Baycats win 6-5
The night was hot.
The Barrie Baycats were in town, and as always it was a hard fought affair. Home runs were flying out of Christie Pits all night long, including a two-run blast by the Toronto Maple Leafs' Johnathan Solazzo (above).
The 'Cats had jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and enjoyed a 5-2 advantage entering the later innings. The Mapes battled back with homers by Connor Lewis and Jon Waltenbury, and a game-tying RBI single by Will Richards.
With fans clinging to the increasingly lunar looking landscapes surrounding the diamond, the game would be decided in the 9th.
Kevin Atkinson pounced on the first pitch of the inning from reliever David Ertl for a solo home run. His shot helped the 'Cats escape with a 6-5 win, as the Leafs went down 1-2-3 to end the game.
Game Recap:
After a day of 35-plus degrees in the city, a cloudy evening settled over Christie Pits as the Toronto Maple Leafs welcomed the Barrie Baycats. Brett van Pelt made the start for Toronto against Brett Lawson.
Barrie jumped out to a lead to start the game. DH Kyle DeGrace singled and stole second. He was then driven in on a single by third baseman Kevin Atkinson for a 1-0 visitors' lead.
The Baycats added two more in the second. Second baseman Connor Morro doubled and moved to third on a groundout by leftfielder Glenn Jackson. A triple by rightfielder Ryan Spataro scored Morro, and a single by DeGrace brought in Spataro. 3-0 Barrie after two.
The Leafs got on the board in the bottom of the 4th, when third baseman Johnathan Solazzo hit a two-run homer off of Lawson. That made it 3-2 Barrie after four innings of play.
Barrie first baseman Jordan Castaldo reciprocated with his own two-run blast in the top of the 6th, to extend the Baycats' lead to 5-2.
Centerfielder Connor Lewis got one back for the Torontos, when he tagged Lawson for a solo home run. That ended Lawson's night and Jaspreet Shergill relieved him to get out of the inning without any further damage. 5-3 Barrie after the 7th.
Adam Hawes came in to pitch the bottom of the 8th for Barrie, and he immediately surrendered a solo home run to first baseman Jon Waltenbury. That was followed by a double by Solazzo, who came in to score on an RBI single by rightfielder Will Richards, and it was a whole new ballgame after eight innings, with the score tied 5-5.
Atkinson faced reliever David Ertl to start the top of the 9th, and he took the first pitch deep for a home run and put Barrie back ahead 6-5.
The Leafs were unable to respond in the bottom of the inning, as reliever Chris Nagorski pitched a 1-2-3 inning and sealed the 6-5 FINAL for the visitors.
Barrie 6-11-2
Toronto 5-7-3
W - Hawes (1-0, 2.70)
L - Ertl (2-1, 3.73)
S - Nagorski (1)
BOXSCORE
The Maple Leafs slip to 11-12 and remain in 5th place in the IBL standings. This home-and-home series will continue later tonight in Barrie, when the Baycats welcome Toronto to Coates Stadium.
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