A NEW Sunraysia baseball team had their inaugural B-grade match on Sunday, with the first pitch thrown by Mildura mayor Helen Healy.

The Mallee Bandits have formed A, B and C-grade sides under the guidance of Sunraysia Baseball League vice-president Graeme Witte, who has previous experience putting clubs together.

"This was a chance to do something new, though we were careful and cautious of not...