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The Sarnia Braves defeated the Corunna Giants 7-5 on
the road at Duggan Field to move to 12-1 on the year
in WCBL action.
The Braves got off to a slow start as Dwayne Amyotte
scored for the Giants in the first inning, and went
on to add three runs in the second off of Sarnia
starter Joel Ainsworth.
The Braves cut the Corunna lead to 4-1 in the third
frame as Nick Baljeu and Keegan Brandon would lead
things off reaching base. Rick Taylor would drive in
Baljeu with a deep shot to left field for a double.
Corunna would answer with a run of their own in the
bottom of the third to make the score 5-1. But, the
Braves kept up the pressure and it would pay off in
the top of the fourth.
“This team has a ton of heart”, stated coach Scott
Finnie. “You can’t convince any of these guys that
we are out of a game, regardless of how bad a
situation may seem.”
Baljeu would get things started with a double to
right-center field. Brandon would then smack an RBI
single to left. James Grant would then walk to put
runners on first and second. Taylor would again
drive a deep ball to left field, picking up another
double while knocking in Brandon and Grant. The game
would head to the sixth inning with the score 5-4.
With one out in the sixth, Grant would reach base
for the Braves and advance to second on a passed
ball. Doug Amlin would then step to the plate and
line his third single of the game into centerfield.
Grant would be safe on the play at the plate and the
Braves would tie the game 5-5.
It would come down to the last inning of play to
decide a winner and with one out, Lance Hart would
single to left for Sarnia. Tyler Young would then be
hit by a pitch to put two runners on. With two outs
Brandon would hit a fly into the left-centre gap
that would plate both runners for the 7-5 lead.
Ainsworth, who finished with nine strikeouts and the
complete game victory, would close the door in the
bottom of the inning.
Sarnia travels to Dresden on Sunday, before hosting
Forest at Errol Russell on Tuesday at 7:30pm and
heading on the road to Petrolia on Wednesday.
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