Jackfish’s magic number hits one

CHATHAM – Welland’s magic number to clinch first place dropped to one following a 9-1 win Saturday in Chatham.

Dawson Tweet went 3-for-4 with a three-run blast for the Jackfish (29-10), who lead Barrie by 3.5 games with three games remaining. Barrie has four games left, and a Welland win or Barrie loss means the Jackfish earns top seed entering playoffs.

Gianfranco Morello hit a solo home run, Robert Mullen drove in three on a single and double, Steven Moretto had an RBI, Jonah Weisner went 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Jake Sanford singled twice and scored twice.

Enrique Saldana (6-2) fired seven shutout innings for the win. He scattered three hits and fanned five.

For Chatham-Kent (17-22), Spencer Marcus had an RBI and Sadler Goodwin doubled.

Brock Whitson (5-3) suffered the loss after yielding three runs on five hits in three innings. He walked one and struck out two.