SJL:
The Jacksonville Wolf Pack moved into first place in the SJL this week, pushing past the mighty Columbus Whalers, at least for the time being. And one factor to their surge is the help they have gotten from veteran starting pitcher Pablo Bernal since they traded slugging outfielder Alex Reyes to Baltimore to acquire him a little over a month ago. Not that Bernal has been tremendous in a Wolf Pack uniform- he is 4-2 with a 3.95 ERA since joining them, though his WHIP is improved from what he did as a Lord at 1.26- but he has provided added leadership to the team and has won 3 of his last 4 starts to help in the Jacksonville surge.
MGL:
The MGL Game of the Week also occurred on Thursday evening but it didn't end until early Friday morning. Last week's SJL GoTW was a 16-inning marathon. But this week the Portland Wild Things and Detroit Falcons made that game look like a sprint as it stretched to 21 innings and lasted just under 7 hours (6:53). As you might imagine, several records were either tied or set for each team in this one.