OSHAWA, Ont. — Brady Arsenault and Porter Smith combined on a no-hitter as the Hurricanes pounded the Abbott Islanders 17-0 in the opening game of the Canadian College National Invitational Baseball Championship
Arsenault threw four innings while Smith tossed one inning.
Josh MacDonald was named player of the game for the Hurricanes.
The ‘Canes took a 1-0 lead after Ryne MacIsaac doubled to score Dom Ryan who reached on a walk with one out in the first inning. The ‘Canes had a 2-0 lead after the first inning on RBI’s by MacIsaac and Dillon Doucette.
Arsenault would follow that up with three strikeouts in the bottom half of the inning.
The ‘Canes stretched their lead to 4-0 in the third inning thanks to some shaky Abbot defence. The Islanders threatened to score in their half of the third inning but the ‘Canes shut things down with some solid defence.
An offensive explosion in the fourth inning essentially put the game away, giving the ‘Canes a 14-0 lead but Holland College wasn’t through.
MacDonald slammed a three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the ‘Canes up 17-0.
Smith came in to mop up after that.
OSHAWA, Ont. — Brady Arsenault and Porter Smith combined on a no-hitter as the Hurricanes pounded the Abbott Islanders 17-0 in the opening game of the Canadian College National Invitational Baseball Championship
Arsenault threw four innings while Smith tossed one inning.
Josh MacDonald was named player of the game for the Hurricanes.
The ‘Canes took a 1-0 lead after Ryne MacIsaac doubled to score Dom Ryan who reached on a walk with one out in the first inning. The ‘Canes had a 2-0 lead after the first inning on RBI’s by MacIsaac and Dillon Doucette.
Arsenault would follow that up with three strikeouts in the bottom half of the inning.
The ‘Canes stretched their lead to 4-0 in the third inning thanks to some shaky Abbot defence. The Islanders threatened to score in their half of the third inning but the ‘Canes shut things down with some solid defence.
An offensive explosion in the fourth inning essentially put the game away, giving the ‘Canes a 14-0 lead but Holland College wasn’t through.
MacDonald slammed a three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the ‘Canes up 17-0.
Smith came in to mop up after that.
