Brewers give up double digits in back-to-back games

July 8, 2015 · 0 Comments

Bolton’s Alex Lojko reaches to make an out while playing first base in last Thursday’s 11-0 loss to the Pickering Red Sox.

By Jake Courtepatte
The AAA Bolton Brewers continue to search for the success they had in their years of AA baseball, falling to a 2-13 record in the Greater Toronto Baseball League.
A 15-3 loss to the Thornhill Reds and an 11-0 loss to the Pickering Red Sox are just the latest in the struggles of the five-time North Dufferin Baseball League champions, who are having troubles this season, both at the plate and on the field.
Wednesday’s loss to Thornhill was charged to starting pitcher Andrew White, who fell to 1-3 on the season after giving up nine hits and 10 runs through four innings of work. Matt Blacklaws worked the final two innings, pitching a shutout fifth before allowing five runs in the Reds last at-bat in the sixth.
Adam Wallace had the Brewers only hit of the game in Thursday’s loss to the Red Sox, as Nick Boyd dropped to 0-3 on the mound. A long third inning saw him throw more pitches than his arm could handle, loading the bases and emptying them in the third before allowing seven runs out of fatigue in after two outs in the fourth inning. Troy Barwick finished the inning and pitched a shutout fifth, before the game was mercy-ruled.
With Pickering and Thornhill in the fourth and fifth spots respectively in the seven-team GTBL’s standings, the losses put the Brewers farther and farther from league contention. They sit in the basement with the Martingrove White Sox, combining for three wins this season.
Only one game is on the Brewers’ schedule this week; a Thursday night home game against the Newmarket Hawks. First pitch is at 8:45p.m. at North Hill Park.
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