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The Conference Championships came down to divisional rival Seaford Blue Jays and the Milford Clippers in the Delaware Side of things and the Washington Senators and the Chespeake Blue Crabs in the MarVa Conference. These series should be good battles.

Clippers Prevail, as Conference Championship Goes to the Wire:
A classic and dramatic Conference Championship has wrapped up, with the Milford Clippers outlasting the Seaford Blue Jays to advance to the League Championship. Milford won the final game by a score of 4-3 and took the series 4-3. "We can enjoy this one tonight, but then it's back to work and thinking about the next win," said Milford third baseman Glenn Velasco, whose standout performance earned him the nod as series MVP. Velasco hit .391 with a .500 on-base percentage. He had 0 home runs, drove in 1 RBI and scored 6 runs. The Milford Clippers will play against the Washington Senators in the next round. Washington won their series against the Chesapeake Blue Crabs 4 games to 1. The League Championship schedule will be announced after the Conference Championship finishes.

MVP: Clippers 3B Glenn Velasco: .391-0-1, 9-23, .391/.500/.435, 1 2B, 6 R's
Runner-up: Clippers closer Michael White: 3 G, 2-0 0.00, SV, 6.0 IP, H, 3 BB, 8 K

Senators on to League Championship:
It's not often a losing player is named MVP of a series, but that's the situation Steven Hodge found himself in tonight, as the Washington Senators beat his Chesapeake Blue Crabs to advance to the League Championship. Washington won the final game by a score of 5-4 at Blue Crabs Ballpark and took the series 4-1. Despite his strong performance, Hodge was not taking many positives away from the series. "I'm glad I played well, sure, but what good does it do us now?" The Washington Senators don't know who they will face in the next round. They will play the winner of the Seaford Blue Jays - Milford Clippers series. Seaford leads the series 3 games to 1. The League Championship schedule will be announced after the Conference Championship finishes.

MVP: Blue Crabs 3B Steven Hodge: .474-5-7, 9-19, .474/.565/1.263, 7 R's
Runner-up: Senators SS Stephen Bentall: .445-1-4, 10-22, .455/.458/.682, 2 2B, 2 R

The Clippers are aiming to win their 4th title, winning in 2021, 2022 and 2035, while the Senators are trying to win their second title, their first was won in 2013 in 1st year of the DBL.

These two teams did not face each other during the regular season, so it should be an interesting match-up. The Clippers are coming off back-to-back 7-game series, while the Senators had a few days to rest. Does that matter? Are the Senators in essence "healthier" or are the Clippers in a better spot because they are "fresh" and on a roll? I guess we will find out.

On a personal level, I don't care who wins, but maybe the Senators will take home the title so Ricardo Hidalgo one of the games top all-time players can add a Championship trophy to his already impressive resume, at 40-years-old this might be his final chance. It is possible he will be hanging them up after this season after playing only 60-games due to a variety of injuries.