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Baycats take Game 1 against Cardinals in a big way

Branfy Infante homers twice as Barrie opens series with an 11-1 victory

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BARRIE – Branfy Infante homered twice and drove in six to lead the Barrie Baycats to an 11-1 win over the Hamilton Cardinals in Game 1 of their best-of-seven semifinal Thursday night at Coates Stadium. 

Infante hit a three-run blast in the fifth and added another in the seventh. He also singled once and scored three times. 

Glenn Jackson drove in a pair, Jeff Cowan had an RBI and three runs, Tim Smith had two singles and two runs, Kyle DeGrace went 2-for-4 with a run, and Ryan Spataro added an RBI. 

Frank Garces (2-0) picked up the win, going eight innings and allowing an unearned run on six hits with a walk and 10 strikeouts. 

Connor Bowie went 3-for-4 for the Cardinals. Laine Renaud singled and scored. 

Josh Freeman (0-1) took the loss, allowing eight runs on nine hits in five innings. He walked four and struck out one. 

Best-of-seven Dominico Cup semifinals 
SERIES E: (1) BARRIE VS. (6) HAMILTON 
Barrie leads series 1-0
Game 1: Barrie 11, Hamilton 1
Game 2: Friday Aug. 17 at Hamilton 7:30 p.m.
Game 3: Sunday Aug. 19 at Barrie 7 p.m.
Game 4: Tuesday Aug. 21 at Hamilton 7:30 p.m.
* Game 5: Thursday Aug. 23 at Barrie 7:30 p.m.
* Game 6: Friday Aug. 24 at Hamilton 7:30 p.m.
* Game 7: Sunday Aug. 26 at Barrie 7 p.m. 

SERIES F: (2) KITCHENER VS. (4) TORONTO 
Game 1: Friday, Aug. 17 at Kitchener 7:30 p.m. 
Game 2: Sunday, Aug. 19 at Toronto, 2 p.m. 
Game 3: Tuesday, Aug. 21 at Kitchener, 7:30 p.m. 
Game 4: Wednesday, Aug. 22 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. 
* Game 5: Thursday, Aug. 23 at Kitchener, 7:30 p.m. 
* Game 6: Saturday, Aug. 25 at Toronto, 2 p.m. 
* Game 7: Sunday, Aug. 26 at Kitchener, 2 p.m. 

Best-of-five quarter-final
SERIES A: (1) BARRIE VS. (8) BURLINGTON
Barrie wins series 3-0
Game 1: Barrie 8, Burlington 0
Game 2: Barrie 6, Burlington 1
Game 3: Barrie 9, Burlington 2

SERIES B: (2) KITCHENER VS. (7) BRANTFORD
Kitchener wins series 3-0
Game 1: Kitchener 4, Brantford 0
Game 2: Kitchener 9, Brantford 1
Game 3: Kitchener 5, Brantford 2

SERIES C: (3) LONDON VS. (6) HAMILTON
Hamilton wins series 3-1
Game 1: Hamilton 13, London 3
Game 2: London 6, Hamilton 5
Game 3: Hamilton 5, London 4
Game 4: Hamilton 7, London 5

SERIES D: (4) TORONTO VS. (5) GUELPH
Toronto wins series 3-2 
Game 1: Toronto 9, Guelph 6
Game 2: Guelph 3, Toronto 2
Game 3: Guelph 7, Toronto 6
Game 4: Toronto 6, Guelph 5 (10)
Game 5: Toronto 6, Guelph 2

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