The Niagara Metros had a successful week in league play as they won both games that they played this week to push their record to .500 on the season. After having their game Thursday against the Oakville A's rained out, they hosted the Brampton Royals for a pair of games at George Taylor Field.

 

In game one, The Metros wasted no time as they put up three runs in the 1st inning and five more in the 3rd inning to take a quick 8-0 lead. They didn't stop there as they were able to put up another four runs in th 5th inning to take that game by a score of 12-0. The game ended after five innings due to the league mercy rule.

 

Niagara belted out eight hits and was led by Matt Casburn who was 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and three RBIs. Brandon Underhill was 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, two runs and an RBI will Chris Anderi was 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI. Dylan Perego was 1-for-2 with a walk, a pair of runs and an RBI while Jono Marcheterre was 1-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI.

 

Newcomer Liam Jacques drew the starting assignment on the hill and performace extremely well as he collected the win. Jacques went the complete game allowing only two hits and tossing a shutout. He hit two batters while walking one and striking out three.

 

In game two, Niagara opened the scoring again as they plated runs in the 1st and 2nd inning to take an early 2-0 lead. The Royals answered back though as they scored a run in the 3rd inning and another run in the 4th to tie the game 2-2.

 

The pitchers took over from there as there were run runs for the next few innings but Niagara managed to break through with four runs in the 6th inning. They then held the Brampton bats at bay as they took game two by a score of 6-2.

 

Anderi led the way offensively for Niagara going 3-for-4 with a run and a pair of RBIs. Casburn was 2-for-3 with a double, a pair of runs and an RBI while rookie Matt Bagnulo was 2-for-3 with a double, a run, an RBI and a stolen base. Underhill was 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored.

 

Perego traded his bat for the mound in this one as he went six innings collecting the win. He allowed two runs of four hits while hitting a batter and striking out two. Jacob Renpenning tossed a clean 7th inning striking out one.

 

Here are the rest of the results from Week VIII of the COBA Major League season:

 

Monday June 17th

Oakville A's - 4, Erindale Cardinals - 7

WP - Kevin Lucas, LP - Nick Boyd

HR - Chris Novia (Erin)

 

Tuesday, June 18th

Burlington Brants - 1, Mississauga SW Twins - 12

WP - Jordan Petruska, LP - Mike Westlake

 

Wednesday, June 19th

Milton Red Sox - 2, Burlington Brants - 9

WP - Cam Ryerson, LP - Ian Zettle

HR - TIm Sogan, Corrie Morrison, Mike Westlake (Burl.)

 

Thursday, June 20th

Oakville A's vs Niagara Metros (PPD - Rain)

 

Mississauga SW Twins vs Brampton Royals (PPD - Rain)

 

Friday, June 21st

Erindale Cardinals - 3, Etobicoke Rangers - 5

WP - Tyler Whealy, SV - Matt Stoddart, LP - Zach Bayfield

 

Milton Red Sox - 12, Oakville A's - 16

WP - Curtis Braun, LP - Justin Newbold

HR - Ryan Freemantle (Oak.)

 

Saturday, June 22nd

Erindale Cardinals - 5, Milton Red Sox - 2

WP - Evan Harrison, LP - Tyler MacKillop

 

Erindale Cardinals - 1, Milton Red Sox - 4

WP - Jason Scneider, LP - Sebastian Santos

 

Brampton Royals - 0, Niagara Metros - 12

WP - Liam Jacques, LP - Jack Caswell

 

Brampton Royals - 2, Niagara Metros - 6

WP - Dylan Perego, LP - Brad McLaughlin