Cavalry pitcher Justin Erasmus in Melbourne on Thursday night. CANBERRA Cavalry have been forced to return immediately back to the ACT after having their opportunity to reach the Australian Baseball League championship game in Melbourne dramatically stripped. The sudden outbreak of the UK strain of coronavirus has caused the Victorian government to call on a five-day state lockdown starting from midnight on Saturday (February 13). It forced the ABL to cancel Saturday’s preliminary final involving the Cavalry in favour of re-branding Friday night’s qualifying final between both top-ranked teams, Melbourne Aces and Perth Heat, as the new official championship game.