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

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]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

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]

Originally Posted by BYU 14

Dublin Irish

or maybe the Dublin Downs?

[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]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

or maybe the Dublin Downs?

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]

Originally Posted by britrock88

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.