TECUMSEH, Ont. – St. Clair College (Windsor) defeated Humber College (Etobicoke) 10-0 in a mercy shortened game at the OCAA provincial championship tournament being held at Bert Lacasse Park in Tecumseh, Ont. The win puts the Saints in their fifth consecutive gold medal game with a chance to win the championship on their home diamond.
St. Clair took advantage of two Humber errors in the opening inning scoring three times and added another run in the second inning for a 4-0 lead. The Saints came back in the fourth inning to score five more runs and needed only a single run in the bottom of the fifth to put the game away.
St. Clair starter and OCAA League All-Star Taylor Pappin (Brantford) pitched five strong innings surrendering only two hits while striking out three Humber batters. The Saints pounded out 12 hits with Michael McKay (Miramichi, N.B.) collecting three of his own to go with four RBIs to earn Player of the Game honours. Matt Bondy (Amherstburg) also had two hits and three RBIs for St. Clair.
Humber's Justin Marra (Toronto) was named Player of the Game for Humber for his outstanding skill behind the dish.
St. Clair advances to the 1 p.m. game on Saturday awaiting the winner of the Fanshawe/Humber matchup being played at 10 a.m.
See below a brief recap of the game.
DATE: Fri., Oct. 20th
TIME: 7:05pm
LOCATION: Lacasse Park (Tecumseh, ON)
St. Clair College 10, Humber College 0
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Saints Statistics
Michael McKay 3-4, 1B (3), RBI (4), R, SB (2) – Player of the Game Award
Matt Bondy 2-4, 2B, 1B, RBI (3), R (3)
Kevin Dion 2-4, 1B (2) R (2)
Taylor Pappin (WP, 1-0) 5.0 IP, 0 R, 2 HA, 2 BB, 3 K, HBP
Hawks Statistics
Justin Marra 0-1, HBP, 4 PO, 2 A – Player of the Game Award
Dylan Perego (LP, 0-1) 3.0 IP, 9 ER, 8 HA, 1 BB, 2 K's, 2 HBP
Men's Baseball Championship Schedule
Hosted by St. Clair at Lacasse Park (Tecumseh)
Friday, October 20
Game 1: 11:00am #2 Humber 6 vs. #3 Durham 1
Game 2: 1:30pm #1 St. Clair 6 vs. #4 Fanshawe 5
Game 3: 4:00pm Durham 1 vs. Fanshawe 8
Game 4: 6:30pm Humber 0 vs. St. Clair 10
Saturday, October 21
Game 5: 10:00am OCAA Bronze Medal Game - Fanshawe vs. Humber
*Loser awarded Bronze, winner advances to Gold Medal Game
OCAA Gold Medal Game(s)
St. Clair vs. Winner of Bronze Medal Game – 1:00pm
*A second Gold Medal Game will be played at 3:30pm if necessary
Championship Website: www.ocaa.com/championships/base/2017-18/index
Live Webcast: www.we-tv.ca
Source: St. Clair College