2033 St. Louis River Walkers: And the saga continues - Page 35

rink23 · 08-20-2021, 05:19 AM

Record: 72-86, 5th, 25 GB Des Moines
Jim Martin allowed one run over seven innings to lead St. Louis to a 3-1 win over Madison at Comiskey Park (1969).
Martin (12-11) allowed the one run -- a solo homer from Armando Trevino which tied it at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth -- on three hits. He struck out five and walked one.
Zachary Stella pitched a scoreless eighth for the River Walkers.
Scott Rissler was perfect in the ninth for his ninth save.
After the Muskies tied it on Trevino's homer in the bottom of the fourth, St. Louis regained the lead with two in the top of the fifth
Izaac Pacheco led off the inning with a single off Efrain Garcia.
Martin got down a bunt to move Pacheco to second.
A single by Nathaniel Dixon placed Pacheco on third.
After a strikeout of Daniel Becerra, Dixon stole second.
Jared Thomas drove both runners in with a single.

rink23 · 08-20-2021, 05:27 AM

The Akron Flying Feet claimed the title of the American League East Division on Tuesday, despite an 8-1 loss to Fort Wayne.
The Feet (87-70) own a six-game lead over both Cleveland and Toledo with five games remaining in the season.
Akron, however, will have a tough time catching Grand Rapids for the best record in the American League.
The Traders are 91-66 and own a four-game lead over Fort Wayne in the West Division standings.
The division title is the third for the Feet, and their first since 2025.
Akron has never won the MBL title.

rink23 · 08-20-2021, 06:14 AM

Record: 73-86, 5th, 25 GB Des Moines
Wayne McHaney homered twice to help power St. Louis to a 9-6 win over Madison at Comsikey Park (1969).
The River Walkers took the final two games of the three-game series.
Down 1-0, St. Louis took control with three runs in the top of the second inning and two more in the third to go up 5-1.
Rookie Bob Saavedra drove in the first run of the second with a single off Madison starter Ben Hughes.
The other two scored on a Daniel Becerra singe, which also included a throwing error by right fielder Alex Greene.
McHaney did most of the damage in the third with a two-out, two-run homer.
McHaney's second homer came in the sixth, a lead-off shot off Muskies reliever Ben Johnson.
It made the score 6-2.
Becerra hit a two-run homer off Ben Schellenger in the sixth to make it 8-2.
A RBI double by Hector Tavarez off Bobby Westerman put St. Louis ahead 9-3.
The Muskies made it interesting in the ninth, scoring three times, including a two-run homer from Armando Trevino off Greg Sones.
But Scott Rissler came on, and although he did give up a lead-off double to Jordan Groshans, he did retire the next two to end it.
Walkers starting pitcher Jesse McNaboe came out of his final start of the season with his 10th win.
McNaboe (10-8) allowed three runs on seven hits over six innings. He struck out four and walked one.
David Amocacci and Luke Dunkin both pitched scoreless innings of relief.
Sones started the ninth, but could not finish it as Rissler stepped in to record the final two outs.

rink23 · 08-20-2021, 06:29 AM

The Grand Rapid Traders will get to defend their 2033 Midwest Baseball League championship, after they clinched the title of the American League West Division with a 2-0 win over Fort Worth on Thursday.
The victory puts Grand Rapids (92-67) four game ahead of Fort Wayne with three games left in the season.
The Traders will own home-field advantage in the American League championship series, as AL East winner Akron owns a record of 87-72.
The division title is the fifth for the Traders. Their most recent came year ago, when Grand Rapids earned its only MBL title.

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 03:29 AM

Record: 73-87, 5th, 26 GB Des Moines
Tied 2-2, Quad City blasted the St. Louis' bullpen for five runs in the top of the seventh inning, and the Thunder went on to defeat the River Walkers 7-4 at Busch Stadium (2006).
Rookie reliever Greg Sones was on the mound when the Thunder busted loose.
Angel Solis led off with a single, followed by a walk to Tim Tawa.
Clay Owens then singled to load the bases.
The spelled the end for Sones' outing.
Luke Dunkin took the ball for the Walkers and got pinch-hitter Andrew Lee to hit into a fielder's choice, with Solis being thrown out at the plate.
Adam Ferrara, however, followed with a two-run double, making it 4-2.
Dunkin followed that with a strikeout of Chris Shelley.
Jacob Gonzalez was given an intentional walk, loading the bases.
Paul Totten blew up that strategy with a two-run single.
Ben Nelson capped the outburst with another single.
St. Louis did get within 7-4 after a two-run homer from Jose Segura, off Russell Berg, in the seventh, but that was the end of the scoring.
QC starting pitcher Mike Koontz, lasted 4.2 innings allowing one run on three hits.
Drew Mendoza finished the fifth inning.
Scott Reeves (1-0) blew the lead in the sixth, but still earned the win.
Berg got the first tow outs of the seventh.
Matt Evanson got the final out of the seventh, and worked a scoreless eighth.
Craig Fritzler handled the ninth for his 46th save.

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 04:04 AM

Record: 74-87, 5th, 26 GB Des Moines
Tied 3-3, St. Louis busted loose for four runs in the top of the fifth inning, and the River Walkers went on to defeat the Thunder 8-4 at Busch Stadium (2006).
Dan Hillard got things got things rolling for St. Louis with a lead-off single of QC starting pitcher Andres Garcia.
Chris Duncan followed with a double, with Hillard stopping at third.
Pitcher Kyle Smarr got down a bunt, with Hillard crossing the plate.
Bob Saavedra connected on a double, with both Duncan and Smarr crossing the plate.
Dante Mendoza replaced Garcia on the mound for the Thunder.
He was on the mound when Saavedra scored when Nick Shaw hit into a fielder's choice.
The Walkers pushed their lead to 8-3 in the seventh.
Saavedra scored again.
He drew a lead-off walk from Troy Repasky.
Saavedra scored on a Shaw single.
Getting a spot start after finishing the season at Memphis, Smarr allowed three runs on six hits over six innings.
David Amocacci worked a scoreless seventh.
Justin O'Rourke got the ball to start the eighth, but allowed a pair of hits and walk before being yanked.
Zachary Stella finished off the rest of the eighth and got the first out of the ninth.
Scott Rissler did the rest to wrap up the win for the Walkers.

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 04:07 AM

Walkers news: Oct. 1 - Player Development Report

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 04:12 AM

MBL news: Oct. 1 -- Players and Pitchers of the Month for September

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 04:13 AM

MBL news: Oct. 1 -- Rookies of the Month for October and standings

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 04:13 AM

MBL news: Oct. 1 -- American League leaders

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 04:14 AM

MBL news: Oct. 1 -- National League leaders

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 04:21 AM

Walkers news: Oct. 1 -- Team statistics for Sept.

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 04:24 AM

Player of the Month: Nick Shaw -- The 25-year-old first baseman batted .347 with two homers and 19 RBIs in 25 games. He scored 14 runs while getting on base at a .402 clip and slugging .505.
Starting Pitcher of the Month: Jim Martin -- The 30-year-old right hander went 2-1 in five starts with a 3.06 ERA. He pitched a total of 32.1 innings, during which he struck out 21 and had a 1.05 WHIP.
Relief Pitcher of the Month: Scott Rissler -- The 29-year-old right-hander was 1-0 with one save in 11 games. His ERA was 0.00 over 10.1 innings. He struck out 13 and had a 1.06 WHIP.

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 04:27 AM

Walkers news: Oct. 1 -- Team individual statistics for 2034 season

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 05:19 AM

Record: 74-88, 5th, 26 GB Des Moines
Gabriel Hagan led off the top of the 13th inning with a home run off St. Louis relief pitcher Jim Martin, and Quad City went on to defeat St. Louis 9-7 at Busch Stadium (2006).
The victory gave the Thunder wins in two of the three games in the season-ending series between the teams.
The Thunder added another run after the Hagan homer.
Christian Moore followed the home run with a single.
Martin, who was pitching because the St. Louis bullpen was low on arms and it was the last game of the season, then exited the contest.
Nick Ruffalo took over and took some lumps.
He opened with a walk to Ben Nelson.
However, he got Paul Totten to hit into a double play.
But Angel Solis followed with a double to make it 9-7.
At one point, the River Walkers had trailed 7-2.
They tied it in the bottom of the eighth on a Nathaniel Dixon double off Mike Evanson.
Pascal Marcovicci lasted just 3.2 innings as the starter for the Thunder.
he allowed five runs on five his.
After that, QC used eight relief pitchers -- beginning with Russell Berg, who worked two innings and allowed one run.
After that, it was Bobby Stover (0.1 IP), Evanson (1.2), Edwin Cervantes (0.1), Troy Respasky (1.0), Craig Fritzler (2.0), Scott Reeves (1.0) and Drew Mendoza (1.0).
Reeves (2-0) earned the win. Mendoza notched his third save.

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 05:28 AM

Avery Williams pitched six shutout innings and Twin Cities clinched the National League North Division title with a 7-0 win over Rockford in a playoff game.
The Snow Cats and Lightning both finished the regular season 93-70 forcing the extra game.
Twin Cities will face West Division winner Des Moines in the National League championship series.
The Harvesters will have home-field advantage.
The playoff berth is the fifth for the Cats, and their first since 2032.
They have won the MBL World Series once, that coming in 2031.

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 05:34 AM

MBL news: Oct. 3 -- Final standings and power rankings

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 05:35 AM

MBL news: Oct. 3 -- Final American League leaders

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 05:35 AM

MBL news: Oct. 3 -- National League leaders

rink23 · 08-21-2021, 05:36 AM

Walkers news: Oct. 3 -- Final 2034 season statistics

08-20-2021, 05:19 AM	#681
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 22,303	Walkers news: Sept. 26 -- St. Louis 3, Madison 1 Record: 72-86, 5th, 25 GB Des Moines Jim Martin allowed one run over seven innings to lead St. Louis to a 3-1 win over Madison at Comiskey Park (1969). Martin (12-11) allowed the one run -- a solo homer from Armando Trevino which tied it at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth -- on three hits. He struck out five and walked one. Zachary Stella pitched a scoreless eighth for the River Walkers. Scott Rissler was perfect in the ninth for his ninth save. After the Muskies tied it on Trevino's homer in the bottom of the fourth, St. Louis regained the lead with two in the top of the fifth Izaac Pacheco led off the inning with a single off Efrain Garcia. Martin got down a bunt to move Pacheco to second. A single by Nathaniel Dixon placed Pacheco on third. After a strikeout of Daniel Becerra, Dixon stole second. Jared Thomas drove both runners in with a single. Attached Images

08-20-2021, 05:27 AM	#682
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 22,303	MBL news: Sept.. 26 -- Akron claimed title in American League East The Akron Flying Feet claimed the title of the American League East Division on Tuesday, despite an 8-1 loss to Fort Wayne. The Feet (87-70) own a six-game lead over both Cleveland and Toledo with five games remaining in the season. Akron, however, will have a tough time catching Grand Rapids for the best record in the American League. The Traders are 91-66 and own a four-game lead over Fort Wayne in the West Division standings. The division title is the third for the Feet, and their first since 2025. Akron has never won the MBL title. Attached Images Last edited by rink23; 08-20-2021 at 05:28 AM.

08-20-2021, 06:14 AM	#683
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 22,303	Walkers news: Sept. 27 -- St. Louis 9, Madison 6 Record: 73-86, 5th, 25 GB Des Moines Wayne McHaney homered twice to help power St. Louis to a 9-6 win over Madison at Comsikey Park (1969). The River Walkers took the final two games of the three-game series. Down 1-0, St. Louis took control with three runs in the top of the second inning and two more in the third to go up 5-1. Rookie Bob Saavedra drove in the first run of the second with a single off Madison starter Ben Hughes. The other two scored on a Daniel Becerra singe, which also included a throwing error by right fielder Alex Greene. McHaney did most of the damage in the third with a two-out, two-run homer. McHaney's second homer came in the sixth, a lead-off shot off Muskies reliever Ben Johnson. It made the score 6-2. Becerra hit a two-run homer off Ben Schellenger in the sixth to make it 8-2. A RBI double by Hector Tavarez off Bobby Westerman put St. Louis ahead 9-3. The Muskies made it interesting in the ninth, scoring three times, including a two-run homer from Armando Trevino off Greg Sones. But Scott Rissler came on, and although he did give up a lead-off double to Jordan Groshans, he did retire the next two to end it. Walkers starting pitcher Jesse McNaboe came out of his final start of the season with his 10th win. McNaboe (10-8) allowed three runs on seven hits over six innings. He struck out four and walked one. David Amocacci and Luke Dunkin both pitched scoreless innings of relief. Sones started the ninth, but could not finish it as Rissler stepped in to record the final two outs. Attached Images

08-20-2021, 06:29 AM	#684
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 22,303	MBL news: Sept. 28 -- Grand Rapids will get to defend its title; claims AL West The Grand Rapid Traders will get to defend their 2033 Midwest Baseball League championship, after they clinched the title of the American League West Division with a 2-0 win over Fort Worth on Thursday. The victory puts Grand Rapids (92-67) four game ahead of Fort Wayne with three games left in the season. The Traders will own home-field advantage in the American League championship series, as AL East winner Akron owns a record of 87-72. The division title is the fifth for the Traders. Their most recent came year ago, when Grand Rapids earned its only MBL title. Attached Images Last edited by rink23; 08-20-2021 at 06:32 AM.

08-21-2021, 03:29 AM	#685
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 22,303	MBL news: Sept. 29 -- Quad City 7, St. Louis 4 Record: 73-87, 5th, 26 GB Des Moines Tied 2-2, Quad City blasted the St. Louis' bullpen for five runs in the top of the seventh inning, and the Thunder went on to defeat the River Walkers 7-4 at Busch Stadium (2006). Rookie reliever Greg Sones was on the mound when the Thunder busted loose. Angel Solis led off with a single, followed by a walk to Tim Tawa. Clay Owens then singled to load the bases. The spelled the end for Sones' outing. Luke Dunkin took the ball for the Walkers and got pinch-hitter Andrew Lee to hit into a fielder's choice, with Solis being thrown out at the plate. Adam Ferrara, however, followed with a two-run double, making it 4-2. Dunkin followed that with a strikeout of Chris Shelley. Jacob Gonzalez was given an intentional walk, loading the bases. Paul Totten blew up that strategy with a two-run single. Ben Nelson capped the outburst with another single. St. Louis did get within 7-4 after a two-run homer from Jose Segura, off Russell Berg, in the seventh, but that was the end of the scoring. QC starting pitcher Mike Koontz, lasted 4.2 innings allowing one run on three hits. Drew Mendoza finished the fifth inning. Scott Reeves (1-0) blew the lead in the sixth, but still earned the win. Berg got the first tow outs of the seventh. Matt Evanson got the final out of the seventh, and worked a scoreless eighth. Craig Fritzler handled the ninth for his 46th save. Attached Images

08-21-2021, 04:04 AM	#686
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 22,303	Walkers news: Sept. 30 -- St. Louis 8, Quad City 4 Record: 74-87, 5th, 26 GB Des Moines Tied 3-3, St. Louis busted loose for four runs in the top of the fifth inning, and the River Walkers went on to defeat the Thunder 8-4 at Busch Stadium (2006). Dan Hillard got things got things rolling for St. Louis with a lead-off single of QC starting pitcher Andres Garcia. Chris Duncan followed with a double, with Hillard stopping at third. Pitcher Kyle Smarr got down a bunt, with Hillard crossing the plate. Bob Saavedra connected on a double, with both Duncan and Smarr crossing the plate. Dante Mendoza replaced Garcia on the mound for the Thunder. He was on the mound when Saavedra scored when Nick Shaw hit into a fielder's choice. The Walkers pushed their lead to 8-3 in the seventh. Saavedra scored again. He drew a lead-off walk from Troy Repasky. Saavedra scored on a Shaw single. Getting a spot start after finishing the season at Memphis, Smarr allowed three runs on six hits over six innings. David Amocacci worked a scoreless seventh. Justin O'Rourke got the ball to start the eighth, but allowed a pair of hits and walk before being yanked. Zachary Stella finished off the rest of the eighth and got the first out of the ninth. Scott Rissler did the rest to wrap up the win for the Walkers. Attached Images

08-21-2021, 04:07 AM	#687
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 22,303	Walkers news: Oct. 1 - Player Development Report Walkers news: Oct. 1 - Player Development Report Attached Images

08-21-2021, 04:12 AM	#688
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 22,303	MBL news: Oct. 1 -- Players and Pitchers of the Month for September MBL news: Oct. 1 -- Players and Pitchers of the Month for September Attached Images

08-21-2021, 04:13 AM	#689
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08-21-2021, 04:13 AM	#690
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 22,303	MBL news: Oct. 1 -- American League leaders MBL news: Oct. 1 -- American League leaders Attached Images

08-21-2021, 04:14 AM	#691
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08-21-2021, 04:21 AM	#692
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 22,303	Walkers news: Oct. 1 -- Team statistics for Sept. Walkers news: Oct. 1 -- Team statistics for Sept. Attached Images

08-21-2021, 04:24 AM	#693
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 22,303	Walkers news: Oct. 1 -- Team awards for September Player of the Month: Nick Shaw -- The 25-year-old first baseman batted .347 with two homers and 19 RBIs in 25 games. He scored 14 runs while getting on base at a .402 clip and slugging .505. Starting Pitcher of the Month: Jim Martin -- The 30-year-old right hander went 2-1 in five starts with a 3.06 ERA. He pitched a total of 32.1 innings, during which he struck out 21 and had a 1.05 WHIP. Relief Pitcher of the Month: Scott Rissler -- The 29-year-old right-hander was 1-0 with one save in 11 games. His ERA was 0.00 over 10.1 innings. He struck out 13 and had a 1.06 WHIP. Attached Images

08-21-2021, 04:27 AM	#694
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08-21-2021, 05:19 AM	#695
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 22,303	Walkers news: Oct. 1 -- Quad City 9, St. Louis 7, 13 innings Record: 74-88, 5th, 26 GB Des Moines Gabriel Hagan led off the top of the 13th inning with a home run off St. Louis relief pitcher Jim Martin, and Quad City went on to defeat St. Louis 9-7 at Busch Stadium (2006). The victory gave the Thunder wins in two of the three games in the season-ending series between the teams. The Thunder added another run after the Hagan homer. Christian Moore followed the home run with a single. Martin, who was pitching because the St. Louis bullpen was low on arms and it was the last game of the season, then exited the contest. Nick Ruffalo took over and took some lumps. He opened with a walk to Ben Nelson. However, he got Paul Totten to hit into a double play. But Angel Solis followed with a double to make it 9-7. At one point, the River Walkers had trailed 7-2. They tied it in the bottom of the eighth on a Nathaniel Dixon double off Mike Evanson. Pascal Marcovicci lasted just 3.2 innings as the starter for the Thunder. he allowed five runs on five his. After that, QC used eight relief pitchers -- beginning with Russell Berg, who worked two innings and allowed one run. After that, it was Bobby Stover (0.1 IP), Evanson (1.2), Edwin Cervantes (0.1), Troy Respasky (1.0), Craig Fritzler (2.0), Scott Reeves (1.0) and Drew Mendoza (1.0). Reeves (2-0) earned the win. Mendoza notched his third save. Attached Images

08-21-2021, 05:28 AM	#696
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 22,303	MBL news: Oct. 2 -- Playoff game wins gives NL North title to Twin Cities Avery Williams pitched six shutout innings and Twin Cities clinched the National League North Division title with a 7-0 win over Rockford in a playoff game. The Snow Cats and Lightning both finished the regular season 93-70 forcing the extra game. Twin Cities will face West Division winner Des Moines in the National League championship series. The Harvesters will have home-field advantage. The playoff berth is the fifth for the Cats, and their first since 2032. They have won the MBL World Series once, that coming in 2031. Attached Images

08-21-2021, 05:34 AM	#697
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08-21-2021, 05:35 AM	#698
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08-21-2021, 05:35 AM	#699
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08-21-2021, 05:36 AM	#700
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