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

The Championship featured nine teams split into two separate pools:

Cumberland Nepean

Georges River

Hornsby District

Softball Macarthur

Manly Warringah

Newcastle & District

North Shore District

Penrith City

Sutherland Shire

Grand Final 

The Under 18 Girls' Grand Final featured both Cumberland Nepean and Softball Macarthur, with Cumberland Nepean triumphing over Macarthur 13-0 in a fantastic display of softball. 

Catch all the action from the 2023 Under 18 Girls' State Championship Grand Final here: 2023 Under 18 Girls' Grand Final - Cumberland Nepean vs Macarthur - YouTube

SNSW Grand Final Umpires and Statisticians 

Plate - Leanne Gearside

First Base - Gregory Rusack

Second Base - Paul Bourke

Third Base - Kylie Diaz

Official Statistician - Kath Schofield

Level 3 Accreditation Umpires 

 Softball NSW congratulates the following umpires who received their National Level 3 Umpire Accreditation at the Championship:

Jane Gray

John Greenhalgh

David Roberts

Marc Roberts

Final Placings 

Champions: Cumberland Nepean 

Runners Up: Softball Macarthur

3rd Place - Sutherland Shire

4th Place - Manly Warringah

5th Place - Hornsby District

6th Place - North Shore District

7th Place - Newcastle & District

8th Place - Penrith City

9th Place - Georges River

Best Batter Award 

Andi Lau (Manly Warringah) 

Batting Average = 0.857

Slugging Average = 1.286

One Base Average = 0.900

6 Hits (4 singles, 1 double, 1 triple)

6 Runs; 2 RBIs

3 Walks

1 Stolen Base

Best Pitching Award 

Jayda Lorigan (Cumberland Nepean) 

Earned Run Average = 0.000

Strike Outs Per Inning Average: 0.727

55 batters faced; 40 strikeouts; 2 walks; 2 hits; 81% strike rate

Players' Player Awardees

Cumberland Nepean - Angelique Iredale and Jayda Lorigan

Georges River - Charlotte Curulli and Lauren Miller

Hornsby District - Sophie Horvath

Softball Macarthur - Alyssa Wood

Manly Warringah - Kirra Gilchrist

Newcastle & District - Charlotte Creek and Olivia Haskew

North Shore District - Renee Coubrough

Penrith City - Ciara Saunby and Kaila Webb

Sutherland Shire - Charlize Aplitt

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 Girls' 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.