Six-run sixth powers Panthers to win in Guelph
GUELPH - The heart of the Kitchener Panthers order combined for 10 of the team's 16 hits, en route to a 10-8 win over the Guelph Royals Saturday afternoon at Hastings Stadium.
It was a back-and-forth game early, as Guelph climbed out of a 3-0 hole.
Kitchener nabbed six runs in the sixth inning, batting around the order in the process.
But that seven-run lead nearly evaporated, as Guelph clawed back with five runs and even had the tying run at the plate in the ninth.
Yosvani Penalver had four hits, while Petey Kiefer and Malik Williams had three hits.
Yunior Ibarra drove in three runs as part of the win.
Raffi Gross and Charlie Towers both had triples in the large ballpark.
Samuel Quintana pitched four innings in the start, just 36 hours after pitching in a loss against London. He gave up three runs on four hits and struck out three.
Guelph's Alfred Vega gave up four runs on nine hits in 5.1 innings, striking out five and walking five in the start.
Kitchener improves to 5-3 on the season, while Guelph falls to 0-5.
The Panthers are home to Hamilton Sunday afternoon at 2:05 p.m.
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