Red Sox win 8-4
It was a night that Brantford's mosquitos will fondly remember, wrapping up a week that the Toronto Maple Leafs would like to forget.
The Leafs fell behind early at Arnold Anderson Stadium last night. As night set in, the scoreboard showed a 5-0 lead for the Red Sox and clouds of ravenous skeeters descended on the place.
The Leafs forged a mid-game rally but they weren't able to overhaul the Sox. Brantford tacked on some runs late in the game and held on for an 8-4 win before the few brave souls who remained in the park with the bug swarm.
Graham Tebbit earned the win with 5 2/3 innings of work.
The home side jumped on starter Brett van Pelt for six runs over four innings. Lee Delfino led Brantford's scoring assault with three RBIs.
Marek Deska, Adam Marra and Adam Garner combined to pitch the final four innings, as the Leafs' bats battled back.
Grant Tamane hit a two-run double in the sixth inning, adding to RBIs by Dan Marra and Matt Blair-Brown. Jon Waltenbury hit a double along with two singles. Ultimately the Leafs couldn't complete the comeback, and they lost their third game in a row to end a lousy week.
Game Recap:
After the summer sun finally dipped behind the outfield trees at Arnold Anderson Stadium, the Brantford Red Sox took the field to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs. Graham Tebbit made the start against Brett van Pelt.
In the bottom of the first inning, centerfielder Nate DeSouza put the Red Sox on the board first with a triple that scored leftfielder Nic Burdett.
With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 3rd, a big swing by first baseman Lee Delfino resulted in a three-run double. A single by DH Dan Jagdeo drove in Delfino and made it 5-0 Red Sox after three innings of play.
The Leafs got a run back in the top of the 4th. With third baseman Johnathan Solazzo on second and DH Sean Mattson on first, second baseman Dan Marra stepped up to the plate and delivered a single to drive in Solazzo. 5-1 Red Sox midway through the 4th.
Brantford got the run right back in the bottom of the 4th, when a wild pitch by van Pelt allowed another run to score. 6-1 Red Sox after four.
In the top of the 6th, the Leafs got as close to the Sox as they would. With Dan Marra on third, pinch hitter Matt Blair-Brown singled to drive him in. Centerfielder Connor Lewis reached base next, and leftfielder Grant Tamane rapped a double to score both Lewis and Blair-Brown. 6-4 Red Sox after six.
A wild play in the bottom of the 8th resulted in two more runs for the Red Sox. Third baseman Jeff Hunt was on first base after being hit by an Adam Marra pitch. Adam Garner came on in relief of Marra. On Garner's first pitch, second baseman Benjamin Bostick bunted and raced for first. There followed two errors charged to first baseman Jon Waltenbury, allowing Hunt to score and Bostick to go all the way around and follow him across the plate. 8-4 Brantford after eight innings.
The Leafs got two men aboard in the 9th, but Tanner Guindon prevented any more runs from scoring and closed out an 8-4 FINAL for the Red Sox.
Toronto 4-11-3
Brantford 8-9-0
W - Tebbit (2-1, 6.33)
L - van Pelt (1-2, 9.00)
BOXSCORE
The 7-8 Maple Leafs now sit in 5th place in the IBL Standings. They return to Christie Pits this Sunday, June 19th for a Father's Day tilt with the Guelph Royals.
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