Hamilton Cardinals 5, Barrie Baycats 3

In Barrie, Mark McDonald hit a bases-clearing double and then scored the winning run to give the Hamilton Cardinals a 5-3 win over the Barrie Baycats in one of two games in the Intercounty Baseball League on Saturday.

Andy Steeds tripled to drive in McDonald and cap a five-run first inning for Hamilton.

Mark Schuurman (1-0) allowed three runs - two earned - and 10 hits in seven innings for the win and Pat Lynch held Barrie to one hit over the final two innings for his first save.

Angus Roy (4-4) gave up five runs - two earned - and eight hits in a complete-game effort for Barrie.

David Latour was four-for-four with a double and scored a run and Jonathan Baksh had two hits and scored in the loss.

                      1 2 3  4 5 6  7 8 9   R  H  E
HAMILTON CARDINALS    5 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0 - 5  8  0
BARRIE BAYCATS        0 0 2  0 0 0  1 0 0 - 3 11  1

Kitchener Panthers 6, Guelph Royals 3

In Guelph, Luke Baker had three hits and drove in two runs to help the Kitchener Panthers double the Guelph Royals 6-3.

Joel Scott (4-2) was the winner after pitching 6 1/3 scoreless innings. The win moved Kitchener into a tie with Guelph for third in the IBL standings.

Ryan Armstrong (1-3) allowed five runs - four earned - and seven hits in four innings and Frank Hare had two hits and drove in a run in the eighth inning for Guelph.

                      1 2 3  4 5 6  7 8 9   R  H  E
KITCHENER PANTHERS    2 1 0  2 0 1  0 0 0 - 6  9  3
GUELPH ROYALS         0 0 0  0 0 0  0 3 0 - 3  7  3