WINDSOR, Ont. - The St. Clair College men's baseball team (10-2) split a doubleheader with Durham College (10-4) Saturday winning the opening game 1-0 but dropping the second game 10-9.
Rookie Saints pitcher Austin Oulds (Chatham, Ont.) went the distance in the opener for the shut out win spreading out four hits and striking out eight Durham batters while surrendering only one walk. St. Clair catcher Eric Cunningham (LaSalle, Ont./St. Thomas of Villanova) went 2-for-2 at the plate with a single and double scoring the game's only run in the third inning.
St. Clair fell behind 9-3 in the fifth inning of the second game before tying it up 9-9 in the sixth inning. However, the Saints surrendered the winning run in the seventh inning but still had their chance stranding two runners in the bottom half letting their comeback bid fall just short. Cunningham had another good game at the plate for St. Clair with three hits while scoring three runs. Crannel Jerald (LaSalle, Ont./Sandwich), Roberto Duncan (Panama City, Panama) and Matt Sykes (LaSalle, Ont./St. Thomas of Villanova) each chipped in two hits apiece for the Saints in the loss.
The Saints will take on Humber College (7-5) in Etobicoke on Sunday at Connorvale Park in another doubleheader with game times of 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Source: St. Clair College
WINDSOR, Ont. - After having both doubleheaders against the Saint Clair Saints postponed, the Durham College baseball team finally was able to get a game in against their OCAA rivals.
In a pitchers duel to start the day, Brodie Harkness (Bowmanville, Ont.) took the 1-0 loss on the mound for the Lords. Harkness went six innings, allowing no earned runs on four hits and four walks, while striking out seven St. Clair batters.
Kadeev Bembridge (Whitby, Ont.) led Durham at the plate going 2-for-2 with a double.
In the second game the offence was big for both teams as the Lords were on the winning end of a 10-9 game.
Jake Legros (Whitby, Ont.) was 2-for-4 with two RBI, a double and a triple for Durham, while Harkness was 3-for-4 with a run scored.
Spencer Edwards (Vineland, Ont.) was 1-for-2 with two RBIs, a run scored, double and a walk.
On the mound Shaun Slemko (Courtice, Ont.) got the start, going 5 1/3 innings. He allowed eight runs (three earned) on eight hits and a walk.
Alec Brown (Bowmanville, Ont.) would be named the winning pitcher, throwing 1 2/3 innings in relief. He struck out one Saint and only allowed one hit and three walks to close out St. Clair and split the day.
Durham (10-4) has the same amount of wins as St. Clair (10-2), but sits a game back as St. Clair has two games in hand.
On Thursday, St. Clair had their 41-game win streak snapped by the Fanshawe Falcons. This is the first time since 2014 that the Saints have had two losses.
Source: Durham College