Category: Winter

Doncaster completed their first sweep of the 2024 MWBL season on Saturday, outscoring their opponents a combined 44-11 at Napier Park. In his first start of the season, coach Dan McGrath tossed eight shutout innings as the Firsts claimed a 3-0 win over Heathmont.  Locked at 0-0 through five innings, Heathmont starter Owen de Vries … Continue reading Doncaster senior teams complete first sweep of season

Another big win by the Thirds highlighted the Doncaster seniors results on Saturday. Fresh off Brayden Henderson’s perfect game last week, the Thirds came away with a 15-8 victory over North Coburg to remain undefeated after three rounds. Also facing the Rebels, the Fourths led for much of the game before going down 8-7. The … Continue reading Thirds remain undefeated as Firsts fall to Stingers

Fifty-six pitches was all it took for Winter Thirds pitcher Brayden Henderson to complete a perfect game on Saturday. Henderson, last year’s B-Grade Thirds league MVP, faced the minimum over five innings, striking out nine in a 26-0 rout over Research at the Waverley Baseball Club. Solid defence by third-baseman Sullivan Steele and a pair … Continue reading Henderson whiffs nine in perfect performance

After a short break between seasons the MWBL Winter season kicked off over the weekend. The opening round of the 2024 MWBL season was a mixed bag for the Dragons, with the Firsts and Seconds both falling to Greenhills-Montmorency while the Thirds and Fourths secured comprehensive home wins over Knox. Kicking off the season with … Continue reading GMBC prevails in grand final rematch

The Doncaster Dragons capped a remarkable two-year run on Saturday, defeating Greenhills-Montmorency via mercy rule to claim their maiden MWBL A-Grade premiership. Following their B-Grade triumph 12 months earlier, the Dragons became the first club since 1991-92 to win the A-Grade flag in the same year they were promoted. Having finished the regular season on … Continue reading Dragons clinch historic A-Grade premiership

Just 12 months removed from winning the MWBL B-Reserve grand final, the Doncaster Seconds added an A-Reserve premiership to their trophy cabinet with a 5-3 victory over Melbourne Uni on Saturday. Starting on the bump for the Dragons, John Britton was in control for the first two innings before running into trouble. A leadoff walk … Continue reading Barrington leads A-Reserves to grand final glory