[IBL] Newsletter 11-25-2016

Russell Peltz peltz38 at gmail.com
Fri Nov 25 14:32:45 EST 2016


All results are in and standings and statistics are final.

There were two rainouts that will not be made up, so four teams (TRI, NJR,
PAD, KAT)
finished the season with 161 games.

Remember to send in your releases and usage appeals by November 30.


PLAYOFFS
--------
Oaksterdam and Seattle met in the NC Wild Card Series, with Oaksterdam
prevailing
in four games.  Seattle won the opener, 5-1, behind a tie-breaking RBI
single by
Buster Posey and a pinch hit 3-run home run by Tucker Barnhart.  ODM came
back
to win game two behind late home runs by Josh Donaldson and Danny
Valencia.  ODM
came back again to take game three with Donaldson hitting a tying 2-run
homer
and A.J. Pierzynski and Troy Tulowitzki knocking in runs to win 5-4.  ODM
then
came back yet again in game four, erasing early 6-1 and 9-5 deficits to win
11-9.
Pierzynski went 4 for 4 with a home run and Donaldson homered again.
Recap and boxscores:
http://wiki.ibl.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/2016-nc-wild-card-series

Williamstown and Tri-State met in the AC Wild Card Series.  Williamstown
took the
first game by a score of 6-2.  Tri-State won the next three games by scores
of
9-2, 5-4, and 6-5 to advance.  Mookie Betts drove in three runs and Nick
Ahmed
homered in game three.  In the final game, Tri-State tied the game in the
9th
with a run off Carter Capps, then walked off to advance to the Division
Series
with another run in the bottom of the 10th.  Anthony Rizzo had four hits,
including a home run.
Recap and boxscores:
http://wiki.ibl.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/2016-ac-wild-card-series

Oaksterdam carried their momentum from the NC Wild Card Series into its
Division
Series against Santa Fe.  The Prairie Dogs held on to take game one, 6-5,
thanks
to Brad Miller's tiebreaking 3-run homer in the 7th inning.  ODM came back
to
win game two, with a big eighth inning rally capped by a 3-run homer by
Tulowitzki
and a 2-run shot by Brandon Phillips.  Jaime Garcia pitched a gem in game
three,
going 7.1 shutout innings en route to a 4-0 victory for ODM.  Valencia's
3-run
homer supplied the offense.  In game four, ODM jumped out to an early 4-0
lead
that held up until the 7th inning, when SFP rallied to make it 4-3.  ODM
then
responded with five insurance runs to win 9-3.  In the decisive game five,
ODM
again jumped out to an early lead thanks to a Tulowitzki 3-run homer.  SFP
scored three in the 8th to make it 5-4, but could get no closer as ODM took
the
series with a 6-4 win.
Recap and boxscores:
http://wiki.ibl.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/2016-nc-division-series-2

In the other NC Division Series, Gettysburg holds a 2-1 series lead over
Minneapolis.  Minneapolis took the first game behind Dallas Keuchel, 7-4,
with
Lucas Duda pounding a pair of homers and Stephen Piscotty adding one.
Gettysburg came back to win the next two by scores of 4-3 and 5-1.  Chris
Davis
was the hero in game two, with a 2-run homer in the 8th and then a walk off
single in the 9th.  Cody Anderson pitched 6.2 effective innings to lead GTY
to the win in game three, allowing only one run, and Davis added another
homer.
Recap and boxscores:
http://wiki.ibl.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/2016-nc-division-series-1

Philadelphia and Baltimore are tied at 2 games apiece, with the road team
winning
all four games so far.  Jake Arrieta outdueled Clayton Kershaw in game one,
taking
a 1-hit shutout into the 9th en route to a 4-2 win.  BAL won game two behind
Gerrit Cole, 5-2.  Philadelphia held on for a 4-3 win in game three, with
Derek
Norris's deep fly with two men on and two outs in the 9th coming up short.
Kershaw and Arrieta met again in game four on short rest, and both pitched
brilliantly, leaving a 0-0 tie into the eighth.  PHI rallied against BAL's
bullpen, capped by a Devon Travis grand slam, to win 5-1.
Recap and boxscores:
http://wiki.ibl.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/2016-ac-division-series-1

Chicago and Tri-State have yet to begin their Division Series.
Recap and boxscores:
http://wiki.ibl.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/2016-ac-division-series-2


FINAL STANDINGS
---------------
AC East         W     L     Pct     GB     Road     Div     Conf     IP
Chicago Cougars     96     66     0.593     --     49-32     31-23
86-64     35
Tri-State Traffic     89     72     0.553     6.5     46-34     30-23
80-69     35
New Jersey Riptide     77     84     0.478     18.5     41-40     29-24
67-82     35
Kansas Tornados     50     111     0.311     45.5     22-60     17-37
43-106     35

AC Central         W     L     Pct     GB     Road     Div     Conf     IP
Philadelphia Phantasm     102     60     0.630     --     50-31     35-19
    92-58     35
Williamstown Thunder     100     62     0.617     2     50-31     37-17
96-54     34
Bowling Green Bandits     67     95     0.414     35     32-49     19-35
    60-90     35
LA Devils of Palo Alto     59     102     0.366     42.5     29-51
17-37     54-95     35

AC West         W     L     Pct     GB     Road     Div     Conf     IP
Baltimore Sand Crabs     89     73     0.549     --     48-33     26-28
82-68     35
Portland Raptors     88     74     0.543     1     39-42     25-29
80-70     35
Monrovia Madness     88     74     0.543     1     46-35     28-26
78-72     35
Motor City Marauders     87     75     0.537     2     45-35     29-25
80-70     35

NC East         W     L     Pct     GB     Road     Div     Conf     IP
Minneapolis Millers     85     77     0.525     --     44-37     33-21
78-72     25
So Ky Hilltoppers     78     84     0.481     7     37-44     23-31
73-77     35
Casper Ghosts         71     91     0.438     14     30-51     22-32
65-85     33
San Diego Quakes     67     95     0.414     18     32-49     30-24
63-87     33

NC Central         W     L     Pct     GB     Road     Div     Conf     IP
Santa Fe Prairie Dogs     91     71     0.562     --     47-34     35-19
    86-64     35
Canberra Redbacks     83     79     0.512     8     44-37     29-25
79-71     32
Havana Habaneros     68     94     0.420     23     33-48     18-36
63-87     30
New York Knights     68     94     0.420     23     33-48     26-28
66-84     33

NC West         W     L     Pct     GB     Road     Div     Conf     IP
Gettysburg Generals     97     65     0.599     --     51-30     35-19
91-59     35
Seattle Rainiers     91     71     0.562     6     42-39     32-22
90-60     33
Oaksterdam Bombers     90     72     0.556     7     49-32     28-26
88-62     35
Edgemoor Cannons     61     101     0.377     36     34-47     13-41
58-92     28


STATISTICAL LEADERS
-------------------
Batting Average:
AC: PHI ARI Goldschmidt   .331
NC: CAN SEA Cano          .331

Home Runs:
AC: WMS WAS Harper          54
NC: GTY BAL Davis           51

Runs Batted In:
AC: WMS WAS Harper         118
NC: NYK DET MartinezJ.     159

Stolen Bases:
AC: TRI ARI Pollock         48
NC: MNM KC  Cain            44

Wins:
AC: PHI LAN Kershaw       27-6
NC: SKY KC  Volquez       18-7
    CAN TEX Gallardo      18-8

ERA:
AC: PHI LAN Kershaw       2.02
NC: SEA OAK Gray          2.50

Strikeouts:
AC: PHI LAN Kershaw        362
NC: CAN CHA Sale           293

Saves:
AC: PHI SD  Kimbrel         41
NC: CAN KC  Davis           39

Full stats and leaders here:
http://almanac.ibl.org/Standings/2016.html

-Rusty
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