NEWS RELEASE
INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE
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BARRIE – Seventeen hits were enough for the Barrie Baycats (9-2) in a 15-2 win over the London Majors Saturday night at Coates Stadium.
Ryan Spataro went 3-for-6 with two runs and an RBI, Starlin Rodriguez had three hits, three runs and two RBI, Jordan Castaldo singled twice and drove in a run and scored three times, Kevin Atkinson and Kyle DeGrace each had two hits and two RBI, Steve Lewis drove in a run with two hits and a run, Conner Morro drove in two with an RBI, Branfy Infante scored three times, and Jeff Cowan singled, doubled and had three RBI and a run.
Emilis Guerrero (3-0) went seven innings and allowed a run on four hits with a walk and four strikeouts.
Migel Burgos (0-2) allowed five runs on nine hits in 5.1 innings. He walked three and struck out four. Ismael Pena went 4-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, two RBI and a run for the Majors (3-9)
Royals back in win column
GUELPH – The Guelph Royals bounced back from a loss in London Friday night to beat the Brantford Red Sox 9-5 Saturday afternoon at David E. Hastings Stadium.
Angel Villalona had four of Guelph's 13 hits, driving in three. Riley Perks went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and scored three times, Ethan Hammond singled twice and had two RBI and a run, Kyle Kush drove in a run and scored, Jeff MacLeod doubled twice and had an RBI and a run, Sean Reilly added two hits and a run, and Drew Huerter singled, scored and drove in a run.
Guelph improved to 6-6.
Brett Lawson picked up the win in relief and benefitted from four Royals runs in the eighth inning. Lawson (2-1) registered the last six outs and gave up one hit while walking one and striking out three. Yunior Yambatis started and went seven innings and allowed five runs (two earned) on three hits with three walks and five strikeouts.
Nic Burdett hit a three-run blast for the Red Sox (1-8). Chris Iltshishin went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Victor Mueses (0-3) took the loss, giving up four runs on four hits in two innings. He walked two and struck out two. Starter Eddison Fries yielded four earned runs on nine hits over six innings. He struck out nine and walked one.
Leafs' Cicatello two-hits Jackfish
WELLAND – Toronto pitcher Justin Cicatello needed 105 pitches to put away the Welland Jackfish in the Maple Leafs' 5-0 win Saturday afternoon on the road.
Cicatello (2-0) two-hit the Jackfish, walking one and striking out six while only facing four batters more than the minimum.
Offensively, Cicatello helped his own cause by picking up a hit and scoring twice. Damon Topolie and Justin Marra each had two hits and a run. Topolie moved into second all-time among IBL hits leaders with 791, passing former Guelph Royals slugger Kevin Hinton. He trails current Royals slugger Sean Reilly for the top spot.
Ryan Santos went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run, Grant Tamane drove in two, Ryan Johnston had three hits and an RBI, and Cooper Lamb drove in a run.
Nolan Pettipiece and Nate Mastervick had Welland's hits.
Matthew Clingersmith (2-1) was touched for three runs on nine hits over seven innings. He struck out three.
Toronto improved to 5-7, and Welland dropped to 5-4.
Future games:
Sunday, June 9
Brantford at Hamilton, 2 p.m.
Welland at Kitchener, 2 p.m.
London at Toronto, 2 p.m.
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