Photo by R.S. Konjek
TORONTO – After falling behind 7-0, the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied for an 18-7 win over the Burlington Herd Sunday afternoon at Christie Pits.
Ryan White went 5-for-5 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Leafs. Grant Tamane singled, homered and drove in four, while Dan Marra had four hits, including his first home run of the season, and six RBI.
Damon Topolie had three hits, three RBI and two runs, Adam Odd singled twice and had an RBI and a run, Julian Johnson went 2-for-4 with three runs, and Daniel Szpik singled, doubled and drove in a run while scoring twice.
Trevor Caughey (2-0) earned the win, allowing seven runs (six earned) on eight hits with five strikeouts over seven innings.
Burlington leadoff batter Justin Gideon had two hits, including his seventh home run, two RBI and two runs. John Whaley singled, homered and drove in three, and Ryan Freemantle drove in a run and scored once.
Christian Hauck (2-2) gave up 10 runs on 10 hits in four innings. He walked four and struck out two.