WEEKEND RECAP: Mixed results on the road

KITCHENER - A pitching gem from Owen MacNeil and a home run parade led to a 1-1 record for the Kitchener Panthers over the weekend.

On Saturday, five home runs from the Panthers weren't enough to get the job done as Chatham-Kent won in a walk-off.

On Sunday, MacNeil gave up one hit in seven scoreless innings as Kitchener got some revenge over the Brantford Red Sox.

BARNSTORMERS 8, PANTHERS 7

Yosvani Penalver homered twice, while Charlie Towers, AJ Karosas and Ayad Ansari all went yard.

But it wasn't enough, as Lee Kucera hit a walk-off RBI single in the ninth to put the Barnstormers on top.

Kitchener had a 5-1 lead at one point, but the Barnstormers came through late.

Evan Elliott struck out seven in six innings of work in the start. He gave up four runs off eight hits, but walked six batters and charged with four wild pitches, the first four he's been charged with all season.

Yadian Martinez took the loss, while Eric Pettapiece got the win.

BOXSCORE

PANTHERS 3, RED SOX 1

MacNeil the magnificent.

MacNeil the magician.

MacNeil was plain amazing in shutting down the Red Sox, giving up one hit in seven innings in the win. The defense was also spectacular, as MacNeil struck out just two batters.

Meantime, Kitchener got all three of its runs in the third inning, and rode the hot hand the rest of the way.

Yordan Manduley kept strong in the batters box, going three-for-four and extended his hitting streak to six games. 

He had three of Kitchener's six hits on the day, as Connor Irvine also had a strong outing.

He went seven innings, giving up three runs off six hits in the loss. He walked three and struck out three.

BOXSCORE

Up next, the Panthers are on the road in Guelph on Canada Day against its Highway 7 rivals. First pitch at Hastings Stadium is 7:30 p.m.

The next home game is Thursday, July 3 against Chatham-Kent.

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