MONTREAL -- Jack Pantalena tossed a complete game two-hitter and every player in the McGill University lineup had at least one hit as the Redmen cruised to a 12-2 conquest over Concordia at Gary Carter Field, Monday, to close out the Canadian Collegiate Baseball Association season with a perfect 16-0 record.

It marked the 26th consecutive victory in regular season play dating back to last year and the only unblemished year in school history for the six-time national champions who will now embark on a mission for a fourth consecutive national title.The previous school record for regular season victories was last year, when the Redmen were 15-1.

Pantalena, a six-foot, 195-pound southpaw from Easton, Conn., surrendered two runs (none earned) over five innings to earn the victory. The third-year economics major struck out five and walked three, throwing only 73 pitches, 43 for strikes.

McGill scored in every inning with one in each of the first two frames, three more in the third, two in the fourth and five in the fifth before the "mercy rule" was applied.

McGill had 13 hits in the game, with two apiece by Benji Kaiserman, Rocky Hroch, Jonathan Duforest and leadoff hitter Sasha Lagarde, a veteran centrefielder from Montreal who was 2-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored.

The two ConU hits came off the bats of David Fontaine in the second inning and Kyle Hazel in the fourth.

Stingers starter Jackson Morgan -- one of four Concordia pitchers who saw action -- lasted only two innings and took the loss. He allowed a pair of runs (one earned) on two hits, walked two and struck out one.

McGill, which has a 27-5-1 record overall, now turns their focus to the CCBA Northern Conference semifinals, a best-of-three series slated to open with a noon doubleheader on Saturday, Oct. 7 at Gary Carter Field. The Redmen are supposed to play the fourth-place team, which would normally be the University of Montreal. But the Carabins were sanctioned by the league last week for having ineligible players. Their penalty was the forfeiture of six games, plus no post-season participation. As such, McGill will play Ottawa, the last team to beat the Redmen in regular season play.The other semfinal pits third-place Concordia against second-place Carleton.

2017 CANADIAN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION STANDINGS (FINAL)
 

NORTHERN	GP	W	L	T	Pct	GBL	RF	RA
McGill	16	16	0	0	1.000	-	154	32
Carleton	16	10	6	0	0.625	6	112	68
Concordia	16	9	7	0	0.563	7	88	76
x-Montréal	16	3	13	0	0.188	13	34	114
Ottawa	16	2	14	0	0.125	14	72	162
x-ineligible for playoffs due to eligibility issues
ATLANTIC	GP	W	L	T	Pct	GBL	RF	RA
Saint Mary's	16	10	6	0	0.625	-	85	71
Dalhousie	16	8	8	0	0.500	2	78	94
New Brunswick	16	7	9	0	0.438	3	80	93
Acadia	16	5	11	0	0.313	5	92	114
St.FX	16	4	12	0	0.250	6	59	92

SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
McGill Sports Info Office
(514) 398-7012