Well, that was anti-climactic

Anti-climactic, thy name is the Midwest League Championship Series....

Bees declared Midwest League champs
Heavy rains force cancellation of final three games of series

Game 3 originally was scheduled for Friday as the series shifted to South Bend's Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium. But with various instructional and fall leagues approaching and no foreseeable end in sight to the rainfall, the decision was made to cancel the rest of the Finals.

Midwest League bylaws stipulate that in the event of inclement weather, the president may change the title series from five games to three.

This is the second time that the Hawks have reached the Finals only to have the series end early.

On September 10, 2001, the Kane County Cougars won Game One of the Finals in South Bend. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, the rest of the series was canceled and the Cougars were declared Midwest League Champions.

Here is the quick story in The Hawkeye.

Thus, the Bees' season comes to an end after they went from the worst team in the division in the first half to winning the second half by 3 1/2 games.

It was the first Midwest title Burlington has claimed since 1999 and its fourth overall. The Bees are expected to return with a police escort to Community Field between 3 and 4 p.m. Saturday.