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Brewers lead Knights two games to none
September 10, 2012
Bolton Brewers' Shawn Chalmers slides safely into home as New Lowell Knights' catcher Todd Patton awaits the ball during game one of the NDBL championship series Sunday, Sept. 9. The Brewers won the game 6-4.
(David Anderson photo)
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The Bolton Brewers have a commanding two-game lead over the regular season first place finishers New Lowell Knights in North Dufferin Baseball League championship series play. The Brewers won games one and two over the weekend by scores of 6-4 and 7-4.
Game one of the best of seven series was to be played Saturday afternoon at New Lowell, but rain and wet field conditions pushed the game to Sunday setting up a double header. Both games were played at the Lisle diamond with the Knights as home team.
In game one, Bolton got out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning and added another two runs in the second frame. Bolton would score the winning run in the fifth inning and add an insurance run off a solo homerun by John Hutchinson in the seventh. New Lowell's first run was scored on a solo homerun by Sean Thompson leading off the fourth frame. The Knights second run was plated in the fifth inning with their final two coming in the sixth. The Brewers won the game 6-4.
Brewers Mike Blackwood pitched four innings for the win. He gave up one run on five hits walked two and struck out two. Mark Horan relieved Blackwood in the fifth frame going one and two-thirds and allowed three runs on two hits and four walks, while striking out three batters. Pat Warden closed the game, pitching one and one-third innings retiring all four Knights he faced. For the Knights, Steve Baldry pitched a complete seven innings, conceding six runs on eight hits and six walks, hit one batsman and recorded six strikeouts.
Hits for the Brewers went to Brett Chater and Mike Wallace with a single each, Pat Warden and Eric Cirone each with two singles, while Shawn Chalmers doubled and Hutchinson hit a homerun. New Lowell hits were recorded by Sean Connor, Todd Patton, Dale Lightheart with singles, Brandon Norrie with a double and Thompson who went three for four with a single, double and homer.
Game two again saw Bolton get out to an early lead, scoring a run in the first frame. However New Lowell answered back and scored four runs in the second inning to go up by three. The four New Lowell runs were all they could muster as Bolton scored four of their own in the fourth inning to take the lead. The Brewers added another two runs in the sixth to win the game 7-4.
Warden pitched a complete game win for the Brewers surrendering four runs on seven hits, four walks and striking out five Knights. Jesse McIntyre started the game for New Lowell and lasted five and two-thirds, allowing all seven runs on 10 hits, walking three batters and striking out one. Allan Brownridge came in relief of McIntyre and logged one walk and one strikeout in the five batters he faced.
Bolton hits were recorded by Chater who singled and doubled, Warden, Mike Wallace, Matt Blacklaws, Adam Wallace with singles and a pair of singles by Hutchinson and Nathan Robinson. The Knights had seven hits including a double and single by Ryan Martin, doubles by Lightheart and Patton, and singles from Baldry, Connor, and Norrie.
Game three of the championship series is set for Thursday night (Sept. 13) at Bolton starting at 7 p.m. Game four will also be played at Bolton on Saturday Sept. 15 with a noon start, while the series returns to New Lowell on Sunday at 2 p.m., if necessary.
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