Panthers surrender eight home runs in loss to Barrie
KITCHENER - Another day, another game where Jack Couch Park had a tough time containing the baseball.
In a game where 25 runs were scored, 19 were scored via the home run as the Barrie Baycats beat Kitchener 18-7 Sunday afternoon.
Barrie hit eight out of the park, giving them a league-leading 37 homers on the season.
Many of them were of the multi-run variety, as they ballooned their lead to 8-0 by the end of the third.
The Baycats continued to pile on the runs, only posting a zero-run inning once.
The Panthers were full marks with 14 hits, but couldn't keep up and couldn't solve Saul Vazquez with consistency.
Raffi Gross, Petey Kiefer and Josh Williams all hit solo shots, the only blemishes on what was a banner night for the visiting starting pitcher.
Vazquez struck out nine through six innings for the win. He gave up seven hits and four runs.
The final of the four runs he was charged with was Trent Lawson coming around to score. He pinch ran for Josh Williams, who was clunked on the back to lead off the seventh.
For doing that, Vazquez was tossed from the game, and both benches even cleared for a moment.
Samuel Quintana took the loss for the Panthers. He gave up 10 runs on 10 hits, struck out five and walked two.
Malik Williams was three-for-five, while Yosvani Penalver had two hits.
Noah Hull was the big bat for Barrie, going three-for-six with two home runs and seven RBI.
Kitchener drops to 6-11 on the season, while Barrie improves to 13-4.
The Panthers don't have long to think about the loss, as Welland comes to town for a Monday night rain out make up game at 7:05 p.m.
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