The Marlins captured the 2010 Fall championship by besting the Killer Bees in two closely contested games. In game 1, the Marlins jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, but then held off a late rally by the Killer Bees to win 4-2. In game 2, the Killer Bees took an early 3-1 advantage, but the Marlins eventually tied the score at four before scratching out a fifth and deciding run in the top of the tenth inning. The victory gave the Marlins their second Fall championship in league history.

The Marlins swept the Jammers and the Killer Bees upset top seed Corozal to advance to the 2010 VNSL Fall Championship.

Queens Express became the first GHSBL team to repeat as champions in 10 years thanks to a second consecutive series victory over the Outsiders. In the first game of the championship rematch, the Outsiders took an early 2-0 lead and then rallied to tie the game at 3-3 in the seventh, but Queens Express had the last laugh with a walk off 4-3 victory in the eighth. The Outsiders also got on the board first in the second game, but Queens Express stormed back with nine runs over the final four innings and cruised to a 9-4 clincher.

In a rematch of last year’s Summer Final, Queens Express will seek to defend its title against the Outsiders. Queens Express swept a pair from the Marlins to advance to the championship, while the Outsiders took two from Franchise.

The GHSBL regrets to announce the untimely passing of Mel Santiago, who was a long time member of the Marlins. Mel always played hard and was a friend to many, so his presence at the field each Satruday will be sorely missed. The league extends its condolences to the Marlins, Mel’s family and all who knew him.

(1) Outsiders over (4) Jammers, 2 games to 0

(3) Marlins over (2) Veterans, 2 games to 1

Marlins over Browns, 2 games to 0

Veterans over Straight Ballerz, 2 games to 0

Jammers over Long Shots, 2 games to 1

After weeks of waiting out the rain, Queens Express captured the 2009 GHSBL Summer title by besting the Outsiders 2 games to 1. In the opener, the Outsiders score three runs in the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie and then held on for a 4-1 victory behind the ace pitching of Woody. In game 2, Queens Express scored two early runs and tacked on another late run in support of a dominant shutout performance by Pete. In the finale, Queens Express once again jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but this time the Outsiders rallied to tie the score 2-2 in the fourth. However, in the bottom of the fifth, Queens Express exploded for seven runs and then cruised to a 12-2 victory.

After two postponements, the 2009 Summer Championship is now set for September 12. For those who can't remember that far back, below is how each team made it to the championship game.

The two top seeds advanced to the championship after winning series that featured dramatic extra inning games. Queens Express dropped the first game to Licey 2-1, but then battled through 10 innings to tie the series with a 1-0 win. Queens Express then took the rubber game 2-0 to advance. Meanwhile, the Outsiders bested the Marlins 10-4 in game 1, and then followed that up with a 3-2 victory in 8 innings to earn their spot in the championship.

(1)   Queens Express over (4) Licey – 2 games to 1

The chalk advanced to the semifinals as Queens Express, Outsiders, Marlins and Licey all advanced past 1st round matchups. Licey was pushed to the limit by Trash, but prevailed in the rubber game, while the other three matchups ended as sweeps, although all three series featured at least one competitive game.

(1) Queens Express over (8) Outlawz - 2 games to 0
(2) Outsiders over (7) Bums - 2 games to 0
(3) Marlins over (6) Assault - 2 games to 0
(4) Licey over (5) Trash - 2 games to 1