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NATIONAL SEMIFINALS SET FOR SATURDAY

NATIONAL SEMIFINALS SET FOR SATURDAY

OSHAWA, Ont. - The semifinals are set for the Canadian Colleges Baseball National Championship as round robin play concluded with Durham College beating Holland College 9-4 on Friday night.

Mirroring the 2016 championship, Durham will take on the defending national champion Fanshawe Falcons at 10 a.m. at Kinsmen Civic Memorial Stadium. In the other semifinal at Ritson Field, the five-time defending OCAA champion St. Clair Saints will match up against the Holland Hurricanes.

Durham finished round robin play with a 3-0 record after wins over Seneca (12-2), St. Clair (3-0) and Holland (9-4). In the Lords 3-0 shutout over the Saints, Brodie Harkness (Bowmanville, Ont.) pitched a complete game shutout allowing just five hits and two walks.

In the Lords' 9-4 win over Holland, Connor May (Oshawa, Ont.) went 2-for-2 with a pair of walks, as he was able to cross the plate four times. Eric Beharri (Burlington, Ont.) earned the win, shutting down the Hurricanes' offence in 4 2/3 innings of relief.

Fanshawe and Humber in Pool B and Seneca and Holland in Pool A would finish round robin matching records, but the Falcons and Hurricanes would advance after tie-breaking procedures were put in place.

RESULTS/SCHEDULE
Thursday, October 26
Humber defeated Seneca 10-3
Players of the Game: Sutherland (HUM) & Kim (SEN)
St. Clair defeated Fanshawe 10-1
Players of the Game: Cunningham (SCC) & Regnier (FAN)
St. Clair defeated Humber 8-3
Players of the Game: Bondy (SCC) & Thompson (HUM)
Durham defeated Seneca 12-2
Players of the Game: Storry (DUR) & Acardo (SEN)
Holland defeated Ahuntsic 5-1
Players of the Game: McIsaac (HOL) & Legault (AHU)

Friday, October 27
Fanshawe defeated Holland 4-3
Players of the Game: Wood (FAN) & Banks (HOL)
Durham defeated St. Clair 3-0
Players of the Game: Harkness (DUR) & Gault (SCC)
Seneca defeated Ahuntsic 3-2
Players of the Game: Lewis (SEN) & Tamborini (AHU)
Humber defeated Holland 11-6 (5 innings)
Players of the Game: Marra (HUM) & Beach (HOL)
Fanshawe defeated Seneca 17-2 (Four Innings)
Players of the Game: Robertson (FAN) & Perrier (SEN)
St. Clair defeated Ahuntsic 9-0
Players of the Game: Achard-Groleau (AHU) & Doumani (SCC)
Durham defeated Holland 9-4
Players of the Game: May (DUR) & Dunnett (HOL)

Saturday, October 28
10 a.m. - Holland vs. St. Clair - Ritson Field
10 a.m. - Fanshawe vs. Durham - Kinsmen Stadium
12:30 p.m. - Ahuntsic vs. Humber - Kinsmen Stadium

Championship Game
3 p.m. - Winner 10 a.m. vs. Winner 10 a.m. - Kinsmen Stadium

Source: Durham College

Photo Credit: Allan Fournier