Brewers gain upper hand over Knights

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The North Dufferin Baseball League senior championship started over the weekend with the Bolton Brewers taking a commanding 2-0 series lead over the New Lowell Knights. The Brewers won a close 2-1 game on Saturday followed by a 4-1 victory on Sunday.

In Game 1 the Knights scored a run in the first inning and held the lead until the six frame when Bolton scored to tie.

In Bolton’s half of the seventh, with two out, Drew Volkey walked, stole second, and then scored when an error was made on a throw to first base ending the game in the Brewers favour.

The Knights failed to capitalize throughout the game, stranding at least one runner on base each inning. New Lowell had the bases loaded in both the second and third frames but were unable to score.

New Lowell also outhit the Brewers 12-3.

Sid Beelen doubled and singled for the Knights while teammate Chris Rettie had three singles. Kurt Roy and Jake Nicholson had two hits and Brandon Norrie, Sean Connor, and Dale Lightheart chipped in with one hit each.

Mike Wallace, Stephen Warden and Carter Burnside hit for the Brewers.

Trent Barwick started on the mound for Bolton. He pitched seven innings, allowed one run on 12 hits, walked one, hit one batter, and struck out six.

Steve Baldry pitched 6 2/3 innings for the Knights, allowed two runs, on three hits, walked four and struck out seven.

Sunday’s contest had the Brewers up early, scoring a single run in the top of the first. It was not until the fifth inning the Knights scored the tying run.

Bolton answered with a lone run in the sixth and two more in the seventh to win the contest.

The Brewers had four hits – a pair from Brett Chater and Burnside.

New Lowell outhit the Brewers again with six. Rettie doubled with Tanner Zeggil, Roy, Norrie, Nicholson and Ryan Bartley hitting a single.

Allan Brownridge toed the rubber for the Knights over six innings, being pulled in the seventh. He allowed four runs, on four hits, walked six batters, and struck out three.

Norrie came in for relief, allowing one walk, hitting two batters, while fanning one.

The Brewers started Nick Hodgson on the bump. He pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up one run, on four hits, and walked one batter.

Brendan Lyons entered in the fifth frame and pitched 2 1/3 innings, striking out two batters and conceding two hits.

The two teams will continue the best of five affair on Saturday when the Brewers host Game 3 at 1 p.m.

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