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Second-Place Showdown

In honor of the 43rd President of the United States (heh, heh, heh), The Al Gore Cup is a forum for teams that finished second and most likely feel that they're more deserving than all of the other first-place teams to be in the championship bracket.

 

Teams are seeded 1-4 based on regular season records and play a best-of-seven semifinal round followed by another seven game series to crown the winner.

 

The winner receives a bonus of 1 million Benchwarmer Bucks.  The runner-up gets 500,000.

 

The 2026 Entrants (in order of seeding):

  1. Lake Harriet (87-64)
  2. Minoso & (82-68)
  3. Bloomington (80-70)
  4. Riverdale (72-78)

 

Semifinals - Riverdale vs. Lake Harriet; Bloomington vs. Minoso &

 

Lake Harriet won 4 games to 2

Bloomington won 4 games to 3

 

Finals - Bloomington vs. Lake Harriet

Season series: Bloomington won 4-2

2026 Gore Cup Winner - Lake Harriet won 4 games to 2

 

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Finals

Game Bloomington vs. Lake Harriet

1

 RHE 
Bloomington680

Box

Lake Harriet571
WP - Blm BP (1-0) LP - L.Gilbert (0-1)
HR: LH: J.Soto (1)
Bloomington leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
Bloomington390

Box

Lake Harriet280
WP - B.Ober (1-0) LP - C.Scott (0-1)
HR: none
Bloomington leads 2-0
 

3

Extra InningsRHE 
Lake Harriet5150

Box

Bloomington480
WP - LH BP (1-0) LP - B.Young (0-1)
HR: LH: R.Jeffers (1)
Bloomington leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
Lake Harriet590

Box

Bloomington280
WP - M.Wacha (1-0) LP - C.Prielipp (0-1)
HR: LH: S.Stewart (1), N.Gonzales (1), R.Jeffers (2); Blm: B.Baty (1)
Series tied 2-2
 

5

 RHE 
Lake Harriet9171

Box

Bloomington871
WP - LH BP (2-0) LP - D.Kremer (0-1)
HR: LH: C.Mayo (1); Blm: B.Harper (1)
Lake Harriet leads 3-2
 

6

 RHE 
Bloomington250

Box

Lake Harriet7140
WP - L.Gilbert (1-1) LP - T.Bibee (0-1)
HR: Blm: B.Harper (2); LH: J.Merrill (1), J.Naylor 2 (2)
Lake Harriet wins series 4-2
 

7

 
   

 

Semifinals

Game Semifinal One Semifinal Two

1

 RHE 
Riverdale240

Box

Lake Harriet6100
WP - L.Gilbert (1-0) LP - C.Sanchez (0-1)
HR: Riv: J.Bell (1)
Lake Harriet leads 1-0
 
 RHE 
Bloomington480

Box

Minoso &3100
WP - T.Bibee (1-0) LP - C.Quantrill (0-1)
HR: Blm: S.Kwan (1); MW: J.Adell (1)
Bloomington leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
Riverdale6151

Box

Lake Harriet10140
WP - C.Scott (1-0) LP - K.Gausman (0-1)
HR: Riv: M.Betts (1), E.Suarez (1); LH: C.Carroll (1), J.Soto (1), J.Merrill (1), C.Mayo (1)
Lake Harriet leads 2-0
 
 RHE 
Bloomington451

Box

Minoso &682
WP - R.Johnson (1-0) LP - B.Ober (0-1)
HR: MW: G.Mitchell (1), W.Contreras (1)
Series tied 1-1
 

3

 RHE 
Lake Harriet3120

Box

Riverdale482
WP - J.Flaherty (1-0) LP - LH BP (0-1)
HR: LH: O.Lopez (1), S.Stewart (1); Riv: M.Betts (2), W.Langford (1), E.Suarez (2), Y.Diaz (1)
Lake Harriet leads 2-1
 
 RHE 
Minoso &390

Box

Bloomington9130
WP - B.Young (1-0) LP - S.Imanaga (0-1)
HR: MW: B.Lowe (1); Blm: B.Harper (1), B.Lee (1), G.Sheets (1), C.Mullins (1)
Bloomington leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
Lake Harriet580

Box

Riverdale2100
WP - M.Wacha (1-0) LP - Riv BP (0-1)
HR: LH: D.Gilbert (1), C.Mayo (2); Riv: E.Suarez (3)
Lake Harriet leads 3-1
 
 RHE 
Minoso &330

Box

Bloomington6100
WP - Blm BP (1-0) LP - S.Burke (0-1)
HR: MW: K.Schwarber (1); Blm: B.Harper (2), C.Mullins (2)
Bloomington leads 3-1
 

5

Extra InningsRHE 
Lake Harriet350

Box

Riverdale470
WP - Riv BP (1-1) LP - J.Taillon (0-1)
HR: Riv: M.Betts (3), K.Marte (1)
Lake Harriet leads 3-2
 
 RHE 
Minoso &5100

Box

Bloomington454
WP - MW BP (1-0) LP - D.Kremer (0-1)
HR: MW: K.Schwarber (2), W.Contreras (2), K.Stowers (1); Blm: B.Lee (2), B.Baty (1)
Bloomington leads 3-2
 

6

 RHE 
Riverdale670

Box

Lake Harriet8150
WP - L.Gilbert (2-0) LP - Riv BP (1-2)
HR: Riv: M.Betts 2 (5); LH: C.Carroll (2), J.Soto (2), J.Merrill (2)
Lake Harriet wins series 4-2
 
 RHE 
Bloomington580

Box

Minoso &760
WP - MW BP (2-0) LP - T.Bibee (1-1)
HR: Blm: J.Ramirez (1); MW: B.Lowe (2), I.Happ (1)
Series tied 3-3
 

7

 
 RHE 
Bloomington8131

Box

Minoso &430
WP - Blm BP (2-0) LP - R.Johnson (1-1)
HR: Blm: B.Lee (3), B.Baty (2)
Bloomington wins series 4-3
 
     

 

 

 

 
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