2006-05-06 --
IBL Season opens on Saturday
Oshawa Dodgers 10, Stratford Nationals 7
In Oshawa, Ryan Crotin had three hits, including a 454-foot home run to power the Oshawa Dodgers to a 10-7 win over the Stratford Nationals.
Craig Megill was four-for-five and drove in a pair of runs for the Dodgers, who picked up a win in manager Mike Prosper�s debut.
Pat Smith (1-0) allowed three runs on nine hits in 2 1/3 innings for the win.
Shawn Gillespie tossed six strong innings for Stratford before Ryan Bartley (0-1) gave up six runs in two innings for the loss.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
STRATFORD NATIONALS 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 � 7 5 2
OSHAWA DODGERS 0 0 1 0 2 1 5 1 X � 10 12 2
Hamilton Thunderbirds 5, Brantford Red Sox 4
In Brantford, Tony Daubert singled home Justin Bartkiewicz in the 10th inning to lift the Hamilton Thunderbirds to a 5-4 win over the Brantford Red Sox.
Andy Steeds hit a pair of singles and drove in a run and Jeff McGinn had three hits, including a double in the win.
Doug Chrysler (1-0) allowed two runs � one earned � on two hits in seven innings for the win.
Matt Miller (0-1) took the loss after giving up one unearned run in 1 1/3 innings. Stefan Strecker started the game and allowed two unearned runs and seven hits in four innings.
Raul Borjas doubled and scored a run for Brantford.
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HAMILTON THUNDERBIRDS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 � 5 12 4
BRANTFORD RED SOX 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 � 4 3 4
Guelph Royals 10, Kitchener Panthers 7
In Guelph, Kyle Leon and Ted Drew Smith clubbed two-run home runs that paced the Guelph Royals to a 10-7 win over the Kitchener Panthers.
Rylan Pranger (1-0) allowed two run son four hits in three innings for the win.
Jeff Pietraszko and Bryon Bell hit two-run homers in the sixth inning and Luke Baker added a solo blast in the seventh inning for Kitchener.
Wes Koch (0-1) gave up five runs and five hits in 2/3 of an inning of work after starter Ian Harvey held Guelph to a run on two hits in five innings.
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KITCHENER PANTHERS 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 � 7 9 2
GUELPH ROYALS 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 2 X � 10 7 0