Orcin Returns

[Orcin]

2019 Federal League Championship Series
Dallas Rattlers (95-67) vs. Louisville Colonels (109-53)

GAME 3 @ Dallas: Jorge Gonzalez (12-5) vs. Eric Hennessey (19-10)

Key Moment: There had only been one hit in the game through six scoreless innings. Arroyo made it two hits with a single to start the top of the seventh. Martinez walked. Harris struck out, but Edwards loaded the bases with an infield single. Seaman popped up to the second baseman and it was up to Vargas, batting eighth against the lefty who was still in there. The count was 1-1 when Hennessey uncorked a wild one back to the screen and Arroyo scampered home with the only run of the game.

Jorge Gonzalez was amazing once again. He loaded the bases with three walks in the first, but struck out two men to escape with no score. He didn’t allow another base runner until Bill Long singled with one out in the seventh to break up the no-hitter. He had thrown 122 pitches through eight innings, so Flores finished the shutout.

Final score: Louisville 1, Dallas 0
Louisville leads the series 3-0.

WP: Gonzalez, LP: Hennessey, SV: Flores
HR: none
Star of the Game: Jorge Gonzalez 8 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 4 BB, 7 K, 122p/70s

Patriot LCS:
Atlanta 7, Orlando 4 (Atlanta leads the series 2-1)

[Orcin]

2019 Federal League Championship Series
Dallas Rattlers (95-67) vs. Louisville Colonels (109-53)

GAME 4 @ Dallas: Alec Potvin (12-6) vs. Luis Ortiz (14-5)

Key Moment: The turning point was when Luis Ortiz took the mound to start the game. He is the toughest lefty in the game, and we could not touch him today.

Final score: Dallas 4, Louisville 0
Louisville leads the series 3-1.

WP: Ortiz, LP: Potvin
HR: DAL – Riveria
Star of the Game: Luis Ortiz 9 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 9 K, 130p/87s

Patriot LCS:
Orlando 8, Atlanta 1 (series is tied at 2)


P.S. Welcome back, Tomas!

[Orcin]

2019 Federal League Championship Series
Dallas Rattlers (95-67) vs. Louisville Colonels (109-53)

GAME 5 @ Dallas: Fletcher Holmes vs. Bill Bond (5-3)

Key Moment: Holmes had the Rattlers baffled all day while the Colonels kept pecking away at the scoreboard. Trailing 5-1 in the bottom of the sixth, Dallas put the first two men on base. Cleanup hitter Javier Riveria was at the plate. It’s a 3-2 pitch… swing and a miss! Bill Long flied to center. Jason Harmon popped up to second. Just like that, the biggest Dallas threat had come and gone.

Final score: Louisville 6, Dallas 2
Louisville wins the series 4-1 and advances to the World Series.

WP: Holmes, LP: Bond
HR: none
Star of the Game: Phil Gillespie 3-3, RBI, SB, 2 RS




Patriot LCS:
Game 5: Orlando 5, Atlanta 3 (Orlando leads series 3-2)
Game 6: Atlanta 4, Orlando 3 (series is tied at 3)
Game 7: Atlanta 8, Orlando 7 (Atlanta wins series 4-3)

The extended Patriot League series will allow us to reset our pitching rotation for the World Series.

[illeracula]

Originally Posted by Orcin

Louisville wins the series 4-1 and advances to the World Series.

Congrats and good luck!!

[Westheim]

Down with those ... Atlanteans!

How long has it been that Louisville has taken home rings? Must be almost ten years. Have the Atlanteans (note how I don't know their moniker and how I am too lazy to look for it) ever won a ring? This millenium?

[Orcin]

The Louisville Colonels last appeared in the World Series in 2011, defeating the Boston Bombers.

The Atlanta Flames last apeared in the World Series in 2005, defeating the Louisville Colonels.

[Orcin]

2019 Continental Baseball Association World Series
Atlanta Flames (95-67) vs. Louisville Colonels (109-53)

Atlanta’s first three starters are outstanding left-handers, including two 15-game winners in Sam Evans and Will Milledge. Game four starting pitcher Robinson Luna (24-5, 3.12) is one of the best in the Patriot League. Sergio Arroyo will play third base against the lefties in the series to get his hot bat into the lineup.

[gehrig38]

Good luck!!!!

[canadian content]

Wow.....I am, as of this instant, now officially being pulled into someone else's fantasy baseball world!

[canadian content]

.....did I happen to mention that I normally root for the underdog, too...

[pjh5165]

Originally Posted by canadian content

Wow.....I am, as of this instant, now officially being pulled into someone else's fantasy baseball world!

You've got a lot of reading to do to catch up with this one . 100% worth it though, the original Orcin's Story was what really hooked me into the OOTP franchise a few years back.

[Orcin]

2019 Continental Baseball Association World Series
Atlanta Flames (95-67) vs. Louisville Colonels (109-53)

GAME 1 @ Louisville: Sam Evans (15-7) vs. Jorge Gonzalez (12-5)

Key Moment: The starting pitchers were not sharp for either side, and the game went to extra innings tied at 6. Ed Harris had replaced Jose Diaz in a double-switch, and he came to the plate in the bottom of the tenth with Vargas on first base. Harris parked a 2-2 fastball into the left-field seats for a walk-off win.

Final score: Louisville 8, Atlanta 6 (10)
Louisville leads the series 1-0.

WP: Forrest, LP: Castillo
HR: ATL – Francis; LOU – Arroyo, Harris
Star of the Game: Sergio Arroyo 3-5, HR, 2 RBI


Organization News:
Evansville SP John Casey (18-6, 2.30) was named Outstanding Pitcher in Class-A. Casey was our sixth-round pick out of college in 2018. He is a borderline prospect.

Evansville LF Weldon Campbell (.301/.382/.576, 27 HR, 93 RBI) was named Outstanding Hitter in Class-A. Campbell was drafted in the seventh round of the 2016 draft. He is 25 years old and not really considered a prospect.

[Orcin]

2019 Continental Baseball Association World Series
Atlanta Flames (95-67) vs. Louisville Colonels (109-53)

GAME 2 @ Louisville: Joe Woods (8-10) vs. Fletcher Holmes (18-6)

Key Moment: Frank McGinnis singled with one out in the fifth inning of a scoreless game. Springer flied out to right field, but the ball was dropped. McGinnis could only advance to second, but the two table-setters pulled off a double steal. Sergio Arroyo singled to right and both runners scored. Holmes pitched six strong innings, allowing only an unearned run, for his fourth win of the post-season.

Final score: Louisville 5, Atlanta 1
Louisville leads the series 2-0.

WP: Holmes, LP: Wood
HR: LOU – Arroyo
Star of the Game: Sergio Arroyo 3-4, DBL, HR, 4 RBI


Organization News:
Lexington SP Markus Thomas (15-6, 3.27, 195 IP, 211 K) was named Outstanding Pitcher in AAA. Thomas, a former first-round pick, was acquired from Nashville in a trade prior to last season. He is currently recovering from radial nerve decompression surgery and should be ready to compete for a major league rotation slot next spring.

[Orcin]

2019 Continental Baseball Association World Series
Atlanta Flames (95-67) vs. Louisville Colonels (109-53)

GAME 3 @ Atlanta: Alec Potvin (12-6) vs. Will Milledge (16-4)

Key Moment: Jose Diaz pinch-hit for reliever Mike Kennedy in the eighth inning with the game tied at 4. Diaz slammed a homer to left-center for the GWRBI. Homers by Arroyo and Seaman provided a cushion for Flores in the ninth.

Final score: Louisville 8, Atlanta 4
Louisville leads the series 3-0.

WP: Kennedy, LP: Mayer
HR: LOU – Seaman, Harris, Arroyo, Diaz
Star of the Game: Rich Seaman 3-5, HR, 2 RBI

[Orcin]

2019 Continental Baseball Association World Series
Atlanta Flames (95-67) vs. Louisville Colonels (109-53)

GAME 4 @ Atlanta: Chris Carter (13-10) vs. Robinson Luna (24-5)

Key Moment: Jose Martinez hit a two-run homer with two outs in the first inning, setting the tone for the day. Martinez broke open a 3-2 game in the fifth with a second two-run homer. A 6-run inning in the sixth turned the series finale into a blowout. Martinez added to his big day with a three-run homer in the seventh.

Final score: Louisville 14, Atlanta 3
Louisville wins the series 4-0.

WP: Carter, LP: Luna
HR: LOU – Martinez 3, Harris; ATL – Stern, Tillman
Star of the Game: Jose Martinez 3-4, 3 HR, 7 RBI, BB, 4 RS


Subject: Colonels Sweep World Series, Martinez Connects for 3 Homers (BNN)

Today the Colonels broke out the brooms at Flames Field and it worked. Louisville swept the Atlanta Flames 4-0, and they are the 2019 Continental Baseball Association World Series champions for the 7th time in their history. The Colonels derailed Atlanta 14-3 to wrap up the title.

José Martínez of Louisville was on fire with three home runs in the 14-3 win over Atlanta at Flames Field. For the game Martínez was 3 for 4 with 7 RBIs and 4 runs scored. "The first two I got all of them and it was no doubt they were gone. The last one I got lucky. It seemed like the wind helped it a little. Old Mother Nature helped me get into the record books."

Louisville finished the season with a record of 109-53 and ranked first in the Federal League Midwest Division. The Colonels ranked second in the CBA in both runs scored and runs allowed, and led the CBA with 242 home runs.

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by Orcin

2019 Continental Baseball Association World Series
Atlanta Flames (95-67) vs. Louisville Colonels (109-53)

Atlanta’s first three starters are outstanding left-handers, including two 15-game winners in Sam Evans and Will Milledge.

I think we can stop invoking the Curse of the Southpaws now.

Congratulations!! The better team definitely came through here.

Also, between us two we're now defending champions at the same time for the first time. Let's build a double dynasty!

[gehrig38]

Originally Posted by Orcin

2019 Continental Baseball Association World Series
Atlanta Flames (95-67) vs. Louisville Colonels (109-53)

GAME 1 @ Louisville: Sam Evans (15-7) vs. Jorge Gonzalez (12-5)

Key Moment: The starting pitchers were not sharp for either side, and the game went to extra innings tied at 6. Ed Harris had replaced Jose Diaz in a double-switch, and he came to the plate in the bottom of the tenth with Vargas on first base. Harris parked a 2-2 fastball into the left-field seats for a walk-off win.

Final score: Louisville 8, Atlanta 6 (10)
Louisville leads the series 1-0.

WP: Forrest, LP: Castillo
HR: ATL – Francis; LOU – Arroyo, Harris
Star of the Game: Sergio Arroyo 3-5, HR, 2 RBI


Organization News:
Evansville SP John Casey (18-6, 2.30) was named Outstanding Pitcher in Class-A. Casey was our sixth-round pick out of college in 2018. He is a borderline prospect.

Evansville LF Weldon Campbell (.301/.382/.576, 27 HR, 93 RBI) was named Outstanding Hitter in Class-A. Campbell was drafted in the seventh round of the 2016 draft. He is 25 years old and not really considered a prospect.

I would imagine, like me, the AB by AB of the extra innings was fun, exciting. I think it's why I'm still in love with the game. In a 7 game you usually find, short of a sweep or 4-1 win, the team that wins the first 'could go either way' game, wins. Here's hoping!

[gehrig38]

Originally Posted by Orcin

2019 Continental Baseball Association World Series
Atlanta Flames (95-67) vs. Louisville Colonels (109-53)

GAME 4 @ Atlanta: Chris Carter (13-10) vs. Robinson Luna (24-5)

Key Moment: Jose Martinez hit a two-run homer with two outs in the first inning, setting the tone for the day. Martinez broke open a 3-2 game in the fifth with a second two-run homer. A 6-run inning in the sixth turned the series finale into a blowout. Martinez added to his big day with a three-run homer in the seventh.

Final score: Louisville 14, Atlanta 3
Louisville wins the series 4-0.

WP: Carter, LP: Luna
HR: LOU – Martinez 3, Harris; ATL – Stern, Tillman
Star of the Game: Jose Martinez 3-4, 3 HR, 7 RBI, BB, 4 RS


Subject: Colonels Sweep World Series, Martinez Connects for 3 Homers (BNN)

Today the Colonels broke out the brooms at Flames Field and it worked. Louisville swept the Atlanta Flames 4-0, and they are the 2019 Continental Baseball Association World Series champions for the 7th time in their history. The Colonels derailed Atlanta 14-3 to wrap up the title.

José Martínez of Louisville was on fire with three home runs in the 14-3 win over Atlanta at Flames Field. For the game Martínez was 3 for 4 with 7 RBIs and 4 runs scored. "The first two I got all of them and it was no doubt they were gone. The last one I got lucky. It seemed like the wind helped it a little. Old Mother Nature helped me get into the record books."

Louisville finished the season with a record of 109-53 and ranked first in the Federal League Midwest Division. The Colonels ranked second in the CBA in both runs scored and runs allowed, and led the CBA with 242 home runs.

Now that's a convincing win, great season, hell of a lot of fun to follow too.
CONGRATS!!

[Tyke]

Great season, well-deserved World Series triumph! Already looking forward to next year!

[Jabez54]

Congrats!!


I'm looking forward to the next season ...