New South Wales State Tournament
Host - Greater Western Baseball Association
At Peter Van Hasselt Park (Shalvey)

Tournament Results:

Format: Pool competition tournament, with each team playing a round robin schedule within its pool, and the top finishers advancing to the state finals. In addition, four Country New South Wales teams will compete in a double round robin tournament that is followed by elimination games. The top finishers in the metro New South Wales tournament and the winner of the Country New South Wales tournament advance to the Australian Region tournament.

Pool Competition Results:

(Pool 'A' Participants: Cronulla, Greater Western, Hills Blue, and Ryde Red)

(Pool 'B' Participants: Hills Red, MacArthur, Manly, and Ryde Black)

Day 1 (Thursday, April 15):
Cronulla 18, Greater Western 4 (4 innings)
Ryde Red 11, Hills Blue 6
Hills Red 9, MacArthur 6
Manly 4, Ryde Black 3
Cronulla 8, Hills Blue 2
Ryde Red 10, Greater Western 5

Day 2 (Friday, April 16):
Hills Red 11, Manly 1 (5 innings)
MacArthur 6, Ryde Black 5
Hills Red 11, Ryde Black 4
MacArthur 5, Manly 2
Cronulla 14, Ryde Red 4 (5 innings)
Hills Blue 12, Greater Western 2 (5 innings)

Pool 'A' Standings	W	L
Cronulla	3	0
Ryde Red	2	1
Hills Blue	1	2
Greater Western	0	3
Pool 'B' Standings	W	L
Hills Red	3	0
MacArthur	2	1
Manly	1	2
Ryde Black	0	3

The top two teams in each pool advance to the state finals. All other entrants advance to consolation games.

Ties are broken based on records in head-to-head competition among tied teams. If a clear winner cannot be determined from head-to-head results, the tie is broken by calculating the ratio of runs allowed to defensive innings played for all teams involved in the tie. The team with the lowest runs-per-defensive-inning ratio advances.

In the event of a tie involving three or more teams, once the initial tie is broken, the remaining tied teams are again compared on head-to-head record to determine if a clear winner can be identified. If no clear winner can be identified from head-to-head results among the remaining tied teams, the runs-per-defensive-inning ratio is again used. This process is repeated until all ties have been broken.

Country New South Wales State Tournament

Round Robin Results:

(Tournament Participants: Central Coast, Far North Coast, Illawarra, and Newcastle)

Day 1 (Thursday, April 15):
Central Coast 13, Far North Coast 1 (4 innings)
Illawarra 11, Newcastle 0 (4 innings)

Day 2 (Friday, April 16):
Central Coast 17, Newcastle 0 (3 innings)
Illawarra 14, Far North Coast 2 (6 innings)

Day 3 (Saturday, April 17):
Illawarra 5, Central Coast 1 (5 innings)
Newcastle 7, Far North Coast 6

Round Robin Standings	W	L
Illawarra	3	0
Central Coast	2	1
Newcastle	1	2
Far North Coast	0	3

The top three teams advance to the state finals. The fourth place team advances to consolation games.

Ties are broken based on records in head-to-head competition among tied teams. If a clear winner cannot be determined from head-to-head results, the tie is broken by calculating the runs allowed ratio for all teams involved in the tie. Runs allowed ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of runs allowed in all games by six. (The runs allowed are divided by six irrespective of the actual number of defensive innings a team played.) The team with the lowest runs allowed ratio advances. If the tied teams are competing for multiple spots in the tournament's next phase, all ties are broken based on runs allowed ratio.

State Finals

Consolation Games (Saturday, April 17):
Hills Blue 6, Manly 6 (7 innings; tie game)
Ryde Black 2, Greater Western 0

Metro Semifinal Round (Saturday, April 17):
Cronulla 6, MacArthur 2
Ryde Red 22, Hills Red 2 (4 innings)

Country Semifinal Round (Saturday, April 17):
Central Coast 7, Newcastle 2

Consolation Games (Sunday, April 18):
Ryde Black 3, Hills Blue 0
Manly 8, Greater Western 1
Hills Red 18, Newcastle 0 (3 innings)
MacArthur 10, Far North Coast 0 (4 innings)

Country New South Wales Championship Game (Sunday, April 18):
Central Coast 5, Illawarra 4

Championship Game (Sunday, April 18):
Cronulla 4, Ryde Red 2 (TITLE)

Cronulla, Ryde Red, and Central Coast advance to the Australian Region tournament.