NALB - 2021 Regular Season Ends

K. Fields
2021-09-09T11:30:23-04:00
Baseball

The defending champions did it again. The Dayton Grizzlies held off the Brooklyn Knights to win the division by a single game. Brooklyn won four out of the last five games but fell a bit short in their comeback effort. The Grizzlies stamped their ticket to the postseason by winning 14 out of 23 head to head matchups with the Knights. They will face the Luisville Beasts, the league's top scoring team with the best record. In the League 2 Series, the Richmond Slam will face the Stade Maples. The Maples return to the playoffs for the third time in four years after missing the postseason in 2020. Once a perennial playoff team, the Slam won their division for the first time since 2014.

The League Series match-ups:
Dayton Grizzlies (90-72) vs. Luisville Beasts (97-65)
Richmond Slam (86-76) vs. Stade Maples (93-69)

Head to head this season:
The Beasts were 13-10 against the Grizzlies.
The Maples were 11-12 against the Slam.

Playoff injury report:

Starting pitchers Gerald Lavin and Norberto Baleazar are out for the Grizzlies as are 2B Jae-won So and 3B Kazuki Sai. The Beasts' key players out with injuries are with C Dan Conley, SP Porfiro Quiñonez, and RP Ashley Clare.

SS Larry Arceniaga and RP Juan Cambray are on the injured list for the Slam. The Maples have a bunch of pitchers on the IL: SP Tyler Stivers, SP Vincent Cadieux, SP Hartman Ivers, SP Murray Hurst, and RP Almendeto Trillio,

September 2021 awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: John Edwards (Nashville Firecats)
Pitcher of the Month: Whitney Sanders (Luisville Beasts)
Rookie of the Month: Ascot Balay (Las Vegas Luck)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Tony Rodarte (Quebeck Sky Chiefs)
Pitcher of the Month: Catón Huincho (Richmond Slam)
Rookie of the Month: Ismael Zamudio (Quebeck Sky Chiefs)