As we conclude all our major events for the 2024/25 representative season, Baseball NSW congratulates the winners of all our events: Cronulla White (Rookies Cup), the Macarthur Colts (Little League & Division 2), Hills (Intermediate League), Cronulla Black (Junior League), and Ryde Red (Senior League)!
BNSW applauds all the players for showing the skill and competitive spirit needed to clinch victory in this year’s representative tournaments. Likewise, congratulations also goes to the team’s managers, coaches, and officials for their leadership and guidance to their teams.
Early in the year, we saw the NSW Rookies Cup kickstart our rep tournaments, with Cronulla White taking out the event! Out of 26 participants, Cronulla White, Manly Blue, Ryde Green, and Ryde Black became Pool Champions.
This tournament aims to introduce the community’s youngest players to the world of rep baseball, and its smashing success certainly helped inspire the teams to keep playing and learning the game. Congratulations to the players, teams, volunteers, and parents who gave their time and energy to make the tournament a success!
Bouncing back from their defeat in the 2024 LL State Championships, the Colts’ Little League squad secured the gold medal last April with a hard-fought win against Manly Maroon, while the Colts’ Div II squad edged out Cronulla Blue in a high-scoring 18-10 affair to win the gold. The Colts also dominated Little League, finishing with a 6-1 record and a total of 58 runs scored and 24 allowed.
In the Intermediate League, Hills relied on the experience gained from their 2024 Little League World Series win at Williamsport to put themselves over the top against Ryde to win the gold in the IL. Justin Jang singled in the bottom of the third to score two runs for Hills, breaking a 2-2 tie that led to the win.
Cronulla Black won the Junior League at Knights Field, beating Hills Red, amid the inclement weather that postponed the games for a week. Falling down a five-run deficit, Cronulla stormed back and scored seven runs off four hits to effectively steal the game.
Finally, Ryde Red ended this year’s chapter of their longstanding rivalry with Cronulla Blue by winning the 2025 Senior League State Championships. Kai Ueki’s single to center field in the bottom of the seventh won the game for Ryde in an epic walk-off. Both teams have gone toe-to-toe in the past few years, their rivalry starting in Little League.
Check out the full team rosters below and show them some love:
Congratulations again, everyone, from BNSW!