OSHAWA, Ont. - It was a roller coaster weekend for the Durham College baseball team who ended up going .500 in a pair of doubleheaders. The Lords lost the first two games of the weekend to the Humber Hawks but bounced back with a pair of wins over the George Brown Huskies.
With a 5-7 record, Durham sits in the fourth and holds on to the final playoff position in the OCAA standings. The Lords trail Fanshawe by 2.5 games and have eight more games remaining in their regular season.
Game two against the Hawks was eventful in a bad way for the Lords. After trailing 7-2, Durham's bats came alive as they erased the deficit and took a one-run lead. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Humber would put 11 runs on the board for the mercy and earn their third straight win over the Lords.
On Saturday, Durham's fortunes turned as they earned back-to-back victories over George Brown who entered the day 1.5 games back of the Lords.
Ryan Norris (Oshawa, Ont.) pitched a complete game in game one, while Ben deBoer (Kendal, Ont.) went 3-for-3 with three runs scored.
In game two, Jordan Edmonds (Horsham, U.K.) earned his first win in a Lords uniform as he allowed one earned run in five innings pitched. Jack Lang (Pickering, Ont.) and Aaron McQuillen (Ajax, Ont.) each went 2-for-3 in the victory.
Durham and George Brown will have a rematch on Tuesday night in Toronto.
Source: Durham College
OSHAWA, Ont. - Durham College swept both ends of a doubleheader with the George Brown Huskies winning 5-3 and 6-1 at Kinsmen Stadium.
For George Brown, the Huskies needed victories in both to stay in contention for a playoff spot in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association.
After Jason Fotes (Toronto) had a two-run RBI double, he was left stranded in the sixth inning of the opening game – with Dane Gordon (Barrie, Ont.), the potential tying run, at the plate. Gordon struck out. Andrew Murrell (Pickering, Ont.) was 2-for-4 and David Allison-Yoshida (Toronto) had two hits in three at bats. Emilio Paglia (Maple, Ont.) took the loss despite allowing only six hits.
In the second game, walks didn't help pitcher Marc Clauser (Toronto) as clutch Durham hitting cashed in the free base runners. Paglia was 2-for-2 at the plate with a double, RBI and walk. Murrell went 2-for-4 and Fotes had a double and scored a run.
Source: George Brown College
Photo Credit: Al Fournier