Won by Queensland - 11 runs to 1

Playing rightfield
Batting #3

Queensland - top first innings
Linger flied out to rf (0-1 K)
Dutton singled to left field (1-1 KB)
Dutton stole second
Roneberg doubled to center field, RBI (1-2 KFB)..........
----------Dutton scored
Utting struck out looking (1-2 FBFK)
Sutherland grounded out to c unassisted (2-0 BB)
1 run - 2 hits - 0 errors - 1 LOB

Queensland - top third innings
Linger struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS)
Dutton grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB)
Roneberg grounded out to 2b (0-1 F)
0 runs - 0 hits - 0 errors - 0 LOB

Queensland - top fifth innings
Nilsson fouled out to c (0-1 S)
Baker reached on a throwing error by ss (2-1 SBB)
Greer singled to third base, bunt (0-0)
----------Baker advanced to second
Linger doubled to center field, 2 RBI (1-0 B)
----------Greer scored
----------Baker scored, unearned
Dutton doubled to center field, RBI (2-0 BB)
----------Linger scored
Roneberg singled to center field, RBI (2-2 FBBF)..........
----------Dutton scored
Erasmus to p for Kent
Utting grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (0-0)
----------Roneberg out on the play
4 runs - 4 hits - 1 error - 0 LOB

Queensland - top sixth innings
Sutherland struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS)
Studeman grounded out to 3b (1-2 FKB)
Nilsson singled to right field (0-1 K)
Baker singled to left field (0-2 KF)
----------Nilsson advanced to second
Greer walked (3-1 BBBKB)
----------Baker advanced to second
----------Nilsson advanced to third
Linger doubled to center field, 2 RBI (1-1 BS)
----------Greer advanced to third
----------Baker scored
----------Nilsson scored
Dutton singled to left field, RBI (1-1 BF)
----------Linger advanced to third
----------Greer scored
Roneberg flied out to rf (1-2 BKK).........."Brett rang to say hi - said his last plate appearance was nearly a home run!!"
3 runs - 4 hits - 0 errors - 2 LOB

Plate appearances - 4
At bats - 4
Hits - 2
----------single
----------double
Runs batted in - 2
Infield ground outs - 1
Outfield fly out - 1
Runners left in scoring position - 1
Batting Average - 0.667
Slugging Percentage - 1.333
On Base Percentage - 0.750

Plate appearances - 24
At bats - 19
Hits - 9
----------3 x singles
----------4 x doubles
----------2 x home runs
Runs batted in - 8
Runs scored - 5
Walks - 5
Strike outs - 2
Infield ground outs - 3
Infield fly outs - 2
Outfield fly outs - 3
Runners left in scoring position - 4
Batting Average - 0.474
Slugging Percentage - 1.000
On Base Percentage - 0.583

Queensland's Tristan Crawford may be on the verge of cracking the major leagues when he returns to the USA after reaching 'AAA' with the Minnesota Twins during 2007
He will certainly carry a significant confidence boost from his outstanding performances in Claxton Shield 2008 so far

Off the back of his brilliant win against NSW last weekend, Tristan didn't really give the Provincials much of a look-in - yes, even though they had tied the game 1-0 after four innings
In fact, after allowing his only run in the fourth, Crawford induced a double-play to end the inning and he then went on to dispose of the next nine outs in succession
It would be reasonable to suggest that he overmatched the hitters today and the seven inning "mercy rule" victory enabled him to go the distance with relative ease

Young Atlanta Braves rookie pro Steve Kent once again distinguished himself as he did his best to match it toe-to-toe with Crawford
Only a Brett Roneberg RBI double punished him on the scoreboard in the first inning until he visibly tired in the fifth inning to allow four of his game total of six hits
Once again Kent struck out more than one per inning and he shapes as a genuine star when his body is fully mature - keep an eye on this bloke!

Queensland's future Boston Red Sox professional Justin Erasmus was asked to stem the flow after his home state had already added four runs with one out in the fifth and he did this in the best possible style with a ground ball double-play
Justin then nailed the first two outs to start the sixth, but this was as good as it was to get for him when four hits and a walk followed to cost him three runs in the sixth
He then struck out the first batter in the seventh before two hits and a walk chased him from the mound to leave the bases loaded for Victorian debutant Cable Hogben

Hogben allowed just one hit while securing the final two outs for his team, but Steven Greer's double cashed in all three of Erasmus' base runners
Previously unknown Greer capped a fine personal game that yielded 2-3 with a walk and those three game-ending RBI's

Regular stars Brad Dutton hammered three hits and Brett Roneberg two, while each supplied two runs batted in
Surprise packet James Linger equalled the output of his two illustrious team mates with four-RBI's from his very useful 2-5

Such was the dominance of Tristan Crawford that he allowed only five safe hits for the game and he spread them among five different Provincial players
Only Sam Brown managed to put a run on the home half of the scoreboard with his 1-2

Some would take it on first impression as just another predictable win for the Queensland team against a relatively undermanned Australian Provincial team
However, this would over-simplify a game where the 'YAPS' once again battled manfully until they ran out of pitching experience at the end
Steve Kent went as deep as he could at this stage of his development, but it was a heap to ask of rookies Erasmus and Hogben to shackle the rampant Rams after that