NEWS RELEASE
INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL LEAGUE
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Jackfish heating up heading into playoffs
WELLAND – The IBL’s top team is rolling heading into playoffs.
Welland extended its win streak to five games with a 15-8 home win Thursday over Brantford. Jake Sanford went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI for the Jackfish (31-10). Ryan Potrecz drilled a pinch hit, two-run homer, Tyler Dupuis drove in four runs on two hits, Steven Moretto went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs, Ethan Hunt singled, doubled and had two RBI, Jonah Wisner drove in a run, and Robert Mullen had two hits and scored twice.
Welland starting pitcher Ben Abram benefitted from the offensive attack. He picked up the his league-leading 10th win after allowing a run on four hits over five innings. Abram walked two and struck out three.
For Brantford, Marcos Castillo tripled twice and drove in three. Graham Tebbit went 2-for-5 with two RBI, while Nick Burdett and Ethan Paulos each drove in a run.
Red Sox starting pitcher Jeremias Sucre (6-5) was pulled with one out in the third inning. He was charged with nine runs on seven hits with a walk and a strikeout.
Leafs win fourth straight
KITCHENER – Toronto moved closer to sixth place with a 10-1 win Thursday in Kitchener.
Johnathan Solazzo went 3-for-5 with his 11th home run and three RBI for the Leafs (17-23), who trail sixth-place Hamilton by a game. Justin Marra and Connor Lewis each had two hits and an RBI for Toronto, which has won four straight. Jose Vinicio added a two-run double, Ryan Dos Santos singled twice and drove in a run, and Charlie Towers had a sacrifice fly.
Wilgenis Alvarado improved to 1-5 after giving up a run on five hits over six innings. He walked one and fanned four.
Spencer Voisin drove in the lone run for Kitchener (13-27), which leads ninth-place Brantford by two games. Nolan Misa had two of the Panthers’ six hits.
Danny Garcia (1-2) took the loss, yielding nine runs on 10 hits in 3.1 innings. He walked two and struck out three.
Barnstormers move into fifth place
BARRIE – Chatham-Kent moved into fifth place after Thursday’s 5-3 win in Barrie.
The Barnstormers, after squandering a 2-0 lead, scored three times in the top of the ninth to improve to 19-22 and move a half game up on Hamilton.
Seth Strong scored on an error in the ninth to tie the game. Spencer Morin’s RBI double put Chatham ahead, and he crossed the plate one batter later on another Baycats’ error.
Braxton Haggith’s two-run double put the Barnstormers ahead in the first inning.
Garret Day – Chatham’s seventh pitcher of the game – earned the win (1-2) with two scoreless innings of relief. Aden Ryan started the game and struck out four over two innings.
Baycats’ reliever Brad Grieveson (1-2) allowed three unearned runs in an inning to take the loss. He took over from Frank Garces, who struck out 10 over eight frames. Garces allowed two runs on four hits and a walk.
Malik Williams had four of Barrie’s eight hits and drove in a run. Adam Odd, Noah Hull and Tyler Plumpton all had an RBI as the second-place Baycats fell to 25-15.
Future games
Friday, Aug. 16
Kitchener at Hamilton, 7:35 p.m.
Guelph at London, 7:35 p.m.
Barrie at Brantford, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 17
Hamilton at Barrie, 4:05 p.m.
Toronto at Welland, 6:05 p.m.
London at Guelph, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 18
Guelph at Brantford, 2 p.m.
London at Kitchener, 2 p.m.
Chatham-Kent at Toronto, 2 p.m.
End of regular season
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