NEWS RELEASE
INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE
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HAMILTON – The red-hot Barrie Baycats stretched their win streak to seven with a 14-5 win over the Hamilton Cardinals Sunday afternoon at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium.
Kevin Atkinson led the way with three hits, including his seventh home run, five RBI and three runs.
Carson Burns went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs, Kyle DeGrace picked up four hits, Jordan Castaldo, Steve Lewis and Jeff Cowan all drove in a run and scored, Starlin Rodriguez singled, doubled and scored, and Ryan Spataro had a hit and three runs atop the order.
Matthew St. Kitts (1-0) went five innings for the win, allowing three runs on seven hits with two walks and two strikeouts.
Clay Miller took the loss, giving up eight runs on seven hits in two innings. He struck out four and walked two.
Offensively, Justin Gideon doubled twice and tripled while driving in a run and scoring once. Chris Beer and Jake Chiaravalle each had two hits and an RBI, Connor Bowie went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run, and Jon Dziomba singled and scored twice.
First-place Barrie improved to 14-2, and fourth-place Hamilton dropped to 6-8.
Three-run eighth propels Leafs past Royals
TORONTO – A three-run eighth propelled the Toronto Maple Leafs to an 8-6 win over the Guelph Royals Sunday afternoon at Christie Pits.
Ryan Santos went 4-for-4 with two runs, Dan Marra and Justin Marra each had two hits, two RBI and a run, Grant Tamane singled twice and scored twice while driving in a run, Marcus Knecht went 2-for-4 with a run, and Zac Orchard added two hits and an RBI.
Andrew Simonetti (1-0) threw a scoreless eighth for the win. He struck out one and walked one. Zach Sloan earned his first save after giving up a run on a hit in the ninth. He issued a walk and a strikeout.
Alberto Tirado started and went five innings, surrendering three runs on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts.
Toronto moved to 7-10.
For Guelph (7-11), Josh Garton went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and a pair of runs. Sean Reilly opened the scoring with his seventh home run – a two-run blast in the first inning – while Brendan Keys and Darius Barlas drove in the other runs.
Brett Lawson (3-2) allowed three runs on four hits in the eighth. He took over from Yunior Yambatis, who gave up five runs (one earned) on 10 hits over seven innings. Yambatis walked three and struck out three.
Panthers rebound with win over Red Sox
KITCHENER – The Kitchener Panthers rebounded from Saturday's loss to Welland with an 8-4 win over the Brantford Red Sox Sunday afternoon at Jack Couch Park.
Keegan Marsden singled, homered and had two RBI and two runs for the Panthers (13-3). Yorbis Borroto drove in three, Jeff Hunt and Andy Leader each had an RBI, Mike Gordner singled, doubled and scored, and Zach Johnson plated a pair of runs.
Jasvir Rakkar (2-0) threw 1.2 innings of scoreless relief for the win, allowing a hit while striking out two. Starter Yoen Socarras lasted 5.1 innings, yielding four runs (three earned) on four hits with two walks and eight strikeouts.
Gianfranco Morello hit his first home run and drove in two for the Red Sox (1-16). Jesse Fishbaum went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run, and Nick Zarzycki drove in a run.
Abel De Los Santos (0-3) took the loss, allowing eight runs (six earned) on eight hits with three walks and five strikeouts.
Majors beat Jackfish on walk-off walk
LONDON – Mike Ambrose scored on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th to give the London Majors a 4-3 win over the Welland Jackfish Sunday afternoon at Labatt Park.
Cleveland Brownlee hit a two-run home run in the first inning, and Carlos Arteaga doubled home Steve Froese in the eighth to tie the game.
Jon Fitzsimmons (1-0) went 2.1 scoreless innings for the win, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out four. Juliandry Higuera started and gave up three runs on eight hits in 7.2 innings. He walked four and struck out five.
London is back at .500 with a 10-10 record.
Brendan Nicholson had two hits, two RBI and a run for the Jackfish (9-8). Brendon Dadson and Wilson Soriano had two hits apiece, and Nolan Pettipiece singled and scored.
Chris Boatto (0-2) took the loss despite not allowing a hit in 1.2 innings. Boatta was hurt by three walks and a pair of errors – two of which came in the 10th.
Christian Young started and went seven innings, giving up two runs on two hits with six strikeouts.
Future games:
Tuesday, June 25
Barrie at Guelph, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 26
Barrie at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
London at Brantford, 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 27
Guelph at Barrie, 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton at Welland, 7:30 p.m.
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