Padres and Cardinals trade blows in junior final

Innisfil Cardinals' first baseman Brady Wynne receives the ball to make an out against Danny Herman of the Creemore Padres during Game 1 of the North Dufferin Baseball League junior division championship series on Aug. 13, 2025. (David Anderson Photo)

August 16, 2025

After two games in the North Dufferin Baseball League's junior division championship between the Creemore Padres and Innisfil Cardinals 1, the series is tied at one game apiece.

Creemore took Game 1 with a decisive 11-1 win, while Innisfil edged out a 2-1 victory in Game 2.

In Game 1 on Wednesday evening in Creemore, the Padres plated seven runs in the first inning en route to their victory. They added one run in the second and three more in the third.

Innisfil scored its lone run in the bottom of the third.

The long ball powered Creemore's offence in the five-inning contest, with three home runs: a three-run shot from Josh Hanley and a two-run homer from Ben Nicholson in the first inning, followed by a two-run blast from Danny Herman in the third.

Hanley also hit a double, while Nicholson added a single. Joseph Parke, Dylan Brown, and Josh Young contributed singles, along with two from Aiden Pain and a double by Nic Guthrie.

Brady Wynne and Tyrus Harper each singled for Innisfil.

Trent Hill pitched all five innings for Creemore, allowing one run on two hits. He walked three, hit one batter, and struck out six.

Ethan Robertson started for the Cardinals, giving up 11 runs on 11 hits over three innings. He walked five and struck out one. Calen Biemiller relieved him, pitching one inning with one walk and one strikeout.

Game 2, played Friday evening in Innisfil, began with Creemore scoring two runs in the first inning. Parke reached on an error, advanced on a single by Liam Reynolds, and scored on an errant throw. Reynolds later scored on a sacrifice fly to right field.

Innisfil responded in the bottom half of the inning. Brennan Hedrick was hit by a pitch from Creemore starter Josh McBride, and Michael Dawe followed with a home run over the left-field fence.

The game remained tied until the bottom of the sixth, when Dawe doubled, advanced to third on a single by Jackson Levely, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Patrick Jannetta.

Innisfil held Creemore scoreless in the seventh to secure the win.

McBride pitched six innings for the Padres, allowing three hits, walking two, hitting one batter, and striking out four.

Reynolds recorded Creemore's only hit, though four other batters reached base on Innisfil errors.

Noah Ubogi pitched a complete game for Innisfil, allowing two runs on one hit, with three walks and four strikeouts.

The best-of-five series resumes Sunday in Creemore at 11 a.m. Game 4 is scheduled for Monday at 8:30 p.m. in Innisfil.