Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of December 31

The only action was in the Australian League, but enough runs were scored there for two or three leagues.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 0-for-3.

PERTH 32, CANBERRA 10 IN PERTH

That's not a typo.  Perth scored six in the first, eleven in the second, nine in the sixth, and various other runs in other innings.  Jesse Williams was 4-for-5 with two doubles and a walk, driving in six.  Tim Kennelly was 3-for-6 with a double and a walk, scoring four times.  Luke Hughes was 3-for-6 with a double and scored four times.  Jake Fraley was 3-for-7 with a home run (his seventh), a double, and a walk, driving in five.  Garrett Whitley was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and three walks, scoring five times.  Michael Brosseau was 2-for-5 with a double and three runs.  Robbie Glendinning was 3-for-5 with two walks, scoring three times and driving in three.  Ulrich Bojarski was 1-for-3 with a double and four walks, scoring five times.  Alex Hall was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in three.  For Canberra, Buddy Reed was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run, his second.  Jay Baum was 2-for-5 with a home run, his fourth.  Kyle Perkins hit a home run, his sixth.  Gabriel Arias hit a home run, his fifth.

SYDNEY 13, MELBOURNE 6 IN SYDNEY

Leading 3-2, Sydney scored five in the fourth and four in the fifth to put the game out of reach.  Michael Suchy was 3-for-5 with two doubles and a home run (his fifth), driving in three.  Mitchell Edwards was 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs.  Max Brennan was 2-for-6 with a double and four RBIs.  Chih-Hsien Chiang was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.  Clayton Freimuth struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits.  For Melbourne, Darryl George was 4-for-5.  Jarryd Dale was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, his third.

ADELAIDE 5, BRISBANE 3 IN BRISBANE

Angus Roeger singled home a run in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie and Adelaide led the rest of the way.  Rodrigo Ayarza was 3-for-5 with a double and a home run, his sixth.  Tai-San Chang hit a home run, his second.  Darius Day hit a home run, his second.  Ryo Koura struck out twelve in seven innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.  For Brisbane, Donald Lutz hit a two-run homer, his seventh, and Adam Weisenburger hit a home run, his third.