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The Canadian Champion. Frlay, June 15. 2001- 23 SPORTS Junior Red Sox split double-fr By MURRAY TOWNSEND Special ta The Champion The way the local junior baseball team started the first game of a double-header Sunday against Brampton, you migbt bave thougbt tbey were the Boston Red Sox instead of the Milton Red Sox. Adam Aheamn stmuck out tbe lirst fOve batters be faced and the Red Sox batters opened witb four straigbt its. 'Me damage was done early in the 7-3 victory. Abeam, wbo is from Acton and also pitches for Brock University, didn't give tbe Brampton itters a chance. They not only couldn't it im, tbey couidn't see tbe bail. It wasn't until there were two outs in the second inning that tbey got tbeir bat on one, an accidentai excuse-me single to tbe opposite field. . By this time, be bad been staked to a bealtby lead. Jef McLeod opened witb a it, folowed by singles fromn John Meito, Taylor Lawton, and Nathan Perrott. Wben the dust bad settled, the Red Sox were up 3-0 after the first inning. Brampton got a couple nins back in the third inning, mostly from aggressive base running as opposed to good itting, but the Red Sox put it away in the fourtb inning, after led Cosby reacbed base on an error, followed by singles fmom Todd Black and McLeod. Witb the bases ioaded, Melito punched a single into right field to score one, and then Lawton worked a walk after falling bebind in tbe counit 0-2 to score another. Perroit accounted for tihe third and fourtb mun of thse inning when bis fly bail feul into no-man's land between the infield and the outfield. Tue Red Sox would bave scored more except for spectacular defensive plays. On one play, Black drove the bail ail the way to the fence in Ieft- centre oniy to be robbed by a great munning catch. Red Sox catcher Mike Austen la narrovwly beat at the plate by this Brampton base-runner while (abave) Jeff McLeod beits out 'a hit during Sunday's doubleheader at Mapehurst. Milton split the back-to-back games. 1 Photos by GRAHAM PAINE eader at home In the second game of the doubleheader, Reese Davies bit a home mun, McLeod continued a good day with a triple and an RBI, Jarrett Konkle had two RBI and Andrew Nielson had a double and scored a run. It was ail for flot, tbough, as the Red Sox dropped an 8-7 decision. Milton now sports a 3-3 record. "Tbat's just where 1 expected we would be," said manager, Glenn Turner. "Once tbings get rolling and we get a few games under our belt we can improve that record." The team has been strong so far in ail facets of the game, accord- ing to Turner. "Pitcbing has been terrific and the itting bas been above average. Basically, tbe games we' ve let slip away bave been mostly caused-by defensive miscues, but for the most part our defense bas been pretty strong as well." Milton's next home contest is Monday at Mapleburst against Dundas. Game time is 7:30. IClarkesé Golf GOLF HIRTS GOLF HALLS MREEMARPRE 18s Th.nipsun Rd., Unît 7 & 8 Mlten ~~4dkateXh BASEBALL BAT SALE Yo'Ono-Stq p*"tsfl - LW'Ossa, Snoai, Socca &MoP 18 Thompson Rd., Unit #6, Milton ofl e-42