NEWS RELEASE
INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE
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The Welland Jackfish moved above .500 with a 6-1 home win over the Barrie Baycats Wednesday night.
Brandon Nicholson led the offence with two doubles and three RBI.
DeAndre Asbury-Heath went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run, Nolan Pettipiece drove in a run and scored, Andrew Mercier singled, doubled and scored twice, Bryce O'Farrell had an RBI, and Caleb Feuerstake and Brendon Dadson added two hits apiece.
Euclides Leyer (7-2) picked up the win, allowing a run on one hit with six walks and five strikeouts in six innings.
Fourth-place Welland (18-17) is a half game ahead of London. Brandon Catena (0-1) took the loss, giving up six runs (four earned) on 10 hits in five innings. He walked three and struck out two.
Ryan Spataro had two hits and a steal for Barrie, which dropped to 24-11 and now trails Kitchener in the chase for first place.
The Panthers have two games in hand.
Future games:
Thursday, Aug. 1
Brantford at Barrie, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Kitchener, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 2
Welland at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at London, 7:35 p.m.
Kitchener at Brantford, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 3
Kitchener at Guelph, 7:30 p.m.
Brantford at London, 7:35 p.m.
**End of regular season**
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