Hometown Sports Recap — Tuesday, June 30, 2026 — Giants 14U Rally From 8-4 Down
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It was a loaded Tuesday night across Norfolk and Haldimand. The Simcoe Giants 14U spotted Hamilton four runs, fell behind 8-4, then rallied all the way back to win 14-12 in extra innings. Elsewhere, the Port Dover Clippers hung 19 on Tillsonburg, the U15 Haldimand Bulls rolled Norwich, and the Simcoe Giants 16U grinded out an error-free 5-3 win.
Game of the Night: Simcoe Giants 14U vs Hamilton Cardinals
The Simcoe Giants 14U did not make it easy on themselves. On the road against a strong Hamilton Cardinals 14U Tier 1 club, the Giants dug an early hole and trailed 8-4. For a lot of teams, that is where the night quietly ends. Not this group.
Simcoe kept the line moving and kept the pressure on. Underhill was the heartbeat of the comeback, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, swiping bags all night, and then delivering the dagger. His go-ahead two-run double in the top of the 8th flipped the game for good. Kapogianis matched him with two hits and three RBI of his own, and Lynch chipped in a pair of hits including a double. All told the Giants ran wild on the bases, stealing 11 and never letting Hamilton settle in.
On the mound, Zintel slammed the door in relief, tossing three innings and punching out three to protect the lead down the stretch. Hamilton did not go quietly, with Thomson going 2-for-4 and four RBI, but the Giants had one more push in them.
Final: Simcoe Giants 14U 14, Hamilton Cardinals 12. An eight-inning comeback from 8-4 down, and one of the gutsiest wins of the summer.
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Port Dover Clippers SRblew the doors off Tillsonburg at Misner Park, piling on a 12-run fourth in a 19-9 win. S. Storoschuk did the heavy lifting with three hits and six RBI (a pair of doubles), Z. Ritchie added two hits and two RBI, and T. Andrello earned the win with three innings and two strikeouts.
Port Dover U13 Girlswere relentless, banging out 20 hits in a 19-3 romp over Caledonia. Odelia M did a little of everything, an inside-the-park home run at the plate plus the win in the circle, while Tessa B went 2-for-2 with a triple and four RBI and Helaina M struck out six over two innings.
U15 Haldimand Bullsrolled Norwich 15-6 on 21 hits, and two of them left the yard the hard way. Wayde Culver and Lucas Laidlaw both legged out inside-the-park home runs, B. Hartwick picked up the win and added three hits, and P. Hill drove in three.
Simcoe Giants 16Uplayed a clean one, error-free baseball in a 5-3 win over Guelph. C. Leach carried the load both ways, four innings and three strikeouts on the mound plus a 2-for-2 with two RBI at the plate, and K. Cameron set the table going 3-for-4 out of the leadoff spot.
Simcoe Giants 9Uhad it right where they wanted it, up 11-1, before Caledonia stormed back with an eight-run sixth to steal it 13-12. Even in the tough finish there was plenty to like. Maddox F went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a double, while Ivan H and Ayla M each racked up four hits.
Simcoe Giants Tier 2 11Uout-hit Caledonia 10-7 but came up a run short in a 12-11 heartbreaker. Finlay P led the way with two hits and two RBI, and Landon N, Thayne V, Liam T, and Isaiah C all pitched in at the plate.
Around the rest of the night: the Simcoe Giants 11U Tier 1 dropped a 10-5 decision to Kitchener (Mak K 3-for-3 out of the leadoff spot), the Giants 15U ran into a hot Guelph squad in a doubleheader, the Giants T2 12U ran out of gas against Tillsonburg, and the Walsingham Senators 11U lost a close one 7-5 despite out-hitting the Otters. On the lacrosse floor, both Simcoe Timberwolves squads (U13 and U15) had a rough go against strong Lincoln and St. Catharines clubs.
