Rebecca Cady's top order batting the highlight as Western Outlaws exit women's Plan B Regional Bash

The Bathurst native ended up ranking ninth on the list of leading run scorers after three rounds and given half of the eight teams who participated got in one more game than Cady and her Outlaws, it was even more impressive.

The Outlaws opener was one of just five players to belt a six, amassing 66 runs in two games which she scored at a strike rate of 77.1.

It was a definite highlight for the Outlaws, who finished the tournament winless.

"Bec batted really well. She played exceptionally well in the first game, but she probably didn't get value for shots that she wanted," Outlaws skipper Kira Churchland said.

"But she batted amazingly and was really good behind the stumps as well."

A change to the women's Twenty20 competition this season meant the Western Outlaws - formerly known as the Orana Outlaws - were scheduled to play three pool games instead of a sudden-death format.

Their game on Friday against the Illawarra Flames in Queanbeyan was washed-out, but on Saturday play in the same city was able to go ahead against the ACT Aces and Riverina Bullets.

Against the Aces, the Outlaws were sent in to bat first and managed just 6-92 off their 20 overs. Cady's 36 and Roxsanne Van Veen's quick-fire unbeaten 19 off 16 the highlights.

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In reply the Aces lost just one wicket - Churchland and Sally Moylan producing a run-out - and completed the chase in the 16^th over.

Later that afternoon against Riverina, the Outlaws again batted first and again struggled to compile a big total. This time Cady's 28 was the top score as they ended at 5-77.

In the field the Outlaws fought hard as they took the game into the final over, but Riverina hit the winning runs with four balls to spare and eight wickets in hand.

Eliza Bunner, who formerly played cricket in Bathurst for ORC, took 1-6 from 3.5 economical overs while Emily Aberline pulled off a run-out for the other wicket.

While Orange product Churchland, who now plays for Sydney Cricket Club, naturally would have liked to finished with a win and advance to the finals as they did a year earlier, she said her Outlaws did improve.

"That's just cricket. Sometimes things go your way, things don't go your way, that's just the game unfortunately, but a few more runs would've been handy," Churchland conceded.

"I think our bowling improved dramatically into that second game, we kept it really tight. Again a few things didn't go our way and if they did, it could've changed the game completely.

"ACT, I know they all train together pretty much every week, multiple times a week and in an academy program, so they all play a bit together.

"There were some good, young players in the Riverina team and they've got Jodie Hicks, who is an ex-Sixers player."

Churchland said having an Outlaws side in the Regional Bash is good for women's cricket in the region.

"It's super important to have this. Like when I was growing up we used to have country champs every year and we had a weekend when we'd go and play these teams, but then that disappeared for open age players," she said.

"So to have something for open age players who don't always get the opportunity to play rep cricket, it's awesome.

"We've got young ones that are coming up through the ranks, so to have this to expose them to higher grades of cricket is good."

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