Herd continues with a dismal record - 0 for 5

sportsgold 100x100By Staff

May 26th, 2018

BURLINGTON, ON

 

May 26thThe Toronto Maple Leafs recorded a 6-3 win over the winless Burlington Herd Saturday afternoon at Nelson Park in Burlington.

Chris Boatto took the loss for Burlington who fell to 0-5.

At the plate, Justin Gideon had a double for the Herd which was held to eight hits. Daniel Ohorodnyk and Eddie Chessell each had two hits for Burlington.

The Maple Leafs second baseman raised his average to .400 on the young season. Toronto field manager Damon Topolie, batting as the designated hitter, also had a pair of hits, including a home run and drove in two runs.

Pedro De Los Santos went six innings to record the win for Toronto and Marek Deska recorded the save. The Leafs are now 5-1.

The London Majors won for the second time in less than 24 hours, thumping the Guelph Royals 9-0, to level their record at 3-3.

Mike Ambrose led the London offence with three hits and scored a pair of runs. Matt Hexter had a triple for the Majors and Chris McQueen had three singes and scored twice.

Starling Peralta threw a gem for the Majors going eight innings with just one walk and six strikeouts. Kyle Gormandy threw the ninth to team up on the shutout. Yomar Concepcion took the loss for Guelph.

At the plate, Josh Garton had two plates for the Royals, including a double, in just their second game this season. Darren Saunders also doubled in the loss.

The defending champion Barrie Baycats remain undefeated this season with their fourth straight win, an 11-4 win over the Hamilton Cardinals.

Kevin Atkinson had a double and a home run, drove in five runs and raised his league-leading batting average to .636. Jordan Castaldo had two hits, including a home run while Kyle DeGrace and Ryan Rijo each had a pair of hits for the Baycats, who banged out 12 hits.

Emillis Guerrero picked up the win for the Baycats while Zackary Gonzalez took the loss for the Cardinals that fell to 1-2. Laine Renaud had a three-run home run for Hamilton which was held to five hits.League teams

 

 

100th yearUPCOMING GAMES
Sunday, May 27
Barrie at London, 1:05 p.m.
Hamilton at Toronto, 2 p.m.
Guelph at Brantford, 2 p.m.
Burlington at Kitchener, 2 p.m.

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