Brantford Red Sox 9, Hamilton Thunderbirds 4

In Brantford, Steve Charles smacked his first home run of the season to help the Brantford Red Sox to a 9-4 win over the Hamilton Thunderbirds in one of two games in the Intercounty Baseball League on Friday.

Newcomer Jason Trim had a pair of hits, including a double, and scored three runs for Brantford and Adam Vella added a pair of hits and scored a run in the win.

Elliot Love (1-0) tossed 3 1/3 innings of hitless relief for the win after starter Tom Boleska allowed four runs - one earned - in 5 2/3 innings.

Andrew Schwalm (0-2) allowed four runs - three earned - and three hits in 2 1/3 innings and Jeff McGinn homered for Hamilton.

                       1 2 3  4 5 6  7 8 9   R  H  E
HAMILTON THUNDERBIRDS  0 0 0  0 3 1  0 0 0 - 4  5  4
BRANTFORD RED SOX      0 0 0  1 0 1  3 4 X - 9 10  2

Kitchener Panthers 9, London Majors 3

In London, Jeff Pietraszko had a pair of hits, including a three-run home run that paced the Kitchener Panthers to a 9-3 win over the London Majors.

John Morbey (1-2) allowed three runs - two earned - and seven hits while striking out four batters in six innings for the win.

Luke Baker had a pair of hits and drove in three runs, including the game-winner with a sacrifice fly in the second inning.

Kirk Martin (2-1) suffered his first loss of the season after giving up nine runs and 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings.

                       1 2 3  4 5 6  7 8 9   R  H  E
KITCHENER PANTHERS     3 1 0  0 5 0  0 0 0 - 9 12  2
LONDON MAJORS          1 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0 - 3  8  2