Leafs win game 5

September 17, 2014

The Ivy Leafs and Aurora Jays played game five of the North Dufferin Baseball League championship series last night at Aurora with Ivy winning 6-3.

Both teams kept the offense in check in the first inning where all six batters to the plate were retired. In the second frame, a few Aurora errors and timely hits from Ivy plated four runs for a Leafs' lead. Ivy scored again in the third inning before the Jays recorded two runs in the bottom of the inning to peg the score at 5-2.

The teams settled into the game and each scored once more to make the final 6-3.

Brad Crosby pitched for the Jays, taking the loss, allowing six runs on six hits, two walks, one hit batter and had three strikeouts.

Brad Grieveson threw for the Leafs and let in three runs on seven hits, one walk and had ten strikeouts for the win.

Hits for Ivy were recorded by Dave Reid, David White, Craig Speers and Brett Elliott who doubled and singled twice.

Dan Lehmkuhl charted three hits for Aurora, Ian Rettie had two and Ted Beadle and Stephen Vallee both had one.

Game six of the series is Saturday at Ivy at 2 p.m.