The baseball community came together for the Baseball WA Awards Night on Tuesday 30 March 2021 at Beaumonde On The Point. The evening was an opportunity to celebrate achievements across all levels of baseball in WA, and this year was highlighted by the inaugural presentation of the Baseball WA Hall of Fame.
With a proud and prestigious history, Baseball WA’s Hall of Fame honoured the “best of the best” spanning playing eras from the 1930’s – early 2000’s. In total, 34 players and official were inducted to the inaugural Hall of Fame. Baseball WA CEO Lachlan Dale offered insight into significance of the Hall of Fame came and ow it came to life. He also had the honour of inducting all Hall of Fame members. Hall of Fame inductee Simon Eissens spoke on behalf of the inductees. “It is an honour and a privilege and truly humbling to be part of the rich history of baseball in WA,” Eissens said. In a passionate and highly inspiring speech, Eissens also told the crowd the Hall of Fame was more than a token gesture. “Many of us who had given our hearts and souls to the game we loved and it has just given us back something a little bit special,” Eissens said. “We are Claxton Shield winners, life members, president medallists. We are major leaguers, professional players, world champions, Olympians, Australian players and World Series winners.” As the crowd rose to their feet to toast the baseball greats who gained legendary status, looking around the room all you could sense was pride; for those inducted were more than ballplayers: they were friends, colleagues, husbands, fathers, uncles, coaches and idols. Now they will forever be remembered as the greatest the West has ever seen. 
On the night, Baseball WA honoured and inducted to the Hall of Fame:
 The 2021 Senior League All-Stars team and individual award winners were named at the conclusion of the Think Again State Championship, which Wanneroo won 20-4 over Swan Hills Aces.
Congratulations to all players! SL All-Stars Team
SL Individual Awards
Click HERE to view the Junior League All-Stars and award winners.  Photo: Deb's Photos
The 2021 Think Again Senior & Intermediate League State Championships finished on a high note with Wanneroo and Eastern Phantoms taking out big wins in the grand finals. Well done to all teams on a fantastic tournament. Click HERE to view final SL standings/results and click HERE for IL. Read recaps from the final day of play at Rockingham below. Photos are published HERE. Senior League Southern Titans 8 - Coastal Bay Sharks 5 SL - Coastal Bay Sharks scored three runs in the sixth inning, but SL - Southern Titans still won 8-5 on Sunday. Lyndon Morgan, Daniel Papiccio, and Blake Foster all drove in runs in the frame. SL - Coastal Bay Sharks got things started in the first inning when Taj Gosling singled on a 0-2 count, scoring one run. SL - Southern Titans evened things up at one in the bottom of the first inning. Geoffrey Kerr drew a walk, scoring one run. SL - Southern Titans pulled away for good with one run in the second inning. In the second Nicholas Davis singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. SL - Southern Titans tallied three runs in the third inning. SL - Southern Titans offense in the inning was led by Luke Taylor, Ebony Hinchliffe, and Davis, all driving in runs in the frame. Campbell Froude led things off on the pitcher's mound for SL - Southern Titans. The righty lasted five innings, allowing five hits and two runs while striking out six. Joshua Voute started the game for SL - Coastal Bay Sharks. Voute went two innings, allowing three runs on three hits and striking out two. Morgan and Jayden Lee entered the game from the bullpen, throwing two innings and one inning respectively. SL - Southern Titans saw the ball well today, racking up nine hits in the game. Davis and Hinchliffe each managed multiple hits for SL - Southern Titans. Davis led SL - Southern Titans with three hits in four at bats. Jaygee Griggs went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead SL - Coastal Bay Sharks in hits. Carine Cats 2 - Southern Titans 1 SL - Southern Titans fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 2-1 loss to SL - Carine Cats on Sunday. The pitching was strong on both sides. SL - Carine Cats pitchers struck out ten, while SL - Southern Titans sat down eight. SL - Carine Cats got things moving in the second inning. Jordan Strohfeld drew a walk, scoring one run. Sean Escott got the start for SL - Carine Cats. The southpaw went six and a third innings, allowing one run on three hits, striking out ten and walking one. Nicholas Davis led things off on the mound for SL - Southern Titans. The righty allowed three hits and two runs over six and a third innings, striking out six. Mitchell Forrest threw two-thirds of an inning in relief. Geoffrey Kerr, Samuel Forrest, and Campbell Froude each managed one hit to lead SL - Southern Titans. Braydin Horsley went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead Carine in hits. Grand Final: Wanneroo Giants 20 - Swan Hills Aces 4 Five runs batted in from Jacob Santich helped lead SL - Wanneroo Giants past SL - Swan Hills Aces 20-4 on Sunday. Santich drove in runs on a double in the first, a single in the third, and a single in the third. SL - Swan Hills Aces scored three runs in the fourth inning, but SL - Wanneroo Giants still managed to pull out the victory. Lewdon Te Mara and Kai Cahill powered the big inning with RBIs. In the first inning, SL - Wanneroo Giants got their offense started when Santich doubled on a 3-1 count, scoring two runs. SL - Wanneroo Giants notched 11 runs in the third inning. SL - Wanneroo Giants offense in the inning was led by Santich, Ryan Gough, Tyler Ebersberger, Rhys Kelly, Dawson George, and Kaine Newham, all driving in runs in the inning. Newham got the start for SL - Wanneroo Giants. The pitcher went four innings, allowing four runs on three hits and striking out five. Ben Ferencakovic led things off on the hill for SL - Swan Hills Aces. The righthander allowed six runs on four hits. Te Mara, Corey Edwards, and Michael De Gasperis each contributed in relief for SL - Swan Hills Aces. SL - Wanneroo Giants saw the ball well today, racking up 13 hits in the game. Santich, Newham, Jack Angell, and George all had multiple hits for SL - Wanneroo Giants. Newham and Santich each collected three hits to lead SL - Wanneroo Giants. SL - Swan Hills Aces didn't commit a single error in the field. Cahill had four chances in the field, the most on the team. Intermediate League Western Comets 12 - Southern Hills 8 IL - Southern Hills Warriors stayed in it until the end, but IL - Western Comets pulled away late in a 12-8 victory on Sunday. The game was tied at six with IL - Western Comets batting in the top of the fifth when Noah Forrest doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs. IL - Southern Hills Warriors collected six hits and IL - Western Comets had 13 in the high-scoring affair. IL - Southern Hills Warriors opened up an early lead in the first inning when William Baker tripled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run. Matthew Rowsell led things off on the mound for IL - Western Comets. Rowsell lasted four and two-thirds innings, allowing six hits and eight runs while striking out six. Adam Rawlinson was on the pitcher's mound for IL - Southern Hills Warriors. The pitcher surrendered seven runs on seven hits over four and a third innings, striking out seven. Kyan Paterson threw one-third of an inning out of the bullpen. Jett Marchesano led IL - Southern Hills Warriors with two hits in three at bats. IL - Southern Hills Warriors tore up the base paths, as two players stole at least two bases. Isabella Cleva led the way with three. IL - Western Comets scattered 13 hits in the game. Rowsell, Aidan McCabe, and Korbyn Wilson each collected multiple hits for IL - Western Comets. Rowsell went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead IL - Western Comets in hits. Deakon Pribicevich led IL - Western Comets with two stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with ten stolen bases. Carine Cats 14 - Western Tigers 8 IL - Western Tigers watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 14-8 loss to IL - Carine Cats on Sunday. IL - Carine Cats scored on a single by Hunter Pascoe in the first inning. IL - Western Tigers collected four hits and IL - Carine Cats had nine in the high-scoring affair. IL - Carine Cats got things started in the first inning. Brendan Sparkes threw a wild pitch allowing one run across the plate for IL - Carine Cats. IL - Western Tigers notched six runs in the fourth inning. IL - Western Tigers big bats were led by Sparkes, Bodhi Gray, and Oliver Mortensen, all driving in runs in the inning. IL - Carine Cats scored eight runs in the fourth inning. Dante Miria, Riley Hay, Pascoe, Riley Groves, Callum Jack, and Miria each drove in runs during the inning. Hay was on the hill for IL - Carine Cats. The pitcher surrendered two runs on two hits over two and two-thirds innings, striking out four. Sparkes was on the mound for IL - Western Tigers. The righty lasted three and two-thirds innings, allowing nine hits and 13 runs while striking out four. Mortensen threw one-third of an inning in relief out of the bullpen. James Welch, Mortensen, Lachlan Firth, and Gray each managed one hit to lead IL - Western Tigers. Pascoe led IL - Carine Cats with three hits in three at bats. Grand Final: Eastern Phantoms 10 - Wanneroo Giants 0 Brady Manning threw a shutout gem on Sunday for IL - Eastern Phantoms, allowing zero runs and besting IL - Wanneroo Giants by a score of 10-0. IL - Eastern Phantoms opened up scoring in the first inning. Toby Franklin grounded out, scoring one run. IL - Eastern Phantoms tallied four runs in the fifth inning. IL - Eastern Phantoms offense in the inning was led by George Calverley and Franklin, all driving in runs in the frame. One bright spot for IL - Wanneroo Giants was a single by Tom Williams in the second inning. Manning led things off on the mound for IL - Eastern Phantoms. The righthander surrendered zero runs on two hits over five innings, striking out eight. Cameron Bahr started the game for IL - Wanneroo Giants. The righthander surrendered seven runs on nine hits over four innings, striking out six. Rafael DiBlasi threw one-third of an inning in relief. IL - Eastern Phantoms totaled ten hits in the game. Franklin, Ryan Warner, and Benjamin Nesbit all managed multiple hits for IL - Eastern Phantoms. Nesbit, Warner, and Franklin each managed two hits to lead IL - Eastern Phantoms. Junior League After last Sunday's Junior League Finals were washed out, the rescheduled JL 3 v 4 game took place on Sunday, with Western Tigers winning 17-2 over Southern Hills Warriors to advance to the Northern Australia Shield in Darwin. Max Trivic was clutch at the plate with ducks on the pond on Sunday, driving in five on two hits to lead Western Tigers past Southern Hills Warriors. He drove in runs on a walk in the first, a triple in the second, and a double in the third. The Tigers fired up the offense in the first inning, when Boston Foot singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run. The Tigers notched eight runs in the third inning. Foot, Trivic, Brock Dennis, Thomas Romeo, Xavia Aporo, and Kyan Bertolini had RBIs in the inning. Foot led things off on the mound for JL - Western Tigers. The pitcher went two innings, allowing one run on two hits, striking out five and walking one. Keelan Murray started the game for JL - Southern Hills Warriors. The righty lasted two innings, allowing four hits and seven runs while striking out three. Riley Hall threw one and one-third innings out of the bullpen. The Tigers scattered ten hits in the game including two apiece from Dennis, Trivic, and Foot. The team tore up the base paths as Bertolini led the way to steal three. Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2021.  Photo: Deb's Photos
Day 4 of the 2021 Think Again Senior & Intermediate League State Championships was a big one as teams looked to secure their spots in the grand final. Click HERE to view SL standings/fixtures and click HERE for IL. Read recaps from the fourth day of play at Rockingham below. Photos are published HERE. Senior League Wanneroo Giants 17 - Coastal Bay Sharks 5 Coastal Bay Sharks watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 17-5 loss to Wanneroo Giants on Saturday. Wanneroo Giants scored on a groundout by Ryan Gough and an error in the first inning. Coastal Bay Sharks struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Wanneroo Giants, giving up 17 runs. The Giants got things moving in the first inning, when Jacob Santich doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs. They also scored six runs in the second inning with RBIs from Sam Gooch, Santich, Gough, and Quinlin Jones. Santich led things off on the hill for Wanneroo Giants. The righty surrendered one run on zero hits over one inning, striking out two. Cruze Brendon started the game for Coastal Bay Sharks. The pitcher lasted one inning, allowing six hits and nine runs while striking out one and walking one. Samuel Sheppard and Jesse Neretlis entered the game from the bullpen, throwing three and two-thirds innings and one-third of an inning respectively. Jaygee Griggs, Sean Flynn, Jayden Lee, Niyaz Abdul, Neretlis, and Blake Foster each managed one hit to lead Coastal Bay Sharks. Wanneroo Giants tallied 12 hits in the game. Santich, Kaine Newham, and Jack Angell each racked up multiple hits for Wanneroo Giants. Wanneroo Giants was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Xavier Fatai had the most chances in the field with four. Swan Hills Aces 8 - Carine Cats 1 Swan Hills Aces defeated Carine Cats 8-1 on Saturday thanks to a timely five runs in a big fourth inning. The offensive onslaught by Swan Hills Aces was led by Riley Ozanne, Lewdon Te Mara, Ben Ferencakovic, and Tyler Houston, all driving in runs in the frame. Swan Hills Aces put up five runs in the fourth inning. SL - Swan Hills Aces's offense in the inning came from singles by Te Mara, Ferencakovic, and Houston and an error on a ball put in play by Ozanne. Kai Cahill got the start for Swan Hills Aces. The righthander surrendered one run on five hits over six and a third innings, striking out four. Matthew Stanton was on the mound for Carine Cats. The righthander allowed three hits and three runs over three innings. Sean Escott and Braydin Horsley entered the game as relief, throwing two and a third innings and two-thirds of an inning respectively. Te Mara went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead Swan Hills Aces in hits. Intermediate League Western Tigers 21 - Southern Hills Warriors 6 The base paths were crowded today for both offenses in a high-scoring game where IL - Western Tigers came out on top against IL - Southern Hills Warriors, 21-6. IL - Western Tigers secured the victory thanks to 11 runs in the second inning. The big inning was thanks to walks by Jay Nurse, Junseok (Daniel) Kim, and Clayton Nurse, singles by Brendan Sparkes and Lachlan Firth, and an error on a ball put in play by Joshua Coyne. IL - Southern Hills Warriors got things started in the first inning. Oliver Afanasiew singled on a 3-1 count, scoring two runs. IL - Western Tigers pulled away for good with 11 runs in the second inning. In the second Nurse drew a walk, scoring one run, Sparkes singled on a 0-1 count, scoring two runs, an error scored two runs for IL - Western Tigers, Kim drew a walk, scoring one run, Nurse drew a walk, scoring one run, and Firth singled on a 0-2 count, scoring two runs. Coyne got the start for IL - Western Tigers. The righthander went three innings, allowing four runs on three hits and striking out six. William Baker started the game for IL - Southern Hills Warriors. Baker surrendered 11 runs on three hits over one and two-thirds innings, striking out two. Oliver Weall threw one and two-thirds innings out of the bullpen. IL - Western Tigers tallied ten hits in the game. Coyne and Firth each collected multiple hits for IL - Western Tigers. Coyne went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead IL - Western Tigers in hits. IL - Southern Hills Warriors tore up the base paths, as four players stole at least two bases. Charlie O'Neill led the way with two. Carine Cats 14 - Western Comets 10 Even though IL - Western Comets and IL - Carine Cats both had their opportunities, it was IL - Carine Cats that eventually prevailed 14-10 on Saturday. The game was tied at nine with IL - Carine Cats batting in the top of the sixth when Riley Groves doubled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs. IL - Western Comets collected 11 hits and IL - Carine Cats had ten in the high-scoring affair. IL - Western Comets captured the lead in the second inning when Justin Plozza grounded out, scoring one run. IL - Western Comets scored five runs in the third inning. IL - Western Comets offense in the inning was led by Korbyn Wilson, Deakon Pribicevich, and Deakon Thomas, all driving in runs in the frame. Sienna Angeloff got the start for IL - Carine Cats. The pitcher lasted two and a third innings, allowing six hits and eight runs while striking out three. Wilson led things off on the mound for IL - Western Comets. The righthander went three and a third innings, allowing eight runs on seven hits and striking out five. Dylan Chapman threw three and two-thirds innings out of the bullpen. IL - Western Comets scattered 11 hits in the game. Thomas, Noah Forrest, and Wilson all had multiple hits for IL - Western Comets. Thomas led IL - Western Comets with three hits in five at bats. IL - Western Comets tore up the base paths, as three players stole at least two bases. Thomas led the way with three. IL - Carine Cats racked up ten hits in the game. Groves, Sebastian Noto, Riley Hay, and Oliver Wilkinson each collected multiple hits for IL - Carine Cats. IL - Carine Cats stole 16 bases during the game as four players stole more than one. Tyler Mann led the way with five. Eastern Phantoms 10 - Carine Cats 1 IL - Eastern Phantoms defeated IL - Carine Cats 10-1 thanks to a strong start. IL - Eastern Phantoms scored on a passed ball during Eita Samukawa's at bat in the first inning, a single by Adam Taylor in the second inning, and a groundout by Cooper Murphy in the second inning. IL - Eastern Phantoms notched three runs in the third inning. The offensive firepower by IL - Eastern Phantoms was led by Ryan Warner and Luke Del Borrello, who each had RBIs in the inning. Toby Franklin got the start for IL - Eastern Phantoms. The pitcher went five innings, allowing one run on two hits and striking out five. Callum Jack was on the hill for IL - Carine Cats. The lefthander allowed ten hits and nine runs over four innings, striking out five and walking one. Tyler Mann threw two innings in relief. IL - Eastern Phantoms launched one home run on the day. George Calverley had a dinger in the fourth inning. IL - Eastern Phantoms collected 12 hits. Benjamin Nesbit, Franklin, and Taylor all had multiple hits for IL - Eastern Phantoms. Nesbit led IL - Eastern Phantoms with three hits in four at bats. Riley Hay went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead IL - Carine Cats in hits. Wanneroo Giants 17 - Western Tigers 7 An early lead helped IL - Wanneroo Giants defeat IL - Western Tigers 17-7 on Saturday. IL - Wanneroo Giants scored on a groundout by Cameron Bahr, a groundout by Tom Williams, and a single by Judd MacNeil in the first inning. Both pitching staffs had their hands full, frequently dealing with runners on base. IL - Wanneroo Giants collected 16 hits and IL - Western Tigers had eight. After IL - Western Tigers scored one run in the top of the fourth, IL - Wanneroo Giants answered with one of their own. IL - Western Tigers scored when Junseok (Daniel) Kim grounded out, scoring one run. IL - Wanneroo Giants then answered when MacNeil hit a solo homer. IL - Wanneroo Giants put up six runs in the sixth inning. The offensive onslaught by IL - Wanneroo Giants was led by Oliver Newham, Thomas Plummer, Chase Shortland, and Bahr, all driving in runs in the frame. IL - Western Tigers scored three runs in the fifth inning. The offensive firepower by IL - Western Tigers was led by Kim and Clayton Nurse, all knocking in runs in the inning. Quinn Fatai was on the pitcher's mound for IL - Wanneroo Giants. Fatai allowed six hits and three runs over four innings, striking out six and walking one. Lachlan Firth was on the hill for IL - Western Tigers. Firth lasted two and two-thirds innings, allowing ten hits and ten runs while striking out one. Mavrick Bloor threw three innings in relief out of the bullpen. IL - Wanneroo Giants launched one home run on the day. MacNeil went yard in the fourth inning. IL - Wanneroo Giants racked up 16 hits on the day. Newham, MacNeil, Fatai, Plummer, and Bahr each managed multiple hits for IL - Wanneroo Giants. Fatai, MacNeil, and Newham all had three hits to lead IL - Wanneroo Giants. IL - Wanneroo Giants stole 19 bases during the game as six players stole more than one. Fatai led the way with five. IL - Western Tigers tallied eight hits in the game. Joshua Coyne and Nurse all collected multiple hits for IL - Western Tigers. Powered by Narrative Science and GameChanger Media. Copyright 2021.  Th 2021 Junior League All-Stars team and individual award winners have been named following the State Champs, which were rained out on the final day. Wanneroo and Central Firebirds were jointly award gold medals and qualify for the Junior League Nationals in Adelaide in May.
Award winners or a delegate can collect their medallion at the Senior/Intermediate League State Championships, otherwise arrangements will be made to get them to the recipients. Congratulations to all players! JL All-Stars Team
JL Individual Awards
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