Friday night baseball delivered. The Caledonia Bears T1 18U headed to St. Marys and walked out with a 5-1win behind tight pitching from Braxton Fleguel and clutch top-of-the-order at-bats. Closer to home, the Caledonia Bears T2 18U piled on 11 hits to beat the Scarborough Stingers 8-4 at Henning Park, and the Simcoe SR Giants exploded for a five-run 8th to top the Red Sox8-3.

Game of the Night — Caledonia Bears T1 18U vs St. Marys Rockies

Top of the 1st in St. Marys, the Bears wasted no time. Chase Pickett singled to lead off, swiped a bag, and was driven in moments later — by the time the dust settled, Caledonia had a2-0lead before the home side ever swung a bat.

In the 2nd, Lucas Seabrook ripped a double to push it to 3-0. The Bears tacked on another two in the 3rd — Braxton Fleguel lifting a sacrifice fly that made it 5-0, and just like that the visitors had the cushion they needed.

Fleguel was every bit as sharp on the mound — 2.2 innings of one-hit, shutout ball with four strikeouts to earn the win. Conner Black handled the middle frames and gave up just one unearned run across two innings, and Jacob Almas closed it out. Nash Brophy turned a hit into a triple, and Alex Amos was a one-man base-running clinic with three stolen bases.

St. Marys finally got on the board in the 4th when Simon Grieg drove in a run, but it was the only crack they'd get. Five innings, and the Bears walked off the visiting side of a clean travel-ball win.

Final: Caledonia Bears T1 18U 5, St. Marys Rockies 1.

Around the Diamond

• Caledonia Bears T2 18U piled on early at Henning Park and never looked back, beating the Scarborough Stingers 8-4 — Connor Massicotte was the engine with a 3-for-3 night (two doubles, 3 RBI), Drew Hill went deep with a solo shot to left in the 5th, and Jude Stoddart slammed the door with 3.1 no-hit innings out of the bullpen

• Simcoe SR Giants broke a 3-3 tie wide open with a five-run top of the 8th to beat the Red Sox 8-3 on Tillson Ave — Brady Barnard's two-RBI single capped the rally, Josh Johnson went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI, and Jackson Smith struck out 11 in five innings before Macgregor Lawrence picked up the W in relief