Ticket to the United States up for grabs at junior baseball championships

Both the Junior League (under-15) and Intermediate League (under-14) titles will be contested with trips to the World Series in the USA on the line.

It comes off the success of the national women's baseball showcase and little league girls championships at Lismore earlier this month.

About 17 teams from across Australia will compete.

Winners of the 2024 Australian Junior League Championship will advance to the World Series in Taylor, Michigan from August 11-18.

The winner of Intermediate League will head to Livermore, California from July 28 to August 4.

This is the first time Lismore has hosted a major event from two different age brackets at the same time.

For this event, there will be 17 total teams going to Lismore - nine junior league squads, and eight intermediate league.

Brisbane North won the 2022 Little League Gold Medal and the 2023 Intermediate League Gold Medal.

This age group has been on two USA trips after winning the 2022 Little League Championships and the 2023 Intermediate League title. Brisbane North were almost unchallenged in the qualifiers, outscoring opponents 126-21 in their seven games

Manly return to Lismore, where they won the NSW State titles just a few weeks ago.

The Maroon Eagles allowed just 13 runs in five games, including two shutouts. They beat Cronulla Black in the final.

Marlins return a chunk of players who lost in the Gold Medal game in 2023.

Made up of players from Adelaide's eastern clubs, the Marlins went 4-0 in the state championships and outscored opponents 54-18.

They won the Gold Medal Game over the Rays 4-3.

Baseball events are now back in full swing at Albert Park after repairs from the 2022 floods.

Bennett Constructions, Lismore City Council and volunteers from Far North Coast Baseball have contributed in getting the facility running again.

State and federal government have assisted with support from Baseball Australia and the NSW body.

The FNC association has worked hard to play a regular competition and field representative teams in carnivals.

Its annual Timberjacks carnival will be held in July.