Blues win Game 1

Orangeville Rockies shortstop Ty Doney tags out Mitch Tucker of the Ivy Blues at second base during Game 1 of the North Dufferin Baseball League junior division championship series on Aug. 7, 2019. The Blues won the contest 4-3. (David Anderson photo)

August 8, 2019

The Ivy Blues began the North Dufferin Baseball League's junior division championship series with a 4-3 win over the Orangeville Rockies in Game 1 yesterday (Aug. 7).

The Blues got on the scoreboard early with a homerun by Charlie Jeans and two runs scored on a Brendan Lovell double in the first inning.

Not to be out done, the Rockies answered with a pair of runs in their half of the first on a Ron Firth single. Orangeville tied the game in the fourth with a run scoring on a hit batter.

In the fifth frame Ivy went ahead scoring a lone run and held on for the win.

Mitch Tucker and Lovell of Ivy hit two doubles during the game while Jeans hit a homer and singled.

Orangeville was limited to three hits with Firth and Jack Clubine hitting singles and Kyle Dalton with a double.

Michael Zambito toed the rubber for Orangeville and allowed four runs on six hits, walked three and struck out nine batters over his seven innings.

Matt Barr pitched 3 2/3 innings allowing three runs on two hits, walked five, hit four batters, and struck out six.

Jeans pitched the remainder of the game giving up one hit, walking one, hitting one, and striking out seven.

The series will pause over the weekend as the two teams attend provincial championship tournaments.

Ivy is attending the 'AA' 21 and under championship in Peterborough and faces Brantford at 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Orangeville is competing in the 21 and under 'B' championship in Port Lambton. They take on Dresden on Friday at 4 p.m.

The league championship will resume with Game 2 on Monday Aug. 12 at Geddes Park in Angus with Game 3 scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 15 in Ivy. Both games start at 6:15 p.m. and are Ivy home games.

Game 4 is on Aug. 18 in Orangeville at 3:30 p.m. and Game 5 is set for Aug. 20 in Ivy at 6:15 p.m.