Kevin Treichel drove in the winning run to give the Guelph Royals (1-0) the lead in the seventh inning, as the Guelph Royals hung on to beat the Ottawa Fat Cats (0-1) 3-1 on Saturday.
After Chris Robinson reached on an error, Treichel reached on an error, bringing home Robinson.David Hatt picked up the win for the Guelph Royals. Hatt allowed one earned run, five hits and two walks while striking out three over nine innings of work.
Despite the loss, the Ottawa Fat Cats' Brandon Huffman dominated the Guelph Royals' batters, giving up three runs and striking out nine.
Huffman (0-1) was the game's losing pitcher.