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Wyoming,
On – The Sarnia Braves finished off a three-game
week by defeating the Wyoming Cowboys 4-3 at Canton
Park in Wyoming on Sunday night.
The win gives Sarnia the season-series victory over
the Cowboys who are headed to the Ontario ‘AAA’
Junior Eliminations in two weeks time.
Braves right-hander Jeff Jones moved his season
record to 4-0 while sporting a 0.42 ERA. He struck
out seven and allowed just 4 hits in the complete
game performance.
Wyoming took the lead in the first inning with Kent
McPhail scoring from third base on a Scott Fowler
groundout.
Sarnia fought their way back in the third inning.
Wade Babula reached base on error and Nick Baljeu
followed that up with a walk. James Grant would drop
down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners to second
and third base. Wyoming would choose to walk
clean-up hitter Mason McCarthy to load the bases.
Catcher Scott Smith would knock a two-run down to
left and Rick Taylor would follow with an RBI-single
to center for the 3-1 Braves lead.
Baljeu would come around in the fifth to give Sarnia
an important insurance run. He would start the
inning with a double, move to third on a Grant
ground ball to the right side and score on a
McCarthy single.
Wyoming would score two unearned runs in their last
at bats but Sarnia would hold on for their 17th win
of the year in WCBL action. The Braves are 17-2 in
league play, 24-3 overall.
Sarnia hosts Petrolia on Wednesday at Errol Russell
Park. Game time is 7:30pm. The team is off to
Niagara Falls this weekend in preparation for the
Ontario ‘AAA’ Senior Eliminations in Windsor on the
Civic Holiday Weekend.
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