Hamilton Cardinals Win on Father's Day

The Hamilton Cardinals secured a convincing 13-3 victory over the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers at Bernie Arbour Stadium on Father's Day. Hamilton started strong, taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Angel Guerrero drove in Carlos Dominguez with a single. The Barnstormers responded in the third inning with a double from Greyson Barrett , bringing in Evan Morrison and tying the game at 1-1. The pivotal fifth inning saw the Cardinals explode for five runs. Guerrero hit a home run, followed by a double from Evan Magill , and a sacrifice fly from Carlos Dominguez, which helped extend their lead to 6-1. In the sixth inning, the Cardinals added another four runs, highlighted by a double from Darlin German and another single from Magill, pushing the score to 10-1. Chatham-Kent managed to score two runs in the seventh inning, with singles from Iyad Ansari and Thomas Green , but it was not enough to shift the momentum. Hamilton capped off their scoring with three more runs in the eighth inning, including another RBI from Guerrero via a sacrifice fly. Freisis Adames earned the win for Hamilton, pitching five innings and allowing just one run on four hits while striking out four. Aden Ryan took the loss for Chatham-Kent, giving up four runs in four innings. Evan Magill led the Cardinals' offense, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs, while Guerrero contributed significantly with a home run and three RBIs. The Barnstormers' Thomas Green and Evan Morrison each had two hits in the losing effort. Next, the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers will host the London Majors on June 23, while the Hamilton Cardinals will face the Welland Jackfish on June 25.