Brooklyn Knights are the 2018 NALB Champions

K. Fields
2019-10-11T14:25:39-04:00
Baseball

The 2018 NALB World Championship Series (WCS) featured a familiar matchup as the Stade Maples faced the Brooklyn Knights. This was familiar territory for the Knights with their 17th WCS appearance. For the Stade Maples, this was their sixth trip to the WCS. In the Maples previous five WCS appearances, they lost to the Knights four out of five times. Maples' fans hoped 2018 would bring the franchise its second championship.

Both teams featured solid pitching but the Knights offense was a cut above the Maples'. After the first two games, pitching dominated the rest of the series. The final four games were low scoring affairs, including two shutouts. In a year with 119 regular season wins, the Brooklyn Knights showed why they were North American League Baseball's best team. The Knights combination of great hitting, excellent starting pitching, and a tremendous bullpen established them as one of the best teams in league history.

Game 1: Stade 8, Brooklyn 4
Game 2: Brooklyn 10, Stade 3
Game 3: Brooklyn 4, Stade 3
Game 4: Brooklyn 2, Stade 0
Game 5: Stade 2. Brooklyn 0
Game 6: Brooklyn 5, Stade 1

Series MVP: CF Romeo Usquiano (Brooklyn Knights)

Click the image for the NALB 2018 World Championship roster