The Toronto team in the Inter county Baseball League has taken the first round playoffs down to the wire - tied 3-3 with Brantford they play the final game this evening

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August 16, 2016

BURLINGTON, ON

 

The Toronto Maple Leafs forced Game 7 in the last remaining first-round series after a 4-3 win over the Brantford Red Sox on Monday night at Christie Pits.

The Burlington Bandits got taken out by the Barrie Baycats last week.

The best-of-seven quarter-final is tied 3-3 with the deciding game scheduled for Tuesday at Arnold Anderson Stadium in Brantford at 8 p.m.

Toronto’s Jon Waltenbury went 3-for-3 with a solo home run, two singles and three runs. Ryan White had two hits and an RBI, Justin Marra singled twice and scored once, and Jonathan Solazzo drove in the other run.

Brett van Pelt (1-0) picked up the win. He allowed two runs on seven hits over 5.1 innings, walking two and striking out two.
Dan Jagdeo hit a two-run home run for the Red Sox, while Chris Dennis added a solo home run. Nic Burdett singled twice and scored once, and Benjamin Bostick added three hits at the top of the lineup.

Brantford had the tying run on first in the ninth, but Mike Wagner struck out Josh McCurdy to end the game.

Jamie Richmond (0-1) took the loss, giving up four runs (three earned) on seven hits over 7.1 innings. Richmond struck out six and walked one.

IBL PLAYOFFS SEMI FINALS
BEST 4 OF 7

(1) LONDON VS. TO BE DETERMINED
SERIES HAS NOT STARTED

(2) KITCHENER VS. (3) BARRIE
BARRIE LEADS SERIES 1-0

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