NEWS RELEASE
INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE
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BARRIE – Six runs in both the third and fourth innings gave Barrie plenty of breathing room in a 13-3 win over the first-place Welland Jackfish on Sunday at Vintage Throne Stadium.
Brandon Hernandez went 5-for-5 with two RBI and three RBI for the Baycats (18-9), who are tied with second-place London and 2.5 games back of top spot. Malik Williams singled, doubled and drove in four, Nolan Machibroda and Rick Phillips each had two hits and an RBI, while Canice Ejoh, Royce Ando and Kyle Maves all drove in a run.
Baycats starting pitcher Juan Benitez (5-0) benefitted from the offensive outburst, picking up the win after giving up three runs on 10 hits and a walk over six innings.
Jake Sanford and Ethan Hunt each had two hits and an RBI for Welland (21-7). Gianfranco Morello drove in the other run. Dawson Tweet went 3-for-4 and Tyler Dupuis singled twice and scored twice.
Brandon Marklund (1-1) was tagged with six earned runs on eight hits in 2.1 innings. He fanned four and didn’t issue a walk.
Cardoso leads Majors past Panthers
LONDON – Kaiden Cardoso, fresh off an all-star appearance, started the second half of the season with four hits, three runs, an RBI and three steals to lead London to a 16-13 win over Kitchener on Sunday at Labatt Park.
Brad Verhoeven drove in four on three hits, Gibson Krzeminski and Eduardo De Oleo each had two hits and two RBI, Ty Mosher singled, doubled and drove in three, and Champ Garner went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs.
Jonathan Henry (2-1) earned the win in relief, allowing a run on two hits in one inning. He walked one and struck out one.
Travis Keys started on the mound and lasted two innings, giving up five runs (four earned) on six hits. He fanned five and didn’t issue a walk.
London (18-9) moved 2.5 games back of first-place Welland.
For Kitchener (10-18), Raul Gonzalez had four of the Panthers’ 17 hits. He drove in three and scored twice. AJ Karosas homered and drove in two, Blake Jacklin went 4-for-5 and scored three times, Nick Parsons, Tyler Hinrikus and Luke Murray had an RBI apiece, and Nolan Misa singled, doubled and scored twice.
Adam Robertson (0-1) took the loss on the mound. He was charged with three runs on three hits and three walks without recording an out. Panthers’ starter Kale Murray allowed two unearned runs on two hits in two innings. He walked one and struck out one.
Marcus shines in Barnstormers’ win
TORONTO – Chatham-Kent leadoff hitter Spencer Marcus went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in a 7-2 win Sunday in Toronto.
Jalen Butcher went 3-for-4 with two RBI, Lee Kucera had three hits and an RBI, Spencer Morin went 2-for-5 with an RBI and Trent Sillett drove in a run.
Brock Whitson went seven scoreless, one-hit innings for the win. He walked two and struck out two.
Mike Cecchetto and Dan Marra each drove in a run for the Leafs.
Sam Greene took the loss, giving up five runs on seven hits over five innings. He walked four and fanned five.
The Barnstormers improved to 13-16, and Toronto fell to 9-21.
Kush pitches Guelph past Cards
HAMILTON – Jacob Kush tossed eight innings of one-run ball to lead Guelph to an 8-1 win Sunday in Hamilton.
Kush (4-1) scattered four hits and struck out five.
At the plate, Brando Leroux, Garrett Takamatsu and Josh Garton all drove in a pair of runs. Leroux also swiped two bases. J.D. Williams went 3-for-6 with an RBI, Evan Ashe drove in a run, and Frankin Torres went 4-for-4 and scored three times.
Guelph improved to 15-10.
Dennis Dei Baning had the lone RBI for Hamilton (12-16). Home run derby champ Tyler Duncan singled, doubled and scored.
Casey Bouillere-Howard (0-2) lasted four innings and gave up four runs on eight hits with a walk and three strikeouts.
FUTURE GAMES
Monday, July 22
Guelph at Hamilton, 7:35 p.m.
Chatham-Kent at Brantford, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, July 23
Hamilton at Barrie, 7:35 p.m.
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