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2002-08-14 -- Playoff Results!

August 14 Intercounty Major Baseball Playoff Results

Urgent Memo � Scheduling
The remainder of Game 2 of the Hamilton/Guelph series will be played before Game 5 on Saturday, August 17 in Guelph at 6:30. The Cardinals lead the game 5-1 in the top of the seventh inning.

Wednesday, August 14
Toronto 5 Barrie 2 (Maple Leafs lead 3-0)
Hamilton 3 Guelph 1 (Cardinals lead 2-0)

Ertel�s Eight Strong Innings Lead Maple Leafs To 3-0 Series Lead

         1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9   R  H  E
Barrie	 0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0   2  6  0
Toronto	 1  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  x   5  7  1

Chad Ertel threw eight strong innings as the Maple Leafs downed the visiting Baycats 5-2 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the semi-final series. He gave up one earned run on six hits while striking out seven. Jon Lockwood struck out the side in the ninth to earn the save. Damon Topolie�s RBI-double in the first inning put Toronto up 1-0, then Rob Patterson followed with a solo home run in the second. Rich Butler and Patterson hit back-to-back sacrifice flies in the third, and Sean Travers� RBI-single in the fourth inning completed the scoring. For Barrie Ryan Davis had an RBI-single in the third while Mark Raven stroked an RBI-double in the fourth. Barrie did threaten in the eight but Rob Butler gunned down David Latour at the plate to snuff out any possible rally. Mike Hallman took the loss, allowing five earned runs on six hits over five and two-thirds innings. He walked five and struck out none. The Maple Leafs can complete the sweep with a win in Barrie Saturday afternoon.

Bartkiewicz Masterful In Seven Inning Stint, Cardinals Lead Royals 2-0

         1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9   R  H  E
Guelph	 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1   1  3  0	
Hamilton 0  1  0  1  0  1  0  0  x   3  7  0

Hamilton starter Justin Bartkiewicz silenced the Guelph bats for seven innings as the Cardinals took a 2-0 series lead with Wednesday night�s 3-1 home victory. Bartkiewicz gave up just one hit while striking out five and walking two. Sean Allen threw a scoreless eighth then Bill Hawkins came on in the ninth. Hawkins gave up a run, but still earned the save. Jerrod Haase led the Cardinals attack with a solo home run in the second and an RBI groundout in the fourth. Shayne Ridley added an RBI-single in the sixth inning for Hamilton. The Royals only run was scored by Jason Borghese on an RBI-groundout by Kevin Treichel. Casey Cooper took the loss, giving up three earned runs on seven hits in seven innings. Game four is set for Friday night in Hamilton.

Playoff Schedule

Series D � Barrie vs. Toronto
Game 1 � Toronto 9 Barrie 3
Game 2 � Toronto 4 Barrie 0
Game 3 � Toronto 5 Barrie 2
Game 4 � Saturday, August 17 at Barrie, 2:00
Game 5 � Sunday, August 18 at Toronto, 2:00 (if necc)
Game 6 � Tuesday, August 20 at Barrie, 7:30 (if necc)
Game 7 � Wednesday, August 21 at Toronto, 7:30 (if necc)

Series E � Hamilton vs. Guelph
Game 1 � Hamilton 9 Guelph 7
Game 2 � Hamilton leads 5-1 in the top of the 7th, remainder of the game will be played before Game 5 on Saturday the 17
Game 3 � Hamilton 3 Guelph 1
Game 4 � Friday, August 16 at Hamilton, 8:00
Game 5 � Saturday, August 17 at Guelph, 7:45 (if necc)
Game 6 � Sunday, August 18 at Hamilton, 2:00 (if necc)
Game 7 � Tuesday, August 20 at Guelph, 7:45 (if necc)