NEWS RELEASE
INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE
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The Barrie Baycats punched their ticket to the second round after sweeping Toronto in the quarter-final.
Brandon Hernandez had four of Barrie’s 18 hits and drove in three. He also scored three times. Nolan Machibroda went 2-for-5 with four RBI, Royce Ando and Tyler Plumpton each had two hits and two RBI, Adan Odd, Canice Ejoh and Ryan Rijo all had two hits, an RBI and scored twice, while Ejoh also swiped two bases. Malik Williams picked up two RBI and Brad McQuinn drove in a run.
Juan Benitez (1-0) went seven innings for the win. He allowed five runs (three earned) on six hits with five walks and four strikeouts.
Jesse Hodges hit two solo home runs for the Leafs, who went deep five times. Justin Marra drilled a three-run blast, and Mike Cecchetto and Johnathan Solazzo each hit a solo home run. Jose Vinicio added an RBI.
Leafs’ starting pitcher Sam Greene gave up seven runs on seven hits in four innings to take the loss. He walked six and struck out two.
Majors win Game 3 slugfest
Ty Mosher scored on an error in the seventh inning to give the London Majors a 10-9 win over Hamilton in Game 3 of their quarter-final Sunday afternoon at Labatt Park.
London leads the best-of-five series 2-1.
Tristan Osika and Eduardo De Oleo both had two hits in the victory. Byron Reichstein went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs, and Kaiden Cardoso drove in two on three hits. He also scored twice. Mosher, Starling Joseph and Victor Plaz all drove in a run.
Tyler Gillies (1-0) fanned five over 2.1 scoreless innings of relief to lock up the win, as London took the lead three times after falling behind. Skylar Janisse recorded the last two outs to secure the save. Braeden Ferrington started and went 2.1 innings, allowing six runs (five earned) on eight hits with a walk and five strikeouts.
For Hamilton, Dennis Dei Baning had two hits and four RBI, three of which came on a home run in the third inning. Stephen Whalen and Brendon Daley both had two hits and an RBI, Tyler Duncan and Tanner Rempel both singled twice. Duncan also stole a base. Rikelbin DeCastro had two hits and a run.
Chris Boatto (0-1) allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits in 1.1 innings take the loss. He was the second reliever to enter the game after Toronto starter Corben Peters went three innings and allowed six runs (four earned) on five hits with a walk and three punchouts.
Royals move on after sweep
The Royals are moving on.
Guelph completed its quarter-final sweep of Chatham-Kent with a 14-0 win Sunday night at David E. Hastings Stadium.
Garrett Takamatsu hit a grand slam as part of Guelph’s 14-hit attack. Josh Garton drilled a two-run home run, Andy Leader went 3-for-3 with three RBI, Conner Morro drove in two on four hits and also scored three times, Carson Burns had two hits and Ashton Patterson drove in a run.
Kyle Thomas (1-0) struck out seven over six innings to earn the win. He scattered five hits and didn’t issue a walk.
Seth Strong went 3-for-4 for the Barnstormers. Anthony Polowick had a pair of hits.
Cam O’Reilly (0-1) took the loss after giving up five runs (four earned) on two hits with two walks in one inning. Five of the runs allowed by Chatham-Kent pitchers were unearned thanks to four errors.
PLAYOFFS
SERIES A – WELLAND (1) VS. KITCHENER (8)
Welland leads series 2-1
Game 1: Kitchener 3, Welland 2 (10 innings)
Game 2: Welland 14, Kitchener 1
Game 3: Welland 16, Kitchener 1
Game 4: Tuesday, Aug. 27 at Kitchener; 7:30 p.m.
*Game 5: Thursday, Aug. 29 at Welland; 7:20 p.m.
SERIES B – BARRIE (2) VS. TORONTO (7)
Barrie wins series 3-0
Game 1: Barrie 14, Toronto 8
Game 2: Barrie 4, Toronto 3
Game 3: Barrie 18, Toronto 9
SERIES C – LONDON (3) VS. HAMILTON (6)
London leads series 2-1
Game 1: London 3, Hamilton 2
Game 2: Hamilton 16, London 2
Game 3: London 10, Hamilton 9
Game 4: Tuesday, Aug. 27 at Hamilton, 7:35 p.m.
*Game 5: Wednesday, Aug. 28 at London, 7:35 p.m.
SERIES D – GUELPH (4) VS. CHATHAM-KENT (5)
Guelph wins series 3-0
Game 1: Guelph 14, Chatham 2
Game 2: Guelph 7, Chatham 5
Game 3: Guelph 14, Chatham 0
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