Guelph Royals 8, Kitchener Panthers 7

In Kitchener, Chris Becker smacked a two-run single in the eighth inning to give the Guelph Royals an 8-7 come-from-behind win over the Panthers and a four-game sweep of their semi-final playoff series.

Becker had a pair of hits and scored and Kevin Hinton added two singles in the win.

Kris Kewley (1-0) picked up the win with 1/3 of an inning of relief after starter Paul Bruder allowed seven runs and nine hits while striking out 11 batters in 6 2/3 innings.

Mike Olides (0-1) gave up four runs and three hits in 1/3 of an inning of relief for starter Bryon Bell, who gave up four runs and five hits in seven innings.

Brian Carter belted a solo home run in the fifth inning and Craig Stroh had a pair of hits for Kitchener, who had a four-run lead after seven innings.

                    1 2 3  4 5 6  7 8 9   R  H  E
GUELPH ROYALS       0 0 1  0 0 2  0 5 0 - 8  8  1
KITCHENER PANTHERS  2 0 0  2 1 0  2 0 0 - 7 11  0

Guelph vs. Kitchnener
(Guelph wins series 4-0)
Game 1 - Guelph 9, Kitchener 2
Game 2 - Guelph 5, Kitchener 4
Game 3 - Guelph 13, Kitchener 2
Game 4 - Guelph 8, Kitchener 7


Brantford Red Sox 11, Toronto Maple Leafs 10

In Toronto, Dave Parsons had three hits, including a solo home run in the 10th inning, to lift the Brantford Red Sox to an 11-10 win over the Maple Leafs. Brantford leads the best-of-seven series 2-1 and host Game 3 on Friday.

Scott Hughes tied the game with a grand slam in the ninth inning to cap a Brantford rally that brought them back from a six-run deficit. Jason Gotwalt added three hits - including a solo home run - and drove in two runs in the win.

Mark Ferguson (1-0) struck out two batters in 2/3 of an inning of relief for the win after starter Brett Gibson allowed four runs and five hits in three innings. Stefan Strecker retired the final two batters for his first post-season save.

Mark Eccleton (0-1) gave up the winning run in one inning of relief for starter Doug Dimma, who allowed three runs in seven innings.

Rob Patterson belted a pair of hits for Toronto, including a two-run home run that gave Toronto a 10-6 lead in the eighth inning. Mike Grieve added three hits and drove in a pair of runs and Sean Travers added a pair of hits and scored twice.

           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10    R  H  E
BRANTFORD  0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 4  1 - 11 11  2
TORONTO    1 0 0 3 1 2 1 2 0  0 - 10 13  0

Toronto vs. Brantford
(Brantford leads series 2-1)
Game 1 - Toronto 4, Brantford 2
Game 2 - Brantford 7, Toronto 2
Game 3 - Brantford 11, Toronto 10
Game 4 - Fri. August 15 at Brantford, 8:00 p.m.
Game 5 - Sun. August 17 at Toronto, 2:00 p.m. *
Game 6 - Mon. August 18 at Brantford, 8:00 p.m. *
Game 7 - Tues. August 19 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. *

* if necessary