Hometown Sports Recap — Wednesday, July 1, 2026 — Simcoe Giants 10U Battle Cambridge on Canada Day - Copy
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Mic Mac Park turned into a showcase Thursday night as the Six Nations Smoke 19U ran the London Lightning off the field, winning 13-0i n a three-inning run-rule behind a one-hit shutout. Elsewhere across the hometown counties, the Simcoe Giants 16U out-hit Waterloo in a heartbreaker, the U15 Haldimand Bulls battled to an extra-effort tie with a home run to remember, and the Bulls U13 jumped out early before Wilmot answered.
Game of the Night: Six Nations Smoke 19U vs London Lightning U19 Blue
The Six Nations Smoke 19U do not waste any time Thursday night at Mic Mac Park. They spray fourteen hits to every corner of the yard and turn a summer fastball game into a statement, run-ruling the London Lightning U19 Blue in just three innings.
The story starts in the circle. C. Skye is untouchable, spinning three innings of one-hit ball with seven strikeouts and zero runs allowed. London manages one lonely knock all night and never gets a runner into scoring position.
Then the damage carries over to the batter's box. C. Skye keeps rolling with a 3-for-3 night, a double, and three runs driven in. Around that, the lineup piles on. K. VanEvery collects three hits, T. MacDonald adds two, P. Logan-Whiteye plates three, and J. Bomberry laces a two-run single to keep the line moving.
By the time the third inning closes, the Smoke have hung thirteen on the board and the run-rule ends it early. London never finds an answer for a night when the pitching and the bats showed up at the same time.
Final: Six Nations Smoke 19U 13, London Lightning U19 Blue 0.
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Around the Diamond
Simcoe Giants 16U battled all night and just could not get the last hit to fall, dropping a 7-5 heartbreaker to Waterloo at Memorial Park. The Giants actually out-hit the Tigers 11-4 and clawed back after falling behind by five, but the comeback ran out of outs. J. Hazen picked up a pair of hits and N. Schimus drove in two.
U15 Haldimand Bulls went the distance and settled for a 5-5 tie with Norwich after seven innings in Fisherville. P. Bancroft provided the highlight with an inside-the-park home run, W. Culver tripled and finished with two hits and an RBI, and B. Hartwick added two knocks. On the mound, B. Van Benthem opened with two scoreless before B. Simington struck out six over four strong innings of relief.
U13 Haldimand Bulls jumped out to an early 5-1 lead before Wilmot Thunder found its footing in a 17-10 final. The young Bulls never stopped swinging, with Kieran A and Andy H each collecting two hits and two RBI, and Cowal M and Devin M each adding a pair of knocks.
Simcoe Giants 13U Tier 1 ran into a red-hot London Badgers squad and fell 15-5. It was a tough one against a team that stacked up sixteen hits, but Madden V and Dexton M each singled and drove in a run, and Landon C added a base hit for the Tier 1 crew.
