Brewers out to early lead

September 10, 2013

The first two games of the North Dufferin Baseball League championship series were played last Sunday with the Bolton Brewers defeating the Aurora Jays 9-8 and 9-5.

Game one of the series was scheduled to be played Saturday, but rain forced the game to Sunday afternoon setting up a double header with game two of the series scheduled the same day.

In the first game, Aurora and Bolton battled through 10 innings of play as the teams were tied after the regular seven innings.

The Jays started the game by scoring three runs in the first and continued to lead plating two more runs in the third and fourth innings. In the fifth frame Bolton tied the match at seven after scoring two runs in the first, second, and third innings and added one more in the fifth. Both teams scored a run in the seventh forcing extra innings.

The Jays and Brewers played solid until a passed ball and single by Bolton plated the winning run in the bottom of the tenth inning to win 9-8.

Pitching for the Brewers was Pat Warden who went the distance hurling 10 innings giving up eight runs on 11 hits, nine walks, one hit batter and seven strikeouts.

Brent Owens started for the Jays throwing seven innings giving up eight runs on 16 hits, walked two, hit one batter and struck out two. Ian Rettie pitched the last three innings allowing one run on two hits, one walk while recording one strikeout.

The second game saw Aurora leading after the first inning scoring two runs to Bolton's one, but the Brewers quickly plated three runs in the second and did not relinquish the lead scoring one run in the fourth, three runs in the fifth and one more in the seventh.

The Jays scored one run in the third and two more in the sixth losing the contest 9-5.

Taking the loss for Aurora was Nathan Drury who threw five innings allowing eight runs, eight hits, six walks, and one hit batsman, while striking out four Brewers. Zach Wiseman finished the game throwing two complete innings giving up one run on two hits, hit one batter and struck out one.

Bolton's Nathan Robinson earned the win throwing six and two thirds innings before being ejected by the home plate umpire in the bottom of the seventh. Robinson allowed five runs, eight hits, seven walks, two hit batters and three strikeouts. Daryl Bond finished the game getting a fly out for the last out.

The next game of the best of seven series is on Thursday evening at Bolton starting at 7:30. Game four is scheduled for Sunday at Aurora with a 2 p.m. start.