OSHAWA, Ont. - The Durham Lords baseball team produced 13 runs in a two-game split with the visiting Humber Hawks on Sunday afternoon at Kinsmen Stadium, winning the first matchup 7-1 before falling 8-6 in game two.

Six Lords batters earned a hit in the convincing game one victory as the team totaled 10 against a duo of Hawks pitchers. Meanwhile, fourth-year pitcher Alec Brown (Bowmanville, Ont.) once again impressed from the mound, scoring a complete game victory for the second time this season, while allowing just one run. With the win, Brown takes sole possession of the Lords all-time OCAA wins record with his ninth, jumping ahead of former Lords Brodie Harkness and Ilija Bozinovski who both recorded eight.

In game two of the afternoon, the Lords bats continued to shine with Durham scoring at least one run over the first four innings, capped off by a three run fourth inning. However, untimely errors in the seventh inning allowed the Hawks to retake the lead late, resulting in the loss.

With games in hand the Lords now sit in fourth place in the OCAA with a 3-3 record, while the Hawks move to 4-2 and second place. Durham is back in action this Wednesday, Sept. 19 when they host the George Brown Huskies at Kinsmen Stadium for a doubleheader under the lights. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
 

AT THE PLATE

Game 1
• Sam Cawker (Courtice, Ont.) and Reagan Manley (Peterborough, Ont.) led the Lords in scoring with two RBI apiece.
• Brendon Dadson (Bowmanville, Ont.), Jake Legros (Whitby, Ont.), and Max Mocon (Bracebridge, Ont.) all recorded one RBI.
• Brian Wowk (Oshawa, Ont.) recorded a game-high three hits, going three-for-four from the plate.
• Brendan Lyons brought in the lone Hawks RBI.

Game 2
• Cawker and Legros tied with a game-high three hits, both going three-for-four from the plate.
• Cawker and Dadson led the Lords with two RBI, while Legros and Johnathan McIntosh each added a single.
• Seven Hawks recorded a hit with Dennis Dei Baning and Brandon Costa recording a team-high two RBI.
 

ON THE MOUND

Game 1
• Brown earned the win, pitching a seven inning complete game. Brown struck out six, while allowing just one hit and one earned run.
• Steven Hough pitched five innings for the Hawks, giving up seven earned runs, while striking out seven Lords batters. Braden Taylor pitched one inning in relief.

Game 2
• Wowk pitched six innings for the Lords, striking out three, while allowing five earned runs.
• Jason Crouse (Oshawa, Ont.) appeared in relief, pitching one inning and allowing one earned run.
• Brendon Lyons, Cam Hibbs, and Matt Stoddart all stepped to the mound with Stoddart earning the win in the late inning comeback.
 

QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS

Overall Record: 3-7-1 (W-L-T)
Conference Record: 3-3-0
 
Next game: Wednesday, Sept. 19 vs. George Brown College • 6/8 PM – Kinsmen Stadium
 
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