NEWS RELEASE
INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE
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BARRIE – There's no stopping the Hamilton Cardinals, who beat Barrie 2-1 Thursday night for their eighth straight victory.
Connor Patterson singled and swatted a solo home run for Hamilton (19-13). Mike Ceechetto had the other RBI, and Laine Renaud singled twice.
Ben Braun earned the win, going 7.2 innings and allowing a run on six hits with a walk and six strikeout. Kelvin Pichardo struck out all four batters he faced for his third save.
Emilis Guerrero went the distance for Barrie (21-10), giving up two runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts.
Jordan Castaldo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run.
Panthers survive late collapse vs. Jackfish
WELLAND – The Kitchener Panthers survived a six-run collapse in the ninth by scoring once in the 12th inning of a 7-6 road win over the Welland Jackfish Thursday night.
Andy Leader had two hits in the win, including the go-ahead single that scored Ryley Davenport in extra innings. Keegan Marsden, Zarley Cina and Tanner Nivins all had a pair of hits and an RBI, while Nivins also scored. Yorbis Borroto singled, doubled and scored, Liam Wilson went 3-for-6 with a run, Brian Burton had two hits, two RBI and a run, and Mike Gordner went 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.
Brady Schnarr (3-1) picked up the win, allowing two unearned runs on three hits with three strikeouts in four innings of relief.
Yoen Socarras started and went seven scoreless innings, scattering four hits with three walks and nine strikeouts. Socarras was in line for the win, but Welland stormed back from a 6-0 deficit in the ninth to send the game to extras.
Casey Bouillere-Howard (0-5) took the loss, giving up five runs (three earned) on seven hits with a walk and two strikeouts. Chris Boatto went seven innings and surrendered two runs on 10 hits with two walks and a strikeout.
Offensively, Caleb Feuerstake drove in two and scored, Brendon Dadson singled twice and added an RBI, while DeAndre Asbury-Heath and Nolan Pettipiece both drove in a run and scored.
First-place Kitchener improved to 22-9, while fourth-place Welland dropped to 17-14.
Future games:
Friday, July 26
Kitchener at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.
Guelph at London, 7:35 p.m.
Toronto at Brantford, 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 27
London at Welland, 1:05 p.m.
Brantford at Guelph, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 28
London at Hamilton, 2 p.m.
Guelph at Kitchener, 2 p.m.
Brantford at Toronto, 2 p.m.
Welland at Barrie, 4:30 p.m. (DH)
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