New South Wales State Tournament

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 round robin tournament that is followed by a championship game. 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, Hills Red, MacArthur, and Ryde Black)

(Pool 'B' Participants: Greater Western, Hills Blue, Manly, and Ryde Red)

Day 1 (Sunday, April 21):
Cronulla 6, Hills Red 2
Ryde Black 4, MacArthur 3
Hills Blue 12, Greater Western 2 (4 innings)
Ryde Red 24, Manly 2 (3 innings)
Ryde Red 10, Greater Western 0 (5 innings)
Manly 3, Hills Blue 2

Day 2 (Monday, April 22):
Hills Red 7, MacArthur 6
Manly 12, Greater Western 2 (4 innings)
Cronulla 15, Ryde Black 4 (5 innings)
Ryde Red 12, Hills Blue 2 (5 innings)
Hills Red 6, Ryde Black 2
Cronulla 6, MacArthur 4

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

The top finishers advance to the state finals.

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 (Sunday, April 21):
Far North Coast 6, Illawarra 2
Central Coast 14, Newcastle 2 (5 innings)

Day 2 (Monday, April 22):
Central Coast 10, Far North Coast 9
Illawarra 15, Newcastle 5

Day 3 (Tuesday, April 23):
Far North Coast 13, Newcastle 3 (4 innings)
Illawarra 22, Central Coast 11 (5 innings)

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

The top two teams advance to the championship game.

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 Game (Tuesday, April 23):
MacArthur 18, Greater Western 3 (3 innings)

Quarterfinal Round (Tuesday, April 23):
Hills Red 12, Hills Blue 10
Manly 7, Ryde Black 2

Semifinal Round (Tuesday, April 23):
Ryde Red 10, Hills Red 0 (5 innings) (both teams advance to region tournament)
Cronulla 11, Manly 5 (both teams advance to region tournament)

Country New South Wales Championship Game (Wednesday, April 24):
Far North Coast 2, Illawarra 1 (Far North Coast advances to region tournament)

Consolation Games (Wednesday, April 24):
MacArthur 16, Newcastle 0 (3 innings)
Central Coast 7, Greater Western 5
Hills Blue 16, Ryde Black 0 (3 innings) (fifth place)
Manly 10, Hills Red 3 (third place)

Championship Game (Wednesday, April 24):
Ryde Red 12, Cronulla 5 (TITLE)

Ryde Red, Cronulla, Manly, Hills Red, and Far North Coast advance to the Australian Region tournament.