Knights Beat Maples to Win the World Championship
October 21, 2015 Filed in: Baseball
Fans got their money’s worth watching the 2014 NALB playoffs. The Brooklyn Knights (105-57) came from behind after losing the first two games to the Luisville Beasts in the League 1 Series. The Richmond Slam (85-77) defeated the Key West Corals in a hard fought seven game League 2 series. It was only fitting that the 2014 World Championship Series between the Knights and the Slam would go seven games as well.
Both teams had potent offenses, leading their respective leagues in runs scored. The two big hitters were surprisingly unproductive in the WCS, however. Hooks Goetz hit .091 (2 for 22) for the Knights. Triple crown winner Tony Rodarte wasn’t much better, hitting .107 (3 for 28) for the Slam.The Series featured less scoring than many expected thanks to some fine pitching efforts. Overall, the Slam’s top three starters pitched an excellent Series. Bedford, Eizan, and Jiménez made things difficult for the Knights’ hitters. Brooklyn’s pitching was outstanding down the Series stretch in games five, six, and seven. The Knights only allowed two runs in the final 28 innings of the WCS.
Richmond won the opener in Brooklyn and then the teams traded wins through game six. Game seven was an epic extra innings battle. The Knights won in dramatic fashion, coming from behind to win 2-1 with a walkoff home run in the fourteenth inning.
Game 1: Richmond 4, Brooklyn 2
Game 2: Brooklyn 8, Richmond 4
Game 3: Richmond 7, Brooklyn 5
Game 4: Brooklyn 5, Richmond 3
Game 5: Richmond 5, Brooklyn 3
Game 6: Brooklyn 2, Richmond 1
Game 7: Brooklyn 2, Richmond 1
Both teams had potent offenses, leading their respective leagues in runs scored. The two big hitters were surprisingly unproductive in the WCS, however. Hooks Goetz hit .091 (2 for 22) for the Knights. Triple crown winner Tony Rodarte wasn’t much better, hitting .107 (3 for 28) for the Slam.The Series featured less scoring than many expected thanks to some fine pitching efforts. Overall, the Slam’s top three starters pitched an excellent Series. Bedford, Eizan, and Jiménez made things difficult for the Knights’ hitters. Brooklyn’s pitching was outstanding down the Series stretch in games five, six, and seven. The Knights only allowed two runs in the final 28 innings of the WCS.
Richmond won the opener in Brooklyn and then the teams traded wins through game six. Game seven was an epic extra innings battle. The Knights won in dramatic fashion, coming from behind to win 2-1 with a walkoff home run in the fourteenth inning.
Game 1: Richmond 4, Brooklyn 2
Game 2: Brooklyn 8, Richmond 4
Game 3: Richmond 7, Brooklyn 5
Game 4: Brooklyn 5, Richmond 3
Game 5: Richmond 5, Brooklyn 3
Game 6: Brooklyn 2, Richmond 1
Game 7: Brooklyn 2, Richmond 1
Click the image for the NALB 2014 World Championship roster