New South Wales State Tournament
Host - Greenway Giants Baseball and Softball Club (Cherrybrook)
At Greenway Park

Tournament Results:

Format: Pool competition tournament, with each team playing a round robin schedule within its pool. The top two finishers in each pool advance to the semifinal round, and all other teams advance to consolation games. In addition, three Country New South Wales teams will compete in a double round robin tournament that is followed by elimination games. The top two 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, Hills Blue, Ryde Black, and Warriors)

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

Day 1 (Thursday, April 21):
Hills Red 10, Manly 5 (9 innings)
Ryde Red 4, Macarthur 1
Manly 12, Macarthur 2 (5 innings)
Ryde Black 6, Hills Blue 5
Ryde Black 18, Cronulla 9
Hills Blue 13, Warriors 1 (5 innings)

Day 2 (Friday, April 22):
Warriors 6, Cronulla 3
Hills Red 11, Ryde Red 5
Ryde Black 5, Warriors 4
Hills Blue 5, Cronulla 4
Hills Red 14, Macarthur 1 (4 innings)
Manly 8, Ryde Red 4

Pool 'A' Standings	W	L
Ryde Black	3	0
Hills Blue	2	1
Warriors	1	2
Cronulla	0	3
Pool 'B' Standings	W	L
Hills Red	3	0
Manly	2	1
Ryde Red	1	2
Macarthur	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

Double Round Robin Results:

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

Day 1 (Thursday, April 21):
Illawarra 19, Central Coast 3 (3 innings)
Newcastle 19, Central Coast 9 (5 innings)
Newcastle 14, Illawarra 4

Day 2 (Friday, April 22):
Newcastle 16, Central Coast 15
Newcastle 10, Illawarra 9
Illawarra 12, Central Coast 6

Double Round Robin Standings	W	L
Newcastle	4	0
Illawarra	2	2
Central Coast	0	4

The top two teams advance to the state finals. The third 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 23):
Warriors 10 Ryde Red 9
Cronulla 13, Central Coast 0 (4 innings)
Macarthur 13. Central Coast 2 (4 innings)

Metro Semifinal Round (Saturday, April 23):
Ryde Black 3, Manly 2 (Ryde Black advances to the Australian Region tournament)
Hills Blue 4, Hills Red 1 (Hills Blue advances to the Australian Region tournament)

Country New South Wales Championship Game (Saturday, April 23):
Newcastle 9, Illawarra 0 (TITLE) (Newcastle advances to the Australian Region tournament)

Consolation Games (Sunday, April 24):
Hills Red 4, Manly 3 (third place)
Warriors 11, Newcastle 0 (4 innings)
Ryde Red 15, Illawarra 0 (3 innings)
Cronulla 11, Macarthur 2

Championship Game (Sunday, April 18):
Hills Blue 4, Ryde Black 2 (TITLE)

Hills Blue, Ryde Black, and Newcastle advance to the Australian Region tournament.