Midwest League Action (9/6)

September 6 scoreboard.

South Bend 3, @West Michigan 2: "I'm very disappointed," DePastino said. "South Bend has excellent pitching and their bullpen is lights out. When we got those two runs in the sixth inning (to take a 2-1 lead) I thought we had the momentum. But you have to go out the very next inning and shut them down, and our bullpen didn't do that."

Bonus series ending story:

Empty cardboard boxes prepared to be filled were scattered around the clubhouse, uniforms were tossed together in a giant pile and lockers were being emptied out.

It's a common scene once a season ends, but not one that the West Michigan Whitecaps had hoped for just yet.

Did the South Bend Tribune send a writer to West Michigan on the day of a Notre Dame football game? Yes, they did and here is a quote of the year candidate from that writer: "You smell something burning in this clubhouse? That's desire,'' said Walker.

Burlington 4, @Cedar Rapids 2 (11 innings): "There's no difference if this game would have gone 16 innings and we would have lost by a run," said Kernels Manager Keith Johnson. "Or if we would have lost by 50 runs in regulation. It's just one game.

and for the Burlington perspective, because they sent a writer to Cedar Rapids. Do you think it is opposite of the team that lost Game One?

"It's really big. In a three-game series, if you win the first game you've got the advantage big time," Fisher said.

Yep.

Sunday Schedule
Cedar Rapids @ Burlington (Game Two Western Finals) 2:00pm
South Bend @ Dayton (Game One Eastern Finals) 6:00pm