June 28 - Red Sox 12 Nationals 7 - Game Sheet

            Adam Vella hit a grand slam home run in the sixth inning to help power the Brantford Red Sox to a 12-7 win over the Stratford Nationals in the annual Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame game played Saturday afternoon in St. Mary’s.

            The Red Sox scored four runs in the fourth and four more in the sixth on Vella’s blast to break open a close game in the annual affair played at St. Mary’s at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

             Brantford had 13 hits to move within 2 ½ games of first place in the IBL, still in fourth place a half game behind the London Majors.

            The Nationals dropped to 4-21 in what was a home game for them as they have just 11 regular season games left, still trying to get into one of the eight playoff spots.

            Corey Pappel picked up the win with four shutout and hitless innings of relief, striking out six and walking one. Lee Delfino had two hits, including a homer, and drove in a pair of runs for Brantford.

            Losing pitcher Mitch Masse went 5 1/3 innings, allowing six runs on nine hits with two strikeouts and four walks.

            Dallas Pearson had two hits, including a homer, and drove in five runs in a losing cause for the Nationals.

BRANTFORD             301 404 000 – 12-13-3

STRATFORD              103 300 000 – 7-9-2

June 12 - Majors 17 Nationals 10 - Game Sheet

            In Stratford, the London Majors scored 10 runs in the first inning and then cruised to a 17-10 win over the host Nationals.

            Jess Bechard paced the 21-hit attack for the Majors with four hits, including a homer, and drove in three runs as London stayed tied for second place with the convincing win, while keeping Stratford (2-14) in last place.

            Winning pitcher Medhi Diebbar had plenty of offensive support to get the win. He lasted 5 2/3 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts and one walk.

            Loser Mike McGillary lasted just 1/3 inning, charged with nine runs in the first inning on seven hits with four walks. Winter Fuentes drove in three runs for the Nationals, who also committed three errors.

LONDON                   (10)00 232 000 – 17-21-0

STRATFORD              003 004 300 – 10-11-3

June 8 - Nationals 6 Maple Leafs 4 - Game Sheet

            In Toronto, the Stratford Nationals scored four runs in the eighth inning to stun the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 at Christie Pits.

            Trailing 4-2 after seven innings, the big eighth inning led the Nationals to just their third win in 16 games this season, while the struggling Maple Leafs dropped to 7-5.

            Stratford starter Justin Pennell went seven innings for the win, allowing four runs on six hits with five strikeouts and five walks. Reliever Chadwick Cameron pitched two scoreless innings to get the save, allowing two hits and striking out two and walking one.

            George Agopong-Mansah hit a two-run homer and drove in two runs for the Nationals, while Tyler Graham added a two-run double. Nathan West added three hits and an RBI for the winners.

            Starter Drew Taylor pitched seven solid innings for the Maple Leafs, allowing two runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts and one walk. But reliever Jeff Reeves allowed four runs in the eighth on three hits and took the loss.

            Dan Gibbons had a solo homer for Toronto while Damon Topolie had two hits.

STRATFORD              000 002 040 – 6-11-3

TORONTO                  002 101 000 – 4-8-3

June 7 - Baycats sweep Nationals to improve to 11-1 -Game sheets: Game 1  Game 2

           The Barrie Baycats continued their roll as they swept a doubleheader from the Stratford Nationals on Saturday in Barrie to improve their record to a league best 11-1 in Intercounty Baseball League play Sunday.

             In the opener, Brad Bissell pitched a complete game four-hitter as the Baycats got by the Nationals 2-1.

             Bissell struck out eight and walked three and got the win when the Baycats punched across the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Ryan Asis and Dave Latour drove in the runs for Barrie, who managed just four hits.

             Corey Hammond was the loser, allowing one run on three hits over 5 1/3 innings, striking out one and walking four. The Nationals also had just four hits, with George Agopong-Mensa driving in their lone run.

             In the second game, a four-run fifth inning was the difference as the Baycats completed the sweep with a 6-4 victory.

             Randy Schwartz two-run triple in the fifth drove in what turned out to be the winning runs for the Baycats, improving Barrie to 11-1. Schwartz also added a double while Asis went 2-for-3 including a double and also drove in a run.

             Angus Roy pitched six solid innings to pick up the victory, allowing four runs – three earned – on four hits with three walks. Kyle Payne pitched a perfect ninth to pick up the save.

             Mitch Masse was the loser, allowing five runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings with one strikeout and two walks. Dallas Pearson hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs for the Nationals, who slipped to 2-13 with the two losses.

STRATFORD              000 010 000 – 1-4-2

BARRIE                       001 000 001 – 2-4-0

May 30 - Red Sox 17 Nationals 1 - Game Sheet

            In Brantford, the Red Sox pounded out 22 hits and scored eight runs in the fifth inning to crush the Stratford Nationals 17-1.

            Wayne Foreman had four singles to pace the Red Sox attack as Brantford improved to 6-2 on the season with the easy win, while the Nationals dropped to 1-9.

            Justin Wendt had three hits, including a solo homer, walked twice, scored three runs and had four RBI for the Red Sox. Josh McCurdy added three hits, all singles, while Jason Gotwalt had a solo homer and a single and walked.

            It was an easy night for pitcher Scott Robinson, who picked up the win by going six innings. He allowed one run on four hits with five strikeouts and two walks before Cory pappel finished up with three shutout innings of relief, striking out three and walking three.

            Losing pitcher Cory Hammond went four innings, allowing six earned runs on 10 hits with three strikeouts and four walks.

STRATFORD              000 100 000 – 1-6-3

BRANTFORD             030 081 05X – 17-22-0