The London Majors are a step closer to
changing their first-round woes after beating the Burlington Bandits 6-2
at Labatt Park on Friday (Aug. 9).
New Zealand ace Andrew Marck took to the
mound to start the Majors first game of the playoffs and pitched
masterfully, giving up just six hits and collecting seven strikeouts in
8.2 innings.
The Majors didn’t fair much better in the
batter box getting just eight hits in 31 at-bats (.266 hitting average),
but they managed to take advantage when it counted.
In just the five walks Burlington’s pitcher
Matthew St. Kitts threw in eight innings of work, two of the free bases
led to runs on the scoreboard.
In just two errors by the Bandits, the
Majors were able to bring in a run after London’s Chris Stewart tagged
first base with a mistake by the Bandits’ shortstop Jeff Kosta.
Paul Young and Ryan Lapensee (hitting in the
third and fourth spot in the lineup) led the way for the Majors, both
going 4-for-2 with two RBIs and one run.
It’s a good start for London, who lost in
the first-round of the Intercounty Baseball League playoffs the last two
years. In neither of those series did the Majors win the opening game.
Game 2 of the best-of-seven first-round
series will be held Saturday (Aug. 10) in Burlington with the first
pitch thrown out at 1 p.m., before the series comes back to Labatt Park
for Game 3 Sunday (Aug. 11) at 1 p.m.
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