NEWS RELEASE
INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE
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Top seed in the IBL playoffs will come down to one game.
The Kitchener Panthers (25-11) forced a tiebreaker with Barrie after a 6-3 win Saturday night in Guelph.
Barrie will host the tiebreaker Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., thanks to having a better head-to-head record against the Panthers.
Ryley Davenport homered and drove in two in last night's win. Liam Wilson went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run, Zarley Cina singled twice and drove in two, and Zach Johnson scored twice.
Brady Schnarr (4-1) picked up the win, allowing a run on four hits in 2.2 innings. He walked one and struck out two. Stephen Gade started and went 4.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits with a trio of strikeouts. Miguel Lahera walked one and struck out one in a hitless ninth for his sixth save.
For Guelph (16-20), Matt Schmidt went 3-for-5 with a home run and two doubles. He also scored twice. Ricky Murray had three hits and two RBI, Justin Interisano singled twice and scored, and Matthew Pilarczyk added a pair of hits.
Edwin Javier (5-1) took the loss, allowing six runs (three earned) with two walks and two strikeouts.
Playoff match-ups
Best-of-seven quarter-final
SERIES A: (1) BARRIE or (2) KITCHENER VS. (8) BRANTFORD
SERIES B: (1) BARRIE or (2) KITCHENER VS (7) TORONTO
SERIES C: (3) WELLAND VS. (6) LONDON
Game 1: Tuesday, Aug. 6 at Welland 7:35 p.m.
Game 2: Thursday, Aug. 8 at Welland 7:35 p.m.
Game 3: Friday, Aug. 9 at London 7:35 p.m.
Game 4: Sunday, Aug. 11 at London 1:05 p.m.
*Game 5: Tuesday, Aug. 13 at Welland 7:35 p.m.
*Game 6: Wednesday, Aug. 14 at London 7:35 p.m.
*Game 7: Thursday, Aug 15. at Welland 7:35 p.m.
SERIES D: (4) HAMILTON VS. (5) GUELPH
Game 1: Wednesday, Aug. 7 at Hamilton 7:30 p.m.
Game 2: Friday, Aug. 9 at Guelph 7:30 p.m.
Game 3: Saturday, Aug. 10, at Hamilton 2 p.m.
Game 4: Sunday, Aug. 11 at Guelph 1 p.m.
*Game 5: Tuesday, Aug. 13 at Guelph 7:30 p.m.
*Game 6: Wednesday, Aug. 14 at Guelph 7:30 p.m.
*Game 7: Friday, Aug. 16 at Hamilton 7:30 p.m.
*If necessary
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