Carlyle, Valmeyer win minor league 1st half
Code:
High Minor League
FINAL 1st Half Standings (July 11th, 2011)
W L PCT GB
1st Carlyle 31 19 .620 --
2nd Brighton 29 21 .580 2
3rd Glen Carbon 28 22 .560 3
4th Gillespie 26 24 .520 5
5th Fairview Heights 23 27 .460 8
6th Mascoutah 23 27 .460 8
7th Wood River 20 30 .400 11
8th Waterloo 20 30 .400 11
There wasn't a lot of separation in the HML 1st half. Carlyle (affiliated with Breese) got hot and emerged from the pack about mid-way through and then held off a late charge from Brighton (affiliated with Jerseyville) to win.
Code:
Low Minor League
FINAL 1st Half Standings (July 11th, 2011)
W L PCT GB
1st Valmeyer 33 17 .660 --
2nd Troy 29 21 .580 4
3rd Lebanon 27 23 .540 6
4th Trenton 27 23 .540 6
5th Bunker Hill 26 24 .520 7
6th Grafton 26 24 .520 7
7th Freeburg 18 32 .360 15
8th Bethalto 14 36 .280 19
Valmeyer (affiliated with Columbia), Troy (affiliated with Edwardsville), Lebanon (affiliated with O'Fallon), and Trenton (affiliated with Breese) were very close most of the way, but Lebanon and Trenton went a little cold and Valmeyer got a little hot. Still, the top 6 teams were only separated by 7 games and were all over .500. Should be interesting to see who comes out on top in the 2nd half.