Saturday's Game
Quad Cities over South Bend 4-2
Quad Cities won the Midwest League crown by sweeping South Bend in three games. Josh Hader got the start and was in complete control from the start. In seven shutout innings, he allowed three scattered singles and struck out eight batters. He didn't allow his one walk until his final inning of work. And the River Bandits got to work early with two runs in the first and two in the second. In the first inning, Tony Kemp singled and came home on a Teoscar Hernandez sac bunt and two-base throwing error. Hernandez was then driven in by Danry Vasquez (1x3 BB RBI). Rio Ruiz (1x3 HR BB) led off the second with a solo home run. Jordan Scott then hit a one-out single and was driven in by a two-out Tony Kemp (3x4 2B RBI R) double. The Bandits threatened again in the fifth and the sixth, and had a runner in scoring position with one out in the eighth, but never got another run across. Mitch Lambson came in for Quad Cities in the eighth, struck out the first two batters, walked one and then got a ground out for the third out. Andrew Walter, who hadn't given up a run since joining the Bandits, came in for the ninth and proved he was mortal. He struck out the first batter, but a single and a home run later, the 4-0 lead became a 4-2 lead. After walking the next batter, Walter then settled in to get the final two outs on a pop up in foul territory and a fly out to center field.
Player of the Day: Tony Kemp was three-for-four, scored the first run and drove in the second. He hit .375 during the playoffs. Nicely done!
Pitcher of the Day: Seven shutout innings in a Championship Series game and he doesn't turn 20 until April. Just think about that while I congratulate Josh Hader as my final Pitcher of the Day for the 2013 season.
Final Postseason Results
Oklahoma City - Division Winner
Conference Championship - Omaha won the series 3-0
Omaha at Oklahoma City - Weds. 9/4 - Omaha won 3-1
Omaha at Oklahoma City - Thurs. 9/5 - Omaha won 7-4
Oklahoma City at Omaha - Fri. 9/6 - Omaha won 7-6
Corpus Christi - Division Winner in first half and second half
Division Playoffs - San Antonio won the series 3-2
San Antonio at Corpus Christi - Weds. 9/4 - Corpus Christi won 2-1 in 11 innings
San Antonio at Corpus Christi - Thurs. 9/5 - San Antonio won 2-0
Corpus Christi at San Antonio - Fri. 9/6 - San Antonio won 7-6
Corpus Christi at San Antonio - Sat. 9/7 - Corpus won 1-0
San Antonio at Corpus Christi - Sun. 9/8 - San Antonio won 5-3
Lancaster - Division Winner in first half and second half
South Division Finals - Inland Empire won the series 3-2
Inland Empire at Lancaster - Sat. 9/7 - Lancaster won 4-1
Inland Empire at Lancaster - Sun. 9/8 - Inland Empire won 7-4
Lancaster at Inland Empire - Mon. 9/9 - Inland Empire won 6-2
Lancaster at Inland Empire - Tues. 9/10 - Lancaster won 6-1
Inland Empire at Lancaster - Wed. 9/11 - Inland Empire won 4-3 in 15 innings
Quad Cities - Finished Second in the Division
Midwest League Champions
Midwest League Championship Series - Quad Cities won the series 3-0
Quad Cities at South Bend - Weds. 9/11 - Quad Cities won 3-2
Quad Cities at South Bend - Thurs. 9/12 - Quad Cities won 5-0
South Bend at Quad Cities - Sat. 9/14 - Quad Cities won 4-2
Division Championship Series - Quad Cities won series 2-1
Beloit at Quad Cities - Sat. 9/7 - Quad Cities won 3-1
Quad Cities at Beloit - Sun. 9/8 - Beloit won 4-3
Quad Cities at Beloit - Mon. 9/9 - Quad Cities won 9-5
Semi-Final Series - Quad Cities won the series 2-0
Cedar Rapids at Quad Cities - Weds. 9/4 - Quad Cities won 2-1
Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids - Thurs. 9/5 - Quad Cities won 4-2
Tri-City - Clinched First Place in the Division and a Playoff Berth
New York-Penn League Champions
League Championship Series - Tri-City won the series 2-1
State College at Tri-City - Tues. 9/10 - State College won 2-1 in 11 innings
Tri-City at State College - Weds. 9/11 - Tri-City won 5-4
Tri-City at State College - Thurs. 9/12 - Tri-City won 4-3
Semi-Final Championship Series - Tri-City won the series 2-0
Tri-City at Aberdeen - Fri. 9/6 - Tri-City won 1-0
Aberdeen at Tri-City - Sat. 9/7 - Tri-City won 3-0
Greeneville - Finished Second in the Division
Championship Series - Pulaski won the series 2-0
Pulaski at Greeneville - Weds. 9/4 - Pulaski won 5-3
Greeneville at Pulaski - Thurs. 9/5 - Pulaski won 6-5
West Division Semi-Finals - Greeneville won the series 2-1
Kingsport at Greeneville - Sun. 9/1 - Kingsport won 3-1
Greeneville at Kingsport - Mon. 9/2 - Greeneville won 7-2
Greeneville at Kingsport - Tues. 9/3 - Greeneville won 7-3
ok now MILB season is over ...withdrawal then realization no Valley Cat's games, no former Gato games... but spring training and the draft are just around the corner. Congrats to all the former Gatos on their seasons.
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