Majors hand Welland first loss

WELLAND – And then there were none.  

Welland, the IBL’s last undefeated team, suffered its first loss Saturday night. The first-place club fell to 7-1 after a 9-7 home defeat to London.  

Tucker Zdunich and Eduardo De Oleo each had two hits, including a home run, for the Majors (7-4). They combined to drive in four.  

Toby Simmons, Brad Verhoeven and Francisco Fajardo all had two hits and an RBI, while Byron Reichstein and Josh Niles both drove in a run.  

Travis Keys (2-0) allowed three unearned runs over six innings for the win. He scattered six hits, walked one and struck out two. Skylar Janisse struck out the side in the ninth to secure his third save.  

Jake Sanford went 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs for Welland. Robert Mullen hit a two-run home run, Brendan Luther drove in three on two hits, and Jonah Weisner singled twice and doubled.  

Ben Abram (2-1) was touched for seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits over 4.1 innings. He struck out two and didn’t issue a walk.