World Championship to Knights
November 16, 2008 Filed in: Baseball
Another page has been added to the North American League Baseball record book. The Brooklyn Knights have won their seventh championship in eight years with a 10-2 win against the Stade Maples. They took the 2007 World Championship in seven games this season.
It was a year of vindication for the Knights. After six consecutive World Championships, their streak was broken by the Stade Maples last year. Brooklyn was hungry this season and played with a sense of purpose and fierce determination. The Knights were dominant in spring training and never looked back. They cruised to an amazing 126-36 regular season record, shattering their previous mark of 119 wins. In the postseason, the Knights had to beat two extremely talented teams, the Cornfield Axemen and the Stade Maples, to reclaim the title.
It was a record setting year for several individual Knights’ players as well. Two players finished with over 150 RBI, something that had never happened before. Hooks Goetz had 161 RBI while Yale Burns had 154 RBI. The single season record for batting average was broken. Gary Mccreery hit an impressive .370 and eclipsed the previous Ted Pollet’s previous high of .365.
It was a year of vindication for the Knights. After six consecutive World Championships, their streak was broken by the Stade Maples last year. Brooklyn was hungry this season and played with a sense of purpose and fierce determination. The Knights were dominant in spring training and never looked back. They cruised to an amazing 126-36 regular season record, shattering their previous mark of 119 wins. In the postseason, the Knights had to beat two extremely talented teams, the Cornfield Axemen and the Stade Maples, to reclaim the title.
It was a record setting year for several individual Knights’ players as well. Two players finished with over 150 RBI, something that had never happened before. Hooks Goetz had 161 RBI while Yale Burns had 154 RBI. The single season record for batting average was broken. Gary Mccreery hit an impressive .370 and eclipsed the previous Ted Pollet’s previous high of .365.
Click the image for the NALB 2007 World Championship roster