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| Posted by tb on November 9th, 2023 |
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The Ohio Outlaws are one of the more storied franchises in league history. Ohio won four of the first five league championships and added another in 1998, but it has been a long drought since then. The Outlaws have come close, but fell short several times.
For Ohio, it took an incredible effort from Austin Riley to put them back on top. It is fitting for the Outlaws that it was Riley's fifth inning solo shot that broke a 4-4 tie and wound up being the series-clinching hit.
Riley had one of the most, if not the most, dominating World Series performance in league history going 12-17 (.706 with four doubles, four homers and 15 RBI to go along with a 1.647 OPS.
For Mark Bloch, it his first championship since taking over the Outlaws in 2004. Ohio becomes the first team to six World Series Championship. Huge congrats to Mark!
Congratulations as well to Mike for a great regular season, being the only team with 100+ wins.
Give the league office until the second Satruday of December to relax and free agent claims will resume. See you in the Spring and GO BUCKS, BEAT MICHIGAN
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| Posted by tb on November 8th, 2023 | |
In case you didn't know, Austin Riley is red hot. Riley followed up his two homer, 6 RBI Game 3 with 2-3 performance including another homer and another 5 runs batted in as the Outlaws cruised to another big win over Kansas City.
The 11-0 win puts Ohio in firm control of the series with three games to one lead as they seek their first title since 1998.
If the T-Bones are to win the series, they must find a way to quiet Riley who is 9-13 with 4 homers and 14 runs batted in through the first four games of the World Series.
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| Posted by tb on November 7th, 2023 | |
Austin Riley continued his quest for World Series MVP with a 3-4 showing including two homers and six RBI in Ohio's 10-2 win over Kansas City. T-Bones starter Clayton Kershaw was chased from the game after allowing seven runs over 2 2/3.
Riley is not 7-10 with three homers and nine RBI through three games. Ohio leads the series two games to one with Game 4 set for Wednesday.
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| Posted by tb on November 6th, 2023 | |
Bailey Ober pitched a game, allowing just three hits in a complete game shutout and Kyle Schwarber broke Ohio's back with a three-run blast as the T-Bones beat the Outlaws, 4-0 to tied the World Series at a game apiece.
The resumes Tuesday in Ohio after a travel day on Monday.
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| Posted by TB on November 4th, 2023 | |
Game one of the 2023 California League World Series was all Ohio on Saturday. Austin Riley started off the scoring with a two-run blast in the second. Kansas City tied it up in the bottom of the inning scoring twice.
The game remained tied until Riley struck again with an RBI double in the top of the fifth which put Ohio up for good.
Game one goes to Ohio, 7-2, with game two tomorrow.
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| Posted by tb on November 1st, 2023 | |
For the Redondo Beach Sharkz to win Game 7, they would need a great performance out of Aaron Judge who entered the game with just one hit in the series. The great news for Redondo Beach is they got that game from Aaron who went 3-4 with a solo shot in the ninth.
The bad news is, the suporting cast didn't help and it was Jose Altuve who put the game on ice with a two-run blast in the eighth which sent Ohio to the World Series.
And so the World Series is set. The Kansas City T-Bones and Ohio Outlaws will square off in a re-match of the 2012 World Series which saw KC win the first of it's two franchise championships.
The Outlaws are looking for their sixth championship, which would put them atop the League Record Books and first since 1998. This will be the sixth World Series appearance for the Outlaws since that '98 season and first since 2017.
The World Series will begin Saturday night
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| Posted by tb on October 31st, 2023 | |
The quest for a four-peat is over, there will be a new champion crowned this year. Old Man Kershaw gave it his all in his Game 7 start for KC allowing just three hits while fanning seven in seven shut out innings the T-Bones rallied from a 3-2 series hole to take games 6 and 7 and advance to the 2023 World Series.
Their opponent is still unknown thanks in large part to the effort of Outlaws starter Zac Gallen who combined with two relievers one a one-hit shutout of Redondo Beach on Tuesday to force a Game 7.
Aaron Judge, who quite literally carried this team on his back in August and September, struck out three times in Game Six, with his only hit in the series being his Game 5 solo shot.
If the Sharkz are going to win, Aaron Judge will have to come up big, while the Outlaws' quest for their first championship since 1998 are still alive
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| Posted by tb on October 31st, 2023 | |
The Nanooks trotted out closer, turned start Jacob DeGrom to start game six and provide the knockout punch. DeGrom did his part, striking out ten over 6 1/2, but it was journeyman Trayce Thomspon who provided the punch as his two-run shot in the eighth propelled Kansas City to a 4-3 win and force a Game 7.
Game 7 is slated for Halloween.
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| Posted by tb on October 29th, 2023 | |
Aaron Judge entered Game 5 hitless in the series but he finally connected on a solo shot and Bryce Harper added a solo shot of his own as part of his three hit effort as the Sharkz downed Ohio 7-3 on Sunday.
Alek Manoah picked up his second win of the series, allowing just one run, a Yordan Alverez solo shot, on three hits over seven innings.
The series returns to Ohio and will resume on Tuesday with Ohio needing a sweep at home to keep their dreams of winning their first championship since 1998 alive.
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| Posted by tb on October 28th, 2023 | |
Sandy Alcantara and Max Fried squared off in Game Five on Saturday and the two aces did not disappoint in what quickly turned into a pitchers duel. With the two pitchers locked in a duel, it was Xander Bogarts who played hero connecting on a two-run blast in the seventh that led Vancouver to a 2-1 win, and put them one game away from the World Series.
The series returns to Kansas City for Game 6 on Monday with the league's top team on the brink.
Meanwhile in Redondo Beach, Julio Rodriguez's big fielding error eventually led to a two-run eighth for the Sharkz and helped put the game out of reach in the Sharkz' 5-1 win on Saturday. The victory evens the series at two games with the big Game 5 scheduled for Sunday.
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