Going into week seven the Australian Baseball League continued with a pair of games on Thursday. The Sydney Blue Sox won a pitcher’s duel against the Canberra Cavalry with the deciding run being scored in the first inning on a RBI single by Tyler Collins. Craig Anderson (W, 2-1) allowed five hits and a walk in 6 2/3 scoreless innings. Mike McGuire (L, 2-2) took the tough loss, issuing five hits, a run and three bb in four-plus frames.
In the second game of the day the Brisbane Bandits beat the Adelaide Bite 5-3. Wade Dutton and Keiji Nakahara homered for Brisbane, while Adelaide’s Chin-Lung Hu and Calvin Anderson also went deep. Yohei Yanagawa pitched seven strong innings for the win, collecting nine strikeouts. Dushan Ruzic (L, 1-4) was on the losing end. He gave up seven hits, four runs (3 ER) and a walk in six innings.
Results:
Thursday, December 15:
Brisbane – Adelaide 5-3
Sydney – Canberra 1-0