Brooklyn Knights Win the 2017 NALB Title

K. Fields
2018-10-05T17:16:17-04:00
Baseball

The 2017 NALB World Championship Series (WCS) was billed as David vs. Goliath. The Vancouver Wild were familiar with their role as David. The 2008 Vancouver Wild were giant killers when they won a mere 80 games in the regular season yet defeated the Brooklyn Knights to win the title. This season, the Wild were a low scoring team. They relied on winning low scoring games and a reliable closer in Matt Genge. This formula served them well in the League 2 Series. Vancouver won in six games and only allowed 13 runs.

After winning WCS game one by a score of 3-1, the Wild ran out of magic. Despite being competitive in every game except the game four blowout, they fell to the Brooklyn Knights in four straight games. The Knights were just about better in every phase of the game: hitting, fielding, and particularly bullpen pitching. Brooklyn won its 13th championship. This was also the first back-to-back champions since the Knights won consecutive titles 2010 through 2012.

Game 1: Vancouver 3, Brooklyn 1
Game 2: Brooklyn 4, Vancouver 2
Game 3: Brooklyn 7, Vancouver 5
Game 4: Brooklyn 8, Vancouver 0
Game 5: Brooklyn 2, Vancouver 0

Series MVP: 2B Haden Leventon (Brooklyn Knights)

Click the image for the NALB 2017 World Championship roster