Lillee Barendsen top scored with 37 for Ballarat in the under-18 final.
Ballarat Cricket Association has missed out on winning a title in the three-day Western Victoria Girls Cricket Shield at Hamilton.
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Ballarat had an impressive run in the preliminary rounds to clinch a top two spot in the under-14s, under-16s and under-18s and with it secure a berth in Friday's finals, but was defeated in all three.