Panthers win 14-6
Messy marathon in K-Dub last night.
The game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Kitchener Panthers started a half hour late and didn't end until after eleven-thirty. Three or four waves of rain washed over Jack Couch Park during the evening, leaving the field, fans and players all wet.
Midway through the night, the pitcher's mound had degenerated into a slip and slide, requiring several minutes of repair work by the grounds crew.
Emulating the poor conditions on the field, the Leafs put in a messy effort. Three fielding errors, a bunch of 0-fer performances by the big bats, and One Big Inning surrendered to the Panthers that put the game out of reach.
Kitchener took the victory 14-6.
It was a tight game for the first three-and-a-half innings. The Leafs carried a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the fourth, but the Panthers exploded for seven runs in their half of the inning and ran away with it.
Connor Lewis, Ryan White and Justin Marra each drove in a pair of runs. Marra's came courtesy of a sixth inning home run -- his team-leading tenth of the season.
Game Recap:
After a late afternoon rain shower caused a half hour delay, the Kitchener Panthers hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs at Jack Couch Park. On the mound were Ian Rendon and Brett van Pelt.
The Panthers grabbed an early lead in the first. Centerfielder Tanner Nivins reached safely on an error to start the inning. That was followed by a single by shortstop Mike Glinka and a walk to DH Sean Reilly. With the bases loaded, first baseman David Whiteside grounded into a fielder's choice that scored Nivins and made it 1-0 Kitchener after one inning of play.
Rendon and van Pelt traded scoreless innings in the 2nd and 3rd.
In the top of the 4th, first baseman Damon Topolie singled to lead off. Second baseman Dan Marra followed with a double, and leftfielder Grant Tamane was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Shortstop Ryan White was up next, and he hit a grounder to third baseman Luke Baker, who threw Topolie out at home. Connor Lewis then hit a two run single past Glinka, allowing Marra and Tamane to score. That gave the Leafs a 2-1 lead midway through the 4th.
The Panthers pounced on van Pelt in the bottom of the 4th, sending twelve men to the plate and scoring seven runs. Catcher Frank Camilo Morejon started it off with a single. Van Pelt was called for a balk, and Morejon moved to second. Second baseman Mike Andrulis singled him home. Rightfielder Ryan Douse and Baker both singled next. With the bases loaded, van Pelt walked leftfielder Jonathan Brouse and Andrulis crossed home plate. Nivins was up next and he reached first on an error that allowed Douse to score. Glinka cleared the bases with a single to right field that got past rightfielder Jon Waltenbury for an error. Glinka was then driven in on a single by Reilly. When it was finally over, Kitchener had roared out to an 8-2 lead through four.
The Leafs started chipping away immediately. Topolie reached first on an error. Dan Marra singled and Tamane walked to load them up. White then hit a two-run single that brought in Topolie and Marra, making it 8-4 midway through the 5th.
In the bottom of the 5th, Baker walked and stole second to start the inning. Brouse drove him in with a double. A single by Whiteside would bring home Brouse. Cam Gray came in from the bullpen to relieve van Pelt, and he got out of the inning, but Kitchener led 10-4 after the 5th.
Yuji Suzuki came on in relief of Rendon to start the 6th. He began the inning by walking Waltenbury and serving up a two-run home run to catcher Justin Marra. That made it 10-6 midway through the 6th.
Kitchener poured it on in the bottom of the 6th. Andrulis led off with a single, then moved to second and third on a couple of wild pitches by Gray. Douse walked, and with Baker at the plate, another wild pitch by Gray enabled Andrulis to score. Baker ended up walking, as did Brouse after him. That loaded the bases and brought Adam Marra out of the bullpen to relieve Gray. Marra recorded two outs before hitting Reilly with a pitch, and Douse trotted home. Whiteside then hit a single that drove in Baker and Brouse, making it 14-6 Panthers through the 6th.
Tamane singled in the 7th, but that was all the offence the Leafs could muster over the final three innings as the Panthers prowled away into the night with a 14-6 FINAL score.
Toronto 6-9-3
Kitchener 14-14-2
W - Rendon (5-1, 3.02)
L - van Pelt (1-4, 8.12)
BOXSCORE
The Mapes hold a 14-14 record and 5th place in the IBL standings. Their southwestern road trip continues with a game against the London Majors on Friday night, July 15.
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