OSHAWA, Ont. - Serving as host for the 2019 OCAA baseball championship, the Durham College baseball team clinched a spot in the medal rounds after picking up a win on Day 1 of competition at Kinsmen Stadium on Friday.
The Lords opened tournament play with a satisfying 6-2 win over the St. Clair Saints, before being bounced 10-0 by the top-seeded Humber Hawks later in the day.
Despite the loss, DC qualified for Day 2 of the provincial championship with their tournament opening victory and will once again matchup with the Saints on Saturday morning. The winner of the Saturday morning contest will move on to play the Hawks in the gold medal game, while the loser will walk away with the OCAA bronze medal. Should the Lords move on to the gold medal game they will need to defeat Humber twice in one day in the double-elimination style tournament.
Action will begin at 10 a.m. from Kinsmen Stadium with every game of the OCAA baseball championship streamed on
OCAA LIVE via Sport Canada TV, with live stats also available on
OCAA.com.
GAME 1
• Lords second baseman
Jordan D'Amico (Courtice, Ont.) led the offensive charge for the Lords, going 2-for-3 with a walk, adding two RBI and a run.
• Durham tallied five runs through the first four innings with five Lords batters picking up a hit in the win.
• Saints batter Michael McKay drove in the lone earned run for St. Clair in the loss.
GAME 2
• D'Amico was the lone DC batter to pick up multiple hits versus the first place Hawks, finishing the evening 2-for-3.
• Dennis Dei Baning guided the Humber offence, scoring four RBI and a run on a 2-for-4 performance at the plate.
GAME 1
• Named the 2019 OCAA pitcher of the year the evening prior,
Jason Crouse (Oshawa, Ont.) delivered a complete game win for the Lords, allowing just two earned runs on six hits.
• A 2019 OCAA all-star, Luis Barrios surrendered five earned runs in four innings pitched, giving up eight hits to the Lords batters.
GAME 2
• DC starting pitcher
Connor May (Oshawa, Ont.) allowed seven earned runs in three innings of work, giving up seven hits and three walks, while striking out three Humber batters.
• Steven Hough earned the win for the Hawks with five strikeouts in five innings, allowing just six hits in the shutout.
Overall Record: 16-8 (W-L)
Conference Record: 12-6
Next match: Saturday, Oct. 19 vs. St. Clair Saints (10 a.m. - OCAA Championship - Kinsmen Stadium)
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