Tag: Playoffs

Elite Eight Set for NCAA Division I Playoffs

The season has come to a close, and the NCAA Division I playoff teams have now been set. After some tough battles, some great players and teams will miss post-season play, but all can hold their head up high after participating in what has been an exciting college season.

Of the four NCAA conferences, and 32-teams, just eight will continue on into the post-season, including all of the conference leaders, and two wildcards from each conference group, the “A10” (Atlantic Coast and Big-10) and “SE12” (Southeast and PAC-12). Continue reading “Elite Eight Set for NCAA Division I Playoffs” →

Inferno Tie Metros, Ramirez Out

The Calgary Inferno have tied the Bull Cup series against the Montreal Metros 1-1, and what could be a bad turn of events for the Metros, 2017 LL batting champion Jose Ramirez bruised his hand and will not play for a week.

As the series moves to game 3, this means Ramirez’ postseason now comes to an early end. Continue reading “Inferno Tie Metros, Ramirez Out” →

Bricknell Shuts Down Moose to Take LLCS

Montreal Metros’ pitcher Lou Bricknell threw a complete game shutout, and saw plenty of support through the batting order, on his way to a win over the Rimouski Fighting Moose that ended the Lake League Championships and saw the Metros advance to the Bull Cup.

RHP Lou Bricknell ended the LLCS with a shutout win over Rimouski

For Bricknell, the win was a sweet payback, after he was edged out in the series opener on September 16 in which the Moose managed to squeak in one run on him in the 7th. Continue reading “Bricknell Shuts Down Moose to Take LLCS” →

Inferno Sweep Aside Ravens

The AEL Championship Series wrapped up in short order, with the Calgary Inferno sweeping the Jacksonville Ravens, 3-0.

3B Israel Medina won series MVP

Earning Series MVP honors was Israel Medina, the third baseman for Calgary, who batted .455 against JAX, bashing 5 homers, batting in 7 and scoring 5 times. Continue reading “Inferno Sweep Aside Ravens” →

Calgary Advances, Anchorage Falls

The Calgary Inferno have put down the Anchorage Aces in a surprising upset, after taking their AEL Elimination Round series 3-1.

The Aces, who despite their better season record of 61-39 were the wild card team in this series, and therefore did not start the series at home, looked positively lethal in Game 1, winning 10-4 and swatting three home runs from all the usual suspects: AEL season HR leader Takeo Otomo, Alex Viramontes and rookie Chris Pratt. Continue reading “Calgary Advances, Anchorage Falls” →

Fighting Moose Deliver Oxen an Upset in LL Series

The Rimouski Fighting Moose have upset the best team in the LL during the regular season, Ohio Oxen, shocking the Lake League playoffs in the Elimination Round.

The 2016 defending Bull Cup champions were shown the exit after falling in Game 4 of their series, 6-2. Mo-ruo Chen was credited for the win while Rusty Rowe took the hit for the loss. Continue reading “Fighting Moose Deliver Oxen an Upset in LL Series” →