NALB - 2022 Regular Season Ends

K. Fields
2022-10-02T17:16:57-04:00
Baseball

After a two year playoff absence, the Brooklyn Knights roared back with a 105-57 record and easily won their division by 28 games. The Luisville Beasts fought off a tough Dunedin Otters team to secure another playoff appearance. No stranger to the postseason, the Stade Maples made the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five years. The Vancouver Wild battled the Phoenix Rattlers and Richmond Slam most of the season. At season's end, the Wild prevailed over the Rattlers by a single game in the standings.

The League Series match-ups:
Luisville Beasts (94-68) vs. Brooklyn Knights (105-57)
Stade Maples (80-82) vs. Vancouver Wild (91-71)

Head to head this season:
The Knights were 13-10 against the Beasts.
The Wild were 13-10 against the Maples.

Playoff injury report:

The Beasts are without starting pitcher Ton Tsuruta, who tore his UCL on August 1. LF Yvon Chouinard and RF Manuel Montaya are a little banged up but on the playoff roster. The Knights are injury free heading into the League 1 Championship Series.

The Maples have four starters on the injured list with serious injuries: Murray Hurst, Hartman Ivers, Eriq Barber, and Tyler Stivers. The Wild are without starter Gerald Lavin and closer Joe Farrell. Also on the IL for Vancouver are SS Francisco Lafantano and RF Evarado Gustamante.

September 2022 awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: Li-Ben Chai (Dayton Grizzlies)
Pitcher of the Month: Whitney Sanders (Luisville Beasts)
Rookie of the Month: Gordon Owen (Cornfield Axemen)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Jonathan Grandberry (Phoenix Rattlers)
Pitcher of the Month: Rey Alvarado (Vancouver Wild)
Rookie of the Month: Rudolph Carpoza (Vancouver Wild)