Sarnia,
ON - The Sarnia Braves moved to 4-0 in Western
Counties Baseball League action with an 8-0 victory
over the Wyoming Cowboys at Blackwell Park.
The game marked a successful home opener for the
Braves who on Saturday drew the Burlington Brants in
the opening round of the Ontario AAA Finals.
Starter Mike Hyde moved his record to 3-0 on the
season and kept his ERA at zero with a three-hit,
nine strikeout complete-game performance.
The Braves got things started early as Nick Baljeu
and Chris Bright each singled off of Wyoming starter
Tim Boersma. Centerfielder James Grant then knocked
a double deep into the leftfield gap to score both
base runners for a 2-0 lead. Mason McCarthy would
plate Grant as Sarnia took the early 3-0 advantage.
The game would stay scoreless throughout the next
four innings. Wyoming would manage two hits in the
fourth and one hit in the fifth inning but a runner
on third would be as close as the Cowboys would come
to scoring.
Sarnia would only connect for one hit, another Grant
double, before breaking the game open in the bottom
of the sixth.
Rory Fell and Russ Muhlig would each reach base to
start the sixth inning. Catcher Greg Kemble would
connect for an RBI single with one out to add some
breathing room. An error on a hard hit groundball by
Scott Finnie and an RBI bunt single by Jamie Barron
would plate two more runs. With the bases still
loaded, Baljeu would rip a liner to center field
which would score Kemble and Finnie for the 7-0
lead. Barron would count on a Grant ground ball to
third to wrap up the scoring.
The Braves have four games remaining this week as
they take on the Chatham Brewers and Corunna Giants
before travelling over the weekend to face the
Kincardine Cubs and London Dodgers.
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