National Adult Baseball Association-South Florida
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Week 9 Matchups
The NABA would like to solute all of the armed forces and fallen soldiers in honor of Memorial Day. In week 9, we will enter our midpoint of the season with some keep matchups. In Pepper Park at 9:30am, the Miramar Twins will host the Davie Reds. The afternoon 1:30pm game in Pepper Park will feature the Tamarac Rangers as they take on the Miami Marlins. In Floyd Hull Stadium, the Carol City Astros will host the Coral Springs Braves in a division game with much meaning at 1:30pm. The Aventura Dodgers will host the Biscayne Blue Jays in Cypress Park at 1:30pm. In Cypress Park, the Pompano Beach Cubs will have a face the Plantation Phillies in Mullins Park at 1:30pm.
Week 8-Braves mercy Cubs, Jays and Reds tie, Philies, Stros & Dodgers victorious
Braves (16) vs Cubs (0)
Phillies (9) vs Marlins (2)
Blue Jays (5) vs Reds (5)
Astros (11) vs Twins (6)
Dodgers(6) vs Rangers (3)
Week 8-Matchups
The NABA will resume this sundays after a week off due to Mother's Day. Please be advised that there will are no scheduled games Memorial Day weekend. Week 5's postponed games will take place this sunday as our featured game begins in Pepper Park at 9:30am with the Davie Reds hosting the Biscayne Bay Blue Jays. Both teams are ranked #1 in their division being undefeated but only one will survive. The Carol City Astros will take on the Miramar Twins in the afternoon game which begins at 1:30pm. The Miami Marlins will engage in a division game in Sunview Park as they host the Plantation Phillies at 1:30pm. The Pompano Beach Cubs will look for their first win as they take on the Coral Springs Braves at Mullins Park in a division game which begins at 1:30pm. The Aventura Dodgers will host the Tamarac Rangers in Cypress Park at 1:30pm.
Week 7-Astros, Philis, Braves oust opponent, Reds & Blue Jays cruise to 5th win,
Astros (12) vs Cubs (1)
Phillies (11) vs Twins (2)
Blue Jays (15) vs Marlins (2)
Reds (11) vs Dodgers (1)
Braves(10) vs Rangers (0)
Week 6-Postponed second week in a row!
Inclement weather forced the NABA to postpone all games for the second week in a row. With rain scheduled all this week the League Office will do everything possible to get games in for Week 7. In week 7, the Plantation Phillies will head to Pepper Park in a dvision game as they host the Miramar Twins at 9:30am. The Tamarac Rangers will take on the Coral Springs Braves in Cypress Park at 1:30pm. The Biscayne Blue Jays will head to Mullins Park to host the Miami Marlins in a divison game at 1:30pm. The Pompano Beach Cubs will head down to Floyd Hull as they take on the Carol City Astros at 1:30pm. The Davie Reds will host the Aventura Dodgers in Sunview Park. Time is TBA.
Week 5-POSTPONED
Inclement weather forced the NABA to postpone all games on sunday. Week 5 games will be pushed back to May 20th. Week 6 are as followed: The Miramar Twins will host the Davie Reds in Pepper Park at 9:30am. The Plantation Phillies will host the Pompano Beach Cubs in Sunview Park at 1:30pm. The Coral Springs Braves will head to Floyd Hull Stadium to face the Carol City Astros at 1:30pm in an Eastern Division game. The Aventura Dodgers will have their work cut out for them as they host the Biscayne Bay Blue Jays at 1:30pm in Cypress Park. A division game as well as the Tamarac Rangers will take on the Miami Marlins in Mullins Park at 1:30pm as both teams look to get their first win on the season.
Week 4-Dodgers get 1st win, Stros slide pass Phils, Twins take command, Reds & Jays unbeaten
Dodgers (18) vs Cubs (3)
Astros (9) vs Phillies (6)
Twins (18) vs Marlins (1)
Blue Jays (10) vs Braves (5)
Reds(21) vs Rangers (2)
Week 5 will feature the clash of the titans as the only two remaining undefeated teams square off against each other. Former reds player, Timbo Luznar will take his Biscayne Bay Blue Jays into Pepper Park to face the defending and undefeated Davie Reds at 9:30am. In Mullins Park the Aventura Dodgers will host the Tamarac Rangers at 1:30pm. Hardison, Fyffe, and Mike G, now with the Coral Springs Braves will host their former team, the Pompano Beach Cubs at 1:30pm in Cypress Park. The Plantation Phillies will face off in an important division race game against the Miami Marlins at 1:30pm in Sunview Park. The Marlins are still in search of their first win of the season. In Floyd Hull Stadium at 1:30pm, the Miramar Twins will house the Carol City Astros in a pivotol game for both teams. Both are in similar situations having identical records and are second place in their division with one loss each at the hands of the first place team in their division.
Week 3-Twins blank cubs, Jays and Reds remain undefeated, Phils and Stros victorious
Astros (16) vs Marlins (3)
Phillies (13) vs Dodgers (2)
Blue Jays (9) vs Rangers (5)
Twins (19) vs Cubs (0)
Reds(3) vs Braves (2)
Welcome back from a week off due to Easter Sunday! Hope everyone enjoyed their time off with their families and friends. The season will continue this week as a few teams look to overcome a rough start and some try to maintain their dominance. In North Community Park the first place Davie Reds will take on the Tamarac Rangers at 9am. In Pepper Park the morning game will feature the Marlins as they host the Twins at 9:30am in a division game. The Marlins will look to earn their first win of the season, meanwhile the Twins will attempt to add on to their two game winning streak. At 1:30pm the Astros will take on the Phillies in Pepper Park. Two teams that have mutual respect for one another have had a history of battling out all 9 innings and this week should be no different. In Sunview Park at 1:30pm, the Blue Jays are riding an undefeated thus far and will look forward to a competitive game against the Braves, one of the most elite teams in the NABA. The Cubs have started off a bit rocky but a few acquisitions this past week can easily turn their franchise around as they host the Dodgers in Cypress Park at 1:30pm. The Dodgers have too picked up a few players after losing Friend and Masser to injury. Just a heads up there will be NO GAMES on May 13th in celebration of Mother's Day.
Week 2-Braves edge Marlins, Twins top Dodgers, Phils, Jays and Reds win big
Braves (3) vs Marlins (2)
Twins (16) vs Dodgers (7)
Phillies (17) vs Rangers (4)
Blue Jays (13) vs Cubs (3)
Reds(12) vs Astros (2)
In Week 3, the battle of the unbeatens will face off in a division game as the Davie Reds host the Coral Springs Braves in Pepper Park at 9:30am. Both teams have look quite convincing thus far. At 1:30pm in Pepper Park the Aventura Dodgers will look to get their 1st win of the season as they host the Plantation Phillies. In North Community at 9am the Miramar Twins will face the Pompano Beach Cubbies. In Sunview Park the undefeated Blue Jays will host the Tamarac Rangers in what should be an excited game to watch. The Carol City Astros and Miami Marlins will face off in Cypress Park at 1:30pm after coming off losses.
Week 1-Reds, Braves, Stros and Blue Jays win openers
Reds (11) vs Phillies (6)
Braves (9) vs Dodgers (8)
Astros (6) vs Rangers (1)
Blue Jays (8) vs Twins (5)
Week 1 had some unfortunate injuries as 3 players were placed on the disabled list. Dodgers, Val Masser will be out indefinately after breaking his arm in multiple places on a pitch during sundays game. Surgery went well and whether this is a career ending injury remains to be seen. In Sunview Park Rangers, E.Patino broke his finger and will be out for atleast 2-3 weeks. Another bizzarre injury happened at Sunview as Astros, Jose Vasquez dislocated his knee on a swing attempt at the plate. Initial examination was thought to be a career ending injury but doctors have since stated he will be out for 4 weeks. The NABA wishes all the players a speedy recovery! Week 2, in North Community Park, the Miami Marlins will make their season debut as they take on the Coral Springs Braves at 9am. In Pepper Park, the Miramar Twins will host the Aventura Dodgers at 1:30pm as both teams will look for a win after coming off a lost in their season debuts. The afternoon game at Pepper Park will feature a division game as the Carol City Astros host the Davie Reds at 9:30am. The Tamarac Rangers will head down the road to Sunview Park as they take on the Plantation Phillies at 1:30pm. Also, the Pompano Beach Cubs will make their debut this season as they host the Biscayne Bay Blue Jays, which are coming off their first win in clubhouse history in last week's NABA debut.
Playoff Format revisited
After carefully re-evaluating the playoff format which was initially the top 5 teams qualifying for playoffs regardless of the division with first place team receiving a bye, the League Office has agreed to terms on proposed deal. Effectively immediately, the top 2 teams in each division at the end of the regular season will get an automatic bid to playoffs. The top team in each division will be awarded the bye week in the first round of playoffs. In addition, there will be two wild card teams that will clinch the playoffs. The two wild card teams will be the two teams with the next best records regardless of the division. Which in terms means there is a posibility that two teams from the same division may qualify for playoffs. Seed 4 will host Wild Card #1. Seed 3 will host Wild Card #2. The winner of 4 vs WC1 will take on Seed 1. The winner of 3 vs WC#2 will take on Seed 2. For more details please contact your manager.
Opening Day around the corner!!
The NABA will be starting their 7th season in South Florida just a few days away. The league office has a few changes this season as we welcome Manager Timbo Luznar and the Biscayne Blue Jays this season. Damon Aiken will be taking over the managerial duties for the Pompano Beach Cubs as Dave Syneider decided to step down. Jason Hernandez has been promoted from interm manager to the head skipper for the Tamarac Rangers. Fermin Colon will be his assistant coach. Also, there will be two divisions this year: East and West. In the East will be the returning Champions Davie Reds, Aventura Dodgers, Carol City Astros, Coral Springs Braves and the Pompano Beach Cubs. The West will consist of the NABA runner-up from last season in the Plantation Phillies, last seasons regular season champs, Miramar Twins, Miami Marlins, Tamarac Rangers and the newly Biscayne Bay Blue Jays. Although there are two divisions, please be advised that the top 5 regardless of your division will qualify for a playoff birth. In week 1, the Miami Marlins and Pompano Beach Cubs will have a bye week and will play a double-header later in the season. The Reds will make their debut since winning the title in a re-match as they host the Phillies in North Community Park at 9am,. The Biscayne Bay Blue Jays will make their NABA debut as they take on the high powered Twins in Pepper Park at 9:30am. The afternoon games will feature the Rangers as they host the Astros in Sunview Park at 1:30pm. In Cypress Park, the Dodgers will take on the Braves at 1:30pm. Look for these 4 teams to make a name for themselves this season as all have spent the off-season acquiring quality players in order to make a run for the playoffs. Play Ball!!
Game 3 Championship-Reds win their first NABA Championship
Reds (13) vs Phillies (12)
The Davie Reds and the Plantation Phillies diplayed what the NABA of South Florida competition is all about in Game 3 of the NABA Championship. The Reds Michael Umpierre and the Phillies ace Derrick Conaster took the hill for their respected teams. The Phillies struck first scoring two runs in the top of the first inning after Conaster helped his cause by hitting a two run double. The Phillies scored another run in the top of the second to take an early 3-0 lead. The Reds answered right back in the bottom frame after a leadoff double by Ismael Santiago followed by Zack Leonetti two run homerun to close the lead to 3-2. The homerun was the second in the series for Leonetti. The Reds tie the scored in the bottom of the third after JJ Corriveau reached base on an throwing error. Corriveau would come around to score two batters later on a wild pitch. In the fourth inning Umpierre ran into trouble by walking the first two hitters. Reds' coach Raul Rivera pulled the trigger and brought in Leonetti for relief. After a pick off at third base to record the first out, Leonetti struck out the next two hitters to get out of the inning. The Reds went on to score a run on the fifth, three runs on the sixth and one more in the seventh to take a 9-3 lead. But the Phillies would respond, scoring two runs on the top of the sixth to bring the score closer to 9-5. In the bottom of the eighth inning and after two outs, the Reds' defense fell apart committing four costly errors which helped the Phillies rally back to take the lead 10-9. Chris Davis came in for relief and was able to record the last out. In the bottom of the eighth Davis would deliver offensively by hitting a homerun to center field to tie the game once again at 10-10. The Phillies took advantage of an error to start the ninth and followed with back to back doubles to take a 12-10 lead. The Phillies were only three outs away from repeating their championship but the Reds wouldn't quit. After one out in the ninth inning Leonetti hit a double to left field. With Leonetti on second base Reds coach and first baseman, Raul Rivera hit a towering 2 run homerun to dead center field to tie the game and sent it into extra innings. HIS FIRST HR OF HIS BASEBALL CAREER!
In the bottom of the 10th, relief pitcher Rodriguez D would load the bases with 3 consecutive BB. The Phillies did a final pitching change bringing in last year's ace Jessy Perez. Perez was unable to find the strikezone and ended up walking Santiago to give the Reds the win and the championship in walk off fashion. Thus giving Rivera and the Reds' organization their first NABA Championship.
NEXT SEASON BEGINS MARCH 18TH...INTERESTED PLAYERS PLEASE CONTACT LEAGUE PRESIDENT
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