Perth Heat beat Adelaide Bite 12-5, win ABL Championship in homer-tastic final game

The Perth Heat wanted to leave no doubt as to their claim to "Yankees of Australia," so when they beat the Adelaide Bite 12-5 to win their fourth ABL Championship in five years, they did it with, well, plenty of no-doubters.

Tim Kennelly opened up scoring in the first inning with a two-run shot:

Thanks to run-scoring doubles from Kennelly and Phillies prospect Brian Pointer, the Heat was up, 4-0, at of second inning. But that didn't stop Heat DH Tim Smith and his majestic beard from adding two more runs to the total:

But it was Luke Hughes' 3-run blast in the seventh that put the Heat on top for good:

That's probably enough home runs for one game. Everyone agrees that three is the limit, right?

Just kidding. Even though they couldn't regain the lead, the Adelaide Bite had a few long balls of their own. Mitch Dening hit two, one in the second:

And one in the eighth:

There was also Craig Maddox's 3-run shot in the fourth:

Australia: A magical land where baseball is played in February and the home runs never end.