IBL FINAL: London Majors one win away from another championship

The London Majors haven’t won two straight playoff titles in 74 years. Now, they stand just one win away from back-to-back bliss. Lead-off man Jakob Newton and elder statesman Cleveland Brownlee each drove in a pair in a seven-run, sixth-inning explosion to dump Toronto 8-3 in Game 5 of the Intercounty Baseball League’s championship series […]

IBL FINALS: Controversial call costs London dearly in Game 4

The London Majors didn’t leave Toronto a happy bunch. Manager Roop Chanderdat and right fielder Starling Joseph were ejected after a controversial strikeout call in the sixth inning and the offence wasted a standout performance by starter Owen Boon in a 2-1 Game 4 loss Sunday night at Christie Pits. The best-of-seven Intercounty Baseball League […]

IBL FINALS: Toronto ties series with Game Two victory

The London Majors had no answer for a resurgent Justin Marra. The Toronto catcher went 4-for-4 with four runs batted in – including a go-ahead three-run double in the second inning – to lead the Maple Leafs to a 9-6 victory and tie the Intercounty Baseball League championship series 1-1 Thursday night at Christie Pits. […]

PHOTOS: London Majors win Game One of IBL finals

The London Majors beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 12-2 at Labatt Park Tuesday night, grabbing a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Intercounty Baseball League championship final. The London-Toronto matchup is a repeat of last fall’s final, which the Majors won to claim their first league title since 1975. Tuesday night, London’s Owen Boon struck out […]

London Majors punch ticket to second straight league finals

It’s the Majors and Maple Leafs once again. London and Toronto will meet in the Intercounty Baseball League championship series after the Majors thumped Hamilton 10-4 Friday night at Bernie Arbour Stadium to take their best-of-five semifinal in four games. Toronto finished off the Welland Jackfish in four games Thursday. A year ago, the Majors […]

PHOTOS: London Majors crush Brantford Red Sox for first-round sweep

The London Majors beat the Brantford Red Sox 23-4 on Sunday night at Labatt Park, putting an exclamation mark on their three-game first-round playoff sweep. The victory for London was no surprise, with the Majors winning the pennant as the regular season’s best team and lowly Brantford finishing last with a 2-39 record. The Majors […]