The London Majors won their opener 8 to 3 against the Guelph Royals. Adam Echlin started and pitched 7.2 innnings allowing 3 earned runs. Rookie pitcher Jeff Newnes finished the game pitching 1.1 innings of perfect ball.
At the plate the Majors were led by leadoff hitter and rookie shortstop David Narodowski who had 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 rbi and 1 stolen base. Also having a good day at the plate was DH, Kyle Piwowarczyk who had 2 hits and 2 rbi, 3rd Baseman, Jess Bechard who had 3 hits and 2 rbi and Rightfielder, Kevin Virtue who had 3 hits.
In Hamilton, the Thunderbirds scored six times in the bottom of ninth to defeat the London Majors 7-6.
Jarrod Wehri and Dan Marshall each had two hits and two RBI’s for Hamilton while R.J. Lambert added two hits.
Bill Lawrence picked up the win allowing only two hits in two innings in relief of Dariel Saucedo who went seven innings, giving up five hits and eight walks with one strikeout.
Jeff Newnes was the loser (0-1) allowing two hits in relief of Rick Ross who gave up four hits in 2/3 innings. Mike Mitro started and went six innings followed by Ted Kalnins who pitched two innings.
I In Kitchener, Jess Bechard belted a grand-slam homer in the fifth inning to pace the London Majors to a 4-3 win over the Kitchener Panthers in one of two Intercounty Baseball League games Thursday night.
The homer came off losing pitcher Carlos Birriel (0-1) who went five innings, giving four runs on six hits with four walks, four strikeouts and two hit batters. Lee Witmer and Wes Koch finished up for the Panthers.
Christian Ruiz had three hits for the Majors while Kyle Piwowarczyk added two. Bechard also had a single for two hits on the night as well.
Josh Palmer (1-0) was the winning pitcher. He went seven innings, allowing all three runs on four hits and four walks while striking out seven. Mike Mitro finished up to earn the save.
Brennan Hagey had two hits including a three-run double in the third to lead the Panthers.
I The London Majors scored five runs in the third inning to overcome an early 3-0 deficit and went on to defeat the Kitchener Panthers 6-5 in the lone Intercounty Baseball league game played Friday night.
Kitchener’s early season losing streak hit seven straight games even though the Panthers led 3-0 in the second inning, a lead that was wiped out by the Majors big third inning.
The Majors pounded out 13 hits in the win and survived making five errors, with London’s three pitchers combining on a four-hitter.
Mason Reilly had a pair of doubles and drove in two runs for the Majors, and also scored out what turned out to be the winning run in the big third inning. Kevin Virtue had two hits and drove in a run as London improved to 3-1.
Pierre Deschenes started for the Majors and went five innings for the win, allowing four runs – three earned – on four hits with five strikeouts and five walks. Jeff Palmer pitched the ninth for the save.
Kitchener starter Lee Whitmer was the loser, allowing six runs on 12 hits in seven innings, striking out one and walking three. Mike Andrulis had a two-run single in the second inning for Kitchener. .
In London, the Majors improved to 4-1 with a 7-2 win over the Hamilton Thunderbirds. Adam Echlin went eight complete innings for London for the win. Josh Palmer allowed two runs in the top of the ninth and Mike Mitro finished up. Jess Bechard hit a two-run homer for the Majors and added a single. Toshi Sasa had three hits, including a double, and drove in a run while Mason Reilly added a triple for London. Chase Gaff went 6 2/3 inning for the loss, but London's 4-run 8th inning was charged to reliever Scott Wells. Geoff Allen, Rich Rausch and Jesse Robertson all had two hits for the Thunderbirds, while Richard Wright supplied a double. The Majors made the most of their nine hits while Hamilton managed 10 hits but still dropped to 3-6 on the season.
Ryan Hart pitched eight strong innings to lead the Guelph Royals to an 8-1 win over the London Majors in the lone Intercounty Baseball League game played Tuesday night. Hart (4-0) allowed just one run on seven hits with two walks and struck out 11 London batters in a dominating performance to help the Royals improve to 5-3 on the season. Patrick Warden pitched a scoreless ninth inning to finish up.
Kevin Hinton hit a three-run homer in the second inning for the
