The Australian League championship series begins.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

CANBERRA 5, BRISBANE 1 IN CANBERRA

Twins:  Aaron Whitefield (Brisbane) was 0-for-4.  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 0-for-4.

Robbie Perkins hit a two-run homer in the second to give Canberra a 2-0 lead and they led the rest of the way.  Jay Baum was 3-for-4 with a double.  Perkins was 2-for-4 and also had a double.  David Kandilas was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Brian Grening pitched 6.2 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and striking out three.

Canberra leads the series 1-0.