2022 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #26

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
SPRINGER,George	VIR AL	.353	.941	5	17	6	1	0	3	5	9	3	3	0	1	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
RODON,Carlos	FRE AL	1	1	0	0	0.00	8	1	0	4	15	4	0	1	0	0	0

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
JANSEN,Danny	CRK NL	.429	1.286	4	14	6	0	0	4	7	10	3	4	1	0	0	1

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
RAY,Robbie	CRK NL	1	1	0	0	0.00	7	0	0	2	10	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fremont Cannons @ Motor City Muscle
Series Preview:	Fremont warms up for the layoffs with 6 against Motor City.
Series Summary:	Somehow, Motor City wins 2 games out of 6.

Chicago Mobsters @ Detroit Crime
Series Summary:	Chicago & Detroit split the size game set.

Portland Lumber Jax @ Long Beach Dirt Bags
Series Summary:	Portland and Long Beach close out the season with a split of their 6 game series.

Rosemere Renegades @ Triple Creek Patriots
Series Summary:	Renegades convincingly take the first four but Triple Creek battles back to take the last two.

Corktown Cycle @ Jersey Nor’easters
Series Summary:	Corktown coming on strong in the second half of the year takes this series 5-1. They have caught the Nor’easters and the two now have identical records at 92-70. If Baltimore wins 4 games they win the NL East, if they split their series there will be a three way tie for the Division championship, if they lose 4 games Corktown and Jersey tie for the championship….YIKES!

Dallas Cougars @ Mesa Solar Sox
Series Preview:	Mesa and Dallas conclude their seasons with 6 games in the desert.
Series Summary:	The series was a 3-3 split. Of note, Dallas struck out in double figures in all 6 games – 70 Ks in 6 games.

Columbus Explorers @ Valdosta Snappers
Series Preview:	Columbus @ Valdosta in a battle of cellar dwellers.
Series Summary:	3-3 split, and thus ends another tough year for the Snappers.

Baltimore Comets @ Sacramento Capitals
Series Summary:	Wally gets his way. Baltimore and Sacramento split to end the series. The NL East ends in a 3-way tie between Jersey, Baltimore, and Corktown. It’ll be fun to watch this play out.

Virginia Sluggers @ Coconut Creek Crushers
Series Preview:	Playing out the string.
Game #1:	CCC scratched and clawed out to leads only to see VIR bang a 2 or 3 run HR to erase it. Murphy finally hits a 2 run HR in the 13th to clinch it for VIR 8-6.
Game #2:	VIR runs out to the early lead in this one only to see CCC tie it late with a 3 run HR. The game goes extras and VIR once again prevails 4-3.
Game #3:	Flexen wins his 17th as CCC rolls to a 7-3 win.
Game #4:	Springer hits two 3-run HRs to carry VIR to an 8-6 win.
Game #5:	Kaprielian and RP’s manage to stop VIR from their homer barrage and win 3-1.
Game #6:	Three errors by CCC cost us the finale. Another extra inning game that VIR takes. 7-5.
Series Summary:	VIR takes the series 4-2. Three of the wins came in extra innings. CCC came into this game with 5 RPs out & it showed. No depth to win the tight games late.

Selkirk Steelers @ Tempe Tempers
Series Preview:	The NL Central champs visits Tempe to finish off the season.
Series Summary:	Tempe wins the first two and then drops the last four.

Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas @ Cincinnati Skyliners
Series Preview:	Southwest Detroit travels to Cincinnati to close the season.
Series Summary:	Cincinnati takes five of six in the season’s final series from Southwest Detroit. The Skyliners show marked improvement in the back half of the year and a significant step in the right direction since finishing last in the American League a year ago.

Tijuana Bottle Rockets @ Yonge Street Stalkers
Series Preview:	The regular season concludes with the old TIJ/YSS matchup.
Series Summary:	The Rockets got more than their share of value from a slew of grade 3 starters and managed to snag 2 games. A hearty atta boy to all teams, and a special good luck to all playoff bound teams.

Bethesda Bandicoots @ Harsens Island Walleye
Series Summary:	The Coots take the series 4-2

Hollywood Werewolves @ Southbend Lynx
Series Preview:	Hollywood travels into Southbend for the final series of the regular season. Southbend has to sweep Hollywood to win the AL West Division. Certainly a very tall task for the Lynx as they face a very good Hollywood team.
Game #1:	HOL C.Morton vs SBL P.Avila SBL opens the scoring in the B1 when Tucker 1bs and Muncy with a rbi-2b. HOL ties it right away in the T2 with a Cronenworth 3b and Crawford Sac Fly. SBL retake the lead in the B4 with an Altuve solo-HR and add another in the B5 with a Wynns solo-HR. But again, HOL ties the game in the T6 with a Y.Hernandez solo-HR, bringing on Burr who promptly walks Goldschmidt, Cronenworth, and Chapman to load the bases; Crawford then hits his 2nd SF of the game. SBL strikes back in the B6 when Altuve 1bs and Meadows hits a 2-run HR. HOL at it again in the T7 with 2 outs Y,Hernandez bbs, Olson bbs, and Goldschmidt comes through with a 2-run 2b to tie the game at 5-5. The game goes into extra innings where in the T10 Chapman hits a solo-HR for HOL and then D.Castillo closes out the Lynx in the B10 for the HOL win and the AL West Division crown! HOL WP-J.Garcia Sv-D.Castillo / SBL LP-R.Moronta Hollywood 6, Southbend 5
Game #2:	HOL D.Rasmussen vs SBL N.Pivetta Plenty of scoring in this game as the SBL put up 13 runs on 16 hits. Bichette has a monster game going 5-5 w/4 runs, 8 rbi, 2-2bs and 2-HRs. SBLK got up 7-0 after 4 innings, HOL pulled close in the T6 with a Castellanos rbi2b, Crawford 2-run 1b and a Vazquez rbi-1b. But SBL answered with 2 in the B6 and 4 more in the B7 with Bichette’s 3-run HR the final crushing hit. SBL WP-N.Pivetta / HOL LP-D.Rasmussen Southbend 13, Hollywood 6
Game #3:	HOL S.McClanahan vs SBL C.Hernandez SBL get out to a 4-1 lead after two innings behind a Muncy 2-run 2b in the B1 and a Canha rbi-3b and Escobar rbi-1b in the B2. HOL Cronenworth has a rbi-2b in the T2.HOL takes the lead in the T3 behind a Goldschmidt 2-run HR, Vazquez rbi-1b, a run scoring error by Bichette, and a Crawford rbi-1b for a 6-4 lead!In the B5 Canha’s rbi-1b brings SBL within a run and then in the B6 with the help of two errors by HOL Farmer the Lynx put up a 4 spot behind a Tucker rbi-1b, Altuve 2-run 12b, and a Meadows SF.SBL Steckenrider would eventually come on to close out the game for the Lynx.SBL WP-C.Hernandez Sv-D.Steckenrider / HOL LP-J.GarciaSouthbend 9, Hollywood 6
Game #4:	HOL C.Kershaw vs SBL F.Peralta SBL look in control with 2 in the B1 on a Tucker rbi-2b and Altuve rbi-1b. HOL Chapman with a rbi-2b in the T3 cuts the lead in half, but SBL answers with 2 runs in the B3 on a Muncy 2-run HR. HOL Goldschmidt gets one back in the T4 with a rbi-2b. In the T6 HOL ties the game with a Castellanos 2-run HR and then after a couple of baserunners and a DP, Gamel gives HOL the lead with a rbi-1b. HOL Goldschmidt closes out the scoring in the T8 with a SF. After the 3rd inning Kershaw and Barlow shut down the SBL offense. HOL WP-C.Kershaw Sv-J.Barlow / SBL LP-F.Peralta Hollywood 6, Southbend 4
Game #5:	HOL W.Miley vs SBL J.Yamamoto SBL J.Soto starts the scoring with a 2-run HR in the B1. HOL Castellanos solo-HR in the T2 gets the ‘Wolves on the board. HOL ties in the T4 on a Chapman SF. SBL retakes the lead in the B4 on a Altuve rbi-1b and Meadows rbi-2b and Owings 2-run 2b in the B5 extends the lead to 6-2 for SBL. HOL Castellanos hits a 2-run HR in the T9 to force SBL to go to Steckenrider to close out the game. SBL WP-J.Yamamoto Sv-D.Steckenrider / HOL LP-W.Miley Southbend 6, Hollywood 4
Game #6:	HOL D.Price vs SBL J.Oviedo HOL gets out to a 7-2 lead after 2inngs. The big hits were a Goldschmidt 2un 1b in the T1 and rbi-1bs by Vazquez and Olson, and a 2-rbi 1b by Cronnenworth. SBL would get close in the game but each time HOL had the answer and extended the lead. HOL finishes the game with 12 runs on 12 hits, and while they did not hit any HRs they did have 5 doubles and everyone in the lineup had a hit except Gamel. Castellanos goes 3-5 with a run; Goldschmidt is 2-4 w/1 run, 3 rbi and a double; Chapman is 2-4 w/2 runs, 2 rbi, and 2 doubles. Price doesn’t pitch all that well but gets the win anyway. The HOL bullpen of Johnson, Givens, D.Castillo, and R.Thompson is spotless pitching 3.1 innings of scoreless ball. HOL WP-D.Price / SBL LP-J.Oviedo Hollywood 12, Southbend 5
Series Summary:	Hollywood and Southbend split the series 3-3. On a side note SBL ends up having 4 players with 100 rbi on the season in Bichette, Muncy, Altuve, and Meadows.