Leafs win 26-10
Fans at Christie Pits were treated to a home run derby and then some last night.
The Toronto Maple Leafs pounded out 30 hits off Barrie Baycats pitching en route to a 26-10 victory.
As all manner of ballclub historians, statisticians and rogue scorekeepers scrambled to check their reference books against the offensive performance, folks on the hillsides enjoyed the sight of one home run after another leaving the park.
Where to begin? Johnathan Solazzo launched three -- three! -- missiles over the fence on a 6-hit, 7-RBI night.
His gargantuan feat was almost eclipsed by junior team callup Chris Procopio.
Filling in at catcher, Procopio belted his first career home run in the sixth. After crossing home plate, he was duly ignored by his teammates as per baseball tradition. One inning later, Procopio's second blast of the night could not be ignored. He smashed one off the light tower in left field. Bulbs exploded, flames showered down, trees fell over. The Leafs bench joined everyone at the Pits in sounding their admiration for the feat.
The final boxscore is littered with unfamiliar numbers. 4-for-6 nights, 6-for-7 nights. RBIs by the sevens, fives and threes.
The complete list of batters who hit home runs for the Leafs last night is surreal:
- Johnathan Solazzo (3)
- Chris Procopio (2)
- Zac Orchard (2)
- Daniel Szpik (1)
- Dan Gibbons (1)
- Alan Ross (1)
- Neil Srivastava (1)
- at least two of the Marra brothers (1 each)
Everybody got in on the action. Superfan Janice did not homer last night, but her stand-up triple in the bottom of the eighth was a thing of beauty.
On the mound, Nate Morris kept the Baycats in check for five innings before turning it over to Pedro De Los Santos to finish off the game. The Leafs are closing out the season with the league's hottest win streak, and approach the postseason with a full head of steam.
Barrie 10-13-3
Toronto 26-30-0
W - Morris (1-0, 10.80)
L - Lawson (3-1, 7.39)
S - De Los Santos (1)
BOXSCORE
The 18-17 Leafs remain the only club in the IBL to have defeated the Baycats -- twice now. They have clinched 4th place in the league standings, and home field for their upcoming quarterfinal series against the Brantford Red Sox. They close out the regular season this afternoon at the Pits against the London Majors. It's Fan Appreciation Day and first pitch is 2:00 pm.
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