Aussie girls rise to win bronze medal at Phoenix Cup

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Updated: February 11, 2015

AUSTRALIA's under-18 girls' team has returned from the Hong Kong International Women's Baseball Tournament, the Phoenix Cup, with a well-deserved bronze medal.

The girls overcame South Korea's Guri-City NineVics in the playoff for third place, 10-5, at the event which involved 10 teams from Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan, as well as Australia, South Korea and the hosts.

Head coach Dan Hayes told Baseball Australia that he was “extremely happy with the girls' performance during the tournament. They worked well under the pressure of the coaching staff and exceeded all expectations”.

Georgia Bower was named the Most Valuable Player for Australia, while Olivia Bannon was joint-winner of the competition home run award with Pei Hsuan Chou, of the Taipei Yu-Sheng Highmatch team from Taiwan.

Bower led the way in the final match three hits, backed up by Abbey Kelly with two as the team scored 10 runs from nine hits in four innings.

Japan's Osaka University of Health and Sports Science beat countrywomen Far East Bloomers in the battle for the gold. Hong Kong's Allies finished fifth, ahead of South Korea's Bulsajo.

Team Australia had suffered a 0-25 loss to Bulsajo in its opening match of the four-day tournament, before hitting back with a 15-1 win over Hong Kong Bravo.

The Aussies then lost to Osako University 13-3, before responding with a commanding 19-10 triumph over Taipei Yu-Sheng HighMatch.

Source: Baseball Australia