Leafs' Hurlers Shut Down Cards
June 25, 2022 - International Basketball League (IBL) News Release
HAMILTON - Three Toronto pitchers combined to shut down the Hamilton Cardinals in a 5-1 win Friday night at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium. Maple Leafs' starter Marek Deska (2-0) lasted five innings and gave up a run on one hit. He walked two and struck out four. Zach Sloan and Chris Nagorski combined to give up one hit and strike out two over the final four innings. Damon Topolie led the offence with a two-run blast. Jordan Castaldo and Johnathan Solazzo also had an RBI. Jose Vinicio went 2-for-5 with two runs and Yusei Teruoka had two hits and scored once. Cardinals' starter Chris Lazar (0-2) was pulled with one out in the seventh, allowing five runs on nine hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Tyler Duncan had both Hamilton hits and drove in the lone run in the bottom of the first. Toronto improved to 10-6, and Hamilton dropped to 4-10.
Brownlee leads Majors' blowout win LONDON - Cleveland Brownlee went 4-for-4 and hit one of three London home runs in a 17-5 win over Welland Friday night at Labatt Park. Brownlee's eighth longball leads the IBL and helped drive in four. Robert Mullen also went deep for his seventh home run and had three RBI. Starling Joseph went 3-for-4 with his fourth home run. He drove in four and scored twice. Andrew Lawrence had two hits, two runs and an RBI, Phil Whelan drove in a run and Gibson Krzeminski went 3-for-5 with three RBI. Owen Boon (5-0) threw seven scoreless innings for the win. He scattered five hits, walking two and striking out eight. Jackfish starter Scott Gillespie (2-1) was touched for seven runs on eight hits in 3.1 innings. He walked two and fanned five. Offensively, Gianfranco Morello went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run. Hogan Brown drove in two and Brandon Nicholson added an RBI. London (11-4) moved a half game back of first-place Welland (12-4).
Pompey powers Royals past Red Sox BRANTFORD - Dalton Pompey finished a home run short of the cycle to lead the Guelph Royals to a 14-11 win in Brantford Friday night. The former Toronto Blue Jays' outfielder drove in four and scored three times. Sean Reilly drilled a two-run blast in the seventh inning, Justin Interisano had an RBI and scored twice and Brendan Keys had two hits, an RBI and a run. Lukas Berry started for the Royals (9-7) and allowed nine runs on nine hits over 5.2 innings. He walked six and struck out nine. Ben Reid (2-0) finished the game to earn the win, allowing two runs on four hits with five strikeouts. Evan Ryan hit a three-run home run for the Red Sox, who fell to 0-15. Spencer Jamieson went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs, Liam Sutherland had three hits, an RBI and two runs, Jesse Fishbaum drove in two, Troy Banks had an RBI, Nick Burdett went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and Jaret Lupton picked up a pair of hits and scored twice. Sloppy defence hurt Brantford starter Garrett Larner, who gave up seven unearned runs on four hits over 4.2 innings. He walked seven and struck out three. Gabe Bruder (0-4) took the loss, giving up two runs on a hit and a walk in one-third of an inning in relief.
FUTURE GAMES Saturday, June 25 London at Barrie, 4 p.m. Toronto at Welland, 6:05 p.m. Hamilton at Guelph, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 26 Barrie at Kitchener, 2 p.m. Welland at Toronto, 2 p.m. London at Hamilton, 2:05 p.m.
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