World Series of Baseball (OOTP14)

[EagleFan]

Old laptop crapped out. This leaves me with unfinished dynasties which I apologize about (I may be doomed to never complete an interactive football dynasty). Though I would have finished that one if not for a mod who was mad about having a tiny penis and could only make up for that by boxing people.

With that said...

I figured now would be a good time to jump to OOTP 14 (yeah, I know I wasn't going to but I did).

Time to start a dynasty that I can use to get my mind of the crap going on at work right about now.

The next few posts will detail the setup of the dynasty and I will be looking for team names to use in the dynasty so please feel free to post some ideas after you see what I am looking to do.

[EagleFan]

The league will consist of 8 different leagues which will be spread throughout the World.

Each league will contain two divisions made up of 8 teams.

The regular season will be a shorter one. I am still deciding on either a 60 or a 90 game regular season.

Once the seasons are over there will be a best of 7 championship for every league.

The champions of each league will be entered into a playoff (all rounds best of 7) until the final World Champion is declared.


Rinse and repeat throughout the seasons.


I am debating about using either fictional or random historic rookies. Will update as I continue to refine the actual rule set.

[EagleFan]

East Coast Baseball League
North
1) Buffalo Wings
2) Philadelphia Freedom
3) New York Exchange
4) Boston Pilgrims
5) Bangor Good
6) Pittsburgh United
7) Baltimore Overlook
8) Washington Bureaucrats

South
1) Williamsburg Colonials
2) Daytona 500's
3) Charleston Chew
4) Charlotte Web Spinners
5) Raleigh Banshees
6) Savannah Thunderbolts
7) Orlando Ratpack
8) Virginia Beach Combers


Southern Baseball League
East
1) Memphis Blues
2) Birmingham Industrialists
3) Jackson Five
4) Atlanta Orchard
5) New Orleans Beignets
6) Mobile Phones
7) Nashville Musicians
8) Chattanooga Railcars

West
1) Albuquerque Left Turns
2) Corpus Christi Gale
3) Phoenix Lights
4) Roswell Greys
5) Lubbock Longballs
6) Oklahoma City Storm Chasers
7) Little Rock Moderators
8) Fayetteville Razorbacks


Midwest Baseball League
East
1) Sioux Falls Down
2) Des Moines Agents
3) Milwaukee Traders
4) Fargo Nearcomes
5) St. Paul Saints
6) Duluth Eskimos
7) Springfield Isotopes
8) Indianapolis 500's

West
1) Helena Handbaskets
2) Bismarck Keys
3) Lincoln Logs
4) Moscow Reds
5) Cheyenne Pfeppers
6) Omaha Steaks
7) Parker Brothers
8) Casper Ghosts


Pacific Baseball League
North
1) Spokane Fours
2) Seattle Merchants
3) Anchorage Grizzlies
4) Eureka Foundit
5) Redding Railroad
6) Oakridge Boyz
7) Ashland Fire
8) Grants Pass Complete

South
1) Las Vegas Aces
2) San Diego Chapparal
3) Honolulu Kolohe
4) Reno Gamblers
5) Hollywood Hogans
6) Bakersfield Dozen
7) Victorville Victorious
8) Tucson Sams


Canadian League of Baseball
East
1) Toronto Argonauts
2) Montreal Alouettes
3) Quebec Fleur-De-Lis
4) Ottawa Renegades
5) St. John's Wort
6) Thunder Bay Rolls
7) Barrie Manilows
8) Halifax Machines

West
1) Edmonton Eskimos
2) Saskatoon Berries
3) Winnipeg Rebellion
4) Calgary Stampede
5) Victoria Islanders
6) Vancouver Orcas
7) Regina Roughriders
8) Prince Albert Can Openers


Latin Baseball League
North
1) Havana Nationals
2) Santo Domingo Caciques
3) Dominican Republicans
4) San Juan Crabbers
5) Port-au-Prince Arawaks
6) Caracas Pirates
7) Panama Locks
8) Cartagena Wilders

South
1) Guadalajara Krishnas
2) Quintana Roo Jays
3) Lima Beans
4) Sucre Blue
5) Santiago Libertadores
6) Stanley Steamers
7) Manta Rays
8) Sao Luis Cardinals


Asian Baseball League
East
1) Shanghai Kids
2) Tokyo Sakura
3) Aussie Osbournes
4) Seoul Sacrifice
5) Manila Wafers
6) Auckland Raiders
7) Darwin Survivors
8) Bangkok Redlights

West
1) Tel Aviv Big Orange
2) Delhi Counters
3) St. Petersburg Reds
4) Kabul Stones
5) Ashgabat Hats
6) Cairo Pyramids
7) Riyadh Ballers
8) Baghdad Outlaws


European Baseball League
North
1) London Monarchs
2) Frankfurt Ers
3) Paris Hiltons
4) Manchester Red Devils
5) Amsterdam Haze
6) Dublin Irish
7) Oslo Motion
8) Stockholm Syndrome

South
1) Rome Gladiators
2) Barcelona Blaze
3) Bourdeaux Grapestompers
4) Athens Olympians
5) Lisbon Fantasy
6) Pamplona Bull Runners
7) Lyon Bastards
8) Bari Ums

[EagleFan]

If you have any suggestions for team names, feel free to post. I'll try to get them into a league that the team fits into the best.

[britrock88]

Some stupid upper midwestern ideas...

Helena Handbaskets
Bismarck Keys
Sioux Falls Down
Lincoln Logs
Spokane Fours

[DavidCorperial]

Tel Aviv Big Orange
Shanghai Kids
Tokyo Sakura

[korme]

Are you allowing trades within the leagues?

This is a wonderful idea, though.

[EagleFan]

Good start with the names. I'll update over the weekend and start adding some of the ground rules as I setup the game.

[Breeze]

I always liked some of the Canadian Football League names like:

Edmonton Eskimos
Toronto Argonauts
Montreal Alouettes

[EagleFan]

Added a few more teams. This may take a while to start.

[EagleFan]

Added a few more teams. Getting there.

[EagleFan]

Getting there. Two of the leagues now have teams named.

Feel free to post more suggestions for the remaining leagues. Will try to fill up two more leagues tomorrow night.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I missed my chance to get in the Macon (GA) Whoopee, so I'll settle for a team down under called {wait for it} ....

Aussie Osbournes :D

maybe a Latin League team called the Dominican Republicans?
maybe a Euro League entry called the Frankfurt Ers
how about a Pacific League team, the Hollywood Hogans

edit to add:
And ya can't miss the Paris Hiltons
and since actual names aren't excluded, I think Calgary Stampede is a good call out west

[BYU 14]

For Europe

Manchester Red Devils

Amsterdam Haze

Paris Kangos

Barcelona Blaze

Bourdeaux Grapestompers

Dublin Irish

[BYU 14]

edit to add:
And ya can't miss the Paris Hiltons


LOL, scratch my Paris name :)

An entry for the Pacific League
Salt Lake Shakers

[JonInMiddleGA]

Dublin Irish

or maybe the Dublin Downs?
:D

[britrock88]

More silly names...

Moscow (ID) Reds
Cheyenne Pfeppers
Omaha Steaks
Fargo Nearcomes
St. Paul Saints
Duluth Eskimos

Victoria Islanders
Vancouver Orcas
Regina Roughriders
Ottawa Renegades
Toronto (2) Huskies
Halifax Machines
St. John's Wort

Guadalajara Krishnas
Quintana Roo Joeys

Seoul Sacrifice
Delhi Counters

St. Petersburg Reds
Amsterdam Brownies

[EagleFan]

Added most of the suggestions, trying not to double dip the cities to get the teams spread out some.

[BYU 14]

or maybe the Dublin Downs?
:D

OK you are on roll :)

[EagleFan]

Added a few of my own. Getting there.

[britrock88]

You probably want to bump Halifax to the East, given their location in Nova Scotia.

[EagleFan]

You probably want to bump Halifax to the East, given their location in Nova Scotia.

oops, saw Halifax mountain range in BC.

[EagleFan]

Will get the game setup tonight.

Time to test out the name generation in the game. See if we get players that match the areas.

[EagleFan]

Holy Crap that was the hard part, getting everything setup in the game.

[EagleFan]

League Setup

- All leagues share the draft pool, trading can be done cross leagues.

- 90 game season, starts April 1st, for all leagues.

- Best of 7 championship for each league following the season.

- After the league championships there will be a tournament for all of the playoff teams from the 8 leagues (16 teams) with the champions seeded as 1 through 8 based on winning % and the runner ups 9 through 16. This will crown the World Champion.

- Financials and Hall of Fame criteria have been chopped down based on the percentage of games being played.

[EagleFan]

This is going to take a lot of time but should be a very good diversion as needed. :)

[EagleFan]

Quick review of the teams and I am liking the player breakdown.

[EagleFan]

Tonight I am going to sim up to opening day and start posting some league previews.

[EagleFan]

2013 ECBL Preseason Predictions


ECBL PREDICTED STANDINGS NORTHERN DIVISION
Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Allow ERA K BB
Washington Bureaucrats 52 38 .578 - 460 .262 89 56 407 4.19 632 327
Bangor Good 52 38 .578 - 443 .261 68 77 362 3.78 641 272
Philadelphia Freedom 51 39 .567 1 382 .257 82 17 308 3.13 731 303
Baltimore Overlook 46 44 .511 6 432 .260 135 17 415 4.25 650 314
New York Exchange 46 44 .511 6 461 .268 106 8 429 4.42 579 307
Boston Pilgrims 43 47 .478 9 373 .261 66 37 367 3.83 636 291
Buffalo Wings 41 49 .456 11 410 .252 85 15 462 4.74 593 349
Pittsburgh United 39 51 .433 13 321 .244 53 50 399 3.99 557 302


ECBL PREDICTED STANDINGS SOUTHERN DIVISION
Team W L PCT GB Runs AVG HR SB Allow ERA K BB
Orlando Ratpack 54 36 .600 - 421 .265 94 61 359 3.61 635 256
Charlotte Web Spinners 53 37 .589 1 463 .262 110 48 397 4.22 652 310
Charleston Chew 50 40 .556 4 426 .263 83 55 387 3.98 574 320
Savannah Thunderbolts 47 43 .522 7 390 .244 79 32 412 4.06 614 357
Williamsburg Colonials 47 43 .522 7 494 .270 103 60 425 4.35 599 340
Daytona 500's 39 51 .433 15 366 .251 69 27 461 4.81 477 384
Raleigh Banshees 33 57 .367 21 329 .241 59 40 441 4.56 557 413
Virginia Beach Combers 31 59 .344 23 382 .255 77 18 520 5.45 570 374




TOP 10 HITTERS
Player Team G AB HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
R. Torra, RF WASH 86 313 24 81 12 .287 .406 .573
O. Huerta, 2B CHLT 87 317 22 67 0 .296 .415 .569
B. Holloway, LF BALT 87 336 25 65 2 .313 .384 .586
E. Gibson, 1B NY 90 321 21 63 1 .281 .413 .540
R. Cantú, LF WASH 87 347 10 54 20 .339 .409 .517
J. Gómez, C NY 81 270 23 59 0 .285 .426 .588
J. Cabrera, 3B BALT 87 321 23 69 0 .277 .393 .551
J. Mota, RF BALT 85 256 24 56 1 .316 .407 .674
K. Arika, LF PHIL 87 314 19 57 0 .309 .420 .553
B. Dixon, LF CHAR 87 332 19 63 1 .300 .379 .557


TOP 10 PITCHERS
Player Team G W L S ERA IP HA BB K K/9
D. López PHIL 18 11 2 0 1.31 123.2 80 32 146 10.65
G. Schneider BOS 19 11 4 0 2.37 127.2 91 24 124 8.76
B. Heller CHLT 18 11 3 0 2.63 121.1 87 34 129 9.58
M. Dudley PHIL 18 10 5 0 2.44 127.0 95 41 148 10.45
H. Durán CHLT 18 10 2 0 2.61 120.0 92 33 101 7.58
J. Orchard NY 18 11 6 0 2.77 128.0 106 37 103 7.25
G. Gámez BANG 18 8 2 0 2.43 122.2 93 33 109 8.06
J. Baker BANG 18 9 3 0 2.68 119.2 96 31 92 6.98
C. Edwards CHLT 18 9 5 0 2.55 120.1 89 26 91 6.85
N. Crawford RAL 18 8 5 0 2.27 121.1 101 25 109 8.13

[EagleFan]

For the ECBL I hope that the race ends up that tight in the North, would be a good finish if that is the case.

I also want to see if Diego 'Music' Lopez is as advertised for Philly. (Stuff 19/20; Movement 14/14; Control 13/13; Fastball 19/19; Curve 13/14; Forkball 16/17; Changeup 7/7) He is just 25 so he has several seasons ahead of him.

His teammate Millard Dudley looks pretty decent too (S 18/18; M 13/13; C 11/11; FB 16/16; CB 18/19; SL 14/14; CH 17/17). He is only 27. They could have a nice one two punch for the next 5-7 seasons (depending on what they do with free agency).

Best nickname so far that I have seen. Bangor second baseman Danny 'Hulk' Griggs. He has a hulking power rating of 4/4. He may be a very good leadoff man though as he has great speed and is 20/20 in eye/discipline and 15/15 in avoiding strikeouts and also in contact.

For Payroll New York leads the way with a 98 million dollar payroll with Bangor surprisingly second at 96 million. Orlando brings up the rear with just a 42 million dollar payroll.

Washington and Boston have the highest rated minor league systems (reserves). Buffalo and Daytona have the worst minor league systems (by rating they are each almost 10 times worse than Washington and Boston).

[EagleFan]

Okay, I give up.... on trying to post the previews. Three different times I have lost what I posted thanks to the Win 8 loss of connection issue. Also, forgive any typos tonight, I am rather mellowed out on pain meds thanks to a dental problem that started on Friday night (of course a Friday on a three day weekend) and got MUCH worse by this morning. Long story short, anti-biotic, pain killers and a root canal scheduled for 2 weeks from now.

I am going to start up the season.

Quick rundown before I start:

SBL
Chattanooga and Memphis picked to be the cream of the crop in the East with a close race. Nashville, Atlanta, Mobile and New Orleans are predicted to be really bad.
Corpus Christi predicted as an easy winner in the West.

MBL
Milwaukee predicted to run away with the East.
Parker predicted to win the West with Lincoln predicted to really suck.

PBL
Grants Pass, Eureka and Seattle predicted to have a very close race in the North with Ashland and Redding in for a long season.
Bakersfield predicted to win the South easily with Las Vegas far off the pace in last.

LBL
Port-au-Prince to win a close one over Havana in the North.
Lima and Stanley to be in a close race in the South. Santiago predicted to have no chance.

CLoB
Barrie predicted to run away with the East and have the best record in the entire set of leagues.
The West will be a wild race between Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert and Edmonton.

ABL
Manila to edge Tokyo and Aussie in the East.
Kabiul and Dehli to run away with the division and have a close race between the two.

EBL
Frankfurt to blitz the North with an 8 game cushion. Only Manchester predicted to be under .500.
Rome, Pamplona and Bari to be in a close race and the only teams over .500 in the South.

[EagleFan]

Some Player Predictions

Highest Predicted Average: C Aldo Capita, Frankfurt .377

Most Predicted Homeruns: RF Salah Al Din Numair, Cairo 32

Most Predicted RBI's: LF Will Simmons, Casper 92

Most Predicted Wins: Martin Carranza, Parker 14-3

Lowest Predicted ERA: Diego Lopez, Philadelphia 1.31

Most Predicted K's: Wesley Brown, Grants Pass 194

[EagleFan]

April 2013 Recap

ECBL
New York (20-8) and Buffalo (19-9) pace the North with Washington (12-16), Pittsburgh (11-17), Baltimore (11-17) and Boston (10-18) falling off the pace.

The South is a bottleneck with Virginia Beach and Orlando at 16-12 with Daytona at 15-13, just a game behind. Charlotte and Charleston are both 14-14.

Bangor's Danny Griggs leads the league with a .442 average and 16 stolen bases and with a WAR of 2.7.

Williamsburg left fielder Richard Petty leads the league with 10 homeruns.

Daytona starting pitcher David Anderson is 6-0 in 6 starts with an ERA of 2.06.

Philadelphia's Diego Lopez leads the league with 48 strikeouts, in 39.1 innings of work.

4/2 - Orlando catcher Burton Johnston hits 3 homeruns against Baltimore.

4/6 - Washington pitcher Miguel Hernandez strikes out 15 against Charlotte.

4/16 - Williamsburg first baseman Ivan Guzman hits 3 homeruns against Bangor.


SBL
Memphis is tearing up the East at 23-5 with Birmingham in 2nd at 17-11.

Five teams are all within 2 games of each other in the West (Phoenix, Fayetteville, Corpus Christi, Little Rock and Albuquerque). Roswell is struggling at 7-21.

Albuquerque right fielder Bob Holmes leads the league hitting .429 and tied for the league lead with 12 homeruns and leads in WAR at 3.3.

Albuquerque first baseman Karl Thompson is tied with Holmes with 12 homeruns.

Mobile's Jake Miles is 6-0 with an ERA of 0.93 as he has been dominating.

4/11 - Birmingham pitcher Alfonso Ayala throws a no hitter against Fayetteville in a 4-0 victory. He walked 3 and struck out 4.


MBL
Milwaukee leads the East at 18-10 with the rest of the division hovering around .500.

Omaha and Casper have been the class of the West and are tied at 18-10 with no other team in the division over .500.

Casper left fielder Will Simmons leads the league in hitting with a .377 average and is hitting bombs to lead the league with 16 homeruns and 40 RBI's. He leads with a 2.6 WAR.

Milwaukee's Jermaine Roberts leads the league at 6-0 with an ERA of 2.18.

Des Moines' Carlos Herrera leads the league with 65 strikeouts in just 43.0 innings of work.

4/12 - Indianapolis starter Kevin Mosier throws a no hitter in an 8-0 win against Des Moines. He walked 2 and struck out 8.

4/19 - Des Moines starter Carlos Herrera strikes out 15 in a game against Parker.


PBL

CLoB
Barrie leads the East at 20-8 with Ottawa just a game back at 19-9. Halifax is close at 17-11. Toronto (9-19) and Thunder Bay (8-20) are struggling.

Prince Albert leads the way at 20-8 in the West. Victoria (18-10) and Saskatoon (17-11) are the closest. Vancouver (8-20) had a month to forget.

Saskatoon catcher Ed Conley has been eating pitchers for lunch as he leads the league with a .474 average. He leads in WAR at 3.7.

Toronto shortstop James Steward has provided the team's only reason to cheer so far as he leads the league with 17 homeruns and 33 RBI's.

No one pitcher is standing out in the win category as several have 4 wins.

Victoria's Ty Bailey has dominated opponents as he is 4-0 with an miniscule ERA of 0.63. He has allowed only 16 hits in 42.2 innings of work while striking out 51.

4/10 - Halifax third baseman Hector Perez goes 5 for 6 with 8 RBI's as he hits for the cycle.

4/18 - Toronto shortstop James Steward hits 3 homeruns against Saskatoon.


LBL
Port-au-Prince it tearing up the North with a 21-7 record. Panama is brining up the rear at 9-19.

Stanley has done the same to the South sitting at 21-7 as well.

Manta center fielder Jorge Garcia leads the league hitting at .377.

Several pitchers have 5 wins. Port-au-Prince starter Martin Patino is 5- with a 1.05 ERA.

4/2 - Havana starter Francisco Leon throws a no hitter in a 7-0 victory over San Juan. He walked 5 and struck out 9.


ABL
Aussie leads the East at 19-9 with Seoul 2 games back at 17-11. No other team in the East is over .500. Aukland is struggling at 9-19.

Bagdad leads the way in the West at 18-10 with the rest of the division hovering around .500.

Seoul first baseman Kyung-Un Yi leads the league hitting .433.

Baghdad first baseman Herson Arenal is second in the league with a .421 average, tied for the league lead with 9 homeruns, second in the league with 31 RBI's and leads the league with a WAR of 2.8.

Tokyo's Dakila Buscit (5-0, 1.88) and St. Petersburg's Gayeff Elohin (5-1, 3.72) have put up notable numbers for their squads.

Ashgabat starter Ayyad Jibril has been dominant at 4-0 with an ERA of 0.64.

4/24 - Baghdad first baseman Herson Arenal gets 6 hits in a game against St. Petersburg, going 6 for 6.


EBL
Frankfurt (19-9), Stockholm (18-10), Oslo (17-11) and Dublin (17-11) are in a tight race in the North. Amsterdam brings up the back of the pack at 11-17, maybe they are distracted.

Bari leads the way in the South at 18-10 with Lisbon at 16-12 and Bourdeaux at 15-13. No other team is over .500 in the South.

Lisbon has the top three hitters in the league; first baseman Kevin Paulsen hitting .414, left fielder Dalibor Smolko hitting .406 and second baseman Sabastian Nydal hitting at .368.

Manchester right fielder Jose Gurri leads the league with 14 homeruns.

Stockholm starter Edward Balmforth is turning heads as he is 5-0 with an ERA of 0.81.

4/4 - Dublin starter Dudley Gibson throws a no hitter in a 5-0 victory over Paris. He walked 3 and struck out 7.

[EagleFan]

May 2013 Recap

ECBL
New York (35-22) leads the North with Philadelphia (34-23) just one game back. Bangor (31-26), Washington (30-27) and Buffalo (30-27) are the other teams still in contention.

Orlando (35-22) has a 2 game lead over Daytona (33-24) with only Savannah (30-27) as the other team over .500 in the South. Raleigh (22-35) can begin preparing for next season.

Buffalo centerfielder Jorge Flores leads the league hitting .341 and in WAR with a 4.0.

New York first baseman Eddie Gibson is tied for the league lead with 18 homeruns and leads the league in RBI's with 56.

Orlando catcher Burton Johnston is tied for the league lead with 18 homeruns.

Daytona pitcher David Anderson leads the league with 10 wins (10-2, 3.04).

5/26 - New York first baseman Eddie Gibson hit 3 homeruns in a game against Baltimore and has 8 RBI's.


SBL
Memphis (38-19) has a 6 game lead in the East.

Corpus Christi (34-23) leads Phoenix (31-26) and Albuquerque (30-27) in the West as the only teams over .500. Roswell has been a flop at 16-41.

Albuquerque right fielder Bob Holmes continues to put up numbers as he leads the league in hitting at .392, homeruns at 24, is second with 58 RBI's and leads with a WAR of 5.6.

Albuquerque first baseman Karl Thompson is chasing Holes as he is second in hitting at .377, second in homeruns with 19, third in RBI's with 49 and second with a WAR of 4.7.

Oklahoma City starter Rich Garza (9-1, 1.81)is tied for the league lead with 9 wins and leads the league with 103 strikeouts in 84.1 innings of work.

Albuquerque starter Luis Perez (9-1, 2.89) anchors their staff.


MBL
Springfield has pulled into the lead in the East at 34-23. Just two games back are Sioux Falls, Milwaukee and Indianapolis as it should be a good stretch run.

Casper leads the West by 6 games at 38-19. Only Omaha (32-25) and Helena (31-26) are above .500 with them.

Sioux Falls second baseman Francisco Ortiz leads the league hitting .381. Ortiz started the season in the LBL playing for Sao Luis but was traded on 4/8 to Sioux Falls and has been anchoring the lineup ever since.

Casper left fielder Will Simmons may be leading the running for MVP as he is second in the league in hitting at .368, leads the league with 26 homeruns, leads the league with 79 RBI's (26 more than the second best number) and leads the league with a WAR of 4.9.

Milwaukee starter Jermaine Roberts (8-4, 3.24) leads the league with 8 victories.

St. Paul starter Chris Dupree is one of the top pitchers with a 7-3 record, an ERA of 1.83 and 80 strikeouts.

Omaha closer Stu Miller is one of the best on the planet as he is 2-0 with 18 saves and an ERA of 0.98. In 27.2 innings he has struck out 37 while walking only 3.

5/7 - Omaha left fielder Tim Anderson has 6 hits against Indianapolis.


PBL
Grants Pass leads the North (36-21) by 6 games. Only Seattle (30-27) and Spokane (29-28) are above .500 with them. Ashland is already forgetting about this season as they are 18-39.

Tucson and Bakersfield are tied at 36-21 With San Diego three back at 33-24 and both Victorville and Honolulu at 31-26.

Grants Pass centerfielder Bob Davis leads the league with a .386 average.

Tucson third baseman Brent Jones is hitting .333, leads the league with 21 homeruns, second in the league with 53 RBI's and leads with a 5.4 WAR.

Tucson teammate right fielder Mario Mateo is hitting .320 and is second in the league with 20 homeruns, leads the league with 61 RBI's and is second with a 4.2 WAR.

Victoria pitcher Arnold Porter leads the league with 8 victories and is 8-3 with a 2.75 ERA.

Victoria ace Jose Nunez is 7-2 with a 1.14 ERA and has struck out 92 batters in 86.2 innings while walking only 5.

4/1 - Tucson catcher Eugene Church has 6 hits in a game against Spokane.

4/14 - San Diego starter Battista Alcorta throws a PERFECT GAME in a 2-0 victory over Seattle. He struck out 6.

4/22 - Grants Pass starter Wesley Brown strikes out 18 in a 4-2 loss to Tucson.


CLoB
Halifax (30-27) leads Barrie (36-21) by just one game in the East. Quebec and Ottawa (both 30-27) are the other teams over .500. Thunder Bay is making very little noise at 17-40.

Victoria (36-21) leads the West over Saskatoon (34-23), Regina (33-24) and Prince Albert (32-25).

Edmonton shortstop Greg Wilson leads the league with a .377 average, is third in homeruns with 18 , third in RBI's with 50 and tied for the league lead with a WAR of 4.7.

Toronto shortstop James Steward continues to lead the league in homeruns with 24.

Vancouver starter Mike Corrigan cannot get run support as he is 4-3 with a league leading ERA of 1.38 in 12 starts.

Victoria closer Paco Martinez strikes fear in opposing teams. He is 2-0 with 17 saves and an ERA of 0.58. In 31.0 innings he has allowed only 15 hits while striking out 39 and walking just 5.

5/2 - Regina third baseman Rafael Infante hits 3 homeruns against Ottawa, he had 7 RBI's.


LBL
Santo Domingo and Port-au-Prince are tied for the lead in the North at 35-22. Caracus (31-26) and Havana (30-27) are trying to get in range.

Stanley (38-19) leads the South over Sucre (35-22), Lima (35-22) and Guadalajara (30-27). Santiago is struggling at 18-39.

Santo Domingo right fielder Julio Valadez leads the league hitting .380, is tied for the league lead with 21 homeruns, leads the league with 77 RBI's and has a WAR of 4.7.

Stanley ace Hector Trejo leads the league with 10 wins and is 10-0 with a league leading ERA of 1.53 and has 116 strikeout while walking just 6 in 88.0 innings pitched.

5/7 - Stanley starter Hector Trejo strikes out 15 in a game against Cartagena.

5/13 - Stanley starter Hector Trejo strikes out 17 against Caracus.


ABL
Aussie is running away with the East with a 37-20 record, 7 games up. Seoul (30-27) and Aukland (29-28) are the only other teams over .500 in the East.

Kabul is on fire and leads the West by 8 games with a 40-17 record. Baghdad (32-25) and Cairo (30-27) are the only other teams over .500.

St. Petersburg first baseman Huy Phan leads the league with a .358 average and with 21 stolen bases.

Tokyo ace Dakila Bucsit seemingly leads the race for pitcher of the year as he is 9-1 with an ERA of 1.46 and has struck out 94 in 80.1 innings of work.

5/25 - Cairo third baseman Julian Vega hits for the cycle against Cairo.


EBL
Frankfurt (37-20) leads the North over Oslo (36-21), Stockholm (35-22), Paris (31-26) and Dublin (30-27). Manchester brings up the rear at 20-37.

Lisbon and Bari are tied at 35-22 with Bourdeaux (30-27) as the only other team over .500. Athens can expect no medals as they are 16-41.

Oslo left fielder Hallinan Leton leads the league hitting .400, is second with 56 RBI's and leads the league with a WAR of 4.1.

Lyon third baseman Ronald Shield leads the league with 23 homeruns.

Stockholm ace Edward Balmforth leads the league with a 10-1 record and has a 2.52 ERA.

Stockholm closer Ambrosio Abrao is 2-2 with 19 saves and an ERA of 0.95 and has 57 strikeouts in 28.1 innings pitched.

[EagleFan]

June 2013 Recap

ECBL
New York (50-34) is close to clinching the North as they are up by 3 with 6 left to play. Still mathematically alive are Bangor (47-37), Washington (46-38), Buffalo (46-38) and Philadelphia (45-39).

Orlando (49-35) is 5 up with 6 to play over Savannah (44-40) with Daytona (43-41) just one back from them.

Orlando first baseman Barry Day leads the league with a .345 average.

Baltimore third baseman Jesus Cabrera leads the league with 26 homeruns and WAR at 5.8.

New York starter Manuel Valdes leads the league in wins with 13 as he is 13-2 with a 2.77 ERA.

6/20 - Daytona right fielder Bill Davis hits 3 homeruns (and 7 RBI's) against Washington.


SBL
Memphis (51-33) has a one game lead over Birmingham (50-34) with Chattanooga (47-37) and Atlanta (45-39) not yet mathematically eliminated in the East.

In the West Corpus Christi (50-34) is close to clinching as they are 5 up on Phoenix (45-39) and Little Rock (45-39). Roswell (24-60) has struggled all season.

Albuquerque right fielder closes in on the triple crown as he leads in average (.370), homeruns (34) and RBI's (82). He leads in WAR at 6.4.

Oklahoma City starter Raul Garza leads the league in victories (12-3) and strikeouts (149) and has a 1.84 ERA to go along with it.

Chattanooga closer Narciso Toboada has been almost unhittable as he is 5-1 with 23 saves and an ERA of 0.41.

6/2 - Little Rock starter Julio Mendoza throws a no hitter in a 12-0 victory over Oklahoma City. He struck out 6 and walked just 1.

6/5 - Corpus Christ starter Sammy Murray strikes out 15 against Albuquerque.


MBL
In the East Sioux Falls (48-36) is in a tight race with Milwaukee (47-37) one game back and both Springfield (46-38) and Indianapolis (46-38) just two games back.

Casper has dominated (55-29) the West and has clinched the division as they lead by 12 games. Helena (43-41) is the only other team presently over .500 in the West.

Casper left fielder Will Simmons is trying for a triple crown. He is second in the league in hitting at .353, leads the league with 35 homeruns and leads the league with 108 RBI's. He also has a WAR of 6.0. He trails in average by 7 points, he is in no danger of being overtaken in homeruns or RBI's.

6/3 - Des Moines pitcher Carlos Herrera strikes out 17 against Bismarck.


PBL
Grants Pass (53-31) has a magic number of 1 as they have a 6 game lead over Seattle (47-37) in the North.

Tucson (52-32) is closing in on the division crown as they lead Victorville (49-35) by 3, Bakersfield (48-36) by 4 and San Diego (47-37) by 5 in the South.

Victorville starter Jose Nunez (11-3, 1.10, 137 K) is the front runner for pitcher of the year.

San Diego closer Kazu Shiraishi has put together a great season as he was 4-0 with 24 saves and an ERA of 0.77. In 47.0 innings of work he allowed just 26 hits and struck out 65 while walking only 7.

6/6 - Grants Pass starter Mel Lacy strikes out 15 against Redding.


CLoB
In the East, Halifax (51-33) and Barrie (51-33) are tied with 6 to play. Ottawa (48-36) is 3 back and needs a lot of help. Toronto (25-59) has struggled since opening day.

Saskatoon (52-32) leads the West by 1 game over Regina (51-33). Victoria (48-36) is barely alive at 4 back.

Toronto shortstop James Steward will win the homerun title as he leads with 38 homeruns. He also leads in WAR at 7.5 (how bad would Toronto have been without him?).

Victoria starter Ty Bailey leads the way on the hill with a 12-2 record, an ERA of 1.51 and 155 strikeouts in 125.0 innings of work.

6/10 - Winnipeg first baseman Tim McDaniel hits 3 homeruns against Prince Albert, he also had 6 RBI's.

6/28 - Ottawa right fielder Paul Wright hits 3 homeruns against Toronto. He also had 7 RBI's.


LBL
Port-au-Prince (56-28) has clinched the North.

Lima (54-30) has a 2 game lead over Stanley (52-32) and Sucre (48-36) needs a miracle in the South.

Santo Domingo right fielder Julio Valadez is making a run at a triple crown. He is second in hitting at .375, leads in homeruns with 30 and leads in RBI's with 109. He leads the league with a WAR of 7.1.

Stanley starter Hector Trejo sets the pace as he is 13-1 with an ERA of 1.92 and has 167 strikeouts in 126.1 innings of work.

6/6 - Port-au-Prince shortstop Luis Rivas hits for the cycle against Cartagena.

6/19 - Manta shortstop Juan Gutierrez hits 3 homeruns against Quintana Roo. He also had 6 RBI's.


ABL
Aussie (51-33) has clinched the East as they lead by 9.

Kabul (58-26) has clinched the West as they lead by 10.

Baghdad first baseman Herson Arenal has a chance at the triple crown as he leads in average at .364, homeruns with 25 and RBI's with 96. He has a league leading WAR of 5.8.

Bangkok closer Sami Qasim had put together a fine season as he is 1-1 with 24 saves and an ERA of 0.89. In 40.1 innings of work he has allowed only 25 hits and struck out 57 while walking just 5.


EBL
Frankfurt (55-29) closes in on winning the North as they have a 3 game lead over Stockholm (52-32) and Oslo (52-32).

Lisbon and Bari are tied at 50-34 in the South and have 6 games left to decide the winner.

Frankfurt ace Jaime Gallegos leads the way as he is 13-3 with an ERA of 1.62 and has struck out 157 in 122.1 innings of work.

[EagleFan]

ECBL Final 6 games

Day 1
New York beats Washington 6-3.

Bangor destroys Boston 10-0.

Buffalo tries to stay alive with a 9-4 victory over Williamsburg.

Philadelphia beats Pittsburgh 4-2.

Virginia Beach beat Orlando 4-1.

Savannah leads Charleston 2-0 going into the bottom of the 9th as they have a chance to pick up a game on Orlando. Charleston scores 3 in the bottom of the 9th to win on a walk off single for a 3-2 final.

Baltimore ends Daytona's chances with a 7-6 victory as Daytona leaves the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th.

New York still leads the North by 3. Orlando leads the South by 5 and has a magic number of 1.

Day 2
New York beats Washington 5-1 behind ace Manuel Valdez. Washington is eliminated. Philadelphia is eliminated.

Boston beats Bangor 4-3. Bangor is now 4 back with 4 to play.

Williamsburg blanks Buffalo 5-0. Buffalo is now eliminated.

Orlando shuts out Virginia Beach 8-0 to clinch the South.

Day 3
Washington shuts out New York 5-0. New York clinches from other results.

Boston beats Bangor 7-5. The loss eliminated them.

[EagleFan]

SBL Final 6 games

Day 1
A 3 run 10th inning homerun for Fayetteville beats Memphis 6-3.

Birmingham cannot take advantage of the Memphis loss and loses to Albuquerque 10-0.

Roswell beats Chattanooga with a walk off in the 9th for a 9-8 victory.

Atlanta keeps their slim hopes alive with a 3-1 win over Oklahoma City.

Corpus Christi eliminates Little Rock 9-1.

Phoenix loses to Jackson 9-8, the loss wraps up the West for Corpus Christi.

Day 2
Memphis beats Fayetteville 5-3. The win eliminates Atlanta.

Birmingham beats Albuquerque 6-3 to remain just 1 back with 4 to play.

Chattanooga shuts out Roswell 8-0 to remain 4 back with 4 to play.

Day 3
Fayetteville beats Memphis 4-2.

Birmingham beats Albuquerque 4-2 and is now tied with Memphis with 3 to play.

Chattanooga comes back to beat Roswell 5-4 and keep their slim hopes alive.

Day 4
Memphis beats Mobile 7-6. The win eliminates Chattanooga.

Little Rock beats Birmingham 5-4 in 11 innings. Birmingham falls to 1 behind Memphis.

Day 5
Mobile beats Memphis 6-4.

Birmingham uses a 7 run 7th to beat Little Rock 10-4. They are now tied with Memphis with 1 game left.

Day 6
Memphis takes an 8-2 lead and hangs on for an 8-7 victory over Mobile. Memphis clinches thanks to other results.

Birmingham loses to Little Rock on the road 7-5 and they are eliminated.

[EagleFan]

MBL Final 6 games

Day 1
Moscow shuts out Sioux Falls 1-0.

Milwaukee beats Casper 4-3 in 10 innings as they pull into a tie with Sioux Falls.

Indianapolis pulls to just 1 back with a 9-5 victory over Lincoln.

Springfield remains 2 back as they fall to Duluth 4-3 in 10 innings.

Day 2
Sioux Falls scores 1 in the 8th and 1 in the 9th for a 2-1 victory over Moscow. The victory eliminates Duluth.

Milwaukee beats Casper 8-3 to remain tied with Sioux Falls with 4 to play.

Indianapolis beats Lincoln 8-3 to remain just 1 back.

Springfield loses to Duluth 3-2 and they drop to 3 back with 4 to play.

Day 3
Sioux Falls shuts out Moscow 4-0.

Milwaukee beats Casper 2-1 to remain tied with Sioux Falls with 3 to play.

Indianapolis beats Lincoln 8-3 to remain 1 back.

Duluth beats Springfield 10-2 and Springfield is eliminated.

Day 4
Springfield beats Sioux Falls 6-3.

Omaha beats Milwaukee 7-5.

Indianapolis beats Duluth 6-5. Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Sioux Falls are all tied with 2 left to play.

Day 5
Springfield beats Sioux Falls 3-2.

Omaha beats Milwaukee 7-6.

Indianapolis shuts out Duluth 9-0. They now lead by 1 game over Sioux Falls and Milwaukee with 1 to play. A home win tomorrow will clinch.

Day 6
Duluth shuts out Indianapolis 2-0 and the door is open.

Milwaukee sees Omaha score 5 runs in the 8th to turn what was an 8-4 lead into a 9-8 loss as they are eliminated.

Sioux Falls shuts out Springfield 3-0 and they tie Indianapolis and there will be a play-in game.

[EagleFan]

PBL Final 6 games

Day 1
Grants Pass clinches the North with an 8-3 win over Hollywood.

Tucson beats Honolulu 9-4 to take a number off their magic number.

Victorville falls to Spokane 5-3 and are now 4 back with 5 to go.

Bakersfield keeps their slim hopes alive with a 4-3 victory over Oakridge.

San Diego is destroyed by Ashland 15-4 to be eliminated.

Day 2
Tucson beats Honolulu 7-3. With the other results Tucson has clinched.

Bakersfield loses to Oakridge 6-3 and they are now eliminated.

Victorville loses to Spokane 4-2 and they are eliminated.

[EagleFan]

CLoB Final 6 games

Day 1
Barrie loses to Ottawa 7-2.

Halifax beats Saskatoon 4-1 to take a 11 game lead over Barrie.

Quebec beats Regina 6-2 to keep Regina 1 game back of Saskatoon.

Victoria loses to Winnipeg 7-2 thanks to a 5 run 8th to keep them at 4 back with 5 to play.

Day 2
Halifax is shutout by Saskatoon 4-0.

Ottawa beats Barrie 4-3 in 10 innings. Ottawa is now 2 behind Halifax and Barrie remains 1 back.

Regina beats Quebec 9-2 to remain just 1 back of Saskatoon.

Victoria loses to Winnipeg 7-3 and they are eliminated.

Day 3
Saskatoon pounds Halifax 9-2.

Barrie beats Ottawa 17-11 thanks to a 10 run 8th. Barrie ties Halifax as Ottawa remains 2 back.

Regina loses to Quebec 6-3 and are 2 behind Saskatoon with 3 to play.

Day 4
Halifax is stunned by Toronto 10-2.

Barrie crushes Montreal 14-3. Barrie leads Halifax by 1 game now.

Calgary shuts out Ottawa 5-0, Ottawa is eliminated.

Saskatoon shuts out Thunder Bay 8-0.

Regina beats Prince Albert 4-2 in 10 innings to remain 2 back with 2 to play.

Day 5
Montreal beats Barrie 5-4 in 13 innings.

Toronto beats Halifax 9-4. Halifax trails by 1 game with 1 to play.

Saskatoon beats Thunder Bay 10-6 to clinch.

Day 6
Montreal scores one in the to of the 9th to beat Barrie 7-6.

Halifax beats Toronto 3-1 to tie Barrie. There will be a play-in game.

[EagleFan]

LBL Final 6 games

Day 1
Lima loses to Santiago 7-6.

Stanley beats Caracas 6-1 and they pull to within 1 game of Lima.

Sucre keeps their very slim chances alive with a 3-2 victory over Port-au-Prince.

Day 2
Lima beats Santiago 7-1. The win eliminated Sucre.

Stanley beats Caracas 5-4 to remain just 1 behind Lima.

Day 3
Lima beats Santiago 6-1.

Caracas scores 4 in the top of the 9th to beat Stanley 5-2. Stanley trails Lima by 2 with 3 to play.

Day 4
Lima beats Caracas 5-2. Lima clinches thanks to other results.

Stanley loses to Manta 8-2 and they are eliminated.

[EagleFan]

ABL Final 6 games

Everything clinched.

[EagleFan]

EBL Final 6 games

Day 1
Frankfurt blows an 8-7 lead in the 9th to Bourdeaux to lose 9-8 on a walk off 2 run homerun.

Stockholm beats Barcelona 2-1 to pull to within 2 games of Frankfurt.

Lisbon beats Oslo 6-4 to keep Oslo at 3 back with 5 to go.

Bari loses to Pamplona 3-1 in 10 innings to fall 1 game behind Lisbon.

Day 2
Bourdeaux beats Frankfurt 7-1.

Stockholm loses to Barcelona 9-3 to remain 2 back.

Lisbon beats Oslo 3-2 in 11 innings. Oslo remains 3 back.

Bari hangs on to beat Pamplona 6-5 to remain 1 back.

Day 3
Frankfurt beats Bourdeaux 8-4.

Stockholm beats Barcelona 3-2 in 13 innings. They remain 2 back.

Lisbon beats Oslo 5-3. Oslo is eliminated by the loss.

Bari beats Pamplona 6-4 in 10 innings on a walk off homerun and remain 1 behind Lisbon.

Day 4
Frankfurt beats Rome 3-2.

Stockholm shuts out London 6-0. They remain 2 back with 2 to play.

Lisbon beats Paris 6-3.

Bari beats Manchester 11-7 in an offensive battle. They remain 1 behind Lisbon with 2 to play.

Day 5
Frankfurt beats Rome 6-4 and clinches.

Lisbon shuts out Paris 2-0. Lisbon clinches thanks to other results.

Manchester beats Bari 4-3 in 13 innings. Bari is eliminated.

[EagleFan]

There will be two play-in games.

CLoB: Barrie @ Halifax

MBL: Indianapolis @ Sioux Falls

[EagleFan]

I'll do them tomorrow (later today after I wake up). Then put together a playoff preview for all the teams.

[EagleFan]

Barrie (53-37) @ Halifax (53-37)

Barrie
CF Jody Williams (.269 Avg, .387 OBP, 58 R, 12 HR, 49 RBI)
SS Gabriel "Alley Cat" Acosta (.297 Avg, .407 OBP. 54 R, 12 HR, 50 RBI)
2B Juan "Goose" Hurtado (.371 Avg, .471 OBP, 14 SB)
1B Mike White (.278 Avg, .345 OBP, 63 R, 18 HR, 63 RBI)
RF Jose Rios (.264 Avg, .416 OBP, 47 R, 13 HR, 39 RBI, 64 BB)
LF Gustavo "Dragoon" Calderon (.255 Avg, .364 OBP) - Came over in a trade from Dominican
3B Hugh Harper (.215 Avg, .300 OBP)
C Tony Hansen (.188 Avg, .280 OBP) - Came over in a trade from Daytona
P Jose Lopez (3-1, 3.31, 49.0 IP, 36 H, 20 BB, 41 K)

Halilfax
CF Sonny Kaufman (.235 Avg, .294 OBP)
C Roger James (.218 Avg, .368 OBP, 54 BB)
SS Jorge Rojas (.288 Avg, .334 OBP)
RF Robert Robinson (.308 Avg, .377 OBP, 53 R, 14 HR, 51 RBI)
LF Jose Sandoval (.190 Avg, .251 OBP)
3B Hector Perez (.260 Avg, .328 OBP, 49 R, 16 HR, 49 RBI)
1B Manuel Bernal (.421 Avg, .476 OBP) - Late season injury replacement
2B Stephen Nysaether (.243 Avg, .298 OBP, 41 R)
P Pieter Ottenhof (7-4, 3.49, 105.2 IP, 95 H, 34 BB, 66 K)

[EagleFan]

A two out single by Mike White in the top of the 1st put runners at 1st and 2nd with two outs but Ottenhof strikes out Jose Rios to end the threat.

In the bottom of the 2nd Jose Sandoval is hit by an 0-2 pitch with 2 outs to load the bases. Hector Perez walks to force in a run and give Halifax a 1-0 lead. Manuel Bernal singles home a second run to make it 2-0. Nysaether grounds out to end the inning but Halifax leads 2-0 after one inning of play.

In the top of the second a walk and fielder's choice put a runner on second with one out but Ottenhof strikes out the next two batters to end that threat and keep Halifax up 2-0.

With one out in the bottom of the second Sonny Kaufman puts one just over the right field fence for the solo homerun. Halifax now leads 3-0. The inning ends with them up 3-0.

Jody Williams leads on the top of the third and just puts one inside the foul pole and just over the fence for the solo homerun to put Barrie on the board and make it 3-1. With one out Hurtado walks but is thrown out trying to steal second and the top of the third ends with the score Halifax 3 Barrie 1.

Halifax goes down in order in the bottom of the third.

After three innings of play Halifax leads 3-1.

Jose Rios singles to start the 4th but a double play on the next pitch ends any possible threat.

Halifax goes down in order in the bottom of the 4th, still 3-1 after 4 innings of play.

Jody Williams hits a two out double in the top of the 5th but is stranded there.

Halifax goes down in order on just 6 pitches in the bottom of the 5th. After 5 innings Halifax is still up 3-1.

A two out walk to Jose Rios leads to nothing in the top of the 6th.

With two outs in the bottom of the 6th Hector Perez crushes one over the centerfield fence for a solo homerun to make it 4-1.

After six innings of play Halifax leads 4-1.

A two out walk in the top of the 7th leads nowhere and Barrie is down to their final 6 outs of the season and need 3 to tie and extend their season.

Halifax goes down in order in the bottom of the 7th.

Relief pitcher Jeffrey Troupe puts Barrie down in order in the top of the 8th, just three outs away.

Halifax goes down in order in the 8th.

After 8 innings of play Halifax leads 4-1 and are just 3 outs away from advancing to the championship series.

Pitcher Michael Sellier in for Halifax. Jose Rios strikes out swinging on a 3-2 pitch. Gustavo Calderon flies out to center on the first pitch for the second out. Hugh Harper is hit by a 1-2 pitch to put a runner on 1st with 2 outs. Tony Hansen lines to center on the first pitch and it is caught. The celebration begins.

Halifax wins 4-1 in front of 37,071 at home.

[EagleFan]

Will do the second play-in game a little later.

[EagleFan]

Indianapolis (51-39) @ Sioux Falls (51-39)

Indianapolis
LF Dan Watts (.335 Avg, .400 OBP, 10 HR)
2B Wilson Martinez (.290 Avg, .418 OBP, 42 R, 46 BB)
CF Leland Dundee (.260 Avg, .369 OBP, 50 R, 11 HR, 41 RBI, 46 BB)
1B Jose Juarez (.254 Avg, .321 OBP, 50 R, 14 HR, 55 RBI)
3B Jose Gonzales (.252 Avg, .361 OBP, 57 R, 10 HR, 39 RBI, 48 BB)
RF Martin Martinez (.236 Avg, .300 OBP, 40 RBI)
C Cesar Ledezma (.279 Avg, .407 OBP) - late season injury replacement
SS Chris Taylor (.278 Avg, .388 OBP)
P Kevin Mosier (6-6, 3.40, 98.0 IP, 86 H, 28 BB, 68 K)

Sioux Falls
1B Xiang-Ling Ts'ai (.265 Avg, 351 OBP, 41 R, 44 RBI)
2B Francisco Ortiz (.326 Avg, .377 OBP, 41 R) - came over in a trade from Sao Luis
RF Alfonzo Rivera (.307 Avg, .425 OBP, 63 R, 16 HR, 53 RBI, 61 BB)
LF Fernando Gutierrez (.295 Avg, .354 OBP)
CF Dessalegne El Khalej (.289 Avg, .343 OBP, 40 R, 48 RBI)
3B Geoff Graham (.198 Avg, .291 OBP)
SS Irving Grammer (.225 Avg, .317 OBP)
C Nate Davis (.247 Avg, .337 OBP)
P Curt Burns (8-7, 3.17, 122.0 IP, 116 H, 29 BB, 75 K)

[EagleFan]

A two out walk in the top of the first is followed by a strikeout to end the inning, no score.

In the bottom of the 1st Alonso Rivera crushes the first pitch he sees over the wall in center for a two out solo homerun to give Sioux Falls a 1-0 lead. Fernando Guteirrez follows with a double and El Khalej singles to score him to make it 2-0. The inning ends with Sioux Falls up 2-0.

Indianapolis is retired in order in the top of the second.

In the bottom of the 2nd Geoff Graham leads off with a single. After a fly out Nate Davis is walked to give them runners at 1st and 2nd with 1 out. A double play on the next pitch ends the inning with the score still 2-0.

With two outs in the top of the 3rd Dan Watts and Wilson Martinez have back to back singles to give Indianapolis runners at the corners. Leland Dundee grounds out to second on a 3-0 pitch to end the threat.

Sioux Falls is retired in order in the bottom of the 3rd.

After three innings of play Sioux Falls leads 2-0.

Indianapolis loads the bases with no outs in the top of the 4th with two singles and a hit by pitch. The next two batters pop up for two outs. The next batter ground out to first to end the threat. They had a great chance there and blew it.

Sioux Falls goes down in order in the bottom of the 4th.

Dan Watts singles to open the 5th. Wilson Martinez doubles, Watts stops at third. Runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Leland Dundee singles on the first pitch; Watts scores and Martinez stops at 3rd. Runners at the corners with no outs, 2-1 in favor of Sioux Falls. Jose Juarez strikes out. Dundee is thrown out trying to steal second and Jose Gonzales pops out to end the inning but Indianapolis gets on the board and trails 2-1.

Grammer and Davis single to open the inning, 1st and 2nd with no outs. A sacrifice moves them up a base. Ts'ai singles home a run to make it 3-1. Runners at the corners with 1 out. Ortiz walks to load the bases but a double play ends the inning. Sioux Falls leads 3-1 after 5 innings of play.

A double, walk and an error load the bases with no outs in the top of the 6th. Kevin Mosier grounds out to score a run and make it 3-2 with one out and runners and 2nd and 3rd. Dan Watts grounds out and the tying run scores. After a walk, Leland Dundee strikes out to end the inning but they have tied it 3-3.

Fernando Gutierrez triples to open the inning. E Khalej ground out to third with the infield in, runner stays at third. Graham is walked intentionally. Grammer hits a line drive to shallow left, runners do not advance. Nate Davis pops out to end the inning, they blow a chance to retake the lead.

After six innings the score is tied 3-3.

A single and ground out put a runner at second with two outs in the top of the 7th but a strikeout ends the inning.

Sioux Falls is retired in order in the bottom of the 7th.

Both teams are retired in order in the 8th.

Indianapolis is retired in order in the top of the 9th, all struck out.

The first two batters strike out in the bottom of the 9th. Nate Davis singles on a 1-1 pitch. Jerry Baker singles on an 0-2 pitch and Davis goes to third. Runners at the corners with two out, the winning run just 90 feet away. Luis Herrera grounds back to the pitcher on a 2-1 pitch to end the inning.

After 9 innings the game is tied 3-3. It is going to extra innings.

Jose Gonzales singles to open the 10th. Ricardo Negrete singles, 1st and 2nd with no outs. A sacrifice moves the runners up a base, 2nd and 3rd with one out. Chris Taylor ground back to the pitcher, runners hold, two outs. Jesus Palacios singles to left on a 1-0 pitch, one run scores, the second runner heading for the plate... the throw... safe. Palacios moves to 2nd on the throw and Indianapolis leads 5-3. Dan Watts singles, Palacios scores to make it 6-3. After a walk puts runners at 1st and 2nd Dundee pops up to end the inning. Indianapolis leads 6-3 going into the bottom of the 10th.

With one out Alonso Rivera singles. Gutierrez pops out to second, two outs. El Khalej grounds out to short to end the inning and the game.

Indianapolis wins 6-3 in 10 innings in front of 45,306 disappointed Sioux Falls fans.

[EagleFan]

New York Exchange - ECBL North Champions

Overall: 54-36
Home: 27-18
Batting Avg.: .274
Home Runs: 112
Stolen Bases: 13
Starters ERA: 4.11
Bullpen ERA: 4.11

Primary Lineup
2B Craig Jones (.270 Avg, .389 OBP, 64 R, 9 HR, 36 RBI, 65 BB)
SS Donald Beauregard (.301 Avg, .351 OBP, 57 R, 7 HR, 41 RBI)
C Jose "Chunky" Gomez (.343 Avg, .458 OBP, 70 R, 25 HR, 62 RBI, 61 BB)
LF Javier Franco (.299 Avg, .372 OBP, 54 R, 14 HR, 53 RBI)
1B Eddie Gibson (.282 Avg, .408 OBP, 54 R, 22 HR, 72 RBI, 61 BB)
CF Paco Perez (.228 Avg, .295 OBP, 31 R, 9 HR, 49 RBI) - Came over in a trade with Caracas
RF Ben Weber (.263 Avg, .335 OBP, 36 R, 8 HR, 28 RBI)
3B Muti bin Zaid (.262 Avg, .331 OBP) - Israeli who came over in a mid season trade from Cairo

Rotation
Manuel Valdez (14-3, 2.59, 128.1 IP, 104 H, 32 BB, 110 K)
Dave Macaulay (9-6, 2.95, 122.0 IP, 114 H, 27 BB, 70 K)
John Orchard (9-4, 4.40, 114.2 IP, 110 H, 30 BB, 91 K)
Dave Miller (5-8, 5.62, 73.2 IP, 93 H, 40 BB, 58 K)

Closer
Gabriel Elias (4-3, 1.98, 27 S, 41.0 IP, 33 H, 11 BB, 50 K)

Bench
3B Ismael Ortega (.280 Avg, .332 OBP)
SS Ben Long (.296 Avg, .333 OBP)
LF Pancho Diaz (.312 Avg, .350 OBP)
RF Jose Gallegos (.232 Avg, .304 OBP)

Bullpen
Ismael Cortez (2-3, 2.36, 45.2 IP, 34 H, 17 BB, 39 K)
Celestino Estefique (1-0, 5.15, 36.2 IP, 52 H, 16 BB, 26 K) - Portuguese player came over from Manchester in a trade
Martin Golzalez (0-0, 5.02, 14.1 IP, 15 H, 9 BB, 10 K)
Dennis Jennings (0-0, 4.55. 29.2 IP, 34 H, 10 BB, 18 K)
Juan Manuel (4-0, 3.38, 1 S, 45.1 IP, 41 H, 22 BB, 45 K)
Matt Murphy (3-1, 3.58, 1 S, 27.2 IP, 27 H, 10 BB, 25 K)
Armando Nunez (0-0, 6.46, 1 S, 23.2 IP, 25 H, 11 BB, 19 K)
Richard Parkinson (3-7, 6.39, 87.1 IP, 105 H, 36 BB, 45 K) - Spot starter to fill into the rotation

[EagleFan]

Orlando Ratpack - ECBL South Champions

Overall: 51-39
Home: 29-16
Batting Avg.: .277
Home Runs: 91
Stolen Bases: 51
Starters ERA: 3.34
Bullpen ERA: 4.08

Primary Lineup
CF Augusto Vazquez (.264 Avg, .305 OBP, 58 R, 24 SB)
SS Chattradhara Nishit (.277 Avg, .326 OBP, 41 R)
LF Phil Smith (.325 Avg, .402 OBP, 72 R, 5 3B, 19 HR, 61 RBI, 41 BB, 10 SB)
C Burton Johnston (.303 Avg, .345 OBP, 61 R, 24 HR, 66 RBI)
1B Barry Day (.341 Avg, .365 OBP, 57 R, 49 RBI)
3B Greg Ferguson (.252 Avg, .326 OBP, 43 R, 11 HR, 57 RBI)
RF Eddo "Scruffy" Schit (.314 Avg, .335 OBP)
2B Manny Caro (.277 Avg, .322 OBP)

Rotation
Foster O'Halloran (8-5, 2.75, 134.1 IP, 114 H, 14 BB, 115 K)
Jorge "Flash" Jiminez (7-7, 3.94, 107.1 IP, 96 H, 28 BB, 104 K)
Jose Robles (7-4, 2.63, 106.0 IP, 86 H, 26 BB, 64 K)
Billy Clark (8-7, 3.77, 107.1 IP, 91 H, 46 BB, 69 K)

Closer
Ryan Heath (3-2, 3.71, 16 S, 34.0 IP, 29 H, 9 BB, 36 K)

Bench
C Alfonzo Rodriguez (.175 Avg, .303 OBP)
SS Hank Shepherd (.299 Avg, .373 OBP)
LF Phil Johnson (.205 Avg, .243 OBP)
CF Xavier "Dropkick" Wonnocott (.288 Avg, .388 OBP)
RF Javier Hidalgo (.196 Avg, .224 OBP)

Bullpen
Jose Alvarez (1-0, 4.84, 22.1 IP, 20 H, 14 BB, 15 K)
Kevin Anderton (0-0, 1.50, 12.0 IP, 3 H, 6 BB, 11 K)
Edoardo Bombacci (2-0, 4.50, 20.0 IP, 21 H, 11 BB, 17 K)
Ryan MacPherson (3-2, 4.50, 50.0 IP, 46 H, 17 BB, 45 K)
Jeffrey Robinson (0-3,4.78, 2 S, 32.0 IP, 36 H, 15 BB, 28 K)
Bob Smith (0-1, 9.28, 10.2 IP, 12 H, 4 BB, 7 K)
Soon-yul Tongbang (3-2, 2.80, 1 S, 45.0 IP, 41 H, 19 BB, 50 K)

[EagleFan]

Memphis Blues - SBL East Champions

Overall: 54-36
Home: 26-19
Batting Avg.: .265
Home Runs: 93
Stolen Bases: 53
Starters ERA: 3.96
Bullpen ERA: 4.26

Primary Lineup
CF Adelmo Grillmeier (.209 Avg, .287 OBP)
RF Dalton Prince (.302 Avg, .380 OBP)
SS Nick "Melanoma" Bryan (.326 Avg, .438 OBP, 74 R, 64 BB, 27 SB) - WTF kind of nickname is that?
1B Juan Mejia (.308 Avg, .415 OBP, 62 R, 22 HR, 80 RBI, 65 BB)
3B William Squire (.290 Avg, .369 OBP, 40 R)
C Antonio Lopez (.254 Avg, .354 OBP, 13 HR, 41 RBI, 43 BB)
LF Nick Kinzer (.237 Avg, .330 OBP, 10 HR, 40 RBI)
2B Lorenzo De Jesus (.274 Avg, .309 OBP, 45 R, 15 SB)

Rotation
Jack Charles (2-1, 3.57, 35.1 IP, 36 H, 12 BB, 29 K) - Injury replacement
Sergio Sanchez (7-4, 3.08, 117.0 IP, 97 H, 24 BB, 88 K)
Davi Blyenberg (8-6, 3.64, 113.2 IP, 115 H, 19 BB, 83 K)
Jaime Lopez (10-4, 3.47, 127.0 IP, 120 H, 28 BB, 101 K)

Closer
Steve Penn (7-3, 2.74, 22 S, 46.0 IP, 34 H, 14 BB, 53 K)

Bench
C Bill Henderson (.200, .310 OBP)
2B Luis Hernandez (.170 Avg, .200 OBP)
SS Juan Garcia (.238 Avg, .370 OBP, 37 BB)
RF Juan Esparza (.269 Avg, .345 OBP)

Bullpen
Ricardo Aguirre (1-3, 5.59, 29.0 IP, 34 H, 14 BB, 15 K) - Spot starter
Donald Butler (5-2, 4.20, 2 S, 30.0 IP, 29 H, 20 BB, 25 K)
Jon Cowan (0-0. 3.95, 1 S, 13.2 IP, 16 H, 5 BB, 10 K)
Miguel Fernandez (5-8, 5.76, 95.1 IP, 108 H, 47 BB, 64 K) - Demoted from starter
Shigemasa Kobayashi (1-0, 5.27, 13.2 IP, 11 H, 8 BB, 13 K)
Alejandro "Fly by Night" Ortiz (1-2, 2.66, 5 S, 47.1 IP, 49 H, 20 BB, 50 K)
Hang-ki Tze (0-1, 10.39, 4.1 IP, 10 H, 5 BB, 3 K)
Simon Vozick (3-0, 3.11, 46.1 IP, 45 H, 9 BB, 35 K)

[EagleFan]

Corpus Christi Gale - SBM West Champions

Overall: 55-35
Home: 29-16
Batting Avg.: .268
Home Runs: 109
Stolen Bases: 66
Starters ERA: 3.50
Bullpen ERA: 3.75

Primary Lineup
CF Caleb Schneider (.264 Avg, .317 OBP, 46 R, 16 SB)
3B Enrique Lopez (.261 Avg, .349 OBP, 54 R, 20 HR, 72 RBI, 47 BB)
LF Jim "Slippery" Stevens (.356 Avg, .459 OBP, 63 R, 39 RBI, 51 BB, 33 SB)
C Jesus Rodriguez (.303 Avg, .374 OBP, 50 R, 19 HR, 76 RBI)
2B Gavrel "Weed" Antipov (.323 Avg, .417 OBP) - Played 28 games with the team after coming from Baghdad where he hit .295 with 11 homeruns in 47 games (comments say he is popular in the clubhouse, with that nickname I wonder why)
SS Jeff Burke (.237 Avg, .306 OBP, 40 R, 13 HR, 48 RBI)
RF Tom "Jaybird" Young (.265 Avg, .329 OBP, 15 HR, 40 RBI, 9 SB)
1B Armando Perez (.245 Avg, .318 OBP)

Rotation
Ernest Moore (8-4, 2.46, 113.1 IP, 99 H, 17 BB, 104 K)
Albert Henderson (9-2, 3.61, 117.1 IP, 123 H, 22 BB, 101 K)
Sammy Murray (10-5, 2.59, 125.0 IP, 105 H, 14 BB, 106 K) - Early season trade from Bakersfield
Albert Morales (6-9, 4.69, 103.2 IP, 108 H, 38 BB, 69 K)

Closer
Javier Maganda (5-2, 2.45, 20 S, 40.1 IP, 30 H, 10 BB, 34 K)

Bench
C Kaihekoa Wanaao (.227 Avg, .275 OBP)
SS Robby Simms (.261 Avg, .339 OBP)
CF Adrian "Troll" Reyes (.246 Avg, .305 OBP, 41 R, 9 HR, 38 RBI)
RF Cristian Arrojo (.240 Avg, .310 OBP, 7 HR)

Bullpen
Jose Abundez (2-1, 3.58, 2 S, 27.2 IP, 24 H, 16 BB, 22 K)
Jose Duran (6-2, 4.45, 1 S, 35.2 IP, 38 H, 25 BB, 35 K)
Jose Gonzalez (0-0, 3.30, 1 S, 30.0 IP, 27 H, 16 BB, 16 K)
Rick Atkins (0-0, 9.60 ERA, 15.0 IP, 27 H, 5 BB, 7 K)
Ramon Lopez (6-6, 4.13, 100.1 IP, 98 H, 30 BB, 73 K) - Spot Starter
Lou "Bugs" McCord (0-1, 3.60, 1 S, 15.0 IP, 10 H, 7 BB, 13 K)
Bob Thompson (2-1, 4.75, 1 S, 30.1 IP, 41 H, 8 BB, 20 K)

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Indianapolis 500's - MLB East Champions

Overall: 52-39
Home: 28-17
Batting Avg.: .262
Home Runs: 97
Stolen Bases: 18
Starters ERA: 4.03
Bullpen ERA: 4.21

Primary Lineup
RF Frank McFarland (.226 Avg, .284 OBP)
2B Wilson Martinez (.290 Avg, .418 OBP, 42 R, 56 BB)
CF Leland Dundee (.260 Avg, .369 OBP, 50 R, 11 HR, 41 RBI, 46 BB)
C Emmett Henry (.282 Avg, .385 OBP, 61 R, 20 HR, 75 RBI, 52 BB)
1B Jose Juarez (.254 Avg, .321 OBP, 50 R, 14 HR, 55 RBI)
3B Jose Gonzalez (.252 Avg, .361 OBP, 57 R, 10 HR, 39 RBI, 48 BB)
LF Dan Watts (.335 Avg, .400 OBP, 10 HR, 35 RBI)
SS Chris Taylor (.278 Avg, .388 OBP)

Rotation
Peter Summers (9-8, 3.38, 136.0 IP, 125 H, 19 BB, 130 K)
Kevin Mosier (6-6, 3.40, 98.0 IP, 86 H, 28 BB, 68 K)
Evan Cook (3-5, 3.97, 88.1 IP, 87 H, 42 BB, 61 K)
Jose Ayala (8-4, 4.23, 95.2 IP, 94 H, 39 BB, 74 K)

Closer
Kevin Middleton (4-4, 2.31, 14 S, 35.0 IP, 31 H, 8 BB, 56 K)

Bench
C Cesar Ledezma (.279 Avg, .407 OBP)
1B Valentin Lefevre (.158 Avg, .273 OBP)
CF Martin Martinez (.236 Avg, .300 OBP, 35 R, 40 RBI, 8 SB)
RF Ricardo Negrete (.286 Avg, .348 OBP, 54 R, 8 HR, 37 RBI)

Bullpen
Charles "The Snake" Baker (4-1, 2.78, 55.0 IP, 38 H, 16 BB, 50 K)
Andy Berry (4-0, 7.33, 27.0 IP, 41 H, 14 BB, 16 K)
Mark Chandler (0-2, 12.42, 16.2 IP, 28 H, 15 BB, 11 K)
Octavio Hernandez (6-2, 3.38, 43.1 IP, 41 H, 27 BB, 37 K) - Brought over mid season in a trade with Cartagena, spot starter
David Moran (1-0, 4.15, 13.0 IP, 15 H, 7 BB, 14 K)
Martin Perales (2-1, 3.66, 1 S, 32.0 IP, 33 H, 17 BB, 25 K)
Jose "Caveman" Rivera (2-1, 1.35, 53.1 IP, 35 H, 15 BB, 56 K)
Tomas Rodriguez (1-0, 4.29, 2 S, 21.0 IP, 22 H, 8 BB, 21 K) - Brought over mid season in a trade with Parker

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Casper Ghosts - MBL West Champions

Overall: 56-34
Home: 30-15
Batting Avg.: .273
Home Runs: 113
Stolen Bases: 44
Starters ERA: 4.42
Bullpen ERA: 3.42

Primary Lineup
CF Kel Clark (.273 Avg, .319 OBP, 49 R, 10 3B, 7 SB)
SS Jim Lott (.249 Avg, .338 OBP, 57 R, 46 BB)
2B Jeremy "Vampire" Larson (.316 Avg, .469 OBP, 79 R, 85 BB, 24 SB)
LF Will "Shoulders" Simmons (.338 Avg, .427 OBP, 84 R, 35 HR, 109 RBI, 52 BB)
C Raul "Rhubarb" Rivera (.321 Avg, .407 OBP, 47 R, 24 HR, 90 RBI)
3B Alonso Lopez (.260 Avg, .325 OBP) - Brought over in an early season trade with Santo Domingo
RF Adrian Pena (.278 Avg, .368 OBP, 11 HR, 35 RBI)
1B Pepe Arteage (.293 Avg, .393 OBP)

Rotation
Robinson Santos (9-4, 3.40, 106.0 IP, 84 H, 39 BB, 93 K) - brought over in an early season trade with Cheyenne
Sebastiano Bustamante (9-6, 3.72, 135.1 IP, 128 H, 41 BB, 83 K)
Allen Bell (7-4, 4.96, 118.0 IP, 120 H, 33 BB, 103 K)
Joe Smith (7-6, 4.37, 119.1 IP, 128 H, 51 BB, 89 K)

Closer
Jerry Bryant (5-2, 2.12, 26 S, 46.2 IP, 35 H, 15 BB, 36 K)

Bench
1B Todd Greer (.077 Avg, .143 OBP)
SS Luis Reyes (.270 Avg, .325 OBP)
LF Aluizio Bensliman (.125 Avg, .263 OBP)
CF John Miller (.247 Avg, .293 OBP) - Brought over in an early season trade with Cheyenne
RF Jack Hartman (.235 Avg, .302 OBP, 44 R)

Bullpen
Francisco Chavez (2-0, 4.87, 40.2 IP, 42 H, 19 BB, 46 K)
Dermott Cooper (2-1, 3.38, 37.1 IP, 39 H, 7 BB, 41 K)
Charles Edmonds (1-0, 3.79, 19.0 IP, 23 H, 13 BB, 20 K)
Jeff Fritz (3-4, 3.28, 1 S, 46.2 IP, 45 H, 13 BB, 28 K)
Randy Ray (1-1, 3.12, 26.0 IP, 27 H, 7 BB, 9 K)
Juraj Suldesova (5-3, 6.00, 69.0 IP, 89 H, 42 BB, 46 K) - spot starter
Millard Watts (3-1, 3.74, 21.2 IP, 23 H, 18 BB, 19 K)

[EagleFan]

Grants Pass Complete - PBL North Champions

Overall: 58-32
Home: 32-13
Batting Avg.: .263
Home Runs: 100
Stolen Bases: 31
Starters ERA: 2.86
Bullpen ERA: 4.06

Primary Lineup
1B Rod Hendricks (.311 Avg, .413 OBP, 7 HR) - Just 29 games played, injury replacement
SS Charles Gray (.268 Avg, .350 OBP, 48 R)
CF Rob "Cotton" Davis (.354 Avg, .398 OBP, 47 R, 41 RBI, 23 SB)
RF Fernando "Tank" Villa (.280 Avg, .358 OBP, 61 R, 29 HR, 67 RBI, 42 BB)
LF Yoo-chul Kim (.295 Avg, .383 OBP, 11 HR, 39 RBI)
2B Jose Candelaria (.256 Avg, .352 OBP)
3B Augusto Santos (.265 Avg, .331 OBP)
C Jonathan Roberts (.229 Avg, .313 OBP)

Rotation
Wesley "Bully" Brown (10-2, 1.20, 143.0 IP, 75 H, 4 BB, 198 K) - May the best pitcher in the World
Mel Lacy (10-5, 2.66, 121.2 IP, 94 H, 26 BB, 151 K)
Steve Taylor (9-6, 3.57, 131.0 IP, 132 H, 20 BB, 99 K)
Mario Lopez (9-5, 3.77, 102.2 IP, 118 H, 19 BB, 38 K)

Closer
Guang Ts'ai (1-0, 1.53, 11 S, 17.2 IP, 11 H, 8 BB, 17 K) - Brought over in a mid season trade with Tel Aviv

Bench
C Patrick Berry (.202 Avg, .295 OBP)
2B Flint Garrett (.258 Avg, .300 OBP)
3B Ismael Escamilla (.212 Avg, .311 OBP)
SS Kane Gulledge (.248 Avg, .334 OBP)
RF Rodrigo Hernandez (.245 Avg, .301 OBP, 8 HR, 38 RBI)

Bullpen
Jose Colon (3-2, 1.56, 8 S, 40.1 IP, 32 H, 5 BB, 35 K)
Anastasio Hernandez (0-1, 6.38, 1 S, 18.1 IP, 27 H, 9 BB, 9 K)
Lawrence Little (0-0, 15.43, 2.1 IP, 5 H, 0 BB, 1 K)
Mark Morris (2-1, 2.76, 3 S, 29.1 IP, 22 H, 6 BB, 17 K)
Robert Powell (7-4, 3.86, 98.0 IP, 32 BB, 60 K) - Spot Starter
Su-wu Quian (2-0, 3.72, 19.1 IP, 20 H, 6 BB, 17 K)
David Russell (2-0, 1.64, 11.0 IP, 8 H, 2 BB, 7 K) - Brought over in a mid season trade with Williamsburg

[EagleFan]

Tucson Sams - PBL South Champions

Overall: 57-33
Home: 30-15
Batting Avg.: .290
Home Runs: 128
Stolen Bases: 58
Starters ERA: 4.28
Bullpen ERA: 4.10

Primary Lineup
3B Brent Jones (.330 Avg, .459 OBP, 103 R, 32 HR, 73 RBI)
LF Bob Mills (.262 Avg, .372 OBP, 61 R, 10 HR, 49 RBI)
CF Juan "Jasper" Romero (.361 Avg, .458 OBP, 102 R, 24 HR, 81 RBI, 63 BB, 40 SB)
RF Mario Mateo (.310 Avg, .452 OBP, 88 R, 35 HR, 100 RBI, 79 BB, 6 SB)
C Eugene Church (.300 Avg, .395 OBP, 44 R, 10 HR, 68 RBI, 49 BB)
1B Jake Musial (.232 Avg, .342 OBP, 40 RBI, 40 BB)
2B Antonio Pineda (.293 Avg, .362 OBP)
SS Jacob Minihan (.290 Avg, .342 OBP)

Rotation
Ken Lester (11-3, 2.64, 139.2 IP, 126 H, 22 BB, 79 K)
Rafael "Farmer" Garcia (8-1, 3.46, 122.1 IP, 127 H, 22 BB, 96 K)
Juan Rodriguez (9-6, 5.54, 105.2 IP, 137 H, 29 BB, 77 K)
Manuel Pena (4-4, 5.55, 73.0 IP, 100 H, 17 BB, 49 K)

Closer
Alejandro Silva (5-4, 2.21, 15 S, 40.2 IP, 33 H, 11 BB, 28 K)

Bench
C Claudio Perez (.227 Avg, .301 OBP)
2B Abhinita Rangnekar (.260 Avg, .298 OBP)
SS Pael Tatunay (.218 Avg, .244 OBP)
CF Martin Blackburn (.296 Avg, .408 OBP)
RF Ricardo Deazo (.279 Avg, .319 OBP)

Bullpen
Ruben Bonilla (2-4, 4.60, 1 S, 43.0 IP, 44 H, 25 BB, 31 K)
Jermaine Campbell (1-2, 5.03, 48.1 IP, 57 H, 27 BB, 27 K) - Spot starter
Lawrence Harper (3-0, 1.85, 3 S, 24.1 IP, 18 H, 17 BB, 27 K)
Alex Hernandez (1-0, 2.37, 1 S, 19.0 IP, 13 H, 2 BB, 14 K)
J.J, "Alibi" Hilliard (1-0, 9.82, 7.1 IP, 8 H, 3 BB, 3 K)
Erasmus Kokoris (3-2, 3.55, 3 S, 45.2 IP, 40 H, 12 BB, 37 K)
Conan Lindsey (2-0, 5.00, 9.0 IP, 14 H, 0 BB, 11 K)

[EagleFan]

Halifax Machines - CLoB East Champions

Overall: 54-37
Home: 28-18
Batting Avg.: .270
Home Runs: 98
Stolen Bases: 28
Starters ERA: 3.76
Bullpen ERA: 3.89

Primary Lineup
CF Sonny Kaufman (.235 Avg, .294 OBP, 7 SB)
LF Jose Sandoval (.190 Avg, .251 OBP) -injury replacement
SS Jorge Rojas (.288 Avg, .334 OBP, 39 R)
RF Robert Robinson (.308 Avg, .377 OBP, 53 R, 14 HR, 51 RBI)
1B Jesus Roman (.337 Avg, .388 OBP)
3B Hector Perez (.260 Avg, .328 OBP, 49 R, 16 HR, 49 RBI)
C Roger James (.218 Avg, .368 OBP, 54 BB)
2B Stephen Nysaether (.243 Avg, .298 OBP, 41 R)

Rotation
Kevin Bullock (5-7, 3.05, 106.1 IP, 93 H, 21 BB, 111 K)
Fadey Onufriev (9-4. 2.86, 104.0 IP, 92 H, 18 BB, 77 K) - Came over in a trade from Kabul
Pancho Pujols (2-6, 4.44, 2 S, 73.0 IP, 72 H, 31 BB, 47 K) - Brought out of the pen and into the rotation due to an injury
Pieter Ottenhof (7-4, 3.49, 105.2 IP, 95 H, 34 BB, 66 K)

Closer
Dexter "Smiley" Ferrell (2-0, 1.91, 21 S, 37.2 IP, 27 H, 6 BB, 41 K)

Bench
C Javier Hidalgo (.250 Avg, .222 OBP)
C Abilio Cansado (.212 Avg, .273 OBP)
2B Ken Wells (.205 Avg, .276 OBP)
2B Kelly Wells (.154 Avg, .154 OBP)

Bullpen
Vincent Burns (0-2, 3.96, 25.0 IP, 26 H, 18 BB, 16 K)
Elmar Junker (3-0, 4.11, 35.0 IP, 36 H, 18 BB, 30 K)
Michael Sellier (2-3, 3.68, 3 S, 36.2 IP, 32 H, 14 BB, 28 K) - Brought over in a trade from Dublin
Felipe Suarez (2-0, 3.95, 13.2 IP, 15 H, 1 BB, 5 K) - Brought over in a trade from Dublin
Malcolm Thatcher (7-3, 3.72, 82.1 IP, 75 H, 44 BB, 61 K) - Spot starter
Jeffrey Troupe (6-1, 3.06, 1 S, 53.0 IP, 42 H, 13 BB, 48 K)
Wesley West (1-1, 4.23, 1 S, 27.2 IP, 24 H, 7 BB, 13 K)
Brian Wilson (4-3, 5.03, 48.1 IP, 51 H, 24 BB, 26 K) - Had a couple starts

[EagleFan]

Saskatoon Berries - CLoB West Champions

Overall: 57-33
Home: 31-14
Batting Avg.: .276
Home Runs: 127
Stolen Bases: 44
Starters ERA: 3.55
Bullpen ERA: 4.12

Primary Lineup
SS Alonzo Calabrese (.252 Avg, .350 OBP, 55 R, 43 BB, 17 SB)
2B Jimmy Rogers (.257 Avg, .331 OBP, 64 R)
C Ed Conley (.354 Avg, .437 OBP, 65 R, 19 HR, 60 RBI, 43 BB)
1B Jose Gallardo (.320 Avg, .388 OBP, 64 R, 27 HR, 82 RBI)
LF Dewitt McLaughlin (.313 Avg, .424 OBP, 68 R, 22 HR, 65 RBI, 60 BB)
CF Armando Guillen (.295 Avg, .443 OBP, 12 HR, 37 RBI, 40 BB) - Brought over in a trade from Anchorage
RF Arthur Sullivan (.342 Avg, .405 OBP, 12 HR, 44 RBI)
3B Julian Solano (.261 Avg, .360 OBP, 47 R, 16 HR, 64 RBI, 44 BB)

Rotation
Randy Brown (12-3, 2.63, 133.2 IP, 118 H, 11 BB, 61 K)
Dave Forbes (6-5, 3.45, 107.0 IP, 193 H, 18 BB, 78 K)
Anthony Hughes (10-4, 3.95, 100.1 IP, 96 H, 36 BB, 71 K)
Rex Harris (9-4, 3.51, 115.1 IP, 112 H, 30BB, 65 K)

Closer
Carlos Gamboa (1-3, 2.50, 12 S, 39.2 IP, 28 H, 17 BB, 38 K)

Bench
C Bryce Ellison (.277 Avg, .329 OBP)
2B Carl Farrell (.220 Avg, .322 OBP)
2B Gustavo Sanchez (.241 Avg, .293 OBP)
CF Tim Willis (.183 Avg, .216 OBP, 6 SB)
RF Jesus Marquez (.330 Avg, .379 OBP)

Bullpen
Karl Cooley (2-2, 2.50, 1 S, 50.1 IP, 36 H, 21 BB, 62 K)
Roberto Jimemez (0-0, 7.04, 7.2 IP, 10 H, 3 BB, 13 K) - Brought over in a trade from St. Paul
Bobby Lee (0-2, 4.08, 1 S, 39.2 IP, 40 H, 13 BB, 32 K)
Ham Miao (3-0, 5.40, 31.2 IP, 39 H, 16 BB, 27 K)
Jesus Navarro (10-3, 3.97, 113.1 IP, 98 H, 32 BB, 62 K) - Has been 5th starter
Jorge Ojeda (0-4, 5.60, 6 S, 35.1 IP, 41 H, 4 BB, 25 K)
Donald Tas (0-1, 2.84, 1 S, 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 9 K)

[EagleFan]

Port-au-Prince Arawaks - LBL North Champions

Overall: 61-29
Home: 31-14
Batting Avg.: .258
Home Runs: 129
Stolen Bases: 39
Starters ERA: 2.94
Bullpen ERA: 4.03

Primary Lineup
SS Miguel Camacho (.239 Avg, .358 OBP, 16 SB)
3B Ricardo Perez (.259 Avg, .337 OBP, 59 R, 19 HR, 47 RBI)
RF Jose Galvan (.295 Avg, .382 OBP, 54 R, 29 HR, 73 RBI)
1B Pancho Ortega (.236 Avg, .346 Avg, 65 R, 30 HR, 64 RBI, 55 BB)
C Roberto Alonso (.334 Avg, .425 OBP, 59 R, 19 HR, 53 RBI, 44 BB)
LF Javier Rocha (.250 Avg, .382 OBP, 49 BB)
2B Salvado "Clang" Villanueva (.284 Avg, .345 OBP) - Brought over in a mid season trade with Vancouver
CF Trevor Rogge (.195 Avg, .249 OBP)

Rotation
Martin "Tempo" Patino (10-1, 1.82, 103.2 IP, 65 H, 14 BB, 108 K)
Felipe Gonzalez (9-2, 2.32, 112.2 IP, 97 H, 14 BB, 78 K)
Jose Aranda (5-4, 3.54, 84.0 IP, 84 H, 18 BB, 54 K)
Esteban Vargas (6-4, 4.63, 93.1 IP, 80 H, 49 BB, 83 K)

Closer
Trevor Braxton (1-0, 1.78, 15 S, 25.1 IP, 13 H, 15 BB, 36 K) - Came over in a mid season trade from Parker where he put up good numbers as a setup man

Bench
C Pedro Reynoso (.299 Avg, .365 OBP)
2B Pablo Guerra (.207 Avg, .235 OBP)
3B Pablo Amaya (.299 Avg, .351 OBP)
SS Luis Rivas (.267 Avg, .326 OBP)
CF Goncallo Garras (.263 Avg, .277 OBP, 9 SB)

Bullpen
Antonio Beltran (2-0, 0.77, 11.2 IP, 8 H, 4 BB, 5 K)
Antonio Cardona (7-5, 4.18, 92.2 IP, 102 H, 34 BB, 29 K) - Sometime starter
Christian Cochrane (3-0, 1.42, 19.0 IP, 11 H, 5 BB, 16 K) - Brought over in a mid season trade with Milwaukee
Mike Jackson (3-0, 3.75, 24.0 IP, 14 H, 14 BB, 19 K)
Lucio Salgado (2-4, 5.61, 1 S, 43.1 IP, 43 H, 26 BB, 54 K)
Juan Sanchez (1-1, 8.31, 21.2 IP, 17 H, 23 BB, 24 K)
Ricardo Vega (2-2, 4.04, 9 S, 35.2 IP, 30 H, 10 BB, 39 K)

[EagleFan]

Lima Beans - LBL South Champions

Overall: 59-31
Home: 31-14
Batting Avg.: .281
Home Runs: 103
Stolen Bases: 46
Starters ERA: 4.03
Bullpen ERA: 3.31

Primary Lineup
CF Gilberto Vargas (.246 Avg, .361 OBP, 5 SB) - Played just 18 games as a late season injury replacement
LF Cooper Battle (.328 Avg, .381 OBP, 62 R, 21 HR, 72 RBI) - Came over in an early season trade with Thunder Bay
3B Julio "Spuds" Gonzalez (.342 Avg, .426 OBP, 56R, 42 BB, 23 SB)
2B Jose Lopez (.307 Avg, .395 OBP, 60 R, 51 RBI, 53 BB)
1B Fernando Ibarra (.287 Avg, .372 OBP, 47 R, 22 HR, 66 RBI, 43 BB)
RF Juan Leon (.290 Ag, .371 OBP, 43 R, 43 RBI)
C Cesar Alonzo (.227 Avg, .294 OBP)
SS Ajax Stratis (.289 Avg, .393 OBP)

Rotation
Alfredo Garcia (8-1, 2.88, 125.0 IP, 89 H, 27 BB, 161 K)
Ramon Garcia (11-3, 3.06, 123.2 IP, 93 H, 40 BB, 82 K)
Tony Dominguez (4-1, 3.48, 44.0 IP, 37 H, 21 BB, 31 K) - Brought over in a mid season trade with Calgary
Ricardo Ortega (8-9, 4.61, 107.1 IP, 108 H, 30 BB, 97 K)

Closer
Mauro "Flinch" Gonzalez (3-2, 1.60, 27 S, 45.0 IP, 27 H, 13 BB, 74 K) - One of the best closers in the world

Bench
C Jose Pacheco (.250 Avg, .323 OBP)
C Alastair Olds (.212 Avg, .317 OBP)
1B Allen Burrell (.280 Avg, .310 OBP)

Bullpen
Robby Anderson (1-2, 3.66, 32.0 IP, 28 H, 11 BB, 24 K)
Pablo Gonzalez (0-1, 8.56, 13.2 IP, 17 H, 7 BB, 13 K)
Manuel Gracera (2-1, 6.26, 1 S, 23.0 IP, 31 H, 11 BB, 16 K)
Luis Mares (3-2, 2.30 , 2 S, 43.0 IP, 29 H, 19 BB, 56 K)
Pepe Mendoza (0-0, 4.43, 22.1 IP, 22 H, 17 BB, 21 K)
Alfredo Mora (7-4, 5.42, 96.1 IP, 96 H, 44 BB, 74 K) - Spot starter
Gabriel Moran (2-0, 3.55, 2 S, 25.1 IP, 18 H, 12 BB, 28 K)
Ricardo Perez (5-1, 2.42, 2 S, 44.2 IP, 35 H, 13 BB, 45 K)
Domingo Reyes (5-4, 4.37, 70.0 IP, 71 H, 36 BB, 40 K) - Occasional starter

[EagleFan]

Aussie Osbournes - ABL East Champions

Overall: 55-35
Home: 29-16
Batting Avg.: .291
Home Runs: 93
Stolen Bases: 53
Starters ERA: 4.02
Bullpen ERA: 2.44

Primary Lineup
2B Muhsin bin Tamir (.307 Avg, .405 OBP, 58 R, 49 RBI, 48 BB, 12 SB)
C Ming-Jiang Kun (.301 Avg, .350 OBP)
CF Mao-You "Yo-Yo" Su (.314 Avg, .414 OBP, 66 R, 56 BB, 26 SB)
1B Yaroslav "Flamethrower" Mirskoi (.352 Avg, .402 OBP, 57 R, 20 HR, 77 RBI)
SS Arnel Gomez (.325 Avg, .431 OBP, 72 R, 13 HR, 51 RBI, 54 BB)
3B Ho Choi (.280 Avg, .377 OBP, 52 R, 11 HR, 60 RBI, 47 BB)
RF Pedro Martinez (.283 Avg, .357 OBP, 8 HR, 36 RBI) - Came over in a mid season trade from Manta
LF Slavik Vohmyanin (.290 Avg, .335 OBP, 8 HR, 36 RBI)

Rotation
Seto "Divine" Paramita (8-6, 3.10, 127.2 IP, 109 H, 27 BB, 100 K)
Walliyullah "Dreamland" Ya'Qub (8-6, 3.38, 119.2 IP, 106 H, 39 BB, 94 K)
Chad Green (5-2, 2.62, 55.0 IP, 46 H, 21 BB, 33 K) - Came over in a mid season trade from Vancouver where he was less successful
Gav Neupokoev (6-7, 4.83, 100.2 IP, 102 H, 42 BB, 74 K)

Closer
Ayyub Adbul-Basit (2-0, 1.73, 15 S, 26.0 IP, 19 H, 7 BB, 29 K)

Bench
C Waleed Dabir (.261 Avg, .293 OBP)
2B Nooh Fareed (.275 Avg, .422 OBP)
SS Nakazo Noda (.176 Avg, .270 OBP)
LF Marat Masloboev (.224 Avg, .294 OBP)
RF Jing-Shuan Situ (.350 Avg, .404 OBP)

Bullpen
Nour Farraj (7-4, 5.28, 92.0 IP, 119 H, 38 BB, 61 K) - 5th starter
Soh Fujimoto (4-3, 3.57, 40.1 IP, 39 H, 19 BB, 35 K)
Bernard Gervais (3-2, 5.05, 46.1 IP, 40 H, 20 BB, 32 K) - Started before Green arrived
Jean-Pierre Haddad (0-0, 4.50, 8.0 IP, 10 H, 5 BB, 9 K)
Husam Na'il (1-0, 3.38, 24.0 IP, 19 H, 16 BB, 9 K)
Tarun Tickoo (2-3. 1.96, 6 S, 46.0 IP, 33 H, 6 BB, 37 K) - Was closer early but did not do well but when moved to setup has been almost unhittable
Almas Yasin (4-1, 2.77, 52.0 IP, 40 H, 11 BB, 51 K) - One of the most consistent relievers in the league

[EagleFan]

Kabul Stones - ABL West Champions

Overall: 60-30
Home: 33-12
Batting Avg.: .264
Home Runs: 99
Stolen Bases: 48
Starters ERA: 2.97
Bullpen ERA: 4.35

Primary Lineup
LF Nawfal Muwaffaq (.301 Avg, .373 OBP, 56 R, 27 2B, 46 RBI, 17 SB)
RF Wajih bin Jawhar (.283 Avg, .377 OBP, 66 R, 18 HR, 48 RBI, 42 BB, 11 SB)
2B Pedro Gutierrez (.247 Avg, .351 OBP, 39 R, 16 HR, 42 RBI, 38 BB) - Came over in a mid season trade from Halifax
3B Juan Dacutanan (.270 Avg, .346 OBP, 65 R, 18 HR, 67 RBI)
CF Abdul-Sami Abdul-Nasser (.299 Avg, .355 OBP, 43 R, 11 HR, 55 RBI, 7 SB)
1B Ricardo Alonso (.248 Avg, .381 OBP, 39 R, 54 BB, 8 SB)
SS Ronman Fernandez (.240 Avg, .298 OBP)
C Kameel Abdul-Matin (.281 Avg, .366 OBP)

Rotation
Ajwas bin Hassan (10-2, 1.83, 122.2 IP, 77 H, 20 BB, 136 K)
Ogai "Slappy" Naka (10-6, 2.83, 130.1 IP, 94 H, 26 BB, 143 K)
Labid Abdul-Qadir (7-5, 2.52, 107.1 IP, 77 H, 17 BB, 89 K)
Orrin Passenger (6-2, 3.95, 70.2 IP, 66 H, 25 BB, 47 K) - Came over in a mid season trade from Oslo

Closer
Qi-Chao Juan (1-2, 3.57, 21 S, 35.1 IP, 29 H, 10 BB, 53 K)

Bench
C Bill Pankey (.107 Avg, .188 OBP) - came over in a mid season trade from Halifax
1B Ta-Hye Park (.254 Avg, .331 OBP)
3B Jason Williams (.276 Avg, .320 OBP, 12 HR, 37 RBI)
LF Dabir Amin (.266 Avg, .329 OBP)
CF Gennady Gadylshin (.185 Avg, .241 OBP)

Bullpen
Bob Allen (2-0, 5.82, 21.2 IP, 20 H, 12 BB, 16 K)
Muaz Bahir (2-2, 8.70, 19.2, 30 H, 7 BB, 10 K) - did get 1 start during the season
Janapati Davuluri (4-2, 2.22, 1 S, 48.2 IP, 29 H, 16 BB, 46 K)
Wes Henry (4-0, 2.64, 1 S, 44.1 IP, 43 H, 20 BB, 50 K)
Motka Kapitonov (0-3, 3.60, 5 S, 40.0 IP, 45 H, 10 BB, 25 K)
Pedro Medina (0-1, 5.64, 1 S, 22.1 IP, 23 H, 16 BB, 17 K)
Ananda Sahadev (10-5, 4.03, 109.1, 116, 45 BB, 54 K) - 5th starter

[EagleFan]

Frankfurt Ers - EBL North Champions

Overall: 59-31
Home: 33-12
Batting Avg.: .281
Home Runs: 119
Stolen Bases: 36
Starters ERA: 3.05
Bullpen ERA: 4.25

Primary Lineup
RF Arsen Melissinos (.258 Avg, .352 OBP, 64 R, 17 HR, 49 RBI, 21 SB)
2B Joel Gaghiardi (.264 Avg, .327 OBP)
C Aldo "Rags" Capito (.298 Avg, .409 OBP, 57 R, 22 HR, 52 RBI)
CF Aime Delmas (.273 Avg, .355 OBP, 39 R, 16 HR, 51 RBI) - Came over in an early season trade from Paris
LF Lamar Adler (.322 Avg, .400 OBP, 55 R, 44 RBI, 13 SB)
1B Allen Klein (.287 Avg, .315 OBP) - Came over in a mid season trade from Mobile
3B Jonathan Middlemiss (.341 Avg, .374 OBP, 48 R, 29 2B, 14 HR, 59 RBI)
SS Luis Rosatorres (.250 Avg, .314 OBP)

Rotation
Jaime "Haystack" Gallegos (14-3, 1.74, 129.1 IP, 81 H, 31 BB, 168 K)
Chris Hval (12-5, 2.20, 143.0 IP, 112 H, 30 BB, 134 K)
Stanley Angelbeek (8-3, 3.30, 117.1 IP, 120 H, 35 BB, 72 K)
Francisco Acevedo (5-7, 4.00, 96.2 IP, 105 H, 21 BB, 64 K)

Closer
Mohamed Merle (0-1, 3.72, 18 S, 29.0 IP, 26 H, 6 BB, 28 K)

Bench
C Wade Oldreave (.196 Avg, .370 OBP)
1B Jean-Marc Marchand (.295 Avg, .360 OBP)
2B Tim Forssell (.195 Avg, .278 OBP)
LF Anlon McCreath (.000 Avg, 1.000 OBP) - 1 plate appearance, a walk

Bullpen
Ralph Anthony (1-0, 8.90, 1 S, 15.1 IP, 17 H, 6 BB, 12 K)
Daniel Gonzalez (1-0, 3.38, 2 S, 13.1 IP, 11 H, 7 BB, 15 K)
Leonard Green (1-2, 1.42, 1 S, 12.2 IP, 11 H, 3 BB, 9 K)
Bartholomeu Margarido (2-2, 4.17, 1 S, 36.2 IP, 36 H, 23 BB, 51 K)
Jurdao Ramas (3-1, 4.35, 2 S, 60.0 IP, 49 H, 24 BB, 66 K) - Had a couple spot starts
Max Rogers (2-6, 6.00, 67.0 IP, 79 H, 25 BB, 31 K) - 5th starter
Roberto Santos (4-0, 4.11, 35.0 IP, 41 H, 14 BB, 26 K)
Vic Vickers (1-0, 3.52, 7.2 IP, 6 H, 6 BB, 2 K)

[EagleFan]

Lisbon Fantasy - EBL South Champions

Overall: 55-35
Home: 26-19
Batting Avg.: .274
Home Runs: 83
Stolen Bases: 90
Starters ERA: 3.91
Bullpen ERA: 4.42

Primary Lineup
2B Sebastian Nydal (.304 Avg, .356 OBP, 45 R, 12 HR, 44 RBI, 19 SB)
SS Juan Carlos Olivas (.274 Avg, .365 OBP, 53 R, 24 2B, 49 BB)
LF Dalibor "Warthog" Smolko (.302 Avg, .425 OBP, 63 R, 69 BB, 27 SB)
1B Kevin Paulsen (.359 Avg, .442 OBP, 68 R, 20 HR, 98 RBI, 56 BB, 15 SB)
3B Simone Bertolini (.258 Avg, .330 OBP, 49 R, 10 HR, 66 RBI)
RF Anibal Contreras (.260 Avg, .383 OBP) - late season replacement
C Vogte Landauer (.255 Avg, .338 OBP, 44 RBI)
CF Munro Churchill (.218 Avg, .293 OBP, 6 SB) - late season replacement

Rotation
Barthel Loeffelmann (12-4, 3.49, 116.0 IP 106 H, 39 BB, 84 K)
Brendan Sankey (11-4, 3.46, 117.0 IP, 113 H, 45 BB, 95 K)
Edward Twain (9-5, 4.25, 110.0 IP, 111 H, 41 BB, 83 K)
Benedikt Strand (8-9, 4.39, 110.2 IP, 131 H, 47 BB, 59 K)

Closer
Ernesto Torres (1-2, 2.72, 29 S, 39.2 IP, 23 H, 19 BB, 66 K)

Bench
C Krtamukha Toodi (.222 Avg, .254 OBP)
3B Raul Garcia (.274 Avg, .327 OBP)
3B Diego Cabrera (No games played)
CF Ramon Espinoza (.296 Avg, .373 OBP)
RF Luis Gomes (.238 Avg, .318 OBP, 6 3B, 10 SB)

Bullpen
Sayyid bin Yasar (0-0, 6.16, 19.0 IP, 26 H, 11 BB, 14 K)
Roy Hayes (5-7, 4.19, 68.2 IP, 82 H, 36 BB, 48 K) - 5th starter
Esteban Mendez (0-0, 0.00, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K)
Luc Saunier (2-1, 2.77, 52.0 IP, 40 H, 9 BB, 28 K)
Mike Scott (1-1, 6.82, 33.0 IP, 40 H, 15 BB, 23 K)
Geoffrey Teunisz (1-1, 4.36, 2 S, 53.2 IP, 53 H, 39 BB, 62 K)
Daniel Whitbread (2-0, 2.84, 2 S, 38.0 IP, 32 H, 10 BB, 19 K)

[EagleFan]

Half done for the previews, will continue tomorrow.

Check out "Bully" Brown's numbers as a starter for Grants Pass, WOW.

Add in the lineup for Tuscon and that could be an interesting series. Pitching versus hitting.

[EagleFan]

3 of the remaining 8 done tonight. Taking a bit of a break and may do one more tonight and then hopefully the final 4 tomorrow. That will allow me to start the league championships on Wednesday.

[EagleFan]

Got further than I thought.

Previews done, will start up the championships tomorrow.

[EagleFan]

ECBL Championship

New York Exchange vs. Orlando Ratpack

Game 1
Orlando (O'Halloran) @ New York (Valdes)

Barry Day singles home a run with 2 outs in the top of the first to give Orlando a 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the 3rd Donald Beauregard bgins home the tying run with a sacrifice fly and the game is tied 1-1 after 3 innings of play.

New York breaks through in the bottom of the 5th as they plate 4 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk. Ben Weber got the inning started with a solo homerun. After 5 innings New York leads 5-1.

Valdes sailed along into the 8th but a one out double by Phil Smith was followed by a moonshot homerun to dead center by Burton Johnston to bring Orlando back to 5-3. A ground out and strikeout end the inning. New York goes down in order in the bottom of the inning and after 8 innings of play New York leads 5-3.

Gabriel Elias comes in for New York to pitch the 9th. He retires the side in order with 2 strikeouts and 1 ground out.

New York wins game 1 by a 5-3 final and takes a 1-0 series lead.

Game 2
Orlando (Jimenez) @ New York (Orchard)

Pitching is the name of the game. New York starter John Orchard gave up a one out double in the 1st inning and did not give up another hit as he went 8 scoreless innings. Not to be outdone, Orlando pitcher Jorge Jimenez has not allowed a hit through 8 innings of play. We go to the 9th.

Ismael Cortez comes in for New York to start the top of the 9th. He retires the side in order on three ground balls and the game is still 0-0 going to eh bottom of the 9th.

Ben Long opens the bottom of the 9th looping a single to center on a 1-0 pitch to breakup the no hitter. Jimenez is replaces by Ryan Heath. Jose Gallegos singles, runners at 1st and 2nd with no outs. Paco Perez lines out to center, one out. On a 1-0 pitch to Craig Jones, Heath throws a wild pitch, runners at 2nd and 3rd with one out. Jones is intentionally walked to load the bases with 1 out and setup the force at home. On the first pitch Jose Gomez singles to center, New York wins 1-0.

New York wins game 2 by a score of 1-0 in front of 39,688. New York now leads the series 2-0.

Game 3
New York (MacAulay) @ Orlando (Robles)

Orlando tries to get back into the series and needs to maintain serve at home to have a chance.

A Barry Day single brings home a run in the bottom of the 1st and Orlando takes a 1-0 lead. They cannot hold that lead for long as Muti bin Zaid hits a three run homerun in the top of the 2nd to give New York a 3-1 lead. The score remains 3-2 through 4 innings of play.

In the bottom of the 5th Orlando ties the game with 2 runs, a two out RBI double by Chattrahara Nishit being the big blow. In the bottom of the very next inning Burton Johnston leads off with a solo homerun and three batters later an RBI triple by Xavier Wonnocott gives Orlando a 5-3 lead they add another on a sac fly to make it 6-3.

New York scores one run on an error in the top of the 7th to get back to 6-4. In the top of the 8th Ben Long ties the game with a 2 run double to make it 6-6.

Greg Ferguson leads off the bottom of the 8th with a solo homerun to give Orlando a 7-6 lead.

New York gets runners at the corners with 1 out in the top of the ninth. Ryan Heath strikes out the next two batters to end the threat and give Orlando their first win of the series.

Orlando wins the game 7-6 in front of 39,838 but still trail in the series 2-1.

Game 4
New York (Miller) @ Orlando (O'Halloran 0-1, 9.64)

Orlando needs a much better performance from O'Halloran if they want to even the series up.

Orlando trails 2-1 in the bottom of the 9th as Nishit triples to open the inning and scores on a single by Phil Smith to tie the game and send it to extra innings.

Craig Jones hits a two run homerun in the top of the 11th to give New York a 4-2 lead. Ismael Cortez sets Orlando down in order in the bottom of the inning to close out the game.

New York wins the game 4-2 in 11 innings to take a 3-1 series lead.

Game 5
New York (Valdes 1-0, 3.38) @ Orlando (Clark)

New York sends their ace to the mound looking to wrap the series up in front of Mickey and Minnie.

New York leads 2-1 going into the bottom of the 7th but Orlando scores 3 runs on 3 singles and a double to take a 4-2 lead. They hold New York in check and send the series back to New York but they still trail 3-2 in the series.

Game 6
Orlando (Jimenez 0-1, 1.13) @ New York (Orchard 0-0, 0.00)

New York sends Orchard to the mound, who went 8 scoreless innings in his first outing, as they look to close out the series in front of their home fans.

Orchard pitches wonderfully as he allows just 1 run in 7 innings as New York wins 2-1.

The New York Exchange are the 2013 ECBL Champions.

Pitcher John Orchard is named the MVP as he was 1-0 with an 0.60 ERA. In 15 innings of work he allowed just 6 hits and 1 run while striking out 15 with 4 walks.

[EagleFan]

SBL Championship

Memphis Blues vs. Corpus Christi Gale

Game 1
Memphis (Blyenberg) @ Corpus Christi (Moore)

In the top of the 1st Memphis gets on the board on a sacrifice fly by Dalton Prince to take a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the 1st a 2 out double by Jim Stevens led nowhere. After 1 inning of play Memphis leads 1-0.

In the top of the 2nd thanks to an error Memphis threatened again with runners at the corners and one out. Adelmo Grillmeier flies out to right field as Juan Garcia tags and tries to score but is thrown out at the plate to end the threat. In the bottom of the 2nd Corpus Christi put runners on 1st and 2nd with one out but Armando Perez hits into an inning double play. After two innings Memphis still leads 1-0.

In the top of the 3rd Dalton Prince hits a two run double and scores two batters later on a Nick Kinzer single as Memphis extends their lead to 4-0. After three innings of play Memphis leads 4-0.

Corpus Christi gets on the board in the bottom of the 4th on a solo homerun by Jesus Rodriguez to make it 4-1.

Nick Kinzer brings home a run with a two out single in the top of the 5th to get the run back as Memphis leads 5-1. In the bottom of the 5th Corpus Christi gets a runner to 3rd with two outs but he is stranded there. After five innings of play Memphis leads 5-1.

After a scoreless 6th inning Memphis is back at it as Dalton Prince hits a 403 foot solo homerun to right to extend their lead to 6-1.

The game is closed out with no more scoring and Memphis wins game one on the road by a 6-1 final to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

Game 2
Memphis (Sanchez) @ Corpus Christi (Henderson)

The game is scoreless into the bottom of the 4th when Jim Stevens reaches on an error and advances to 2nd on the throwing error. He moves to 3rd on a ground out and scores on a ground out to give Corpus Christi a 1-0 lead through four innings.

In the top of the 5th Memphis strings together 6 hits, all singles, and scores 4 runs to take a 4-1 lead. It 4-1 through five innings.

After a scoreless top of the 6th Corpus Christi scores one on a wild pitch and then tie the game on a two run homerun by Jesus Rodriguez. After six innings th egame is tied 4-4.

Neither team scores in the 7th.

In the top of the 8th Nick Kinzer crushes a 442 foot three run homerun to left center to give Memphis a 7-4 lead. In the bottom of the 8th Gavrel Antipov singles home a run with two outs to make it 7-5. After eight innings Memphis leads 7-5.

In the top of the 9th after a run scores on an error to make it 8-5, Antonio Lopez hits a grand slam with one out just over the fence in left to build the lead to 12-5. Corpus Chrsti goes down in order in the bottom of the 9th to end the game.

Memphis wins game 2 by a score of 12-5 and they take a 2-0 series lead and will be heading home with that lead (though they have a slightly better road record).

Game 3
Corpus Christi (Murray) @ Memphis (Charles)

Memphis returns home with a 2-0 lead and a chance to close out the series at home with a pair of wins.

Corpus Christi scores a single run in the 1st and 3rd to take a 2-0 lead but Memphis scores 3 in the bottom of the 3rd to take a 3-2 lead. In the 8th a 3 run homerun by Antonio Lopez extends the lead to 6-2 which is how the game ends.

Memphis wins the game 6-2 and take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series in front of 43,992.

Game 4
Corpus Christi (Morales) @ Memphis (Lopez)

Memphis looks to end the series and be named the first ever champions in the MBL.

Corpus Christi pounds the ball into submission as they get 20 hits and score 14 runs in a 14-6 victory to keep themselves alive in the series. Memphis still leads 3-1 in the series.

Game 5
Corpus Christi (Moore 0-1, 9.64) @ Memphis (Blyenberg 1-0, 1.29)

Memphis hopes that Blyenberg can continue his post season success as they look to wrap up the series so they don't have to go back to Corpus Christi.

With Corpus Christi up 1-0 in the top of the 7th they score 4 more to take a 5-0 lead. Memphis can only manage to get one back in the bottom of the 7th and are unable to threaten after that. Corpus Christi has avoided elimination in a 5-1 victory and are going back home down 3-2.

Game 6
Memphis (Charles 1-0, 2.25) @ Corpus Christi (Henderson 0-0, 5.14)

Memphis wants to keep this series from going 7 while Corpus Christi goes for their 3rd straight win in an attempt to even the series.

Corpus Christi scores 4 in the bottom of the 1st and ride that to a 5-1 victory as they have stunned Memphis by coming back from 3-0 to even the series at 3-3.

Game 7
Memphis (Blyenberg 1-0, 1.29) @ Murray (0-1, 3.86)

Corpus Christi is riding all the momentum as they try to complete the comeback from down 3-0 but Memphis is hoping that Blyenberg can pitch another fine game.

Dalton Prince gets Memphis on the board first with a one out solo homerun in the 1st inning. Memphis leads 1-0.

In the bottom of the 2nd Jeff Burke hits a 1 out two run homerun to give Corpus Christi a 2-1 lead. The game remains 2-1 until Jesus Rodriguez hits a 2 out two run homerun in the bottom of the 7th to extend the lead to 4-1. Memphis is unable to respond as they are held to just 3 hits and Corpus Christi comes all the way back with a 4-1 game 7 victory.

The Corpus Christi Gale are the 2013 SBL Champions!

Catcher Jesus Rodriguez is named the series MVP as he hit .346 with 4 homeruns and 9 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

MBL Championship

Indianapolis 500's vs. Casper Ghosts

Game 1
Indianapolis (Cook) @ Casper (Bustamante)

Indianapolis gets runners at 2nd and 3rd with two outs in the top of the 1st but a ground out ends the threat. With 1 out in the bottom of the 1st Jim Lott hits a solo homerun to left to give Casper a 1-0 lead. After one inning Casper leads 1-0.

In the top of the 2nd two walks to open the inning gives Indianapolis runners at 1st and 2nd with no outs. A double play and pop up end the threat. In the bottom of the 2nd Casper loads the bases with two outs but a shallow fly to left ends the inning. After two innings Casper still leads 1-0.

After a scoreless 3rd Evan Cook singles home a run with two outs in the top of the 4th to tie the game 1-1. The 4th inning ends with the score tied 1-1.

The 5th and 6th are scoreless to keep it 1-1. In the top of the 7th Jose Juarez hits a sacrifice fly to score a runner for Indianapolis to give them a 2-1 lead. The 7th inning ends with Indianapolis up 2-1.

After a scoreless 8th, Jeff Bryant comes in to pitch for Casper in the top of the 9th. After the leadoff batter reaches base on an error the next three are struck out to end the top of the 9th. Kevin Middleton comes in to pitch for Indianapolis to go for the save. He retires the side in order and Indianapolis wins 2-1.

Indianapolis wins game 1 by a score of 2-1 to take a 1-0 series lead.

Game 2
Indianapolis (Summers) @ Casper (Santos)

After a scoreless 1st Indianapolis opens the scoring with a sacrifice fly and a two run single by Martin Martinez to take a 3-0 lead. Casper responds in the bottom of the 2nd as Will Simmons and Raul Rivera hit back to back solo homeruns on the first two pitches of their half of the innings. After two innings Indianapolis leads 3-2.

In the top of the 3rd Indianapolis gets one back with an RBI single by Wilson Martinez to make it 4-2. The bottom of the 3rd ends with Jim Lott being thrown out trying to stretch a double into a triple making a costly baseball mistake of not making the final out at third. After three innings Indianapolis leads 4-2.

Casper gets a run back in the bottom of the 4th on a sacrifice fly. After four innings Indianapolis leads 4-3.

In the top of the 5th Indianapolis gets back to back solo homeruns from their leadoff hitters, Jose Juarez and Emmett Henry to extend the lead to 6-3. A fan may have made history as the same fan catches both homerun balls as the two hit exact distance homeruns to the exact same location. Casper goes down in order in the bottom of the 5th. After five innings Indianapolis leads 6-3.

After a scoreless 6th, Alonso Lopez hits solo homerun in the bottom of the 7th which goes just over the right field wall near the line to make it 6-4. After seven innings Indianapolis leads 6-4.

In the bottom of the 8th Casper threatens as they get runners at the corners with one out and Will Simmons coming to the plate (a tailor made scenario for them) but he rips a groundball to short who flips to second and the second baseman fires to first to complete the inning ending 6-4-3 double play. After eight innings Indianapolis leads 6-4.

After a scoreless top of the 9th, Kevin Middleton comes in to pitch the bottom of the 9th. He retires the side in order with 2 strikeouts and a groundout sandwiched in the middle to end the game,

Indianapolis wins the game 6-4 and they lead the series 2-0.

Game 3
Casper (Bell) @ Indianapolis (Mosier)

Indianapolis returns home with a chance to keep the series from leaving Indianapolis as they lead 2-0.

Indianapolis gets a fine performance from Mosier who allows 1 run in 7.1 innings and clutch hitting as they win 4-1 and now lead the series 3-0.

Game 4
Casper (Bustamante 0-1, 2.84) @ Indianapolis (Ayala)

Indianapolis looks to do what no team could do as of yet, sweep a series.

Indianapolis leads 1-0 through 8 innings.

In the top of the 9th Kevin Middleton comes in to go for the save and championship. He strikes out the first two batters as they are one out away. Kel Clark hits a ground ball to first but the first baseman boots the ball and Clark is safe at first. Jim Lott is down in the count 1-2 but fouls off several while working the count full. He rips a 3-2 pitch into the gap for extra bases, Clark is around third going for home and he is SAFE to tie the game 1-1. The nest batter grounds right back to Middleton and he throws him out to end the inning but the game is now ties 1-1 on an unearned run.

Jerry Bryant comes in to pitch the bottom of the 9th. He gets the first batter to fly out to center. Wilson Martinez takes the first pitch for a ball. On the 1-0 pitch he crushes it into right center and way outta here, a 438 foot solo blast to win the game and the series.

Indianapolis wins the game 2-1 and they win the series in a sweep in front of 48,271 screaming fans.

The Indianapolis 500's are the 2013 MBL Champions!!!

Second baseman Wilson Martinez is named Series MVP as he hit .400 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

PBL Championship

Grants Pass Complete vs. Tucson Sams

Game 1
Tucson (Garcia) @ Grants Pass (Lacy)

Pitching is the name of the game. Tucson pitcher Rafael retires the first 11 batters before giving up a 2 out single to Rob Davis in the 4th. Neither team is able to threaten and the game is scoreless through 9 and heads to extra innings tied 0-0.

In the top of the 10th Tucson gets back to back singles to open the inning and give them runners at 1st and 2nd with no outs. After a strike out and a fielder's choice give them runners at the corners with two outs. Jacob Minihan is then called out looking to end the inning and keep the game scoreless. Grants Pass goes down in order, on just 7 pitches in the bottom of the 10th.

In the 11th Tucson again starts the inning off with back to back singles for 1st and 2nd with no outs. After Bob Mills strikes out Juan Romero singles to right but the runners advance only one base to load the bases with one out. On the next pitch a passed ball advances the runners one base and gives Tucson a 1-0 lead. Mario Mateo then pops out to third for the second out. With Eugene Church up a wild pitch brings another runner home and gives them a 2-0 lead. A walk and fly out end the inning. Tucson leads 2-0 thanks to a passed ball and wild pitch.

Ruben Bonilla comes in to pitch the 11th for Tucson. He gets the first two batters out on a ground out and fly out. Rod Hendricks singles to left on the first pitch to bring the tying run to the plate. Charles Gray grounds to 2nd on a 2-1 pitch but the ball is booted and he reaches on an error. Runners are not at 1st and 2nd with two outs as the tying run it on first and potential winning run is at the plate. Rob Davis steps up and rips a line drive between third and shirt but the third baseman makes an incredible diving catch to end the game.

Tucson wins game 1 by a 2-0 score in 11 innings and takes a 1-0 lead in the series.

Game 2
Tucson (Rodriguez) @ Grants Pass (Brown)

Grants Pass starts the best pitcher in the world trying to tie the series up.

Neither team can get anything going until the bottom of the 4th. Back to back sacrifice flies by Fernando Villa and Augusto Santos gives Grants Pass a 2-0 lead through 4 innings of play.

After a scoreless 5th Tucson finally gets to Brown in the top of the 6th. Tucson loads the bases with 2 outs. Juan Romero lines a single to right center on a 2-0 pitch and two runs score to tie the game 2-2. After 6 innings of play the game is tied 2-2.

The 7th and 8th are both scoreless innings keeping it tied 2-2 going into the 9th.

Jose Colon in to pitch for Grants Pass. He walks the first batter on 4 pitches but gets the next batter to pop out and then gets a strikeout for the second out of the inning. Paul Tatunay singles sending Mateo to 3rd giving them runners at the corners. Jacob Minihan hits a bases clearing double to give Tucson a 4-2 lead. Robert Powell in to pitch for Grants Pass and he gets the next batter to fly out to right. Going into the bottom of the 9th Tucson leads 4-2. Alejandro Silva on to pitch for Tucson . He gets the first batter to ground out to short on a 3-2 pitch. After the count is worked to 3-1 on the second batter he gets him to pop out to second. On the first pitch the next batter ground out to end the game.

Tucson wins 4-2 to take a 2-0 series lead. Brown struck out 10, walked none and allowed the 2 runs in the loss; only a decent outing by his standards.

Game 3
Grants Pass (Taylor) @ Tucson (Lester)

Tucson has a chance to put a stranglehold on the series with a win today as they return home leading 2-0.

Ken Lester pitches a fine game and allows only 1 run on a solo homerun as he gives up just 3 hits in 8 innings. Mario Mateo knocks in two for Tucson with a double and homerun.

Tucson wins the game 2-1 and take a 3-0 lead in the series in front of 39,182.

Game 4
Grants Pass (Lacy) @ Tucson (Garcia)

Tucson lead the series 2-0 as they return home and send Garcia to the mound who was 8-1 in the regular season. It looks good for them.

Games are not played on paper as Grants Pass scores early and chases Garcia as they lead 7-0 after 5 innings on their way to a 7-2 victory.

Tucson still has a 3-1 lead in the series.

Game 5
Grants Pass (Brown 0-0, 2.57) @ Tucson (Pena)

Grants Pass looks to stay alive and return home as they send the best pitcher in the world to the mound as they appear heavily favored today on paper.

Brown is sailing along until he buckles over after throwing a pitch in the 6th inning and is removed from the game with an injury. In 5.2 innings he had allowed only 2 hits while striking out 10 and walking no one. They lead 8-0 at the time he is removed and go on to win 11-0.

Grants Pass wins 11-0 and return home still trailing 3-2 in the series.

Game 6
Tucson (Lester 1-0, 1.13) @ Grants Pass (Lopez)

Tucson is desperately trying to avoid being the second team to lose a 3-0 series lead and be forced into a game 7.

Grants Pass leads 4-3 going into the top of the 9th. Guang T'sai in to try to close it out. Bob Mills would foul off several pitches to work a 3-2 count and then sends a fastball 360 feet, just over the right field wall for a solo homerun to tie the game 4-4. The next two batters would strike out.

The game would remain 4-4 until the bottom of the 10th. After a leadoff single and walk gives Grants Pass runners at 1st and 2nd with no outs. A sacrifice gives them runners at 2nd and 3rd with one out. After an intentional walk of Rod Hendricks would load the bases with one out it would bring up Ismael Escamilla. He would fall behind 0-2 then foul a ball off. The next pitch misses, 1-2. Pitch number 5 would be outside, 2-2. He fouls pitch number 6 straight back. Pitch number 7 is low, 3-2. Pitch number 8 is ripped down the third baseline foul. Pitch number 9 is outside, ball 4. The winning run is walked in.

Grants Pass wins the game 5-4 in 10 innings and evens the series up 3-3 after trailing 3-0 in the series.

Game 7
Tucson (Garcia 0-1, 5.56) @ Grants Pass (Lacy 1-0, 1.20)

Grants Pass gave Garcia as many post season losses as he had regular season losses in his last outing in the series. They hope to do more of the same to him tonight.

Garcia comes up big as he goes 6 scoreless innings in a 3-0 Tucson victory as Grants Pass gets only 3 hits in the game. Tucson avoids blowing a 3-0 series lead.

The Tucson Sams are the 2013 PBL Champions!

Third baseman Brent Jones is named the series MVP as he hit .367 with 1 homerun and 3 RBI's but created a lot of havoc from the leadoff spot.

[EagleFan]

CLoB Championship

Game 1
Halifax Machines vs. Saskatoon Berries

Halifax (Bullock) @ Saskatoon (Brown)

After a scoreless top of the 1st Alonzo Calabrese hits the very first pitch of the bottom of the 1st out to right for a solo homerun to give Saskatoon a 1-0 lead.

The game remains 1-0 through 8 innings of play.

In the top of the 9th the first two batters ground out and Saskatoon surprisingly bring in Carlos Gamboa to go for the final out. Ken Wells doubles down the line in left on a 1-1 pitch to give Halifax life. Gamboa gets the next batter to ground out to second to end the game.

Saskatoon wins the game 1-0 to take a 1-0 series lead in front of 42,882 fans that were treated to a pitcher's duel.

Game 2
Halifax (Onufriev) @ Saskatoon (Forbes)

Forbes goes eight scoreless innings and Gamboa comes on for the save as Saskatoon uses three solo homeruns to win a 3-0 game.

Saskatoon wins 3-0 and they take a 2-0 lead in the series.

Game 3
Saskatoon (Hughes) @ Halifax (Pujols)

Halifax needs a win as they trail 2-0 in the series but the pitching matchups seem to heavily favor Saskatoon.

Hughes delivers for Saskatoon as he throws 7 scoreless innings, allowing just 3 hits and walking none. Saskatoon uses timely hitting to earn a 4-0 victory and take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.

Game 4
Saskatoon (Harris) @ Halifax (Ottenhof)

Saskatoon looks to be the second team to sweep though neither team has an advantage on paper in the pitching matchup.

Saskatoon scored 5 runs in the top of the 1st and don't look back as they coast to a 6-3 victory to win the series.

The Saskatoon Berries are the 2013 CLoB Champions.

Cather Ed Conley is named the series MVP as he hit .375 with 2 homeruns and 4 RBI's in the series.

[EagleFan]

LBL Championship

Port-au-Prince Arawaks vs. Lima Beans

Game 1
Lima (Garcia) @ Port-au-Prince (Gonzalez)

Lima strands runners at 1st and 2nd in the top of the 1st. In the bottom of the 1st Pancho Ortega brings home a runner with a sacrifice fly to give Port-au-Prince a 1-0 lead. After one inning Port-au-Prince leads 1-0.

In the top of the 2nd a two out single by Alfredo Griffin scores Juan Leon as Lima ties the game 1-1. Port-au-Prince is retired in order, all three struck out, in the bottom of the 2nd. After two innings of play the game is tied 1-1.

In the top of the 3rd Lima is retired in order on just 4 pitches. In the bottom of the 3rd Port-au-Prince scores 3 runs on 5 hits, 4 singles and 1 double, to take a 4-1 lead.

After a scoreless 4th (and top of the 5th), Jose Galvin leads off the bottom of the 5th with a 422 foot solo homerun to right center to extend the lead to 5-1. After a walk and hit batter Javier Rocha singles home another run to make it 6-1. A two out wild pitch brings home another to make it 7-1. After five innings of play Port-au-Prince leads 7-1.

Lima gets a run on an error in the top of the 6th to get them to within 5 at 7-2. Port-au-Prince gets that run back on an RBI single by Ricardo Perez in the bottom of the inning to make it 8-2. After six innings of play Port-au-Prince leads 8-2.

No further scoring as Port-au-Prince wins game 1 by an 8-2 score to take a 1-0 series lead in front of 35,040 faithful fans.

Game 2
Lima (Garcia) @ Port-au-Prince (Patino)

Lime starts off quickly with a walk and a single to put runners at the corners with no outs. Julio Gonzales grounds a single to right to bring home the first run of the game to give Lima a 1-0 lead. Patino settles in and strikes the next two batters out on 3 pitches each. With two outs he walks a batter to load the bases but then gets his third strikeout of the inning to end it and keep the damage to a minimum as Lima leads 1-0 after the first half inning.

Each of the next 4 half innings see the teams go down in order, bringing it to the bottom of the 3rd. After two singles put runners at 1st and 2nd a 3rd to 1st double play gives Port-au-Prince a runner at 2nd with two outs. Miguel Camacho lines a single to left center to tie the game. The third innings ends with the game tied 1-1.

After Lima is retired in order in the top of the 4th Port-au-Prince takes the lead with a leadoff solo blast by Jose Galvan to give them a 2-1 lead. Three walks with a pop up in the middle give them the bases loaded with one out. Trevor Rogge grounds out to the first baseman to bring home another run and Patino strikes out to end the innings. After four innings Port-au-Prince leads 3-1.

Neither team threatens in the 5th and Lima is retired in order in the top of the 7th. In the bottom of the 7th a pair of walks gives Port-au-Prince runners at 1st and 2nd with one out. A strikeout and groundout end the inning and Port-au-Prince continues to lead 3-1 after seven innings.

With two outs and a runner on 1st in the top of the 8th Alastair Olds doubles to the gap in right center and Ajaz Stratis scores from 1st to bring Lima back to 3-2. After a walk put runners at 1st and 2nd with two outs Antonio Beltran comes in to pitch for Port-au-Prince and he gets Cooper Battle to fly out to left center to end the inning. Port -au-Prince goes down in order. After eight innings of play Port-au-Prince leads 3-2.

Trevor Braxton comes in to try to close out the game. He gets 2 outs on the first 3 pitches. Jose Pacheco works a 2-2 count with several foul balls to keep himself alive but comes up empty on the 10th pitch of the at bat as he strikes out swinging to end the game.

Port-au-Prince wins 3-2 to take a 2-0 series lead in front of 35,021.

Game 3
Port-au-Prince (Aranda) @ Lima (Dominguez)

Lima returns home trailing 2-0 in the series and dire need of a win.

The Arawaks prove to be too much for Lima pitching as they win in a slugfest 11-7.

Port-au-Prince wins the game 11-7 and take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.

Game 4
Port-au-Prince (Vargas) @ Lima (Ortega)

Lima is in a must win situation with their backs against the wall. Pitching matchups seem about even so it could be a good game.

Both pitchers do well as Port-au-Prince leads 2-1 heading into the bottom of the 8th. With one out in the bottom of the 8th Cooper Battle takes the first pitch that he sees and deposits it in the seats in right field for a two run homerun to give Lima a 3-2 lead and get their fans back into it.

Mauro Gonzalez comes in to try to close it out. He walks the first batter and strikes out the second batter. After working a 3-2 count and fouling off several pitches Pablo Amaya rips a ground ball right at the shortstop and grounds in the classic 6-4-3 double play to end the game.

Lima wins the game 3-2 and remain alive in the series, though trail 3-1. They give the 43,911 in attendance something to cheer about.

Game 5
Port-au-Prince (Gonzalez 1-0, 1.23) @ Lima (Garcia 0-1, 15.75)

Port-au-Prince looks to wrap it up on the road and if the pitchers do what they did the first time out they will.

Port-au-Prince scores 3 in the top of the 1st and build a 5-2 lead going into the bottom of the 8th. With 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th Alastair Olds hits a 2-1 pitch over the left field fence for a 2 run homerun to narrow the game to 5-4.

After a scoreless top of the 9th Trevor Braxton comes in to try to close out the series for Port-au-Prince. He gets a strikeout and two pop ups to end the game.

Port-au-Prince wins the game 5-4 to win the series 4-1.

The Port-au-Prince Arawaks are the 2013 LBL Champions.

Right fielder Jose Galvan is named the series MVP as he hit .555 with 5 homeruns and 7 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

ABL Championship

Aussie Osbournes vs. Kabul Stones

Game 1
Aussie (Green) @ Kabul (Naka)

Green shuts down Kabul for 7.2 innings as Aussie leads 2-0 going into the 9th inning.

After a scoreless top of the 9th Kabul has their last chance to get on the board. In the bottom of the 9th Ayyub Abdul-Basit comes in for Aussie to try to close it out. He gets the first batter to ground back to him and the second batter to ground out to 1st with him covering. He then strikes out Ricardo Alonso swinging on a 2-2 pitch to end the game.

Aussie wins game 1 by a 2-0 score and they take a 1-0 series lead.

Game 2
Aussie (Ya'qub) @ Kabul (bin Hassan)

The game is scoreless into the bottom of the 3rd. Juan Ducatanan hits a two out double to score Nawfal Muwaffaq from 1st and give Kabul a 1-0 lead. After three innings Kabul leads 1-0.

After two scoreless innings Aussie gets on the board as Muhsin bin Tamir drives an 0-2 pitch out to left for a solo homerun to lead off the 6th. After six innings the game is tied 1-1.

The game remains tied until the bottom of the 8th. Kabul has runners at the corners with 1 out and a double by Ronman Fernandez plates one to give Kabul a 2-1 lead. Kameel Abdul-Matin takes the very next pitch and drives it over the left field fence for a three run homerun to extend the lead to 5-1. After eight innings of play Kabul leads 5-1.

Janapati Davuluri comes in to pitch the 9th for Kabul. On the 1st 3 pitches he gets two ground outs and a single sandwiched in between to give Aussie a runner at 2nd with two outs. Nooh Fareed flies out to left on a 2-1 pitch to end the game.

Kabul wins the game 5-1 to even the series at 1-1 in front of 44,140 of their supporters.

Game 3
Kabul (Abdul-Qadir) @ Aussie (Paramita)

The only series to be 1-1 as both teams look to get to within 2 victories of a championship.

Kabul comes out on fire and blaze their way to an 8-2 victory and they take a 2-1 lead in the series.

Game 4
Kabul (PAssenger) @ Aussie (Neupokoev)

Aussie looks to even the series yet Kabul would be favored by pitching matchup.

Aussie scores 3 in the bottom of the 3rd to take a 3-0 lead, they would add another run and hold on for a 4-3 victory to even the series at 2-2.

Game 5
Kabul (Naka 0-1, 2.25) @ Aussie (Green 1-0, 0.00)

A key game 5 with the series ties at 2. Aussie wants to win to avoid going on the road trailing and having to win 2 straight road games.

Naka throws 7 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts as Kabul shuts down Aussie 5-0.

Kabul will return home up 3-2 in the series.

Game 6
Aussie (Ya'qub 0-0, 1.35) @ Kabul (bin Hassan 1-0, 1.13)

Kabul tries to close it out at home and avoid a game 7.

Aussie scores 6 runs in the top of the 2nd and pound their way to an 11-2 victory as they tie the series 303 and force a game 7.

Game 7
Aussie (Paramita (0-1, 5.14) @ Kabul (Abdul-Qadir 1-0, 2.00)

Game 7 for all the marbles. Pitching matchup favors Kabul on paper but that hasn't always been the result in this post season.

Aussie pounds the ball all night and win going away 12-4.

The Aussie Osbournes are the 2013 ABL Champions!

Second baseman Muhsin bin Tamir is the series MVP as he hit .355 with 1 HR and 4 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

EBL Championship

Frankfurt Ers vs. Lisbon Fantasy

Game 1
Lisbon (Loeffelmann) @ Frankfurt (Acevedo)

The first two innings are scoreless.

In the top of the 3rd Sebastian Nydal doubles home Munro Churchill to give Lisbon a 1-0 lead. He makes it to 3rd on a sacrifice fly but is stranded there. With 2 outs in the bottom of the 3rd Aime Delmas singles to score a run but the second runner is thrown out trying to get to third but the run scored before the out as the game is tied 1-1 after three innings of play.

No further threats as we go to the bottom of the 6th. Aldo Capito leads off the bottom of the 6th with a 377 foot solo homerun to right field down the line to give Frankfurt a 2-1 lead. After a single and ground out Allen Klein slices a ball down the right field line that hits the foul pole just over the fence for a two run homerun. Frankfurt leads 4-1 after six innings of play.

With two outs in the top of the 7th Sebastian Nydal singles home a run to cut the lead to 4-2. After seven innings of play Frankfurt leads 4-2.

After a scoreless 8th Mohamed Merle comes in for Frankfurt to try to close it out. He gets three fly outs to end the game.

Frankfurt wins game 1 by a score of 4-2 to take a 1-0 series lead in front of 43,896 screaming fans.

Game 2
Lisbon (Sankey) @ Frankfurt (Gallegos)

Pitching is the name of the game as the game is scoreless going into the bottom of the 8th. Sankey did have trouble with his control as he walked 6 which eventually got him chased in the 7th.

In the bottom of the 8th Lamar Adler hits the first pitch that he sees just over the left field fence for a one out solo homerun to give Frankfurt a 1-0 lead. After eight innings of play Frankfurt leads 1-0.

After striking out the first two batters in the 9th Gallegos is replaced by Mohamed Merle (a puzzling decision). Merle gets the first batter he faces to fly out to left on his second pitch to end the game.

Frankfurt wins 1-0 to take a 2-0 series lead in front of 43,736. Gallegos allowed just 2 hits, no walks and struck out 12 in 8.2 innings of work.

Game 3
Frankfurt (Hval) @ Lisbon (Twain)

Lisbon hopes that home cooking will be the key to getting them back into the series as they trail 2-0.

The home cooking must have been the key as they score 11 in an 11-5 victory. Frankfurt still leads in the series 2-1, however.

Game 4
Frankfurt (Angelbeek) @ Lisbon (Loeffelmann 0-0, 1.80)

Lisbon tries to even up the series as they send a 12 game winner to the mound in what could be a good pitching duel.

Frankfurt leads 2-0 through 7 innings and then put up a 6 spot in the 8th as they win 8-0 and show that Loeffelmann can be touched). Frankfurt takes a 3-1 lead in the series.

Game 5
Frankfurt (Gallegos 1-0, 0.00) @ Lisbon (Strand)

Frankfurt hopes to close it out on the road as they send 14 game winner to the mound.

Frankfurt leads 8-2 going into the bottom of the 7th, just 9 outs away. Voget Landauer reaches on an error by the third baseman. After a strikeout and a ground out give them a runner at 2nd with 2 outs (inning should be over now)... Luis Gomes singles to score a run and make it 8-3. The first baseman boots a grounder to give them runners at 1st and 3rd (now a 5 out inning). Dhalibor Smolko singles to score a run and make it 8-4. Kevin Paulson walks to load the bases. Simone Bertolini singles to score two and make it an 8-6 game. Finally the next batter flies out but they score 4 runs, all unearned in a "5 out" inning to make it a game.

Frankfort is retired in the 8th with only a 2 out single. In the bottom of the 8th the first two batter strike out, just 4 outs away. Munro Churchill singles on the first pitch he sees. Ljuis Gomez walks on a 3-2 pitch to put runners at 1st and 2nd with two outs. Krtamukla Toodi doubles to score one run and make it 8-7; runners at 2nd and 3rd with two outs. Dalibor Smolko singles to right scoring both runners and gives Lisbon a 9-8 lead. A ground out ends the inning.

Ernesto Torres in to try to close it out for Lisbon. Aime Delmas walks on a 3-2 pitch. Lamar Adler flies out to left. Wade Oldreave walks to give Frankfurt runners at 1st and 2nd with one out. Torres really dials in and strikes out the next two batters on a combined 7 pitches to close the door.

Lisbon wins a thrilling comeback 9-8 and remain alive. They still trail 3-2 in the series as it heads back to Frankfurt.

Game 6
Lisbon (Sankey 0-0, 0.00) @ Frankfurt (Hval 0-1, 9.00)

The pitching matchup favors Lisbon as Sankey did not allow a run in his first outing.

Frankfurt is quick to end Sankey's scoreless streak as they score 6 in the first inning on their way to an 11-4 victory.

The Frankfurt Ers are the 2013 EBL Champions.

Right fielder Arsen Milissinos is named the series MVP as he hit .458 with 2 homeruns and 6 RBI's.

[EagleFan]

Posted the first day of playoffs, looks like the two leagues that had play-in games will be one day behind the others. Will continue to edit those posts with the games for each series and will post below after I have done my updates for any given moment.

[EagleFan]

Second day of playoffs has been posted.

[EagleFan]

Day three has been posted, all series are up to 2 games. Going to speed up the posting tomorrow to try to get through the league championships so I can move on to the tournament.

[EagleFan]

Days 3, 4 and 5 have been posted. Should start having champions soon. (then on to the tournament)

[EagleFan]

Day 6 has been posted and we have some league champions crowned.

[EagleFan]

All of the league championships are over.

Will post a preview of the tournament later.

[EagleFan]

World Series of Baseball Tournament 1st Round

Port-au-Prince Arawaks vs. Orlando Ratpack
Kabul Stones vs. Indianapolis 500's
Lima Beans vs. Halifax Machines
Frankfurst Ers vs. Memphis Blues
Grants Pass Complete vs. New York Exchange
Tucson Sams vs. Aussie Osbournes
Saskatoon Berries vs. Corpus Christi Gale
Casper Ghosts vs. Lisbon Fantasy

[EagleFan]

Not sure what the deal is as I picked the option to have the champions seeded above the runners up. Yet I see some champion versus champion series. I may have to tweak that for season two.

[EagleFan]

The first round will be VERY quick, I am going to add a few more details each round until the championship round where I will go game by game.

[EagleFan]

Round 1 Results

Port-au-Prince Arawaks vs. Orlando Ratpack
Orlando surprises and takes the series to seven games. Orlando stops Port-au-Prince 5-2 in game 7 as they advance winning the series 4 games to 3.


Kabul Stones vs. Indianapolis 500's
Kabul has little trouble as they win the series 4 games to 1.


Lima Beans vs. Halifax Machines
Halifax beats Lima 4 games to 1.


Frankfurt Ers vs. Memphis Blues
Memphis is still struggling after losing the 3-0 lead in the league championship and Frankfurt wins 4 games to 1.


Grants Pass Complete vs. New York Exchange
Grants Pass beats New York 4 games to 1.


Tucson Sams vs. Aussie Osbournes
Tucson manages to beat Aussie 4 games to 2.


Saskatoon Berries vs. Corpus Christi Gale
Saskatoon ends the run Corpus Christi was on as they win 4 games to 1.


Casper Ghosts vs. Lisbon Fantasy
The Casper Ghosts are not friendly to Lisbon as they win the series 4 games to 2.

[EagleFan]

Quarter Finals

Orlando Ratpack vs. Kabul Stones

Halifax Machines vs. Frankfurt Ers

Tucson Sams vs. Grants Pass Complete

Casper Ghosts vs. Saskatoon Berries

[EagleFan]

Only 3 league champions remain, the runner-ups seem to have something to prove.

[EagleFan]

Some league leaders that remain:

Casper Left Fielder Will "Shoulder" Simmons who led the MBL in Total Bases (244), Homeruns (35), RBI (109), BB (84), EBH (58), Slg. (.711), RC (101.19), RC/27 (11.20), ISO (.373), WOBA (.463), OPS (1.139), VORP (59.6) and WAR (5.4)

Tucson Center Fielder Juan "Jasper" Romero who led the PBL in Hits (130), SB (40), Avg. (.361), VORP (80.2) and WAR (8.2)

Tucson Right Fielder Mario Mateo who led the PBL in HR (35), RBI (100) and EBH (55)

Grants Pass pitcher Wesley "Bully" Brown who led the PBL in Starts (19), K (198), WHIP (0.55), K/BB (49.50), RA/9 (5.03), HR/9 (0.25), H/9 (4.72), BB/9 (0.25), K/9 (12.46), CG (4), CGP (.211), SHO (3) and WAR (9.5)

Frankfurt pitcher Jaime "Haystack" Gallegos who led the EBL in Wins (14), WHIP (0.87), RA/9 (7.79), H/9 (5.64), QS (16) and QSP (.889)

[EagleFan]

Quarter Finals - Results

Orlando Ratpack vs. Kabul Stones
A tightly contested series that went 7 games. Orlando led game 7 by a score of 2-1 entering the 9th inning. Three walks, a wild pitch and a single lead to 2 runs scoring (with a caught stealing thrown in) and Orlando leads 4-1 going into the bottom of the 9th. After a leadoff single Abdul-Sami Abdul-Nasser hits a 402 foot homerun to left field to bring them back to 4-3. A single and a bunt puts the tying run at 2nd with just one out. The next batter strikes out on three pitches for the second out. Gennady Gadylshin hits a 1-0 pitch on a line into center but the centerfielder makes a shoestring grab to end the game as Orlando wins game 7 by a 4-3 final.


Halifax Machines vs. Frankfurt Ers
Frankfurt has no trouble with Halifax as they sweep them 4-0.


Tucson Sams vs. Grants Pass Complete
Grants Pass looks for revenge as they win the first three games and are prepared to move on but they lose the next three games to force a game 7. We have been there before (just in the other direction). Tucson leads 5-3 going into the 9th and Grants Pass gets one back but Tucson wins 5-4 to complete the comeback from down 3-0. They have now beaten Grants Pass twice in a game 7 in a matter of weeks.


Casper Ghosts vs. Saskatoon Berries
Saskatoon has no trouble as they sweep Casper 4-0.

[EagleFan]

Semi Finals

Orlando Ratpack vs. Frankfurt Ers

Tucson Sams vs. Saskatoon Berries

[EagleFan]

As it turns out there are still 3 champions remaining.

[EagleFan]

Orlando Ratpack vs. Frankfurt Ers

Game 1
Orlando Ratpack (Clark 1-1, 3.28) @ Frankfurt Ers (Gallegos 4-1, 1.18)

Frankfurt sends their ace to the mound for game one and that are a clear favorite at home.

Gallegos does not disappoint as he throws a complete game 3 hit shutout as he strikes out 10 while walking none. Frankfurt scores 6, with the big blow being a two out grand slam in the 5th by Aime Delmas.

Frankfurt takes game 1 by a score of 6-0 in front of 44,017 and lead the series 1-0.

Game 2
Orlando (O'Halloran 2-2, 3.40) @ Frankfurt (Hval 3-1, 2.89)

Orlando scores two in the first and three in the third to take a 5-0 lead. They coast from there to a 6-3 victory as Frankfurt is limited to just 4 hits.

Orlando evens the series up with a 6-3 victory and the series is tied 1-1 as they had back home.

Game 3
Frankfurt (Angelbeek 3-0, 2.20) @ Orlando (Jimenez 2-2, 0.95)

In what could be a very intriguing pitching duel, Orlando sends Jimenez who has been the hard luck pitcher of the post season with an ERA under 1 but only a 2-2 record.

Just when you think you know what to expect...

Frankfurt plates three runs in the top of the 1st on a hit by pitch and three hits as they take an early 3-0 lead. Orlando answers in the bottom of the 1st with three runs of their own, on three hits and a walk. After one inning the game is tied 3-3.

Jimenez retires Frankfurt in order in the second on just 4 pitches total. In the bottom of the second Chattradhara Nishit hits a one out, three run homerun to left to give Orlando a 6-3 lead and he chases Angelbeek from the game. Phil Smith flows by hitting the very first pitch from reliever Ralph Anthony out to dead center to extend the lead to 7-3.

Orlando adds another run in the 3rd and 5 runs on their way to coasting to a 13-8 victory. Nishit was 5 for 6 for Orlando.

Orlando wins the game 13-8 to take a 2-1 series lead. Frankfurt is on the ropes for the first time in the post season.

Game 4
Frankfurt (Acevedo 0-0, 1.59) @ Orlando (Clark 1-1, 3.28)

Orlando bats around and sends 11 men to the plate in the bottom of the 1st while chasing Acevedo as they take a 6-0 lead and coast to a 7-3 victory.

Orlando wins the game 7-3 and take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series.

[EagleFan]

Tucson Sams vs. Saskatoon Berries

Game 1
Tucson Sams (Garcia 3-3, 4.43) @ Saskatoon Berries (Brown 3-0, 1.61)

Saskatoon goes with their ace as they open the series at home. Tucson sends out Garcia who was 8-1 in the regular season but has struggled in the post season.

The game is scoreless through 4. In the top of the 5th back to back RBI singles by Bob Mills and Juan Romero gives Tucson a 2-0 lead. Saskatoon gets a run back in the bottom of the inning as Armando Guillen hits a solo homerun to lead off the inning. After five innings Tucson leads 2-1.

With the game still 2-1 in the bottom of the 8th Dewitt McLaughlin doubles home a run to tie the game with two outs. Armando Guillen pops out to end the inning. After eight innings the game is tied 2-2.

Carlos Gamboa comes on in the top of the 9th. Eugene church doubles to lead off the inning. Jake Musial is intentionally walked, setting up a possible double play. The next batter hits a high hopper to third and the only play is at 1st. Runners at 2nd and 3rd with one out. Jacob Minihan is down 0-2 in the count and he lofts a fly ball to center that is deep enough to score the run. Tucson leads 3-2. The next batter flies out to end the inning.

Bottom of the 9th. Alejandro Silva in to pitch for Tucson to try to close it out. He strikes out the first batter and gets the next one to fly out to right. One out away from an opening game win. Carl Farrell singles to left on the first pitch. Bryce Ellison steps up and rips a line drive base hit to center, runners at 1st and 2nd with 2 outs. Tim Willis steps up and on 1-2 pitch he grounds out to third to end the inning.

Tucson wins 3-2 to take a 1-0 series lead.

Game 2
Tucson (Rodriguez 0-1, 3.31) @ Saskatoon (Forbes 2-0, 1.61)

Brent Jones leads the game off with a 400 foot solo homerun to left on a 3-2 pitch to give Tucson a 1-0 lead. No more base runners in the inning and after one inning Tucson leads 1-0.

In the bottom of the 2nd a one out ground out by Bryce Ellison which scored Dewitt McLaughlin who had singled and went to third on a double by Armando Guillen. After two innings of play the game is tied 1-1.

In the top of the 3rd Brent Jones has an RBI single to give Tucson a 2-1 lead. He is stranded and they threaten no more that inning. In the bottom of the 3rd Ed Conley hits a two out two run homerun to give Saskatoon a 3-2 lead. He is followed on the very next pitch on a homerun by Dewitt McLaughlin. After three innings of play Saskatoon leads 4-2.

Pitching dominates the rest of the game as only one runner ever reaches second from that point on.

Saskatoon wins the game 4-2 in front of 44,058 home fans and they even up the series 1-1.

Game 3
Saskatoon (Hughes 1-0, 0.46) @ Tucson (Lester 2-2, 3.45)

After a scoreless 1st inning Saskatoon strikes first as Arthur Sullivan brings home two runs with a one out single. Saskatoon leads 2-0 after two innings of play.

An Ed Conley sacrifice fly in the top of the third adds to Saskatoon's. After three innings of play Saskatoon leads 3-0.

The game remains 3-0 until Juan Romero hits a two run homerun for Orlando in the bottom of the 6th to pull them back to 3-2.

Brent Jones ties the game up in the bottom of the 7th with a solo homerun. After seven innings of play the score is tied 3-3.

The score remains tied as the games heads to the bottom of the 9th. After a double, strikeout and a walk Tucson has runners at 1st and 2nd with one out. Brent Jones comes to the plate and rips a line drive down the first base line and the first baseman makes an outstanding dicing catch and the runner at first is double up to end the inning.

Alejandro Silva in to pitch in the top of the 10th. He gets the first two batters to ground out. With two outs Carl Farrell and Jimmy Rogers single to put runners at 1st and 2nd. On the first pitch Ed Conley singles to right and Farrell scores to give Saskatoon a 4-3 lead. The next batter flies out to left and the lead 4-3 going into the bottom of the 10th.

Carlos Gamboa stays in for Saskatoon to try to end the game. After the first batter strikes out Juan Romero singles to center. Mario Mateo strikes out for the second out. On the first pitch Eugene Church rips a shot to left center, deep but playable, caught for the final out.

Saskatoon wins the game 4-3 in 10 innings and they take a 2-1 series lead.

Game 4
Saskatoon (Harris 1-0, 7.63) @ Tucson (Garcia 4-3, 4.09)

After a scoreless 1st inning Saskatoon gets on the board first on a sacrifice fly by Arthur Sullivan as they take a 1-0 lead. After two innings of play Saskatoon leads 1-0.

The 3rd innings is scoreless and Saskatoon adds to their lead in the top of the 4th as Jose Gallardo leads off the inning with a solo homerun to take a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the 4th Tucson gets a runner to 2nd after a single and steal (Juan Romero) with two outs and Eugene Church singles to right to score the run and gets Tucson back to within 2-1. After four innings of play Saskatoon leads 4-2.

After a scoreless 5th inning Tucson strikes in the bottom of the 6th. After the first batter is retired a walk and single put runners at 1st and 2nd with one out. Antonio Pineda singles to score the tying run and give them runners at 2nd and 3rd with just one out and the score tied 2-2. An intentional walk of Jacob Minihan loads the bases. Ricardo Deazo pinch hits and singled to left center to score two runs. The next two batters fly out to end the inning. After six innings Tucson leads 4-2.

After a scoreless 7th Saskatoon threatens in the 8th. Jimmy Rogers works a leadoff walk in the top of the 8th. Ed Conley follows with a double and Rogers scores from first to bring Saskatoon to within 1 run at 4-3. Erasmus Kokoris comes in to pitch for Tucson. He gets a popup to the catcher, a fly out to short left and a fly out to center to end the inning. In the bottom of the 8th after a walk and sacrifice puts a runner at 2nd with one out Martin Blackburn singles and Pineda beats the throw home, Blackburn to second on the throw. Blackburn is stranded and the game goes to the 9th with Tucson up 5-3.

Alejandro Silva comes in to try to close out the game for Tucson in the top of the 9th. He gets a pop up, a ground out and a strikeout to end the game.

Tucson wins 5-3 to even the series up at 2-2.

[EagleFan]

1st 3 games for the semi-finals posted.

[EagleFan]

The game 4's have been posted. Headache tonight so I am going to call it quits with those games. I'll try to make a push tomorrow to finish the semi-finals and start posting the preview for the Finals.

[EagleFan]

Looks like we can forget the game 4's. Forgot that the PC crashed after the last sim. Loading the game now takes it back to after the game 3's.