Game Summary:

Majors 7 Panthers 5

Andy St. Gelais threw 6 strong innings to earn his first IBL win.  Chris Chambers, Cleveland Brownlee and Ryan Cattrysse hit home runs and each also had a single to lead the Majors attack.  Brownlee's was a monster shot that found its way onto the Freeway.

Game Summary: Majors 2 Red Sox 0

In Brantford, the visiting London Majors spoiled the defending IBL champion Red Sox home opener with a 2-0 win.

 Andy St. Gelais allowed just two hits over seven innings, striking out nine and walking five, to pick up the win. Josh Palmer got the last six outs for the save, allowing one hit and two walks.

Marc Major started for the Red Sox and allowed just one hit over six shutout innings. Steve Murray took the loss in relief, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits in 1 1/3 innings.

Mitch Delaney had an RBI double and Ryan Cattrysse also doubled for the Majors. Joe Colameco doubled for the Red Sox.

Game Summary: Majors 9 Thunderbirds 11

   In London, the Hamilton Thunderbirds won their first game of the season while handing the London Majors their first loss with an 11-9 win at Labatt Park.

              The game took nearly four hours to play and featured five errors, eight pitching changes and 19 walks before the T-Birds finally prevailed.

              London trailed by as many as seven runs but rallied to make a game of it in the final innings. However the Majors left 18 men on base and failed to cash in on numerous opportunities.

              Kyle Pegg got the win in relief of starter Matt Martinow. Mike Mitro was the starter and loser for the Majors.

Offensively, Alan Cattrysse had 2 hits includling a double, 2 rbi and 2 stolen bases and Mitch Delaney hit a solo home run.

Game Summary:

Kitchener Panthers 1, London Majors 0

In London, Kitchener centrefielder Jeff Pietraszko?s two-out home run in the first inning was all that the Panthers needed to edge the Majors 1-0 in the one of three Intercounty Baseball League games Friday night.

Ross Davis (1-0) hurled a complete game five-hitter, striking out nine while walking only one in his season debut for the Panthers. Equally impressive was London?s Andy St. Gelais (2-1) who also went the distance, giving up five hits. He walked one and struckout four.

Vince Burke had two hits for the Majors.

With the win, Kitchener evened its record at 3-3 while the Majors are now 2-2 on the season.

Game Summary:July 13th rescheduled

In Guelph, the Royals smashed 11 hits and recorded a couple of memorable achievements in their 8-3 win over the London Majors.

Jeremy Ware singled twice, scored twice, and added two RBI in the win for the Royals, which improves their record to 14-18 and places them 7th in the IBL standings. Frankie Hare homered and singled twice, notching one RBI and two runs scored.
John Waltenbury singled twice with one RBI and one run scored, while Brad Cochrane and Mark Allen both doubled, adding one and two RBI, respectively. Designated hitter Kevin Hinton singled and scored a run in what was his 700th career game. Sean Reilly added an RBI in the win, which moved him into a tie for third on the all time RBI list in the IBL.

For the Majors, Cleveland Brownlee hit his ninth homer of the year and added a single, finishing the game with one RBI and two runs scored.
Mitch Delaney singled and doubled, while three other players singled in the loss to London (15-17).

Ryan Hart was the winner, allowing four hits and one earned run with two walks and five strikeouts over five innings.

Zachary Breault was the loser, allowing nine hits and seven runs ? six earned ? with two walks and four strikeouts over six innings.

Game Summary:

The Kitchener Panthers scored five eighth inning runs to come from behind and defeat the London Majors 7-4 in one of three games in Intercounty Baseball League on Thursday night.

Mike Glinka went 3-for-5 at the plate for Kitchener, including a double, and drove in a run. Kevin Childs went 2-for-3 driving in a run, and Justin Gianfrancesco homered, driving in one, and scoring twice. Kitchener squandered an 8-1 lead to lose 12-9 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.

Ryan Lapensee, Mitch Delaney, and Ryan Cattrysse all homered in the losing effort for the Majors, who slipped to 2-3 on the season. Chuncey Ward had the other RBI.

Brandon Farquhar picked up the win for the Panthers after 2 1/3 hitless innings of work, striking out two.

Josh Palmer was the loser, allowing three runs on six hits (two earned), with one strike out over two innings of play.

LONDON 110 101 000 - 4-6-3

KITCHENER 000 001 150 - 7-7-0

Game Summary:
Brantford 11 London 5

In London, the Brantford Red Sox scored six runs in the fourth inning en route to an 11-5 victory over the London Majors.
Adam Kerr went 3-for-4 for the winners, scoring twice while adding one RBI. Hyung Cho drove in three runs and scored twice for the Red Sox, who improved to 7-2.
Chuncey Ward drove in three runs and scored another while Mitch Delaney had one hit, scored once, and drove in a run. Ryan Cattrysse added two hits and scored once for the Majors, who fell to 2-4.
Brantford starter Brad Hogeterp picked up the victory while London starter Mike DeLong took the loss.

London 6 Ottawa 1; London 17 Ottawa 5
In London, Andy St. Gelais held the Ottawa Fat Cats to just one hit en route to a 6-1 win for the London Majors in the first game of a doubleheader.
Cleveland Brownlee doubled and added his third home run of the season for the Majors who improved to 3-4 after the first of the two contests.
Cody Mombuquette had the lone hit for the Fat Cats who fell to 4-7.
St. Gelais pitched a complete game seven innings, allowing just one hit and one run, while recording eight strikeouts.
Joel Richard took the loss for the Fat Cats, pitching two innings, giving up one (earned) run.

OTTAWA 100 000 0 - 1-1-3
LONDON 012 210 0 - 6-5-1

In the second game of the doubleheader, the Majors scored 11 runs in the bottom of the first and never looked back, hammering the Fat Cats 17-5.
Brownlee and Ryan Cattrysse homered for the Majors, each finishing with three RBI. Cris Chambers doubled and also drove in a run.
Kyle Barclay singled and doubled in the losing effort, with Joe Stone finishing 3-for-4 at the plate for the losers.
Kevin Gamble was the loser, allowing10 runs (seven earned) on eight hits over just 2/3 innings of work.
After the sweep of the double header, the Majors moved to .500 for the first time this season, sitting at 4-4. The Fat Cats dropped to 4-8 and suffered their fourth straight loss.

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LONDON 11 20 400 0 - 17-14-1