Burlington is in the MWL Championship Series for the first time since 1999.
South Bend is in the MWL Championship Series for the first time since 2005.
What do they have in common? Both teams beat the Timber Rattlers in their last trip to the Midwest League Finals. Both of those series went to a Game Five in Grand Chute.
The starting pitchers for tonight, according to the South Bend tribune story below: Jarrod Parker (13-5, 3.44 ERA) for South Bend; right-hander Daniel Gutierrez (4-4, 2.70 ERA) for Burlington.
Also, there is a note there that the Bees won the season series from the Silver Hawks 4-2. Burlington was 2-1 at home and 2-1 at the Cove against the Hawks.
One note that I'm going to throw in there: No Western Division team has won a Midwest League title since Peoria in 2002. Lansing won in 2003; West Michigan won in 2004; South Bend in 2005; and West Michigan had won in 2006 and 2007.
Championship Series Schedule
Game One: 9/10 @Burlington 6:30pm CDT
Game Two: 9/11 @Burlington 6:30pm CDT
Game Three: 9/12 @South Bend 5:30pm CDT
*Game Four: 9/13 @South Bend 11:00am CDT
*Game Five: 9/14 @South Bend 12:30pm CDT
*-If necessary
Good luck to both teams.
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