The Buckeye Baseball League is proud to announce a relationship with Ripken Baseball in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Aberdeen, Maryland.  Ripken Baseball conducts extended competitions (4 to 5 days) for Teams at their facilities.  As part of their Legacy Program, The Buckeye League Teams now have the opportunity to enjoy the Ripken experience at a discounted rate with preferential admission.  The venues that the Ripken experience provides are different from their competitors in that it is a much more family oriented and a fun environment for their Teams and families.  Feel free to visit www.ripkenbaseball.com to learn more about what the Ripken experience has to offer!

The 9U Twinsburg Tigers defeated the Nordonia Knights in the 9U Buckeye League Championship last evening.  With the victory, the Twinsburg Tigers achieved their 19th win of the year versus League Teams.  Nordonia fought hard all game and all season long while finishing the year 16-4 for the year in the Buckeye League.

The 10U Championship was a repeat of the 2009 Championship pitting the Aurora Athletics versus the Make The Right Pitch Doubledays #1.  Both Teams had finished with a record of 14-2 in the Regular Season in their respective Divisions in 2010 prior to “running the table” in the Playoffs on the way to the Championship.  In the Championship Game, the Athletics jumped out to 4-0 lead in the 1st inning, which proved to be enough cushion in order to earn the victory.  The Athletics pitching was outstanding in the Championship!  The combination of starter Evan Fromwiller and Cole Miller gave up only one run in the contest.  The final score was 6-1.

10U Gehrig Playoff Semi-Final

The HRS Express and MRP #1 (the #1 and #2 Seed respectively) faced off today at John Carroll University in the Gehrig Division Semi-Final.  The Winner would advance to the League Championship.  It was a very competitive battle throughout most of the contest.  The score was tied at 2-2 after 4 innings.  In the top of the 5th with 2 runners on and 2 outs, Patrick Jordon doubled to left center driving in the 2 base runners.  In the final 3 innings, Danny Murphy did not give up a run to the strong HRS line-up while relinquishing only 1 hit.  The final score was MRP #1  8    HRS Express   2.

The HRS Express had a fantastic season!  HRS was perfect throughout the Regular season going 16-0, and actually had a 17 game winning streak in the League with counting their opening Playoff win over the Kenston Bombers.  The HRS Express was in first place from the opening day of the season and was crowned as the Gehrig Division Champion for the regular season.  Congratulations to the players of the HRS Express and Coach Newmark!!

By virtue of the win, MRP #1 set-up a rematch of the 2009 Championship.  MRP #1 will play the Aurora Athletics at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, July 12 at Brooklyn Memorial #1 for the 10U League Championship.

Championship Monday, July 12

9U

Twinsburg Tigers versus Nordonia Knights (6:00, Brooklyn Memorial #1)

10U

Aurora Athletics versus Make The Right Pitch Doubledays #1 (MRP #1)  (8:00, Brooklyn Mem. #1)

Directions to Brooklyn Memorial #1

From the East

480 West to Ridge Rd. Exit

Go Right (North) onto Ridge Road.

At the 5th light, which is Memphis Ave., go Left (West) onto Memphis Avenue.

At the second light, go left into the City Hall/Police Dept. parking lot.

Walk past the basketball and tennis courts up the incline to reach the field.

10U Playoffs

Ruth Division

Aurora Athletics   10     Twinsburg Tigers   2

Playersi Bulls   11     Nordonia Knights   9

Semi-Final

Aurora Athletics   16     Playersi Bulls   10

10U Gehrig Division

HRS Express   8     Kenston Bombers Gehrig   0

MRP #1   11     Willoughby Wildcats   3

The HRS-MRP Game will be Saturday, July 10.  The time and date will be announced later today.

9U Playoffs

Twinsburg Tigers   6     Solon Stampede   3

Nordonia Knights   8     Aurora Green   7

9U Championship

Twinsburg Tigers versus Nordonia Knights at Brooklyn Memorial #1 at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 12

Solon Community Park hosted 2 Buckeye Baseball League Playoff Games last night.

In the 9U Division, the Solon Stampede defeated MRP 5-3.  As a result, the Solon Stampede earned the fourth and final Playoff spot in the 9U Division.  With their victory, the Stampede has earned the right to play the #1 seed, the 17-1 Twinsburg Tigers tonight at Liberty Park.

In the 10U Ruth Division, the #2 Seed Playersi Bulls squared off against the formidable #3 Seed Nordonia Knights.  This great contest went back and forth until the end when Playersi emerged victorious.  The final score was 11-9.  Playersi advances to the League Semi-Finals where they will play the Ruth Division Champion Aurora Athletics.  Details for the date, time and place for this contest will be published later today.