MONTREAL -- Infielder
Jared Kersh of South Salem, N.Y., went 3-for-4 and had a game-high three runs batted in as McGill doubled the Université de Montréal 6-3 in a Canadian Collegiate Baseball Association game at Ahuntsic Parc, Tuesday. At the halfway point in the 16-game season, the Redmen improved to 8-0 in league play and have now won 20 consecutive contests dating back to last year.
McGill, which trailed 2-1 after the first inning, roared back to lead 4-2 after the third and 6-2 after five before the Carabins scored once in their final at bat.
Kersh, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound shortstop, drove in an RBI single in the first inning, stroked a run-scoring double in the third and added another RBI-double in the fifth. The 19-year-old economics sophomore also scored one run and was credited with assists on four put-outs.
McGill ran wild on the base paths with seven stolen bases, including four by
Andre Lagarde of Pierrefonds, Que., who went 2-for-4 at the plate and scored twice. Also among the four Redmen who had mult-hit soirees was
Troy Shepherd (2/3, BB, R) of Boston, Mass., and
Emerson Dohm (2/4, R, 2 RBI) of Vancouver, B.C.
The Carabins had six hits in the game, with two apiece from
Pascal Grégoire and
Frédéric Charlebois.
Bobby Finnie, a 19-year-old management freshman from The Woodlands, in Texas,started on the mound and earned the win for McGill. He threw four innings, allowing two runs on five hits, with two walks and three strike-outs. He was relieved by
David Juechter of Hyack, N.Y., who allowed one run and scattered one hit and four walks over the final three innings,
Carabins starter
Antoine Beaudoin lasted only two innings and took the loss. He surrendered three runs -- two of them earned -- on three hits and a pair a walks.
McGill (8-0) will host fourth-place Concordia (4-4) on Wednesday (Sept. 20) in a 7:30 pm start at Gary Carter Field, near the Cavendish Mall in Cote St. Luc. Montreal, which is now 5-5 after winning their first five games, will play at Concordia on Sept. 21.
LINK TO COMPLETE BOXSCORE
2017 CCBA NORTHERN DIVISION STANDINGS
(16-game schedule; updated after games of Sept. 19)
| TEAM |
W |
L |
PCTG |
GBL |
| McGill |
8 |
0 |
1.000 |
0.0 |
| Carleton |
4 |
2 |
0.667 |
3.0 |
| Montreal |
5 |
5 |
0.500 |
4.0 |
| Concordia |
4 |
4 |
0.500 |
4.0 |
| Ottawa |
0 |
10 |
0.000 |
9.5 |
