Welland ended its regular season with an 18-5 win Sunday in Hamilton. McCoy Pearce went 3-for-6 with a home run, three RBI and four runs for the Jackfish (31-11), which enters its playoff quarter-final against Brantford as the top seed. James Smibert and Gianfranco Morello each had two hits and drove in three runs, Ethan Pasco drove in two and scored three times, Steven Moretto and Matteo Porcellato both had two RBI, Caleb Feuerstake singled twice, tripled and drove in a run, and Tyler Dupuis and Sam Cawker added an RBI apiece.
Jake Harford (5-2) went five innings for the win. He allowed four runs on six hits with a walk and three strikeouts. Colby Ring (3-7) took the loss. He was pulled after two-thirds of an inning in which he gave up five runs on two hits with five walks and a strikeout. Offensively, Tyler Duncan and Luis Bernardo both drove in two runs for the sixth-place Cardinals (18-23), who end their regular season Monday in Kitchener. Brandon Nicholson picked up a pair of hits atop the lineup.
FUTURE GAMES
Monday, Aug. 21
Hamilton at Kitchener, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Brantford, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 22
London at Guelph, 7:30 p.m.
END OF REGULAR SEASON
