Majors take down Panthers

LONDON – London scored five runs in the first inning and didn’t look back in an 8-1 win over Kitchener on Friday at Labatt Park.  

Byron Reichstein went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and three-run home run for the Majors (9-4). Brad Verhoeven singled, doubled and drove in two, Tucker Zdunich and Eduardo De Oleo each had three hits and scored twice, and Champ Garner had two RBI. 

Majors’ starting pitcher Travis Keys (3-0) went six innings and gave up a run on seven hits with a walk and three strikeouts.  

For Kitchener (5-7), Yordan Manduley, Yosvani Penalver, Nicolas KyRose and Klaus Aplevich all had two hits. Trent Lawson had an RBI single.  

Evan Elliott (1-1) allowed eight runs on 12 hits in six innings. He walked four and fanned five.