Over a weekend of beautiful weather, Blacktown International Sportspark played host to the 2023 Under 18 Boys' State Championship. The competition highlighted the outstanding talent within this age category, which was on full display across the championship weekend.

The Championship featured seven teams:

Cumberland Nepean

Georges River

Macarthur

Newcastle/Sutherland

Orange

Penrith City

Southern Districts

Grand Final 

The Under 18 Boys' Grand Final featured both Macarthur and Georges River, with Softball Macarthur triumphing over Georges River 6-0 in a fanatastic grand final of high quality and tightly contested softball.

Catch all the action from the 2023 Under 18 Boys' State Championship Grand Final here: 2023 Under 18 Boys' State Championship Grand Final - Macarthur vs. Georges River - YouTube

Grand Final Umpires and Statisticians 

Plate - Shane McIntosh

First Base - Joel Grimes

Second Base - Leanne Gearside

Third Base - Robert McIntosh

Official Statistician - Sharon Smith

Final Placings 

Champions: Softball Macarthur

Runners Up: Georges River

3rd Place - Cumberland Nepean

4th Place - Penrith City

5th Place - Newcastle/Sutherland

6th Place - Orange & District

7th Place - Southern Districts

Best Batter Award

Jordan McSavaney (Georges River) 

Batting Average = 0.692

Slugging Average = 1.231

One Base Average = 0.813

9 Hits (6 singles, 1 double, 2 home runs)

7 Runs; 7 RBIs 

3 Walks 

Best Pitcher Award

Joel Byrne (Softball Macarthur)

Earned Run Average = 0.000

Strike Outs Per Inning Average: 0.778

45 batters faced; 35 strike outs; 6 walks; 0 hits; 62% strike rate

Player's Player Awardees

Cumberland Nepean - Austin Gooden & Max Hayhow

Georges River - Ethan Milligan

Macarthur - Benjamin Hodsdon

Newcastle/Sutherland - Jordan Phillips & Noah Powell

Orange - Michael Berndt & Jake Hurst

Penrith City - Xavier Lachat

Southern Districts - Braith Warren

Softball NSW would like to thank Blacktown City Council and all of the volunteers, athletes, team management and attendees who made the 2023 Under 18 Boys' State Championship a great success.

For any further information relating to the event, please contact Softball NSW Events & Facilities Coordinator Aimee Sutton at events@softballnsw.org.au or Softball NSW Media Marketing and Content Officer Angus Hewitt at media@softballnsw.org.au.