Tag: London Majors
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: Red-hot rookie powers London Majors to Game 3 win
Jakob Newton was just looking to hit a fly ball. He did much more than that – and took the wind right out of Toronto’s sails. The London lead-off man smashed a go-ahead, three-run homer over the Labatt Park centre field fence in the second inning and the Majors never looked back in a 6-3 […]
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 […]
Rarin’ to repeat: Can London Majors make it two titles in a row?
A repeat would be a satisfying feat.
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 […]
London Majors earn first-round reward after chaotic pennant race
It was one of the most grueling efforts to secure first place in Intercounty Baseball League history. But it was worth it for the London Majors.
Fergie Jenkins Day: Baseball hall of famer honoured by London Majors
One of the legends of the game of baseball is being honoured in London where he pitched two seasons following a stellar career in the major leagues.