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KCRoyals15 · 02-06-2025, 12:35 AM

2003

EDITOR'S NOTE: With the 2003 season, we have finally caught up to where I was back in the week before Thanksgiving when I decided I wanted to go back and chronicle this adventure.

Of course, as a result of this, updates (which had already tapered off due to real-world reasons) will likely be more sporadic, as I will stick to recapping an entire season at a time.

In four tremendously successful seasons in the Windy City, Trey Skipper had rebuilt the Chicago Whales into a force, culminating in a National Championship the previous season. As was usually the case, it was time to move on, as his four-year tenure came to a close with a 372-277 (.573) record, with three playoff berths and the 2002 titles.

And so, Trey turned his attention north of the border for the first time. He would now be at the helm of the team with far and away the longest postseason drought in baseball history. The Montreal Royals had not made the playoffs in any of their first 50 seasons in Canada. On top of that, they did not make the postseason in their final 33 seasons in their previous stop: the first incarnation of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Trey Skipper's new franchise had not played a single inning of postseason baseball since 1919, giving him a new challenge: bring pennant fever to the Quebecois faithful who knew nothing but losing baseball.

In three of the four major leagues/conferences, the season was marked by several very dominant teams, fueled in part by rising salaries and a loosened arbitration system making it easier for deeper-pocketed clubs to accumulate high-end talent.

Sure enough, in the Northern Conference, the ultra-rich New York Gothams led the way, going 113-49 behind the second highest-scoring offense in Northern Conference history, which also set a conference record with 266 home runs. Not only that, but the Gothams also drew 4,060,407 fans to Shea Stadium, becoming the first club in baseball history to reach that staggering total.

Outside of the Big Apple, the Philadelphia Quakers celebrated their final season at Veterans Stadium with a 98-win season and second-place finish in the New England League, earning the first playoff berth in 14 years. The Midwest Association, meanwhile, had defending the National Champion Chicago Whales win a club-record 108 games, finishing 22 games up on Milwaukee who took a distant second, four game ahead of the two Ohio teams.

Since returning to the major leagues, the Boston Pilgrims returned to their losing ways. Fresh off three-straight 100-loss seasons and with 12-straight losing seasons, the Pilgrims said goodbye to the venerable Fenway Park, which was shuttered after 91 seasons of play.

The Minutemen would relocate across town to a familiar site to the very old-timers: the very same plot of land that was once home of the Boston Beaneaters before they folded in 1941. With that, a new name was unveiled for the club: the Boston Minutemen. With a new stadium, Nickerson Field, and a new name, the fans responded well, raising attendance by over a million fans. The club also posted their best record (72-90) in six years.

In the League Finals, the two pennant winners took care of business, though in different manners. New York brushed aside Philly in five games, while Chicago needed a full seven games to squeeze past Milwaukee. The Whales, though, stepped it up, knocking off New York in six games for a second-straight Conference Championship.

In the Southern Conference, Atlanta matched their major league high with 102 wins, taking their third pennant in four years, while Washington's 99 wins allowed them to cruise to their fourth-straight playoff berth. The Western League once more featured multiple 100-win teams, with Louisville winning a conference-most 107 games and New Orleans five games behind with 102 victories.

In the Southern playoffs, Atlanta got all they could handle from Washington, but the Peaches got past the Senators in seven games. Louisville, meanwhile, pulverized the Pelicans in five games. The Colonels then took care of business, peeling the Peaches in six games to give Louisville their second conference title in six seasons.

In the Pacific Coast League, a small change took place on the islands. Three years ago, the Islanders changed their location designation from Hawaii to Honolulu at the insistence of the Honolulu city government with a new stadium coming on their day. Two years after the opening of Les Murakami Stadium, with the new name and color scheme unpopular and a new mayor in office, the club was given the blessing to return to their roots, and so the club would once more be named the Hawaii Islanders, with the familiar gold and red color scheme returning with an updated logo.

On the field, the Islanders were stuck in the tougher division, as the North was exceptionally weak. San Francisco won the North with just a 103-97 record, and 93-107 Sacramento edged Oakland by a game for second, backing into the playoffs. In the South, three teams won at least 110 games, but only two could make the playoffs. Those two were Phoenix, won won a club-record 134 games and drew a PCL-record 3,998,089 fans, and San Jose, who took second with 121 wins, leaving San Diego out of luck and out of the playoffs.

However, surprises abounded in the postseason. In the first round, Sacramento swept San Francisco in a surprising results. Meanwhile, San Jose toppled Phoenix. Defending champion Sacramento was an overwhelming underdog, but the Solons upset the Gulls in the PCL Finals, earning another league championship as the worst league champion in USBF history.

The Texas League, like usual, had tamer results, as Dallas won the North with 95 wins, while Tulsa and Fort Worth tied for second at 88-74. Tulsa took the tiebreaker with a game 163 win, earning their fourth-straight second-place finish. Austin returned to the top of the South, winning a league-high 97 games, while San Antonio took a comfortable second.

In the Division Finals, Tulsa upset Dallas in the first round, winning a seven-game decision. Austin, meanwhile, also needed seven games to squeeze past San Antonio. The Wranglers were much more decisive in the Lone Star Series, though, sweeping the Oilers to win their first TL title in six years.

That set up a national tournament where one of these was definitely not like the other. A matchup of two heavyweights lived up to its billing as the Louisville Colonels (SOU) defeat the Chicago Whales (NOR), 4-3. However, the weakest team in the field came up with the most decisive victory, as the Sacramento Solons (PCL) defeat the Austin Wranglers (TL), 4-1. The Solons continued their miracle run by winning three of the first four games, putting them on the cusp of being the first National Champion with a losing record. The Colonels, though, played up to their talent level, winning the last three games as the Louisville Colonels (SOU) defeat the Sacramento Solons (PCL), 4-3 as Louisville lifted their third National Championship trophy and first since 1971.

In the Northern Conference, not surprisingly, the top player came from the top team. New York's Allen Peterson slashed .338/.405/.675 with 189 hits, 124 runs, 38 doubles, 14 triples, a conference-leading 41 homers, 120 RBI, and 28 steals to take his third MVP trophy.

On the mound, for the second year in a row, it was Chicago's Adrian Wright winning the hardware. The 22-year-old went 20-9 with a 2.71 and 275 strikeouts, leading the North in strikeouts and ERA, while also logging 252.0 innings.

In the Southern Conference, history was made by Washington's Enrique Rivas. The 29-year-old went 3-for-5 on the last day of the season to boost his batting average from .399 to .401. With that feat, Rivas became just the 11th major league player to hit .400 and the first since 1930. He added 186 hits, 107 runs, 39 doubles, 29 homers, and 102 RBI to his .401/.508/.677 (all conference bests) slash line, earning his fourth MVP award.

Atlanta's 34-year-old Bob Hoffman was having a career year when an elbow injury abruptly ended it on September 1. Still, he was able to go 15-5 with a conference-leading 2.42 ERA, striking out 154 over 204.2 innings, giving him enough work to claim the veteran's first Pitcher of the Year trophy.

Not surprisingly, the Pacific Coast League saw all major awards swept by Phoenix. For the second year in a row and third time overall, Firebirds shortstop Jason Horstkamp earned MVP, slashing .326/.387/.578 with 203 hits, 127 runs, 39 doubles, 36 homers, 117 RBI, and 18 steals.

Phoenix's 28-year-old righty Carlos Cruz had been up and down over an eight-year career, but he put it all together, going 27-6 with a 2.49 ERA, leading the league in both marks. He struck out 191 over his 293.1 innings, earning Pitcher of the Year for the first time.

In the Texas League, two offensive records fell emphaticallyat the hands of San Antonio's power-hitting first baseman Kyohei Kawakami. The 29-year-old already owned four 30-homer seasons, but he escalated his production immensely, shattering league records with 59 homers and 178 RBI, while slashing .317/.400/.692 with 193 hits, and also leading the TL with 133 runs and 41 doubles. His first MVP was a shoe-in.

Kawakami's teammate Josh Faulhaber showed no intention of losing his perch as the TL's top twirler. The 28-year-old won his second Triple Crown, going 20-5 with a 2.68 ERA and 251 strikeouts. It was Faulhaber's fifth-straight season leading the TL in wins (with 20 or more each time), his third ERA title in four years, his sixth strikeout title in seven seasons, and on top of that, his 268.2 innings led the league for the sixth year in a row. His fourth Pitcher of the Year was little surprise as well.

In the EBF Hall of Fame voting, a top-flight base stealer with over 2,800 hits, an MVP, and 13 All-Star bids had the weekend to himself:

OF John Schob (1980-97), 97.8%

In the Pacific Coast League, it was also a single inductee going in, with a two-time Pitcher of the Year earning his call:

SP Todd Coley (1987-99), 77.7%

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The American Baseball League saw notable change in its ranks. After 24 years in the Ohio capital in which they never quite found their footing, the Columbus Clippers departed aging Cooper Stadium and moved southward, filling the void of the recently departed (last season: 2000) Tampa Tarpons, but choosing a more exotic identity: the Tampa Bay Parrots were born. In an interesting twist, the Parrots chose to forgo indoor baseball at the Florida Suncoast Dome and instead would play outdoors at the smaller, but more centrally-located Steinbrenner Field.

On the field, the Parrots were never a factor in a tight East Division that saw six teams finish within nine games of each other. Syracuse edged out Charlotte by a game for the division crown. Ottawa and Raleigh-Durham finished tied for third (both one game ahead of Indianapolis), meaning both of those markets would see their first taste of playoff baseball. The West was dominated by Anaheim (108 wins) and Las Vegas (101), but no one else was over .500. 80-82 Nashville finished third while 76-win Spokane backed into the fourth spot.

In the first round, Raleigh-Durham's first playoff trip was a quick one, as they got swept by Syracuse. Charlotte ended Ottawa's first October in six games, while top-seeded Anaheim took care of Spokane in six in the West. However, Nashville upset Las Vegas in five games, ending the three-year reign of the Gamblers. The semis had zero drama as Syracuse and Anaheim won in sweeps, putting the top two seeds in the finals. It was the lesser of the two, though, on top, as the Chiefs upset the Amigos in seven games, giving Syracuse their fourth American Baseball Cup.

In the East, Frank Rivas wasn't as dominant as the previous year, but still slashed .318/.377/.525 for Syracuse, leading the ABL with 190 hits and adding 105 runs, 46 doubles, 22 homers, 101 RBI, and 31 steals to earn his second-straight MVP. Charlotte ace Mark Hartl also was a repeat Pitcher of the Year, going 21-8 with a 3.93 ERA, leading the East in wins, innings (295.2), starts (36), and strikeouts (254), while logging 14 complete games.

Out West, Spokane's Alejandro Zavala had a breakout second season, slashing .338/.422/.619 (all best in the West) with a West-best 187 hits, to go along with 111 runs, 38 doubles, 36 homers, and 106 RBI, earning MVP. On the mound, Spokane rookie Keith Harrell broke out, going 22-10 with a 3.47 ERA, leading the ABL in wins and ERA, while pacing the West with 282.1 innings and striking out 197 batters, earning Pitcher of the Year.

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Minor League Champions
Southeastern League: Savannah Cardinals, 115-39, defeats Lexington (3rd straight)
Colonial League: Lowell Blue Sox, 85-55, defeats Reading
River Valley League: Rochester Red Wings, 84-57, defeats Toledo
Rocky Mountain League: Missoula Grizzlies, 70-50, defeats Twin Falls
Coastal League: Johnson City Smokies, 90-64, defeats Macon
Northern League: Green Bay Giants, 103-37, defeats La Crosse (3rd straight)
Southwest League: Fresno Bulldogs, 73-67, defeats Ventura (2nd straight)
Southern Association: Biloxi Pilots, 78-62, defeats Joplin
Northwest League: Pocatello Gatekeepers, 95-59, defeats Victoria (2nd straight)
Can-Am League: Trois-Rivieres Industriels, 76-50, defeats Quebec
Mid-Atlantic League: Roanoke Red Hawks, 84-56, defeats Altoona (2nd straight)
Lone Star League: Northwest Arkansas Razorbacks, 100-40, defeats Rio Grande
Great Plains League: Des Moines Demons, 91-49, defeats South Bend (2nd straight)
Florida Coast League: West Palm Beach Tropics, 84-56, defeats St. Petersburg
Heartland League: Rockford Metros, 84-56, defeats Sioux Falls
Atlantic Coast League: Petersburg Generals, 61-59, defeats Wilmington (NC)
North American League: Colorado Springs Sky Sox, 74-66, defeats Saskatoon (2nd straight)
North Atlantic League: Burlington Lakers, 68-44, defeats Nashua

02-06-2025, 12:35 AM	#117
KCRoyals15 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: A lot of them Posts: 123	The Shock of the Century...Almost 2003 EDITOR'S NOTE: With the 2003 season, we have finally caught up to where I was back in the week before Thanksgiving when I decided I wanted to go back and chronicle this adventure. Of course, as a result of this, updates (which had already tapered off due to real-world reasons) will likely be more sporadic, as I will stick to recapping an entire season at a time. In four tremendously successful seasons in the Windy City, Trey Skipper had rebuilt the Chicago Whales into a force, culminating in a National Championship the previous season. As was usually the case, it was time to move on, as his four-year tenure came to a close with a 372-277 (.573) record, with three playoff berths and the 2002 titles. And so, Trey turned his attention north of the border for the first time. He would now be at the helm of the team with far and away the longest postseason drought in baseball history. The Montreal Royals had not made the playoffs in any of their first 50 seasons in Canada. On top of that, they did not make the postseason in their final 33 seasons in their previous stop: the first incarnation of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Trey Skipper's new franchise had not played a single inning of postseason baseball since 1919, giving him a new challenge: bring pennant fever to the Quebecois faithful who knew nothing but losing baseball. In three of the four major leagues/conferences, the season was marked by several very dominant teams, fueled in part by rising salaries and a loosened arbitration system making it easier for deeper-pocketed clubs to accumulate high-end talent. Sure enough, in the Northern Conference, the ultra-rich New York Gothams led the way, going 113-49 behind the second highest-scoring offense in Northern Conference history, which also set a conference record with 266 home runs. Not only that, but the Gothams also drew 4,060,407 fans to Shea Stadium, becoming the first club in baseball history to reach that staggering total. Outside of the Big Apple, the Philadelphia Quakers celebrated their final season at Veterans Stadium with a 98-win season and second-place finish in the New England League, earning the first playoff berth in 14 years. The Midwest Association, meanwhile, had defending the National Champion Chicago Whales win a club-record 108 games, finishing 22 games up on Milwaukee who took a distant second, four game ahead of the two Ohio teams. Since returning to the major leagues, the Boston Pilgrims returned to their losing ways. Fresh off three-straight 100-loss seasons and with 12-straight losing seasons, the Pilgrims said goodbye to the venerable Fenway Park, which was shuttered after 91 seasons of play. The Minutemen would relocate across town to a familiar site to the very old-timers: the very same plot of land that was once home of the Boston Beaneaters before they folded in 1941. With that, a new name was unveiled for the club: the *Boston Minutemen. With a new stadium, Nickerson Field, and a new name, the fans responded well, raising attendance by over a million fans. The club also posted their best record (72-90) in six years. In the League Finals, the two pennant winners took care of business, though in different manners. New York brushed aside Philly in five games, while Chicago needed a full seven games to squeeze past Milwaukee. The Whales, though, stepped it up, knocking off New York in six games for a second-straight Conference Championship. In the Southern Conference, Atlanta matched their major league high with 102 wins, taking their third pennant in four years, while Washington's 99 wins allowed them to cruise to their fourth-straight playoff berth. The Western League once more featured multiple 100-win teams, with Louisville winning a conference-most 107 games and New Orleans five games behind with 102 victories. In the Southern playoffs, Atlanta got all they could handle from Washington, but the Peaches got past the Senators in seven games. Louisville, meanwhile, pulverized the Pelicans in five games. The Colonels then took care of business, peeling the Peaches in six games to give Louisville their second conference title in six seasons. In the Pacific Coast League, a small change took place on the islands. Three years ago, the Islanders changed their location designation from Hawaii to Honolulu at the insistence of the Honolulu city government with a new stadium coming on their day. Two years after the opening of Les Murakami Stadium, with the new name and color scheme unpopular and a new mayor in office, the club was given the blessing to return to their roots, and so the club would once more be named the Hawaii Islanders, with the familiar gold and red color scheme returning with an updated logo. On the field, the Islanders were stuck in the tougher division, as the North was exceptionally weak. San Francisco won the North with just a 103-97 record, and 93-107 Sacramento edged Oakland by a game for second, backing into the playoffs. In the South, three teams won at least 110 games, but only two could make the playoffs. Those two were Phoenix, won won a club-record 134 games and drew a PCL-record 3,998,089 fans, and San Jose, who took second with 121 wins, leaving San Diego out of luck and out of the playoffs. However, surprises abounded in the postseason. In the first round, Sacramento swept San Francisco in a surprising results. Meanwhile, San Jose toppled Phoenix. Defending champion Sacramento was an overwhelming underdog, but the Solons upset the Gulls in the PCL Finals, earning another league championship as the worst league champion in USBF history. The Texas League, like usual, had tamer results, as Dallas won the North with 95 wins, while Tulsa and Fort Worth tied for second at 88-74. Tulsa took the tiebreaker with a game 163 win, earning their fourth-straight second-place finish. Austin returned to the top of the South, winning a league-high 97 games, while San Antonio took a comfortable second. In the Division Finals, Tulsa upset Dallas in the first round, winning a seven-game decision. Austin, meanwhile, also needed seven games to squeeze past San Antonio. The Wranglers were much more decisive in the Lone Star Series, though, sweeping the Oilers to win their first TL title in six years. That set up a national tournament where one of these was definitely* not like the other. A matchup of two heavyweights lived up to its billing as the Louisville Colonels (SOU) defeat the Chicago Whales (NOR), 4-3. However, the weakest team in the field came up with the most decisive victory, as the Sacramento Solons (PCL) defeat the Austin Wranglers (TL), 4-1. The Solons continued their miracle run by winning three of the first four games, putting them on the cusp of being the first National Champion with a losing record. The Colonels, though, played up to their talent level, winning the last three games as the *Louisville Colonels (SOU) defeat the Sacramento Solons (PCL), 4-3* as Louisville lifted their third National Championship trophy and first since 1971. In the Northern Conference, not surprisingly, the top player came from the top team. New York's Allen Peterson slashed .338/.405/.675 with 189 hits, 124 runs, 38 doubles, 14 triples, a conference-leading 41 homers, 120 RBI, and 28 steals to take his third MVP trophy. On the mound, for the second year in a row, it was Chicago's Adrian Wright winning the hardware. The 22-year-old went 20-9 with a 2.71 and 275 strikeouts, leading the North in strikeouts and ERA, while also logging 252.0 innings. In the Southern Conference, history was made by Washington's Enrique Rivas. The 29-year-old went 3-for-5 on the last day of the season to boost his batting average from .399 to .401. With that feat, Rivas became just the 11th major league player to hit .400 and the first since 1930. He added 186 hits, 107 runs, 39 doubles, 29 homers, and 102 RBI to his .401/.508/.677 (all conference bests) slash line, earning his fourth MVP award. Atlanta's 34-year-old Bob Hoffman was having a career year when an elbow injury abruptly ended it on September 1. Still, he was able to go 15-5 with a conference-leading 2.42 ERA, striking out 154 over 204.2 innings, giving him enough work to claim the veteran's first Pitcher of the Year trophy. Not surprisingly, the Pacific Coast League saw all major awards swept by Phoenix. For the second year in a row and third time overall, Firebirds shortstop Jason Horstkamp earned MVP, slashing .326/.387/.578 with 203 hits, 127 runs, 39 doubles, 36 homers, 117 RBI, and 18 steals. Phoenix's 28-year-old righty Carlos Cruz had been up and down over an eight-year career, but he put it all together, going 27-6 with a 2.49 ERA, leading the league in both marks. He struck out 191 over his 293.1 innings, earning Pitcher of the Year for the first time. In the Texas League, two offensive records fell emphaticallyat the hands of San Antonio's power-hitting first baseman Kyohei Kawakami. The 29-year-old already owned four 30-homer seasons, but he escalated his production immensely, shattering league records with 59 homers and 178 RBI, while slashing .317/.400/.692 with 193 hits, and also leading the TL with 133 runs and 41 doubles. His first MVP was a shoe-in. Kawakami's teammate Josh Faulhaber showed no intention of losing his perch as the TL's top twirler. The 28-year-old won his second Triple Crown, going 20-5 with a 2.68 ERA and 251 strikeouts. It was Faulhaber's fifth-straight season leading the TL in wins (with 20 or more each time), his third ERA title in four years, his sixth strikeout title in seven seasons, and on top of that, his 268.2 innings led the league for the sixth year in a row. His fourth Pitcher of the Year was little surprise as well. In the EBF Hall of Fame voting, a top-flight base stealer with over 2,800 hits, an MVP, and 13 All-Star bids had the weekend to himself: OF John Schob (1980-97), 97.8% In the Pacific Coast League, it was also a single inductee going in, with a two-time Pitcher of the Year earning his call: SP Todd Coley (1987-99), 77.7% --- The American Baseball League saw notable change in its ranks. After 24 years in the Ohio capital in which they never quite found their footing, the Columbus Clippers departed aging Cooper Stadium and moved southward, filling the void of the recently departed (last season: 2000) Tampa Tarpons, but choosing a more exotic identity: the *Tampa Bay Parrots* were born. In an interesting twist, the Parrots chose to forgo indoor baseball at the Florida Suncoast Dome and instead would play outdoors at the smaller, but more centrally-located Steinbrenner Field. On the field, the Parrots were never a factor in a tight East Division that saw six teams finish within nine games of each other. Syracuse edged out Charlotte by a game for the division crown. Ottawa and Raleigh-Durham finished tied for third (both one game ahead of Indianapolis), meaning both of those markets would see their first taste of playoff baseball. The West was dominated by Anaheim (108 wins) and Las Vegas (101), but no one else was over .500. 80-82 Nashville finished third while 76-win Spokane backed into the fourth spot. In the first round, Raleigh-Durham's first playoff trip was a quick one, as they got swept by Syracuse. Charlotte ended Ottawa's first October in six games, while top-seeded Anaheim took care of Spokane in six in the West. However, Nashville upset Las Vegas in five games, ending the three-year reign of the Gamblers. The semis had zero drama as Syracuse and Anaheim won in sweeps, putting the top two seeds in the finals. It was the lesser of the two, though, on top, as the Chiefs upset the Amigos in seven games, giving Syracuse their fourth American Baseball Cup. In the East, Frank Rivas wasn't as dominant as the previous year, but still slashed .318/.377/.525 for Syracuse, leading the ABL with 190 hits and adding 105 runs, 46 doubles, 22 homers, 101 RBI, and 31 steals to earn his second-straight MVP. Charlotte ace Mark Hartl also was a repeat Pitcher of the Year, going 21-8 with a 3.93 ERA, leading the East in wins, innings (295.2), starts (36), and strikeouts (254), while logging 14 complete games. Out West, Spokane's Alejandro Zavala had a breakout second season, slashing .338/.422/.619 (all best in the West) with a West-best 187 hits, to go along with 111 runs, 38 doubles, 36 homers, and 106 RBI, earning MVP. On the mound, Spokane rookie Keith Harrell broke out, going 22-10 with a 3.47 ERA, leading the ABL in wins and ERA, while pacing the West with 282.1 innings and striking out 197 batters, earning Pitcher of the Year. --- Minor League Champions Southeastern League: Savannah Cardinals, 115-39, defeats Lexington (3rd straight) Colonial League: Lowell Blue Sox, 85-55, defeats Reading River Valley League: Rochester Red Wings, 84-57, defeats Toledo Rocky Mountain League: Missoula Grizzlies, 70-50, defeats Twin Falls Coastal League: Johnson City Smokies, 90-64, defeats Macon Northern League: Green Bay Giants, 103-37, defeats La Crosse (3rd straight) Southwest League: Fresno Bulldogs, 73-67, defeats Ventura (2nd straight) Southern Association: Biloxi Pilots, 78-62, defeats Joplin Northwest League: Pocatello Gatekeepers, 95-59, defeats Victoria (2nd straight) Can-Am League: Trois-Rivieres Industriels, 76-50, defeats Quebec Mid-Atlantic League: Roanoke Red Hawks, 84-56, defeats Altoona (2nd straight) Lone Star League: Northwest Arkansas Razorbacks, 100-40, defeats Rio Grande Great Plains League: Des Moines Demons, 91-49, defeats South Bend (2nd straight) Florida Coast League: West Palm Beach Tropics, 84-56, defeats St. Petersburg Heartland League: Rockford Metros, 84-56, defeats Sioux Falls Atlantic Coast League: Petersburg Generals, 61-59, defeats Wilmington (NC) North American League: Colorado Springs Sky Sox, 74-66, defeats Saskatoon (2nd straight) North Atlantic League: Burlington Lakers, 68-44, defeats Nashua Last edited by KCRoyals15; 02-08-2025 at 03:06 AM.