NEWS RELEASE
INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE
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KITCHENER – Liam Wilson picked a perfect time for his first home run of the season.
The Kitchener Panthers’ designated hitter drilled a two-run blast in the bottom of the 10th inning Sunday afternoon to cap a wild 15-14 win over the Barrie Baycats.
Wilson added a single and double and drove in six runs, scoring three times.
Simon Grinberg went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, Stephen Whalen connected for a solo home run, Keegan Marsden drove in two, Andy Leader had an RBI and three runs, Kenny Di Clemente scored three times and Evyn Sherman had two hits and a run.
Ted Brimblecombe earned the win in relief, allowing two runs on two hits over three innings. He walked two and struck out three.
Skaylar Janisse started and went five innings, giving up 10 runs (seven earned) on 13 hits with seven strikeouts.
Barrie hit five home runs in defeat. Noel McGarry-Doyle, Juan Familia, Royce Ando, Carson Burns and James Anderson all went deep and combined to drive in nine runs. Brendan Colley went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs, and Owen Jansen and Ryan Rijo each had two hits and scored twice.
Brad Grieveson (4-1) took the loss after five innings of relief. Two of the three runs he allowed were earned, and he scattered seven hits while striking out three.
Evan Soules started and lasted just two innings, giving up seven runs on six hits with a strikeout.
Kitchener improved to 7-9, while Barrie dropped to 11-8.
Jackfish snap three-game skid
TORONTO – Welland snapped a three-game losing streak with a 14-2 win Sunday afternoon in Toronto.
James Smibert went 5-for-6 with a home run and three RBI for the Jackfish (13-5). Hogan Brown drove in two, Sam Cawker and Matt Hilderbrandt each had two hits, an RBI and a run, Zarley Cina, Matteo Porcellato and Cole Cote all drove in a run, Gianfranco Morello had two hits and a run and Brandon Nicholson scored twice.
Rich Corrente (3-0) gave up two runs over 6.2 innings to earn the win. He scattered nine hits and walked two while striking out three.
Angel Castro (0-1) took the loss, yielding 10 runs (five earned) on 10 hits over four innings. He walked one and struck out two.
Jordan Castaldo went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Johnathan Solazzo drove in the other run. Grant Tamane, Connor Lewis and Jose Vinicio all had a pair of hits.
Toronto fell to 11-7.
Majors cruise to win in Hamilton
HAMILTON – London raced out to a 10-run lead through two innings and went on to beat Hamilton 13-2 Sunday afternoon at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium.
Daniel Perrier had four hits, including two home runs, and drove in six for the Majors (12-5). Robert Mullen and Starling Joseph each had two hits and an RBI and combined to score three times. Cleveland Brownlee drove in two, Andrew Lawrence went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run, Keith Kandel drove in a run and Chris McQueen singled and doubled.
Jose Arias (5-0) dominated for six scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk while striking out 11.
For Hamilton (4-12), Tyler Duncan and Josh Niles each went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Niles also connected for his fourth home run.
Sam Turcotte (0-2) allowed 10 runs on 12 hits with a walk over two innings.
FUTURE GAMES
Tuesday, June 28
Toronto at Guelph, 7:30 p.m.
Kitchener at Hamilton, 7:35 p.m.
Wednesday, June 29
Hamilton at Brantford, 8 p.m.
Thursday, June 30
Kitchener at Welland, 7:30 p.m.
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