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News: Ibarra’s blast sends Panthers past Jackfish

WELLAND – Yunior Ibarra’s home run with one out in the top of the ninth gave the Kitchener Panthers a 3-2 win Wednesday in Welland.The Panthers’ catcher finished with two hits, as did teammate Andy Leader.Yamichel Perez (5-2) picked up the win on the mound, allowing two runs on seven hits over eight innings. He…

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WELLAND – Yunior Ibarra’s home run with one out in the top of the ninth gave the Kitchener Panthers a 3-2 win Wednesday in Welland.

The Panthers’ catcher finished with two hits, as did teammate Andy Leader.

Yamichel Perez (5-2) picked up the win on the mound, allowing two runs on seven hits over eight innings. He struck out seven and walked two. Brady Schnarr threw a scoreless ninth to earn his second save.

Kitchener improved to 21-13.

Jackfish starter Ben Abram (1-1) went the distance, giving up three runs (one earned) on seven hits. He also struck out seven and walked two.

Matteo Porcellato hit a solo home run for Welland (24-8). Sam Cawker added an RBI double.

Six-run ninth lifts Baycats to victory

TORONTO – A six-run ninth inning propelled the Barrie Baycats to a 12-10 win over Toronto on Wednesday at Christie Pits.

Trailing 8-6 and down to their last three outs, the Baycats sent 11 batters to the plate to pull ahead.

Josh Cote drove in three runs, including a pair in the decisive inning. Canice Ejoh added a two-run single in the ninth. Noel McGarry-Doyle and Malik Williams each had two hits, an RBI and a run. Hayden Jaco drove in a run and scored twice.

Chris Cox (1-1) picked up the win in relief, allowing two runs (one earned) on one hit and five walks. He struck out one in 3.1 innings. Juan Benitez started and went 4.2 innings. He gave up six runs on 10 hits with four walks and four strikeouts.

Jordan Castaldo led the Leafs’ offence with three hits, including a home run, and three RBI. He scored three times. Garrett Takamatsu hit a two-run blast, Jose Vinicio drove in a run on two hits and scored twice, Johnathan Solazzo picked up two hits and scored four runs, Connor Lewis went 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Ryan Dos Santos and Aidan McAskie each drove in a run.

Julian Valdez (2-6) took the loss, surrendering four runs on four hits in two-thirds of an inning. He walked one and struck out two. Toronto starter Jesse Hodges lasted five innings and allowed three runs on four hits with four walks and four strikeouts.

The win was Barrie’s fourth straight, and the second-place Baycats moved to 22-10. Fourth-place Toronto dropped to 16-15.

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News: IBL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP: Jackfish wins first IBL championship

BARRIE – The Intercounty Baseball League’s top regular season team was also the IBL’s best in the playoffs, as the Welland Jackfish blew out Barrie 17-1 on Saturday to clinch its first Dominico Cup title. Welland, after dropping the series’ first two games, won the next four in the best-of-seven series. Welland starting pitcher and playoff MVP…

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BARRIE – The Intercounty Baseball League’s top regular season team was also the IBL’s best in the playoffs, as the Welland Jackfish blew out Barrie 17-1 on Saturday to clinch its first Dominico Cup title. 

Welland, after dropping the series’ first two games, won the next four in the best-of-seven series. 

Welland starting pitcher and playoff MVP James Bradwell allowed an unearned run over 7.2 innings in Game 6. He scattered six hits, walked two and struck out six. Over three playoff rounds, Bradwell went 5-0 with a 1.03 earned-run average. 

Offensively, Matteo Porcellato homered twice and drove in five, while Gianfranco Morello went 3-for-6 with a home run, two RBI and three runs. Sam Cawker was 4-for-5 with two RBI and two runs, Carlos Martinez doubled and drove in two, Hogan Brown had  a pair of RBI and scored twice, and James Smibert drove in a run and scored twice.

For Barrie, the playoff’s third seed, Ryan Rijo drove in Canice Ejoh in the eighth inning. Carson Burns singled twice. 

Evan Soules took the loss, allowing six runs on five hits over 2.1 innings. He walked two and didn’t record a strikeout. 

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News: IBL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP: Jackfish one win from IBL title

WELLAND – More late game magic has Welland one win from an IBL championship. The Jackfish, after scoring twice in the ninth inning to win Game 4 Wednesday, broke a 2-2 tie in Game 5 Thursday with a pair of runs in the top of the seventh, which was the difference in a 4-2 victory over…

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WELLAND – More late game magic has Welland one win from an IBL championship. 

The Jackfish, after scoring twice in the ninth inning to win Game 4 Wednesday, broke a 2-2 tie in Game 5 Thursday with a pair of runs in the top of the seventh, which was the difference in a 4-2 victory over Barrie. 

Welland leads the best-of-seven Dominico Cup final 3-2. Game 6 is Saturday in Barrie. 

Gianfranco Morello had the big blow, a one-out solo home run in the seventh to give Welland the lead. Steven Moretto scored on a fielder’s choice three batters later. James Smibert and Sam Cawker each had a pair of hits in the win. 

Deivy Mendez earned the win in relief, allowing a run on two hits over three innings. He walked one and fanned four. Alberto Guerrero started and gave up a run on two hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out five. 

Royce Ando had an RBI double for the Baycats, who have lost three straight. Hayden Jaco scored on a fielder’s choice in the seventh, which briefly pulled Barrie even. Starlin Rodriguez singled and doubled.

Juan Benitez took the loss, giving up three runs (two earned) on eight hits in 6.1 innings. He struck out three and walked one. 

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News: IBL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP: Jackfish shocks Baycats to even series

BARRIE – Down to their last strike in Game 4 of the Dominico Cup final, the Welland Jackfish scored twice in the top of the ninth to shock Barrie and win 3-2 to even the best-of-seven series at two games apiece. After getting a flyout and groundout to open the ninth, Baycats’ closer Brad Grieveson hit…

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BARRIE – Down to their last strike in Game 4 of the Dominico Cup final, the Welland Jackfish scored twice in the top of the ninth to shock Barrie and win 3-2 to even the best-of-seven series at two games apiece. 

After getting a flyout and groundout to open the ninth, Baycats’ closer Brad Grieveson hit Matteo Porcellato with the first pitch of the next at bat. Grieveson had Jackfish batter Carlos Martinez in a 1-2 hole before Martinez belted a curveball over the left-field fence at Vintage Throne Stadium to give Welland its first lead of the game. 

Welland’s Deivy Mendez struck out Canice Ejoh to finish the comeback. 

Brandon Underhill earned the win in one inning of relief. He took over from Welland starter Jake Harford, who allowed two runs on eight hits over seven innings with a pair of walks and eight strikeouts. 

Royce Ando went 4-for-4 with an RBI for Barrie, which scored in the second and seventh innings and looked headed for a third win. Carson Burns had two hits and drove in a run, and Adam Odd went 2-for-4 and scored once. 

Baycats’ starter Frank Garces struck out 10 over eight innings. He gave up a run on four hits with two walks. 

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