Despite the weather and heavy diamonds the Academy Challenge went ahead at BISP over the weekend.

4 Regional Academy Squads took on a US Athletes Colleges Team in a round robin format. The Academies did not let the visiting team take charge in any game with 1 draw and 3 losses.

Western Sydney Academy beat South West Sydney 6 – 3 in the final to win this years event.

Scores for the weekend were

Northern Met 7 def Southern Met 4

Northern Met 5 def US Colleges 3

South West Sydney 6 def Northern Met 3

Western Sydney 5 def Northern Met 1

Western Sydney 3 def US Colleges 0

Southern Met 9 drew South West Sydney 9

Western Sydney 6 def Southern Met 2

Southern Met 4 drew US Colleges 4

South West Sydney 6 def US Colleges 1

Western Sydney 10 def South West Sydney 1

Final

Western Sydney 6 def South West Sydney 3