2023 NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD SERIES “A”
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| SERIES PREVIEW – National Wild Card Round – #8 Portland Lumber Jax 81-81 vs. #1 Tempe Tempers 126-36. The odds are stacked against Portland with Tempe holding the extra ghost win and the 9-3 split during the regular season match ups. |
STAT LEADER – I’LL HAVE 3 PLEASE
For the first time in 4 years, we had a hitter reach 15 triples. None other than Magneuris Sierra of the Yucaipa Road Runners.
While the 15 triples aren’t the most in a single season, it is good for a tie for 15th all-time. It is a hard stat to come by for most hitters.
But what makes this even more impressive is that Sierra did it while struggling at the plate as a whole. He finished the season hitting .173 and an OPS of just .471. 15 of his 85 hits on the year were triples and Sierra only had 7 other extra-base hits, which were all doubles.
2023 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #26
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| d’ARNAUD,Travis | YSS AL | .480 | 1.120 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| NEIDERT,Nick | VIR AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 | 14 | 3 | 3 | # | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| ALONSO,Pete | SEL NL | .435 | .913 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| WACHA,Michael | BET NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MWBL- PLAYOFF PARTICIPANT PROGNOSTICATIONS
Playoff Participant Prognostications – Casey Hoch 08/24/2023
While some may want to try to dazzle you with playoff predictions, I just want to predict who’s getting there!
Heading into the final week of MWBL, we know that all teams will play 6 games, there are no make-up games scheduled, and thanks to the new postseason tiebreakers implemented last season, there will be no Game 163.
We will also see the second year of the 1st round “ghost win” for division champs, but this year the top 4 teams will be seeded by the record, rather than giving the top Wild Card an automatic #4 seed (I’m sure Selkirk appreciates). Continue reading
2023 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #25
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| McCUTCHEN,Andrew | CHI AL | .417 | 1.000 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| ALCANTARA,Sandy | FRE AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| MOUNTCASTLE,Ryan | CRK NL | .389 | 1.389 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| SAMPSON,Adrian | HIW NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |