Over two weeks, with rain interruptions and changing venues, Softball NSW hosted this year's edition of the Over 35 Men's State Championship at Georges River Softball Association last weekend with seven teams from across the state vying for the title. The championship was action-packed with great conditions for softball bringing out plenty of spectators to witness their teams in action featuring high-calibre talent within this age category. 

The 2024 Over 35 Men's State Championship featured the following teams: 

Campbelltown/Orange 

Cumberland Nepean 

Georges River 

Macarthur 

Newcastle 

Penrith City 

Southern Districts 

Grand Final 

The 2024 Over 35 Men's Grand Final featured arguably the two best teams from across the weekend in Softball Macarthur and Penrith City with both teams full of confidence heading into the Grand Final after producing scintillating softball in their respective semi-finals against Newcastle and Southern Districts. The first two innings were a strong indication that Softball Macarthur was the team to beat this weekend in their quest to defend their title with a dominant batting performance to score 11 unanswered runs after Penrith City scored the opening run. The key individual performance highlighted by two out-of-the-park home runs was James Darby in combination with his strong pitching performance laid the foundations for his teammates to continue Macarthur's strong start to the Grand Final. Penrith City gave their absolute all to get back in the contest with some spectacular outfielding and great base hitting, however, Macarthur restricted any opportunities for Penrith City to cross home plate with excellent fielding closing out the third inning and the game with a dominant 11-1 victory to defend their title in a one-sided Grand Final. 

Catch all the Grand Final action here: 2024 Over 35 Men's State Championship - Macarthur vs. Penrith City (Grand Final)

Grand Final Umpires 

Plate - Nicholas Beashel 

First Base - Marc Roberts 

Third Base - Rebekah Edwards 

Final Placings 

Champions - Softball Macarthur 

Runners Up - Penrith City 

= 3rd Place - Newcastle & District and Southern Districts 

5th Place - Cumberland Nepean 

6th Place - Georges River 

7th Place - Softball Campbelltown/Orange & District 

Most Valuable Player Awards 

Campbelltown/Orange - Ithamar Akama and Michael Feening 

Cumberland Nepean - Michael Cousins and Demetrius Doney 

Georges River - Shayne Kilmister 

Macarthur - Cameron Bint 

Newcastle - Justin Brown and Scott Norman 

Penrith City - Danny Robinson 

Southern Districts - Ahitana Te Kuru 

Softball NSW would like to thank Georges River Softball Association and all of the volunteers, athletes, team management and attendees who made the 2024 Over 35 Men's 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.