The University of Toronto Varsity Blues baseball team edged the Carleton Ravens, 7-6, in dramatic fashion on Friday afternoon (Oct. 9) at Welland Stadium, as Diego Fuentes delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning.
 
The thrilling contest marked a rematch of the 2025 OUA championship final, with the Blues once again coming out on top in a hard-fought battle between the provincial rivals.
 
With the win, the Blues will now take on the Brock Badgers, who defeated the Queen's Gaels in their lone game on Day 1, in the double-elimination format tomorrow at 2 p.m.
 
Toronto wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Fuentes opened the scoring with an RBI double to right field before Elias Rubio Reyes and Kirk Gibson followed with run-scoring singles.
 
The Blues continued to build their advantage in the second inning when Marcus Santos doubled to centre field to bring home another run. Gibson then launched a solo home run over the left-field fence in the third, extending Toronto's lead to 5-0.
 
Toronto carried a commanding 6-0 advantage into the later innings, but the Ravens refused to go quietly.
 
After getting on the board in the sixth, Carleton mounted a furious comeback in the top of the seventh, scoring five runs on four hits to even the score at 6-6. Jordan Cruz delivered a two-run double during the rally, while Carter Smith, Thomas Fournier and Benji Wdowczyk also drove in runs.
 
With the game suddenly tied and the momentum shifting, the Blues responded in the bottom half of the inning.
 
Fuentes stepped to the plate and delivered the decisive RBI single, bringing home the winning run to secure the dramatic 7-6 walk-off victory.
 
Fuentes and Gibson led Toronto offensively with two hits and two RBI apiece, while Gibson's third-inning home run provided one of the game's biggest highlights.
 
On the mound, Lucas Rigakos turned in a strong start for the Blues, allowing just one run on four hits over five and one-third innings, while striking out seven. Jonathan Onderisin earned the victory in relief, recording a strikeout in one-third of an inning to close out the contest.
 
2026 OUA Baseball Championship
Welland Stadium, Oakes Park Stadium

Friday, October 9
GM1: Queen's vs Waterloo 8-5
GM2: Carleton vs Laurier 5-4
GM3: Brock vs Queen's 13-5
GM4: Toronto vs Carleton 7-6

Saturday, October 10
GM5: Laurier vs Queen's - 10:00 a.m. (Welland Stadium)
GM6: Waterloo vs Carleton - 10:00 a.m. (Oakes Park Stadium)
GM7: Brock vs Toronto - 2:00 p.m. (Welland Stadium)
GM8: Winner GM5 vs Winner GM6 - 2:00 p.m. (Oakes Park Stadium)
GM9: Loser GM7 vs Winner GM8 - 6:00 p.m. (Welland Stadium)

Sunday, October 11
GM10: Winner GM7 vs Winner GM9 - 10:00 a.m. (Welland Stadium)
GM11: Loser GM10 *if first loss - 2:00 p.m. (Welland Stadium)