IBL: London Majors
Majors Sign Mariners Prospect Ismael Pena
Date:02/08/2019 Source:IBL: London Majors
LONDON – The London Majors announce today that they have signed Seattle Mariners prospect and utility player Ismael Pena for the 2019 season, their first new addition to next year’s roster. Pena comes to London after playing four years in the Diamondbacks and Mariners organizations, signing with the Diamondbacks as a 17-year old from Montreal, Quebec in 2013. In his last season with S...
Owen Boon Returns to Majors Rotation
Date:02/05/2019 Source:IBL: London Majors
LONDON – The London Majors, members of the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) today announced the re-signing of right-handed pitcher Owen Boon for the 2019 season. Boon, a London native, returns for his fifth season with the Majors. During his 2018 campaign, Boon recorded a 2-0 record with a 3.22 ERA, thirty-four strikeouts and twelve walks over eight games. Suiting up for the Trois-R...
Majors Re-Sign Ambrose for 2019
Date:02/04/2019 Source:IBL: London Majors
LONDON – The London Majors, members of the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) today announced the re-signing of infielder/catcher Mike Ambrose for the 2019 season. Ambrose, entering his sixth season with the Majors, played in all thirty-six games last season recording seven doubles, two home runs and twenty-six RBI. In 142 career games, Ambrose has fourteen home runs and one-hundred four RBI...
Cleveland Brownlee returns for 2019 Season
Date:02/02/2019 Source:IBL: London Majors
LONDON – The London Majors, members of the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) today announced Cleveland Brownlee has signed for the 2019 season. Brownlee, a Atlanta, Georgia native will be entering his tenth season as a Major after coming off one of his best seasons to date. Playing in all thirty-six games last season, Cleveland recorded a .324 average with seven doubles, twelve home runs an...
Majors complete comeback to even series
Date:08/10/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
LONDON – Evan Britt was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, and the London Majors evened their best-of-five quarter-final 1-1 after a 6-5 win over the Hamilton Cardinals Friday night at Labatt Park. After losing the opener Thursday, London trailed 5-2 before scoring three in the eighth on Carlos Arteaga's bases-clearing triple. That set the stage for the nin...
Cards Take Game One From Majors
Date:08/10/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
HAMILTON - If they think too much about how their Intercounty Baseball League playoffs started it would be cause for a major depression. The Majors were supposed to open their best-of-five quarterfinal series against the Hamilton Cardinals at home on Wednesday but wet grounds forced the postponement of the game. That meant the third-place Majors would have to open the series on the road against ...
Game One Cancelled Due to Field Conditions
Date:08/08/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
LONDON - Tonight's game schedule for a 7:35 p.m. start versus the Hamilton Cardinals has been cancelled due to weather conditions and the forecast/radar for game time. The game will be rescheduled for Saturday, August 11th at 7:35 p.m. Game one of the best of five series will now go tomorrow night as the Cardinals host the Majors at 7:30 p.m. For more information follow us online @lond...
Majors Announce Postseason Schedule
Date:08/08/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
London - The London Majors, members of the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) announced today the schedule for their Quarter-Final match up with the Hamilton Cardinals. SERIES C: (3) LONDON VS. (6) HAMILTON Game 1: Wednesday, Aug. 8, at London 7:35 p.m. Game 2: Thursday, Aug. 9, at Hamilton 7:30 p.m. Game 3: Friday, Aug. 10, at London 7:35 p.m. *Game 4: Sunday, Aug. 12, at Hamilton 2 p.m. *Game 5:...
Majors trump Maple Leafs, 13-4
Date:07/29/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
Photo by Craig Aikin TORONTO - The London Majors jumped out to a 4-0 first inning lead and never looked back in downing Toronto Maple Leafs 13-4 Sunday afternoon at Dominico Field in Christie Pits. Cleveland Brownlee led the Majors’ 13-hit attack with four hits and eight RBI’s including three home runs. His seventh inning grand slam closed out the scoring for London. Evan Britt...
Cards hang on to beat Majors
Date:07/25/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
Photo by Art Ward HAMILTON – The Hamilton Cardinals built an early lead and then hung on to beat the London Majors 5-4 Tuesday night at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium. David Vanderby's two-run double paced the offence. Laine Renaud, Jake Chiaravalle and Jake Foden had the other RBIs, while Connor Bowie had a hit and scored twice. Zackary Gonzalez (4-4) pitched six innings for the win,...
Friday Kitchener Cancelled Due to Weather
Date:07/20/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
LONDON - Tonight's game schedule for a 7:35 p.m. start versus the Kitchener Panthers has been cancelled due to weather conditions and the forecast/radar for game time. No make-up game has been rescheduled as of yet. For more information follow us online @londonmajors or www.londonmajors.com ...
Majors big seventh steals win from Cardinals
Date:07/14/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
Photo by Matt Hiscox LONDON – The London Majors welcomed the Hamilton Cardinals to Labatt Park Friday night in their fourth meeting of the season as the Majors keep their perfect record against the Cardinals following a 8-6 win. Hamilton would open up the scoring in the first with an RBI single by third baseman Jacob Martins who would drive in Chris Beer who reached on a walk. There would ...
Peralta strikes out 10 in Majors' win
Date:07/08/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
Photo by Matt Hiscox HAMILTON – Starlin Peralta struck out 10 over six innings to lead the London Majors to a 6-2 win over the Hamilton Cardinals Sunday afternoon at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium. Peralta (5-1) allowed two runs on six hits and walked four. Offensively, Cleveland Brownlee went 2-for-3 and homered for the third straight game. He drove in one and scored twice. Byron Reichst...
Red Sox Six-run eighth defeats Majors
Date:07/07/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
Photo by Crystal Young BRANTFORD – The Brantford Red Sox scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning in a 12-10 win over the London Majors Saturday afternoon at Arnold Anderson Stadium. Andris Rizquez went 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI, Blake Kauer had three hits, three RBI and two runs, David Mendham went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run, Nic Burdett, Wilson Soriano and Sebastia...
Reichstein, Brownlee lead Majors past Leafs
Date:07/06/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
Photo by Matt Hiscox LONDON – Byron Reichstein drove in five and Cleveland Brownlee tied the franchise record for regular season home runs as the London Majors beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 11-3 Friday night at Labatt Park. Reichstein went 3-for-5 with a home run and two singles. Brownlee had two hits, including a two-run blast that tied Dave Byers atop the Majors' regular season home r...
Legendary London Majors ace dies at age 73
Date:07/04/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Mike Kilkenny, who lived in Belmont, passed away last week at 73. But he was much more than just an ace on the mound. He was ace with former teammates and friends who remember him as a great storyteller, companion and teammate. Kilkenny, a native of Bradford, Ont., was 23-18 with 4.44 ERA and 301 strikeouts in 409 2/3 innings with four major league teams during a fi...
Majors batter Cardinals in blowout
Date:07/04/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
Photo by Matt Hiscox HAMILTON – The London Majors battered Hamilton Cardinals pitchers in a 14-4 win Tuesday night at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium. RJ Fuhr had four hits and three runs atop the London lineup. Byron Reichstein drove in four runs and scored twice, Michael Ambrose and Keith Kandel had two RBI and a run apiece, Chris McQueen singled once and scored three times, Evan Britt we...
Brooks stays hot as Majors top Herd
Date:06/29/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
LONDON – Dylan Brooks continued his dominant season with eight strikeouts over seven innings to lead the London Majors to a 7-2 win over the Burlington Herd Friday night at Labatt Park. Brooks gave up one run on one hit and walked three as he improved to 4-1. The 22-year-old righty now has an earned-run average of 1.20 with 39 strikeouts over 30 innings. Offensively, Evan Britt drove in a ...
Majors end Baycats' win streak
Date:06/23/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
BARRIE – The London Majors snapped the Barrie Baycats' win streak at six after a 9-2 win at Coates Stadium Saturday afternoon. Jacen Nalesnik went 3-for-5 with three runs and an RBI to lead the Majors, who improved to 10-6. Keith Kandel singled, doubled and drove in a run while scoring once. RJ Fuhr singled three times and had an RBI and a run atop the London lineup, while Byron Reichst...
Friday Night versus Guelph Cancelled Due to Weather
Date:06/22/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
LONDON - Tonight's game schedule for a 7:35 p.m. start versus the Guelph Royals has been cancelled due to weather conditions and the forecast/radar for game time. No make-up game has been rescheduled as of yet. For more information follow us online @londonmajors or www.londonmajors.com ...
Majors drop Pack the Park 4-1 to Red Sox
Date:06/17/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
LONDON – Graham Tebbit held London to one run over 7.1 innings as the Brantford Red Sox beat the Majors 4-1 Sunday afternoon at Labatt Park. Tebbit (2-1) scattered four hits and walked four with two strikeouts. Tyler Gillies threw a scoreless ninth for his third save. Offensively, Nic Burdett's two-run single in the eighth inning gave the Red Sox some insurance. Wilson Soriano and Dav...
Brooks Named IBL Pitcher of the Week
Date:06/11/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
CAMBRIDGE - The Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) announced today that Burlington outfielder Justin Gideon and London right-handed starter Dylan Brooks have been named the League’s Batter and Pitcher of the Week for the period from June 4-10. This is the first time this season Burlington has been honoured as the London Majors have captured the Pitcher of the Week three weeks in row. JUSTIN ...
Majors' Reichstein homers twice in win over Leafs
Date:06/08/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
Photo by Matt Hiscox LONDON – Byron Reichstein went deep twice and drove in three as the London Majors beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 11-8 Friday night at Labatt Park. Reichstein finished with three hits and scored three times. Michael Ambrose went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a run and a steal. Chris McQueen and Kyle Gormandy had two hits and a run apiece, Cleveland Brownlee singled twice, score...
Majors homer their way to win over Panthers
Date:05/14/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
Photo by Matt Hiscox By Morris Dalla Costa, The London Free Press The London Majors rode a ninth-inning comeback on a pair of home runs to defeat the Kitchener Panthers 4-3 in Intercounty Baseball League play Sunday in Kitchener. The Majors trailed 3-0 going into the top of the ninth before Bryon Reichstein hit a two-run homer to tie the score and with two out designated hitter Cleveland Brownl...
IBL Reveals Complete List of Top 100 IBL Players
Date:02/06/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
CAMBRIDGE, ON – The Intercounty Baseball League unveiled today its complete list of the Top 100 IBL Players of All-Time. Top 100 players will be honored during the IBL 100th Season Banquet in Kitchener, ON on February 24th, 2018. The 100 Greatest IBL Players is a centerpiece in honoring 100 years of IBL baseball. A Blue Ribbon panel comprised of distinguished members of the baseball communi...
100th Anniversary Intercounty Celebrations and Book Information
Date:01/11/2018 Source:IBL: London Majors
Looking for some help putting together a list of names of players that played Senior Baseball for the various London teams that played in the Intercounty Baseball League from 1925 to 2017. We are looking for the first and last name, years played for a Senior London Baseball team and the name and years played in a professional sports league ( NHL Hockey, CFL/NFL Football, MLB Baseball, NBA Ba...
The Baseball World Has Lost An Incredible Soul
Date:12/10/2017 Source:IBL: London Majors
In the 49 years as Jet Box Baseball Club Manager and owner, he has coached and mentored over 700 players, and has won 3 National Championships, several state and regional titles among his 1652 victories. He was a baseball legend and will be remembered and missed by many. ...
IBL Announces 100th Season Banquet Details
Date:12/06/2017 Source:IBL: London Majors
Kitchener, ON – The Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) announced today the details for the 100th Season Celebration Banquet hosted by the Kitchener Panthers, set for Saturday, February 24th in Kitchener. This once in a lifetime event will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel located at 105 King St E in Kitchener, Ontario from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The event will feature guest speakers (to be...
Majors end season with game five loss to Panthers
Date:08/20/2017 Source:IBL: London Majors
KITCHENER – The Kitchener Panthers are headed to the Intercounty Baseball League final after a decisive 21-3 win over the London Majors Sunday afternoon at Jack Couch Park. Kitchener blew the game open with a seven-run fourth inning to eliminate the Majors in five games. Sean Reilly had a huge afternoon, going 4-for-6 with two home runs and nine RBI. Mike Gordner and Tanner Nivins each singl...
Majors' offence comes alive in Game 4 win
Date:08/19/2017 Source:IBL: London Majors
Photo by Matt Hiscox LONDON – The London Majors scored 10 first-inning runs and staved off elimination with a 14-4 win over the Kitchener Panthers Saturday night at Labatt Park. Kitchener leads the best-of-seven series 3-1 and hosts Game 5 Sunday afternoon. Byron Reichstein led the Majors' offence with three hits, including a home run, three RBI and three runs. Cleveland Brownlee went ...
