PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Reaching another career milestone, Durham College baseball head coach Sam Dempster earned his 400th overall win as DC picked up two exhibition victories in Peterborough on Wednesday night.

The only head coach the Durham Lords have known since the inception of the program in 1992, Dempster's career record now stands at 401-389-1. Leading the program for over 25 years he has helped Durham College claim seven CIBA Ontario conference championships, a CIBA national gold in 2011 and bronze in 1994, and two OCAA silver medals in 2013 and 2014. Dempster was also honoured as the OCAA coach of the year in 2016.

The Lords were dominant in their Wednesday night exhibition contests, shutting out the Trent Excalibur 9-0 in Game 1, before defeating the Fleming Knights 13-4 in Game 2.

Durham will return home this weekend with a Saturday, Sept. 14 doubleheader versus the Seneca Sting scheduled for 1 and 3:30 p.m., followed by a single contest on Sunday, Sept. 15 against the George Brown Huskies at 1 p.m. Coach Dempster will be recognized for the incredible career achievement before Game 1 of Saturday's home games at Kinsmen Stadium.
 

AT THE PLATE

GAME 1
• Growing into a key piece of the Lords offence, first-year catcher and first base Fernando Suarez Muniz (Whitby, Ont.) went 3-for-4 producing two RBI and one run in the Durham victory.
• Returning to the DC lineup this fall after last playing with the Lords during the 2016 season, Jordan D'Amico (Courtice, Ont.) added an RBI and two runs.
GAME 2
• Lords newcomer Suarez Muniz continued his impressive night with four RBI and one run, going 2-for-3 in Game 2 of the night.
• Reagan Manley (Peterborough, Ont.), Sam Cawker (Courtice, Ont.), and Connor May (Oshawa, Ont.) each added two RBI of their own in the dominant Game 2 victory.
 

ON THE MOUND

GAME 1
• Pitching two innings of one hit ball, Riley Gray (Caledonia, Ont.) earned the win adding three strikeouts.
• Fourth-year pitcher Jake Storry (Port Perry, Ont.) pitched two innings in relief, also striking out three and allowing just one hit, while Brady Turner (Toronto, Ont.) got in one inning of work holding the Excalibur hitless and striking out one.
GAME 2
• Six Durham pitchers were used in the tuneup with first-year standout Justin Travis (Oshawa, Ont.) picking up the win. Travis pitched 1.6 innings allowing just one hit and two earned runs while striking out two.
 

QUICK LOOK AT THE LORDS

Overall Record: 4-3-0 (W-L)
Conference Record: 1-2
 
Next match: Saturday, Sept. 14 vs. Seneca Sting • (1/3:30 p.m. – Kinsmen Stadium)

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