Jose Colmenares homered three times and drove in five runs as the Adelaide Giants (15-16) erupted for seven home runs in a 15-2 rout of the Brisbane Bandits (13-19) on Thursday night at Viticon Stadium.

Byron Armstrong hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning and the Perth Heat held on to beat the Brisbane Bandits 3-2 on Thursday night at NSR Hire Ballpark.

Michael Campbell’s go-ahead homer in the eighth inning of the opener ignited the Sydney Blue Sox, who carried that momentum into a strong offensive showing in the nightcap to sweep a doubleheader from the Brisbane Bandits on Saturday at Viticon Stadium.