NEWS RELEASE
INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE
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Mother Nature held off long enough for the Barrie Baycats on Tuesday.
Barrie scored four times in the first two innings and hung on for a rain-shortened, five-inning 4-3 win over Hamilton at Vintage Throne Stadium.
Malik Williams’ two-run single opened the scoring in the first inning. Nolan Machibroda scored two batters later on a wild pitch. Hayden Jaco drove in the other run.
Barrie starting pitcher Chris Lazar (2-0) picked up the win. He went 4.2 innings and allowed three runs on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Barrie improved to 19-9.
For Hamilton (14-19), Luis Bernardo, Connor Hicks and Josh Niles all drove in a run. Steven Hospital suffered the loss on the mound after yielding four runs on four hits in two innings. He walked two and struck out one.
Future games:
Thursday, July 25
Chatham-Kent at Welland, 7:20 p.m.
Hamilton at Kitchener, 7:30 p.m.
Guelph at Barrie, 7:35 p.m.
Friday, July 26
Barrie at Hamilton, 7:35 p.m.
Toronto at London, 7:35 p.m.
Welland at Brantford, 8 p.m.
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