The Battalion headed to the friendly confines of Megaffin Park for a double header vs the Kingston Ponies. After all the dust was settled from the opening pitch from the mayor of Kingston, the rowdy Pony faithful took their seats to see John Ivimey face off against Wil McIntyre

The Ponies got off to an early lead in game one, scoring 1 in the first and 2 in the second.

The Battalion offense was dormant all game, mustering only 3 hits all game against Ivimey.

McIntyre settled down after the first 2 innings, and ending up going 4.1, allowing 3 earned runs. Braden McGinnis came in to throw a scoreless final 1.2 innings.

Ivimey was dominant, going the full 7 innings, allowing only 3 hits, 3 walks, while striking out 5

WP: Ivimey (2-0)
LP: McIntyre (0-1)

Game 2 had Dillon James, yes THE Dillon James, former NCBL Tier 1 Playoff MVP making his first start (or any pitching appearance) in over 2 years.

James was the lone bright spot for the Battalion all day as he went 5.2 innings, allowing 3 runs.

The Ponies were able to scratch 2 runs across in the 2nd after back-to-back hits to start the inning.

Once again the Battalion offense was sleepy, only mustering 5 hits all game, while striking out 9 times.

The only run the Battalion scored all day was in the 3rd inning after Kyle Craig was able to score on a wild pitch.

Through all the offensive troubles, the Battalion were still only down 2-1 headed into the 6th inning.

Steve Renaud led off the inning with his second hit of the game. He was able to advance to third with 2 outs and Evan Hammond up to the plate. Hammond laced a line drive down the line toward Jeff Skelhorne-Gross.

The play will live in infamy as “The Trap”. Battalion faithful that made the 2 hour trek to Kingston instantly were up in arms over the out call. Neither ump made a call, both umps said it was the other umps call to make, both umps didnt see the play, and Hammond was ultimately ruled out.

The played resulted in the Ponies keeping the 2-1 lead, heading into the bottom of 6 where they added an insurance run to cement the 3-1 win.

Burns was unhittable all game, and like Ivimey, went the distance finishing with 9 strikeouts

The Battalion are back in action Wednesday against the RiverHawks

WP: Burns (1-0)
LP: James (0-1)