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The 2023 Benchwarmer Bash
Benchwarmer Baseball holds a final playoff
tournament each fall, taking all the league champions and - for now -
some wildcard teams and crowning a single champ for all of Benchwarmer
Baseball.
The format - as BWB continues to grow - will be in flux from season
to season. Eventually, leagues will be part of "associations"
and "federations" and there will be champs at each level that advance
to the final bash.
In 2009 we made the move to
Federations, and in 2019, we moved to an Association level. Currently, there are 8
complete Federations in BWB - each
Federation contains 4 Associations, and each Association has 2 leagues.
Beginning in 2020, BWB expanded into additional Federations.
Until those fill up, leagues may be placed randomly in the Bash amid
other groupings. The
league champion teams will make the
Association round along with wild cards to fill out a field of 4
teams. Selection of wild cards will be based on the
Power Index compared within that Association.
The existence and number of wild cards will continue to fluctuate annually as the number of
leagues change.
Until the Koufax Federation gets enough teams to fill out the bracket for Association/Federation play in the Benchwarmer Bash, those leagues will be placed randomly in other Federations/Associations. That placement will be at random and will change each year.
For the purposes of the 2023 Benchwarmer Bash, these leagues will be put into other associations:
- Great Lakes League - Dennis Eckersley Federation,
Buck Ewing Association
- Game Night League - Ty Cobb Federation,
Roberto Clemente Association
- Big Red Machine League - Rogers Hornsby
Federation, Harry Heilmann Association
- British Invasion League - Joe DiMaggio Federation,
Dizzy Dean Association
4 Association champs move on within each
Federation. Then, each Federation crowns a champ
from those 4 teams...then the 8 remaining Federation champions will
play in a final bracket - seeded by
Power Index (ranked over all BWB).
Confused? You'll see how it plays out.
PRIZE -
The winner of the Benchwarmer Bash will earn two free seasons for
their winning team, in addition to the free season they may have won
if they were a league champion. The Bash runner up will earn one
free season.
Last year's Bash
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Benchwarmer Bash - Quarterfinals |
2023 Benchwarmer
Bash Bracket |
| Semifinals:
Jump to Games
Kingston, Marxball (93-57)
vs.
Interlaken, Reality Bites (98-52)
Kingston (Marxball) Baseball Club vs. Interlaken Cheese Transport
Kingston (Marxball) wins series 4-1
Suffolk, Perfect World (96-54) vs.
Kingston, That's the Fact Jack (87-63)
Suffolk Steel vs. Kingston (That's the Fact Jack) Don Dadda
Suffolk wins series 4-3
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Benchwarmer Bash
Finals Jump to Games
Kingston, Marxball (93-57) vs.
Suffolk, Perfect World (96-54)
Kingston (Marxball) Baseball Club vs. Suffolk Steel
Kingston (Marxball) wins series 4-2
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2023 Benchwarmer Bash Champion
Kingston Baseball
Club (Marxball) - Ricardo Alexander
2023 Federation Champions
- Hank Aaron Federation: Chicago Mashers
(Anchorman) - Jason Kiernan
- Johnny Bench Federation: Suffolk Steel
(Perfect World) - Robert Elias
- Ty Cobb Federation: Interlaken Cheese
Transport (Reality Bites) - Sherman Wan
- Joe DiMaggio Federation: Kingston Baseball
Club (Marxball) - Ricardo Alexander
- Dennis Eckersley Federation: Camptown Racers
(Blame Canada) - Jay Snyder
- Jimmie Foxx Federation: Atlanta United
BC (Cleveland Rocks) - Ricardo Alexander
- Lou Gehrig Federation: Gilroy Garlic
Gulls (They Might Be Giants) - Sherman Wan
- Rogers Hornsby Federation: Kingston Don
Dadda (That's the Fact Jack) - Ricardo Alexander
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Past BW Bash Champions
- 2023: Kingston (Marxball) Ricardo
Alexander
- 2022: Kingston (That's the Fact
Jack) Ricardo
Alexander
- 2021: Kingston (Marxball) Ricardo
Alexander
- 2020: Stargell's Spectacular (Steel
City) Jason Kiernan
- 2019: The (Beer) owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2018: Fiorello's (Marxball) Jason
Kiernan
- 2017:
The (Beer)
owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2016:
Crumpton (now
Rich, Moneyball) owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2015:
Towanda (Commissioners)
owned then by Jay Snyder
- 2014:
Crestone (Moneyball)
owned then by Kevin Connors
- 2013:
Backwoods (now
Clearwater, Phightin' Phils) owned then by Kevin Connors
- 2012:
Crumpton (now
St. Paul, Winners Circle) owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2011:
Crumpton (now
Atlanta, Murderers' Row) owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2010:
Save the Dome (now Fantasy, Experts) owned then by Jacob Vass
- 2009:
Aksarben (K Street) Don Kruse
- 2008:
Trinidad (Longball) Leif Jonson
- 2007:
Gashouse (Reality Bites) Rob Behymer
- 2006:
NJ (now
Cleveland, Shadowball)
owned then by Tom Twomey
- 2005:
Carlisle (now
Stu Sutcliffe, Beatleball) owned then by Mark Groninger
- 2004:
Gorilla (now Abbey Road, Beatleball) owned then by David Regan/Dana Moreau
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2023 Entrants:
Hank Aaron Federation
Grover Alexander Association
- Hall of Fame: Oaxaca (7)
- A League About Nothing: NYC2ATL (1)
- Wild Card: Vice City, Hall of Fame (2)
- Wild Card: Seattle, Hall of Fame (3)
Association Champ: NYC2ATL Pee Wee
Blackbirds (A League About Nothing) - Ricardo
Alexander
Cap Anson Association
- Shadowball: Kingston (10)
- Wes Anderson: Hollywood (17)
- Wild Card: Atlanta, Wes Anderson (1)
- Wild Card: Twee, Wes Anderson (2)
Association Champ: Hollywood
Limelights (Wes Anderson) - A Citarella
Luis Aparicio Association
- Bronx Bombers: Staten Island (1)
- Fenway Fenatics: Skeleton (4)
- Wild Card: Go Richmond, Bronx Bombers (2)
- Wild Card: Standing
Stone, Bronx Bombers (3)
Association Champ: Staten Island
Jokers (Bronx Bombers) - Dave Matter
Richie Ashburn Association
- American Association: Brooklyn (2)
- Anchorman: Chicago (8)
- Wild Card: Cleveland, American
Association (1)
- Wild Card: House (3), Anchorman
Association Champ: Chicago Mashers
(Anchorman) - Jason Kiernan
Aaron Federation Results
Association
Results
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Johnny Bench Federation
Ernie Banks Association
- Chevy Chase: Lampoon's (4)
- Perfect World: Midwest (1)
- Wild Card: Suffolk, Perfect World (2)
- Wild Card: NYC2ATL, Chevy Chase (3)
Association Champ: Suffolk Steel
(Perfect World) - Robert Elias
Yogi Berra Association
- Beer: The (1)
- Winners Circle: Meshoppen (8)
- Wild Card: Northeast Ohio, Winners Circle
(2)
- Wild Card: NYC2ATL, Winners Circle (3)
Association Champ: NYC2ATL Taxi
Drivers (Winners Circle) - Ricardo Alexander
George Brett Association
- Broadway: NYC2ATL (2)
- Silver Screen: Rick's Cafe (3)
- Wild Card: Rochelle, Broadway (1)
- Wild Card: Chico's, Silver Screen (4)
Association Champ: Rochelle Rochelle
(Broadway) - Michael Rudolph
Lou Brock Association
- White Elephant: Titan (18)
- Steel City: Monongahela (5)
- Wild Card: NYC2ATL, White Elephant (1)
- Wild Card: Strange, Steel City (2)
Association Champ: NYC2ATL White
Eagles (White Elephant) - Ricardo Alexander
Bench Federation Results
Association
Results |
Ty Cobb Federation
Roberto Clemente Association
- Beatleball: My Friends (2)
- Firemen: Flagstaff (5)
- Game Night: Atlanta (1)
- Wild Card: Penny Lane, Beatleball (3)
Association Champ: Atlanta Robot
Baseball (Game Night) - Ricardo Alexander
Eddie Collins Association
- Reality Bites: Interlaken (1)
- The Kings of Queens: Astoria (3)
- Wild Card: Minneapolis, Reality Bites (2)
- Wild Card: Arachnophobe, Reality Bites
(4)
Association Champ: Interlaken Cheese
Transport (Reality Bites) - Sherman Wan
Steve Carlton Association
- North Siders: Chicago (7)
- South Siders: Machynlleth (4)
- Wild Card: El Dorado, South Siders (1)
- Wild Card: The Thing, South Siders (2)
Association Champ: El Dorado (South
Siders) - Robert Elias
Roy Campanella Association
- B Movie Actor: Trejo (11)
- Whiff: Cyclonic (3)
- Wild Card: The Usual, Whiff (1)
- Wild Card: Long Island, B Movie Actor (2)
Association Champ: Cyclonic Swingers
(Whiff) - Dave Matter
Cobb Federation Results
Association
Results
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Joe DiMaggio Federation
Bill Dickey Association
- Four Star: Georgetown (2)
- Redbirds: Orion's (8)
- Wild Card: Get A BRAIN!, Redbirds (1)
- Wild Card: Upstream, Four Star (3)
Association Champ: Orion's Solar
Kings (Redbirds) - David Henning
Dizzy Dean Association
- Three of a Kind: Southside (3)
- Royal Flush: Appierances (13)
- British Invasion:
Kingston (1)
- Wild Card: Equilateral, Three of a Kind
(2)
Association Champ: Southside Black
Stockings (Three of a Kind) - Mike DeSmedt
Don Drysdale Association
- Tobacco Road: Jordan's (15)
- Federal: Longyearbyen (2)
- Wild Card: Kingston, Tobacco Road (1)
- Wild Card: Kansas City, Federal (3)
Association Champ: Kingston Ganja
Smokers (Tobacco Road) - Ricardo Alexander
Ed Delahanty Association
- Motor City: Alcubierre-Obousy (4)
- Marxball: Kingston (5)
- Wild Card: Atlanta, Motor City (1)
- Wild Card: Sanity Clause, Marxball (2)
Association Champ: Kingston Baseball
Club (Marxball) - Ricardo Alexander
DiMaggio Federation Results
Association
Results |
Dennis Eckersley Federation
Johnny Evers Association
- Longball: Twin Peaks (8)
- Blame Canada: Elsinore (3)
- Wild Card: Camptown, Blame Canada (1)
- Wild Card: Trinidad, Longball (2)
Association Champ: Camptown Racers
(Blame Canada) - Jay Snyder
Darrell Evans Association
- Golden Throat: Atlanta (2)
- Experts: Fantasy (3)
- Wild Card: Benchwarmer, Experts (1)
- Wild Card: Mare Serenitatis, Experts (4)
Association Champ: Atlanta Gangsters
(Golden Throat) - Ricardo Alexander
Buck Ewing Association
- Scooby Doo: Harlem (11)
- Birdland: J-town (1)
- Great Lakes: Grand Marais (9)
- Wild Card: Rittman, Scooby Doo (2)
Association Champ: J-Town Roadrunners
(Birdland) - Keith Rudy
Dwight Evans Association
- Born to Run: Quad Cities (5)
- Moneyball: Billy's (9)
- Wild Card: Escape from New Jersey, Born
to Run (1)
- Wild Card: Bloom County, Moneyball (2)
Association Champ: Billy's Cards
(Moneyball) - Michael Quinn
Eckersley Federation Results
Association Results
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Jimmie Foxx Federation
Bob Feller Association
- Triple Crown: Mars (9)
- Cleveland Rocks:
Atlanta (4)
- Wild Card: North Coast, Cleveland Rocks
(1)
- Wild Card: Cincinnati, Triple Crown (2)
Association Champ: Atlanta United
BC (Cleveland Rocks) - Ricardo Alexander
Whitey Ford Association
- Deuces Wild: Savannah (3)
- Murderers' Row: Atlanta (1)
- Wild Card: South Florida, Deuces Wild (2)
- Wild Card: Yellowstone, Deuces Wild (4)
Association Champ: Atlanta Bronx
Bombers (Murderers' Row) - Ricardo Alexander
Frankie Frisch Association
- ThirtyThirtySomething: Duluth (4)
- Phightin' Phils: Steak Sandwich (11)
- Wild Card: Wadsworth, Phightin' Phils (1)
- Wild Card: Carolina,
ThirtyThirtySomething (2)
Association Champ: Carolina Cougars
(ThirtyThirtySomething) - Sheldon Price
Rollie Fingers Association
- Will Ferrell: Harrison University (3)
- Five Boroughs: Coney Island (4)
- Wild Card: Riemann, Will Ferrell (1)
- Wild Card: Manhattan, Five Boroughs (2)
Association Champ: Riemann Suns
(Will Ferrell) - Michael Rudolph
Foxx Federation Results
Association
Results
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Lou Gehrig Federation
Josh Gibson Association
- K Street: Dawns (1)
- Home of the Brave: I've Seen Your Face
Before (11)
- Wild Card: Altoona, K Street (2)
- Wild Card: Wayne, K Street (3)
Association Champ: I've Seen Your
Face Before My Friend (Home of the Brave) -
Sherman Wan
Lefty Grove Association
- Commissioners: Kenesaw (8)
- They Might Be Giants: Gilroy Garlic (4)
- Wild Card: Towanda, Commissioners (1)
- Wild Card: Silicon Valley, They Might Be
Giants (2)
Association Champ: Gilroy Garlic
Gulls (They Might Be Giants) - Sherman Wan
Bob Gibson Association
- Minnie & Paul: Riverdale (16)
- Grand Slam: McPherson's Ridge (2)
- Wild Card: Moons, Grand Slam (1)
- Wild Card: Lake Harriet, Minnie & Paul
(3)
Association Champ: McPherson's
Ridge Cavalry (Grand Slam) - Robert Elias
Hank Greenberg Association
- Geek Pride: Boba Chette (2)
- Grunge: Plush (15)
- Wild Card: Darkness, Grunge (1)
- Wild Card: Seattle, Geek Pride (3)
Association Champ: Seattle Grunge
(Geek Pride) - Dave Matter
Gehrig Federation Results
Association Results
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Rogers Hornsby Federation
Carl Hubbell Association
- Blue and Gray: Charleston (5)
- Bleed Dodger Blue: Wisconsin (6)
- Wild Card: Gettysburg, Blue and Gray (1)
- Wild Card: Bradford, Blue and Gray (2)
Association Champ: Bradford
Bluecoats (Blue and Gray) - Jay Snyder
Rickey Henderson Association
- Batman: Brinkley (4)
- Superman: Fukushima (2)
- Wild Card: Kersh & Trouty, Batman (1)
- Wild Card: Here Come, Superman (3)
Association Champ: Here Come da
Judge (Superman) - Michael Lehman
Harry Heilmann Association
- Pacific Northwest: Snoqualmie (8)
- Gone But Not Forgotten: Ebbets Field
(1)
- Big Red Machine: Valley Forge (4)
- Wild Card: Walla Walla, Pacific Northwest
(2)
Association Champ: Ebbets Field
Duke's Sliders (Gone But Not Forgotten) -
Derrick Silensky
Catfish Hunter Association
- That's the Fact Jack:
Kingston (2)
- Original Six: Lamoureux (1)
- Wild Card: Montreal, Original Six (3)
- Wild Card: Marble, Original Six (4)
Association Champ: Kingston Don
Dadda (That's the Fact Jack) - Ricardo Alexander
Hornsby Federation Results
Association Results
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Number in parentheses represents Association Power Index ranking
that is used for seeding
Wild Card spots in italics are tentative
depending on the results of league championship series.
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2023 Benchwarmer Bash Championship
| Game |
Benchwarmer Bash Championship Series
- Kingston vs. Suffolk |
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1 |
| | R | H | E | | | Kingston (Marxball) | 6 | 15 | 0 | Box | | Suffolk | 4 | 9 | 0 | WP - C.Burnes (1-0) LP - Suff BP (0-1)
HR: King: M.Ozuna 2 (2); Suff: J.Rodriguez (1)
Kingston (Marxball) leads 1-0 |
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2 |
| | R | H | E | | | Kingston (Marxball) | 6 | 9 | 0 | Box | | Suffolk | 5 | 10 | 1 | WP - C.Ragans (1-0) LP - T.Skubal (0-1)
HR: King: S.Ohtani (1), M.Semien (1), A.Judge (1); Suff: W.Contreras (1), T.Turner (1), K.Hayes (1)
Kingston (Marxball) leads 2-0 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Suffolk | 2 | 8 | 1 | Box | | Kingston (Marxball) | 3 | 8 | 0 | WP - King BP (1-0) LP - Suff BP (0-2)
HR: Suff: I.Paredes 2 (2); King: M.Ozuna (3)
Kingston (Marxball) leads 3-0 |
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4 |
| | R | H | E | | | Suffolk | 8 | 11 | 0 | Box | | Kingston (Marxball) | 5 | 9 | 0 | WP - J.Oviedo (1-0) LP - Z.Wheeler (0-1)
HR: Suff: J.Rodriguez (2), V.Guerrero Jr. (1), I.Paredes (3); King: M.Betts (1), M.Ozuna (4)
Kingston (Marxball) leads 3-1 |
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| Extra Innings | R | H | E | | | Suffolk | 5 | 9 | 0 | Box | | Kingston (Marxball) | 4 | 11 | 0 | WP - B.Woo (1-0) LP - B.Garrett (0-1)
HR: Suff: T.Turner (2), I.Paredes (4), K.Hayes (2); King: M.Betts 2 (3)
Kingston (Marxball) leads 3-2 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Kingston (Marxball) | 4 | 8 | 1 | Box | | Suffolk | 3 | 6 | 0 | WP - King BP (2-0) LP - Suff BP (0-3)
HR: King: M.Semien (2), J.Polanco (1)
Kingston (Marxball) wins series 4-2 |
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2023 Benchwarmer Bash Semifinals
| Game |
Semifinal One |
Semifinal Two |
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1 |
| Extra Innings | R | H | E | | | Kingston (Marxball) | 3 | 9 | 1 | Box | | Interlaken | 4 | 8 | 0 | WP - K.Bradish (1-0) LP - King BP (0-1)
HR: King: M.Ozuna (1), J.Polanco (1); Int: B.Harper (1)
Interlaken leads 1-0 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Suffolk | 4 | 12 | 1 | Box | | Kingston (That's the Fact Jack) | 5 | 8 | 0 | WP - F.Peralta (1-0) LP - Suff BP (0-1)
HR: Suff: T.Turner (1), B.Nimmo (1); King: F.Freeman (1), B.Harper (1), M.Ozuna (1), N.Velazquez (1)
Kingston (That's the Fact Jack) leads 1-0 |
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2 |
| | R | H | E | | | Kingston (Marxball) | 7 | 8 | 0 | Box | | Interlaken | 4 | 9 | 0 | WP - C.Ragans (1-0) LP - Int BP (0-1)
HR: King: S.Ohtani (1), M.Semien (1), M.Ozuna (2), H.Kim (1); Int: S.Ohtani (1), J.Burger (1)
Series tied 1-1 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Suffolk | 5 | 11 | 0 | Box | | Kingston (That's the Fact Jack) | 9 | 12 | 0 | WP - C.Ragans (1-0) LP - T.Skubal (0-1)
HR: Suff: S.Suzuki (1); King: C.Yelich (1), M.Ozuna (2)
Kingston (That's the Fact Jack) leads 2-0 |
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3 |
| | R | H | E | | | Interlaken | 2 | 7 | 1 | Box | | Kingston (Marxball) | 4 | 9 | 1 | WP - King BP (1-1) LP - Int BP (0-2)
HR: Int: R.Arozarena (1); King: B.Belt (1), R.Jeffers (1)
Kingston (Marxball) leads 2-1 |
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| Extra Innings | R | H | E | | | Kingston (That's the Fact Jack) | 3 | 7 | 1 | Box | | Suffolk | 4 | 10 | 2 | WP - Suff BP (1-1) LP - King BP (0-1)
HR: King: E.Tovar (1); Suff: I.Paredes (1)
Kingston (That's the Fact Jack) leads 2-1 |
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4 |
| | R | H | E | | | Interlaken | 4 | 11 | 0 | Box | | Kingston (Marxball) | 6 | 8 | 0 | WP - Z.Wheeler (1-0) LP - S.Strider (0-1)
HR: Int: J.Ramirez (1), B.Harper (2); King: M.Betts (1), M.Ozuna (3), A.Judge (1)
Kingston (Marxball) leads 3-1 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Kingston (That's the Fact Jack) | 2 | 7 | 0 | Box | | Suffolk | 10 | 11 | 0 | WP - J.Oviedo (1-0) LP - C.Sanchez (0-1)
HR: King: C.Yelich (2), B.Harper (2), M.Ozuna (3); Suff: T.Turner 2 (3), J.Rodriguez (1), J.Turner (1), V.Guerrero Jr. (1)
Series tied 2-2 |
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5 |
| | R | H | E | | | Interlaken | 2 | 8 | 1 | Box | | Kingston (Marxball) | 4 | 8 | 1 | WP - S.Matz (1-0) LP - S.Ohtani (0-1)
HR: Int: J.Burger (2)
Kingston (Marxball) wins series 4-1 |
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| Extra Innings | R | H | E | | | Kingston (That's the Fact Jack) | 2 | 7 | 2 | Box | | Suffolk | 3 | 5 | 0 | WP - J.Musgrove (1-0) LP - King BP (0-2)
HR: King: W.Contreras (1); Suff: I.Paredes (2)
Suffolk leads 3-2 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Suffolk | 4 | 5 | 0 | Box | | Kingston (That's the Fact Jack) | 6 | 6 | 0 | WP - F.Peralta (2-0) LP - L.Castillo (0-1)
HR: Suff: S.Suzuki (2); King: K.Marte (1)
Series tied 3-3 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Suffolk | 4 | 11 | 0 | Box | | Kingston (That's the Fact Jack) | 2 | 7 | 0 | WP - T.Skubal (1-1) LP - King BP (0-3)
HR: Suff: K.Hayes (1)
Suffolk wins series 4-3 |
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