Jackfish drop Game 3 to Royals

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INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE
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WELLAND – Conner Morro singled, doubled and drove in three in Guelph’s 12-3 Game 3 win Sunday in Welland.

The Royals have taken both meetings in the Rose City and lead the best-of-five semifinal 2-1. Josh Garton went 3-for-5 with two RBI, Frankin Torres drove in two on a pair of hits and scored three times, J.D. Williams had two RBI, and Garrett Takamatsu and Ethan Hammond each drove in a run.

Kyle Thomas (2-0) went five innings for the win. He allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits with four walks and seven strikeouts. Drew Durst earned the four-inning save. He struck out three and dealt with just two baserunners.

Jake Sanford and Ethan Hunt each drove in a run for the Jackfish. Steven Moretto doubled and scored.

Enrique Saldana (1-1) was pulled with two outs in the first inning. He was tagged with three runs on three hits and two walks.

Baycats take stranglehold on Majors

LONDON – Barrie is one win from its second straight playoff series sweep.

Ryan Rijo and Nolan Machibroda both hit solo home runs in the Baycats’ 8-6 win Sunday in London. Barrie leads the best-of-five semifinal 2-0 and can advance to the final with a victory on Monday.

Adam Odd delivered a bases-clearing double in the fifth inning to give Barrie a 6-0 lead. Brandon Hernandez, Royce Ando and Tyler Plumpton all had two hits and an RBI. Hayden Jaco singled twice and scored.

Cesar Rosado (2-0) struck out 11 over seven innings. He allowed three runs on six hits.

Kaiden Cardoso went 3-for-5 with three RBI for the Majors. Gibson Krzeminski singled twice and scored twice.

Victor Payano (2-1) was charged with six runs on 11 hits over 4.2 innings. He struck out seven.

PLAYOFFS

SERIES E – WELLAND (1) VS. GUELPH (4)
Guelph leads series 2-1
Game 1: Guelph 4, Welland 2
Game 2: Welland 4, Guelph 3
Game 3: Guelph 12, Welland 3
Game 4: Monday, Sept. 2 at Guelph, 7:30 p.m.
*Game 5: Thursday, Sept. 5 at Welland, 7:20 p.m.

SERIES F – BARRIE (2) VS. LONDON (3)
Barrie leads series 2-0
Game 1: Barrie 8, London 2
Game 2: Barrie 8, London 6
Game 3: Monday, Sept. 2 at Barrie, 6:05 p.m.
*Game 4: Wednesday, Sept. 4 at London, 7:35 p.m.
*Game 5: Thursday, Sept. 5 at Barrie, 7:35 p.m.

SERIES A – WELLAND (1) VS. KITCHENER (8)
Welland wins series 3-1
Game 1: Kitchener 3, Welland 2 (10 innings)
Game 2: Welland 14, Kitchener 1
Game 3: Welland 16, Kitchener 1
Game 4: Welland 11, Kitchener 5

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 wins series 3-1
Game 1: London 3, Hamilton 2
Game 2: Hamilton 16, London 2
Game 3: London 10, Hamilton 9
Game 4: London 4, Hamilton 1

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
* If necessary

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