WEEK 26
RECORD: 4-2
PLACE: 109 -51 +20
RUNS SCORED: 965 (26)
RUNS AGAINST: 651 (23)
OWNER: Ecstatic
FAN INTEREST: 87/100
SCHEDULE: 1 vs Michigan/Off Day/3 vs Columbus/2 @ Edmonton
9/23 CHI 8 MICH 1 Rogers (16-2) 9-3-1-1-2-8 Webb (7) Collins 2 (38) 2 RBI's (150) Miller (11) and Ramirez (3) homer.
9/24 Off Day
9/25 CHI 8 COL 3 Chavez 3-4 2 HR's (40) Alexander 2-2 2 HR's (25) Collins HR (38) RBI (151) Schall (COL) 3-4 Hedden (19) Petereson (25) homer. Morgan (4-2) 5-3-0-0-3-8
9/26 COL 6 CHI 5 Collins HR (39) RBI (152) Chavez club record 45th SB. Debesa (COL) (22) Griffin (10) HR's Peterson (COL) 3-4
PLAYOFF RACES-Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are all tied at 80-78 in the Keystone. Along with LA those 3 teams are all tied for the 2nd WC spot as well. Tulsa wins, moving a ½ game closer to idle San Antonio who starts a 2 game series with Dallas today. Dallas lost Bill Hill for the remainder of the year today as well.
9/27 CHI 3 COL 2 (11) Salinas 3-3 2 2B's (32) Gabere GW 2B Lee 9-2-2-1-0-6 ND staff tosses 2 hitter over 11
PLAYOFF RACES-Philly and Baltimore are tied atop the Keystone, Pittsburgh is 1 back, New Hampshire 3. LA and Pittsburgh trail Philly, Baltimore, by 1 in the 2nd WC spot.
9/28 EDM 10 CHI 0 Bridges (EDM) 9-4-0-0-2-2 (10-10 4.62) Rios 3-5 Clifton (12) Hernandez (10) homer
MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS-Ash Carter 1B, Armando Moreno 2B, Andy Davis LF and Colin Thompson CF won Gold Gloves for Belleview.
WOW! New Hampshires Nick Powell became the first IBL pitcher to ever toss 2 no-hitters, and do so in the same season. He upped the ante this time, tossing an 11K perfect game vs the Baltimore Railcats in winning 2-0. He is 19-6 3.95 in 35 starts this year.
PLAYOFF RACES-Philly has moved 1 game up on Pittsburgh and Baltimore, with New Hampshire being eliminated from the division. San Antonio is 1 up on Tulsa, and Pittsburgh, Baltimore and LA are all tied at 81-79 for the 2nd WC spot with New Hampshire at 79-81, 2 back.
9/29 CHI 2 EDM 1 Hall (5-2) 6.2-4-0-0-2-4 Holt (H15) Cruz SV (40) Chavez 2-3 HR (41) SB (46) De La Garza (2-1) 7-4-2-2-1-1
MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS-Ed Baker took home AA pitcher of the year after going 16-4 2.01 in 26 starts. Baker was a 7th round pick in 2014 out of Westport HS in Mass.
WEEK 26 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Pepe Mejia 11-28 3 HR's 4 RBI's (.233-4-11)
CL POTW-Pat Piercey (LV) 11-23 4 HR's 9 RBI's (.284-21-98)
WEEK 26 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (1)
2) New York (4)
3) San Antonio (2)
4) Brooklyn (6)
5) Tulsa (3)
OUT Green Bay (8)