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INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE
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BARRIE – A four-run fifth inning allowed the Barrie Baycats to pull away from Hamilton in an 11-4 win Thursday night at home.
Barrie (7-6) led 6-4 when James Anderson started the scoring in the fifth with a two-run double. He scored on Jake Wilson’s triple, and Wilson came home a batter later when Noel McGarry-Doyle singled.
Wilson finished with three hits, while McGarry-Doyle had two hits and scored three times. Anderson went 2-for-5 with two RBI, Carson Burns had two hits, two RBI and two runs and Malik Williams drove in three.
Juan Benitez (2-2) went seven innings for the win. He allowed four runs (three earned) on 11 hits with a walk and three strikeouts.
Josh Niles led the Cards (3-7) with three hits, an RBI and two runs. Justin Gideon and Tyler Duncan each drove in a run and scored, Laine Renaud added an RBI and Anthony Buonaiuto and Tristan Osika each picked up a pair of hits.
Ben Braun (1-3) took the loss, giving up nine runs (five earned) on 11 hits before being pulled with one out in the fifth. He walked one and struck out one.
Bottom of Jackfish order pummels Brantford
WELLAND – The bottom of the Welland Jackfish lineup did most of the damage in Thursday’s 19-5 win over Brantford.
Matteo Porcellato, the No. 7 hitter, and Matt Hilderbrandt, who bats eighth, each hit home runs and combined to drive in 11.
Porcellato had four hits and six RBI while scoring five times, while Hilderbrandt added five RBI on four hits and scored once.
Sam Cawker went 4-for-5 with three doubles, two RBI and three runs, James Smibert singled twice and had two RBI and two runs, Brandon Nicholson tripled, singled and scored twice while driving in a run, Ethan Hunt scored three times and Gianfranco Morello added an RBI and two runs. Welland also stole nine bases, with Morello, Cawker and Porcellato all swiping two apiece.
Jake Harford (5-0) pitched Welland to the win, going five innings and allowing five runs (two earned) on six hits with three walks and eight strikeouts.
Andre Wojtarowicz fell to 0-1 after yielding nine runs (six earned) on seven hits over two innings. He walked four and fanned one.
Nick Burdett went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs. Jon Dziomba and Spencer Jamieson each had two hits and an RBI, while Liam Sutherland went 2-for-4 with a run.
Welland moved to 10-2, and Brantford fell to 0-11.
Leafs’ offence erupts against Panthers
KITCHENER – Toronto hitters racked up 18 runs on 16 hits in a win over Kitchener Thursday night at Jack Couch Park.
Aidan McAskie and Justin Marra each went deep twice in the 18-6 victory. McAskie finished with three hits, driving in six and scoring three times, while Marra drove in four and scored twice.
Jose Vinicio went 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs, Jordan Castaldo had two hits, including his third home run, two RBI and four runs, Luca Boscarino and Grant Tamane added an RBI apiece, while Yusei Teroka and Connor Lewis combined to score five times.
Ryan Wells (1-0) pitched three innings of scoreless relief to earn the win. He scattered two hits, walking three and striking out one. Zach Sloan started and went four innings, giving up a run on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
Stephen Whalen led the Panthers with a home run, part of a three-hit game, four RBI and two runs. Kenny DiClemente drove in the other run.
Andy Leader went 2-for-3 with a run.
Brady Schnarr (0-1) took the loss, allowing five runs on six hits over two innings. He walked two and struck out one.
Toronto improved to 8-6 and Kitchener fell to 5-6.
FUTURE GAMES
Friday, June 17
Kitchener at Hamilton, 7:35 p.m.
Guelph at London, 7:35 p.m.
Barrie at Brantford, 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 18
London at Guelph, 1 p.m.
Welland at Brantford, 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 19
Kitchener at Welland, 1:05 p.m.
Barrie at London, 1:05 p.m.
Hamilton at Toronto, 2 p.m.
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