Bantam Boys (Vaughan, ON)
BC-15 New Brunswick-4 (Quarter-Final)
BC booked a date with Alberta in the semi-finals with a 15-4 win over New Brunswick. Alex Hendra-Brown (Victoria, BC) hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Kurt Horne (Sooke, BC) had a single, triple and three RBI’s to lead BC offensively. Clint Taylor (North Delta, BC) pitched five innings and struck out four to record the win.
Vaughan-3 Ontario-1 (Quarter-Final)
Robert Byckowski (Etobicoke, ON) propelled Vaughan into the semi-finals as he earned the win in helping his team to a 3-1 win over Ontario. Byckowski threw five innings and gave-up one run on three hits while striking out eleven batters. Ontario’s Hayden Hodgson (Leamington, ON) had eight strikeouts in five innings in a losing cause. Vaughan will face Québec in the other semi-final game on Sunday.
Nova Scotia-9 New Brunswick-7
Morgan Messenger (Clark’s Harbour, NS) had a double, triple and two RBI’s as Nova Scotia defeated New Brunswick 9-7. Jordan Gomes (Dartmouth, NS) went four innings on the mound a struck out six in recording the victory. Corey Kavanagh (Fredericton, NB) and Mitchell Hazlett (Riverview, NB) each had two hits and two RBI’s for New Brunswick.
Alberta-7 Ontario-3
Alberta clinched first place in Pool A with a 7-3 win over Ontario. Drake Kirkwood (Calgary, AB) had two singles and two RBI’s while teammate Sid Gillies (Calgary, AB) had a single and two RBI’s. Down 2-1 to start the sixth, Alberta scored three times in the inning and added another three runs in the top of the seventh en route to victory.
BC-9 Vaughan-7
Leading 3-1 in the third, BC exploded for six runs and held on for a 9-7 win over Vaughan. Kieran Russell’s (Victoria, BC) single scored two runs to highlight the six-run third. Russell also started and went five innings to earn the win. Vaughan’s Drew Simmons (Woodbridge, ON) hit a three-run, inside the park homer in the sixth.
Manitoba-9 PEI-2
Ben Onyshko (Winnipeg, MB) threw a complete-game and struck out twelve PEI batters during a 9-2 Manitoba win. Luke Horanski (Dugald, MB) had a RBI triple while PEI’s Willem Slauenwhite (Summerside, PEI) hit a two-run homer in the first inning.
In other round-robin games Ontario thumped Newfoundland 12-1 and Saskatchewan handed Québec their first loss, 9-2, although Québec had already clinched first place in Pool B.