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News: IBL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP: Leafs, Royals split Sunday games

TORONTO – Toronto and Guelph split their games Sunday afternoon at Christie Pits. In Game 1, which resumed three days after it was suspended, Guelph’s Josh Garton went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in a 5-0 win. Malik Collymore drove in a run and Ethan Hammond singled twice. Claudio Custodio went the distance three…

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August 27, 2023

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TORONTO – Toronto and Guelph split their games Sunday afternoon at Christie Pits.

In Game 1, which resumed three days after it was suspended, Guelph’s Josh Garton went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in a 5-0 win. Malik Collymore drove in a run and Ethan Hammond singled twice.

Claudio Custodio went the distance three days apart, scattering seven hits and walking four while striking out nine.

Jose Vinicio and Garrett Takamatsu each had a pair of hits for the Leafs. Wilgenis Alvarado took the loss, allowing two runs on six hits over five innings. He walked one and struck out one.

In Game 3, the Leafs scored three times in the bottom of the seventh of a 6-5 win. Toronto leads the best-of-five series 2-1.

Vinicio went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs. Jordan Castaldo, Takamatsu, Johnathan Solazzo and Greg Carrington drove in the other runs.

Chris Nagorski picked up the win in relief. He allowed a run on two hits in an inning. Dustin Richardson was perfect in the ninth inning to earn the save. Leafs’ starter Daniel Procopio went six innings and gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits with a walk and four strikeouts.

Garton once again homered for the Royals, a solo shot. Custodio went 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Collymore and Interisano drove in the other runs. Kyle Kush had a pair of hits.

Yomar Concepcion took the loss, giving up two runs on a hit and a walk without recording an out. Kyle Thomas started and went 6.1 innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits with a walk and eight strikeouts.

Majors take series lead against Panthers

KITCHENER – London took both games Sunday at Jack Couch Park in Kitchener and lead the Panthers 2-1 in the best-of-five quarter-final.

Before Game 3, the teams finished the series opener, which was suspended Thursday. London won 8-1 as Starling Joseph homered three times and drove in six runs. Tommy Reyes-Cruz went deep twice with a pair of solo home runs. Byron Reichstein went 2-for-3 with three runs, and Daniel Battel singled twice.

Owen Boon threw all nine innings in the win, allowing a run on six hits with a walk and 10 strikeouts.

Raul Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with a solo blast for the Panthers. Humberto Ruiz added a pair of hits.

Christian Hauck gave up three runs on five hits over 3.2 innings. He walked four and struck out two.

In Game 3, Reichstein hit a pair of solo home runs in a 5-2 victory. Jordan Schulefand drove in two and Reyes-Cruz added an RBI. Joseph singled twice and scored.

Wilbur Martinez picked up the win in relief, throwing four hitless innings. Owen Boon went the first four innings and scattered three hits without giving up a run. He walked three and struck out three.

Elliott Curtis hit a solo home run for the Panthers. Yunior Ibarra singled twice and scored. Jett Jarvis had an RBI.

Jose Vasquez allowed a run on one hit with three walks over two innings and took the loss. He struck out two. Panthers starter Yamichel Perez yielded two runs on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts over five innings.

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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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September 16, 2023

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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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September 14, 2023

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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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September 14, 2023

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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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