Australian National Tournament
Major Baseball Division

Australian National Tournament
Host - Redlands Baseball Club; Sheldon, Queensland

Participating Teams
New South Wales	Hills North LL
New South Wales - Country Champions	Newcastle LL
Northern Territory	Alice Springs LL
Queensland	Brisbane Metro LL
Queensland - Country Champions	Far North Coast LL
South Australia	Southern Adelaide Districts LL
South Australia - Country Champions	Mount Gambier and District LL
Victoria	Waverley LL
Western Australia	Perth Metro East LL

NOTE: New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia advance both a metro champion and a country champion to the national tournament.

Click here to view 2008 state tournament results for Australia.

Tournament Results:

Format: This is a three-stage tournament. In the first stage, leagues are divided into three pools for round-robin competition. All teams advance to the second phase, with pool assigments determined based on placement in the first stage. The three pool winners from the first tournament stage advance to Pool 'A', while the three second-place finishers are placed in Pool 'B'. The three third-place finishers are placed in Pool 'C', which is a consolation pool.

In the second stage, teams compete in round-robin tournaments within their pool. The three Pool 'A' participants and the first place finisher from Pool 'B' advance to the semifinal round. All other teams advance to consolation games.

In the third tournament phase, the four semifinalists compete in single-elimination semifinal and championship round games to determine the Australian national champion.

Pool 1 Bracket

Day 1 (Thursday, June 5):
Hills North 3, Brisbane Metro 2
Hills North 9, Mount Gambier 5
Brisbane Metro 10, Mount Gambier 0

Pool 2 Bracket

Day 1 (Thursday, June 5):
Waverley 14, Adelaide Southern 0
Waverley 29, Alice Springs 0
Adelaide Southern 10, Alice Springs 0

Pool 3 Bracket

Day 1 (Thursday, June 5):
Perth Metro East 10, Newcastle 0
Perth Metro East 34, Far North Coast 0
Newcastle 11, Far North Coast 2

Pool 1 Standings	W	L
Hills North	2	0
Brisbane Metro	1	1
Mount Gambier	0	2

Pool 2 Standings	W	L
Waverley	2	0
Adelaide Southern	1	1
Alice Springs	0	2

Pool 3 Standings	W	L
Perth Metro East	2	0
Newcastle	1	1
Far North Coast	0	2

The three pool winners advance to Pool 'A', while the three second place teams advance to Pool 'B' and the three third place teams advance to Pool 'C'. Teams are placed into specific slots in these pools based on the number of runs scored.

Pool 'A' Bracket

Day 2 (Friday, June 6):
Perth Metro East 13, Hills North 6
Waverley 6, Perth Metro East 5
Waverley 13, Hills North 2

Pool 'B' Bracket

Day 2 (Friday, June 6):
Adelaide Southern 16, Brisbane Metro 6
Brisbane Metro 11, Newcastle 2
Adelaide Southern 11, Newcastle 2

Pool 'C' Bracket

Day 2 (Friday, June 6):
Mount Gambier 28, Far North Coast 1
Mount Gambier 13, Alice Springs 3
Far North Coast 13, Alice Springs 7

Pool 'A' Standings	W	L
Waverley	2	0
Perth Metro East	1	1
Hills North	0	2

Pool 'B' Standings	W	L
Adelaide Southern	2	0
Brisbane Metro	1	1
Newcastle	0	2

Pool 'C' Standings	W	L
Mount Gambier	2	0
Far North Coast	1	1
Alice Springs	0	2

The three Pool 'A' participants and the first place team from Pool 'B' advance to the semifinal round. All other teams advance to consolation round games. Teams are re-seeded based on their finish in the second day of pool competition.

Consolation Games (Saturday, June 7)

Far North Coast 7, Alice Springs 6 (Alice Springs finishes in ninth place)
Mount Gambier 9, Newcastle 7 (11 innings)

Semifinal Round (Saturday, June 7)

Hills North 3, Perth Metro East 1
Adelaide Southern 3, Waverley 2

Consolation Games (Sunday, June 8)

Newcastle 9, Far North Coast 0 (Newcastle finishes in seventh place / Far North Coast finishes in eighth place)
Perth Metro East 11, Waverley 1 (Perth Metro East finishes in third place / Waverley finishes in fourth place)
Game 'E' - Brisbane Metro versus Mount Gambier (11:30 a.m.) (winner finishes in fifth place / loser finishes in sixth place)

Australian National Tournament Championship Game (Sunday, August 8)

Hills North 3, Adelaide Southern 2 (TITLE)

New South Wales' Hills North Little League wins the Australian national championship and advances to the Asia-Pacific Region tournament in Hong Kong.