, December 31:
Adelaide Bite – Canberra Cavalry 8-1
Brisbane Bandits – Melbourne Aces 3-1
Perth Heat – Sydney Blue Sox 1-5
Saturday, January 1:
Adelaide Bite – Canberra Cavalry 5-2
Brisbane Bandits – Melbourne Aces 4-7
Perth Heat – Sydney Blue Sox 2-3 (10)
Sunday, January 2:
Adelaide Bite – Canberra Cavalry 12-1 (7)
Brisbane Bandits – Melbourne Aces 6-1
Perth Heat – Sydney Blue Sox 3-10
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Standings:
- Sydney Blue Sox 17-10
- Adelaide Bite 15-11
- Melbourne Aces 15-12
- Perth Heat 14-14
- Brisbane Bandits 10-16
- Canberra Cavalry 10-18