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    			| The 2019 Benchwarmer BashAssociation Championships in the Lou Gehrig FederationThe Benchwarmer Bash begins with Association Championships.  
		  The 64 leagues are divided into 8 Federations. Each Federation 
		  has 2 Associations.  In 2019, each Association has 2 leagues.  
		  See the breakdown on the
          Leagues page.   League champions advance to the Association round.  In 
				future seasons, this will include some wild card teams.  
				The 2 league champs play a best-of-7 series and the winner 
				advances to the Federation tournament.   Teams are seeded based on their Association 
		  power index   Seeding - Association Championships:  
					
						| Josh Gibson Association:
							K Street Champion: Dawn's - Power Index: 3 - Ken 
							StevensonHome of the Brave Champion: Shawnee - Power 
							Index: 4 - David Henning | Lefty Grove Association:
							They Might Be Giants Champion: California - 
							Power Index: 1 - David HenningCommissioners Champion: Kenesaw - Power Index: 5 
							- Sherman Wan |  
						| Bob Gibson Association:
							Grand Slam Champion: Winston Wants - Power 
							Index: 2 - Jamison ReeseMinnie & Paul Champion: Riverdale - Power 
							Index: 3 - David Henning | Hank Greenberg Association:
							Grunge Champion: Plush - Power Index: 2 - Jason 
							KiernanGeek Pride Champion: Clark & - Power Index: 3 - 
							Mike DeSmedt |    | 
                 Past Association Champions2019 is the first season of Association play |  
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              Josh Gibson AssociationJump to games |  
              | Association Final: |  
              | Shawnee (89-61, Home of the 
			  Brave) vs. Dawn's (86-64, K Street) | 2019 Josh Gibson Association Champion: 
			  Dawns Early Light (K Street) - Ken Stevenson |  
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              Lefty Grove AssociationJump to games |  
              | Association Final: |  
              | Kenesaw (86-64, Commissioners) vs. California (90-60, 
			  They Might Be Giants) | 2019 Lefty Grove Association Champion: 
			  Kenesaw Mountaineers (Commissioners) - Sherman Wan |  
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              Bob Gibson AssociationJump to games |  
              | Association Final: |  
              | Riverdale (84-66, Minnie & Paul) vs. Winston Wants (87-63, 
			  Grand Slam) | 2019 Bob Gibson Association Champion: 
			  Winston Wants Bangers for Breakfast (Grand Slam) - 
			  Jamison Reese |  
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              Hank Greenberg AssociationJump to games |  
              | Association Final: |  
              | Clark &  (94-56, Geek Pride) vs. Plush (94-56, 
			  Grunge) | 2019 Hank Greenberg Association Champion: 
			  Clark & Addison (Geek Pride) - Mike DeSmedt |  
 2019 Benchwarmer Bash - Association Championships 
						Josh Gibson Association
                      
      
        
          | Game | Josh Gibson Association Championship |  
          | 1 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Shawnee | 5 | 7 | 2 | Box |  | Dawns | 6 | 8 | 0 |  | WP - J.Verlander (1-0)  LP - J.Flaherty (0-1) HR: Shaw: M.Semien (1), V.Caratini (1), K.Schwarber (1), C.Dickerson (1); Daw: J.Martinez 2 (2)
 Dawns leads 1-0
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          | 2 | | Extra Innings | R | H | E |  |  | Shawnee | 3 | 9 | 0 | Box |  | Dawns | 4 | 4 | 0 |  | WP - J.deGrom (1-0)  LP - J.Verlander (0-1) HR: Shaw: M.Trout (1), K.Schwarber (2)
 Dawns leads 2-0
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          | 3 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Dawns | 5 | 9 | 3 | Box |  | Shawnee | 4 | 7 | 2 |  | WP - C.Paddack (1-0)  LP - Z.Gallen (0-1) HR: Daw: J.Martinez (3), M.Machado (1); Shaw: M.Semien (2), M.Trout (2), K.Schwarber (3)
 Dawns leads 3-0
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          | 4 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Dawns | 2 | 3 | 0 | Box |  | Shawnee | 4 | 7 | 0 |  | WP - S.Bieber (1-0)  LP - H.Bailey (0-1) HR: Daw: J.Davis (1); Shaw: J.Ramirez 2 (2)
 Dawns leads 3-1
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          | 5 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Dawns | 2 | 4 | 0 | Box |  | Shawnee | 7 | 10 | 4 |  | WP - D.Keuchel (1-0)  LP - J.Berrios (0-1) HR: Shaw: M.Trout (3), J.Ramirez (3), T.Hernandez (1)
 Dawns leads 3-2
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          | 6 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Shawnee | 2 | 9 | 1 | Box |  | Dawns | 4 | 14 | 0 |  | WP - J.Verlander (2-0)  LP - J.Flaherty (0-2) HR: Shaw: M.Trout (4), J.Ramirez (4)
 Dawns wins series 4-2
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						Lefty Grove Association
                      
      
        
          | Game | Lefty Grove Association Championship |  
          | 1 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Kenesaw | 5 | 9 | 1 | Box |  | California | 4 | 7 | 1 |  | WP - M.Bumgarner (1-0)  LP - J.Flaherty (0-1) HR: Ken: G.Sanchez (1), B.Harper (1), W.Calhoun (1); Cal: E.Suarez (1)
 Kenesaw leads 1-0
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          | 2 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Kenesaw | 2 | 12 | 0 | Box |  | California | 3 | 11 | 1 |  | WP - S.Bieber (1-0)  LP - K.Maeda (0-1) HR: Ken: J.VanMeter (1), D.Vogelbach 2 (2); Cal: J.VanMeter (1)
 Series tied 1-1
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          | 3 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | California | 4 | 9 | 0 | Box |  | Kenesaw | 10 | 9 | 1 |  | WP - R.Yarbrough (1-0)  LP - N.Syndergaard (0-1) HR: Cal: E.Suarez (2), A.Pollock (1); Ken: X.Bogaerts 2 (2), B.Harper (2)
 Kenesaw leads 2-1
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          | 4 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | California | 5 | 13 | 2 | Box |  | Kenesaw | 4 | 4 | 0 |  | WP - Cal BP (1-0)  LP - J.Musgrove (0-1) HR: Cal: E.Thames (1), K.Calhoun (1); Ken: B.Harper (3)
 Series tied 2-2
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          | 5 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | California | 7 | 11 | 1 | Box |  | Kenesaw | 10 | 12 | 2 |  | WP - M.Boyd (1-0)  LP - I.Nova (0-1) HR: Cal: C.Blackmon (1), E.Suarez (3), T.Story (1), E.Thames (2); Ken: X.Bogaerts 2 (4), J.Ramirez (1), K.Marte (1), G.Sanchez (2)
 Kenesaw leads 3-2
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          | 6 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Kenesaw | 3 | 6 | 4 | Box |  | California | 8 | 15 | 0 |  | WP - J.Flaherty (1-1)  LP - M.Bumgarner (1-1) HR: Ken: J.Ramirez (2), J.VanMeter (2); Cal: E.Suarez (4), A.Pollock (2), K.Calhoun (2)
 Series tied 3-3
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          | 7 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Kenesaw | 6 | 11 | 1 | Box |  | California | 4 | 9 | 1 |  | WP - Ken BP (1-0)  LP - S.Bieber (1-1) HR: Ken: X.Bogaerts (5), J.McNeil (1), D.Vogelbach (3); Cal: K.Calhoun (3)
 Kenesaw wins series 4-3
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						Bob Gibson Association
                      
      
        
          | Game | Bob Gibson Association Championship |  
          | 1 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Riverdale | 1 | 6 | 0 | Box |  | Winston Wants | 4 | 9 | 0 |  | WP - J.deGrom (1-0)  LP - J.Flaherty (0-1) HR: Riv: E.Suarez (1); WW: A.Meadows (1), M.Semien (1)
 Winston Wants leads 1-0
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          | 2 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Riverdale | 1 | 8 | 1 | Box |  | Winston Wants | 3 | 6 | 0 |  | WP - W.Buehler (1-0)  LP - Riv BP (0-1) HR: WW: J.Martinez (1)
 Winston Wants leads 2-0
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          | 3 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Winston Wants | 5 | 6 | 1 | Box |  | Riverdale | 0 | 5 | 1 |  | WP - S.Manaea (1-0)  LP - S.Bieber (0-1) HR: WW: M.Semien (2); Riv: E.Suarez (2)
 Winston Wants leads 3-0
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          | 4 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Winston Wants | 3 | 9 | 0 | Box |  | Riverdale | 2 | 8 | 0 |  | WP - A.Young (1-0)  LP - M.Bumgarner (0-1) HR: WW: M.Canha (1), J.Martinez (2)
 Winston Wants wins series 4-0
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						Hank Greenberg Association
                      
      
        
          | Game | Hank Greenberg Association Championship |  
          | 1 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Clark & | 8 | 14 | 0 | Box |  | Plush | 6 | 12 | 2 |  | WP - J.Verlander (1-0)  LP - A.Wainwright (0-1) HR: Cla: A.Rendon (1), F.Galvis (1); Plu: J.Villar (1), K.Schwarber (1), J.Martinez 2 (2)
 Clark & leads 1-0
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          | 2 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Clark & | 4 | 10 | 1 | Box |  | Plush | 6 | 8 | 2 |  | WP - P.Corbin (1-0)  LP - M.Minor (0-1) HR: Cla: A.Rendon (2), A.Santander (1); Plu: K.Schwarber (2), R.Nunez (1)
 Series tied 1-1
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          | 3 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Plush | 9 | 12 | 0 | Box |  | Clark & | 6 | 8 | 0 |  | WP - Plu BP (1-0)  LP - K.Hendricks (0-1) HR: Plu: K.Schwarber (3), J.Martinez (3); Cla: A.Rendon 2 (4), A.Santander (2)
 Plush leads 2-1
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          | 4 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Plush | 5 | 8 | 1 | Box |  | Clark & | 7 | 10 | 1 |  | WP - Cla BP (1-0)  LP - M.Tanaka (0-1) HR: Plu: R.Nunez (2); Cla: C.Yelich (1), A.Rendon (5), C.Vazquez (1)
 Series tied 2-2
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          | 5 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Plush | 5 | 11 | 0 | Box |  | Clark & | 8 | 12 | 4 |  | WP - J.Vargas (1-0)  LP - Plu BP (1-1) HR: Plu: K.Marte (1), R.Grichuk (1), A.Hedges (1); Cla: C.Yelich 2 (3), A.Rendon (6), K.Bryant (1)
 Clark & leads 3-2
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          | 6 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Clark & | 6 | 10 | 1 | Box |  | Plush | 3 | 9 | 1 |  | WP - J.Verlander (2-0)  LP - A.Wainwright (0-2) HR: Cla: A.Rendon (7), K.Bryant (2), C.Vazquez (2); Plu: J.Villar (2)
 Clark & wins series 4-2
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