TORONTO, Ont. - The Brock University baseball team (13-1 OUA, 23-2 overall) continued their winning ways, as they defeated the Toronto Varsity Blues by scores of 2-1 and 6-5 Sunday afternoon on the road.

In Game One, Brock rookie righthander Dylan Perego went head-to-head against one of the OUA's all-time best pitchers in Toronto's Marek Deska. Perego went 7 1/3 innings allowing one run on four hits with five strikeouts, while Deska threw seven complete giving up one run on five hits with six K's.

In the top of the 9th, with the score tied 1-1 and one out, Marcus Beal would be issued a walk. Brock put on the hit and run, and Dan Nicoletta would come through in the clutch with a base hit putting runners on first and third. Wil Nicholson would then drive one deep to the outfield, scoring Beal from third for the RBI sac fly giving Brock a 2-1 lead.

Jeff Baggeley threw one shutout inning, before handing the ball over to closer Phil Owen who closed out the final 2/3 innings for his 11th career save, tying former Badger Eric DeBoer.

Phil Steer led the Badgers offense going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases. Rookie Blake Stepien was 2-for-3 with a double, while Justin Gideon, Ricky Ferri and Nicoletta all collected single hits in the one-run victory.  

In Game Two, the Badgers jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the top of the first and held on right until the final out for the 6-5 victory.

In the bottom of the 7th with Brock leading 6-5, Toronto had runners on first and third with one out. Coach Lounsbury would once again go to Owen, who came on in relief and struckout the next batter and got a groundout to end the game, for his second save of the afternoon and all-time leading 12th career save.

At the plate, Gideon had a three-hit game going 3-for-4 with an RBI and stolen base. Koddi Quick (2-for-2, 2 RBI), Steer (2-for-5) and Nicoletta (2-for-3, 2B) all contributed with two hits each. Rounding out the offense were Ferri (1-for-3), Ryan Laird (1-for-4, RBI) and Beal (1-for-3, 2B).

Brock lefty Daniel Veres got the start going 3 1/3 innings allowing four runs on three hits with five walks and two strikeouts. Ryan Beckett picked up the victory, throwing three complete innings giving up on run on two hits with four strikeouts. Owen retired all four batters he faced on the afternoon finishing with his third and fourth saves of the season.