The Brampton Battlecats had some tough battles as they dropped three weekend games in the Central Ontario Baseball Association (COBA) Major division.

On Saturday in St. Catharines Brampton lost both ends of a doubleheader, falling 10-3 and 5-3 to the Metros. That followed a 1-0 loss to the Milton Red Sox at home on Friday night.

In the opener at St. Catharines the Battlecats were sloppy in the field, making five errors. On the positive side Matt Piccioni had a two-run double and Joey Nonis smacked an RBI single.
In the second game Nonis took a no-hitter into the fifth inning. With two outs St. Catharines hit a single to end his no-hit bid.

In the sixth inning the Metros started a rally with a double and pushed across five runs on their way to victory.

Piccioni doubled in Allan Mazierski and Jordan Beatty in the second inning for two Battlecats’ runs. Matt Held singled home Mike Benyo after Benyo had hit a double into right centre.
Friday night was a pitchers’ duel between Battlecats’ Chris McCanna and Ian Zettle of the Red Sox. Zettle had a no-hitter until the eighth when Nonis stroked a single into right field. McCanna allowed just six hits while pitching the full nine innings.

Ken Appleby of the Battlecats also turned in yeomen’s work over the weekend catching Friday’s game and both of Saturday’s contests. Nonis had a big weekend both pitching and at the plate.

The Battlecats, went into their home game last night (following The Guardian’s deadline) against the Etobicoke Rangers with a 7-18 record. They also have a make-up with Glanbrook that was rained out last week still to be scheduled with playoffs also still to come.