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The 2009 Antioch A-Kats Win The World Series!

June 28, 2009 -- We are tied after three innings at 0-0 in our World Series game featuring the National Division's Champ, Lake Villa Gray and our American Division Champ, the Antioch A-Kats! Winds are making the park a pitcher's / defense dream, as batters from both teams struggle at the plate to drive the ball into the wind.

The A-Kats finally break out behind some great base running in the 4th and Lake Villa Gray responds by putting runners at 1st and 2nd when the number two defense in the league shuts them down! A-Kat bats finally get swinging and it looks like they may start to pull away when Gray responds to keep them close in the 5th. We are now in the 7th and Gray is pushing a couple of runs across the plate and loads the bases, and with the go ahead run at the plate, the A-Kats respond and end Gray's run!

We congratulate the players and coaches of Lake Villa Gray and Antioch A-Kats for a great World Series game, as both teams displayed excellent sportsmanship and baseball skills!

2009 Nippersink National Division Playoff Brackets 6.21.09      
           
#1 GC Vipers  9-6          
           
Game 1 @ GC Tindall 5:45 pm GC Vipers  14-4        
Monday, June 22, 2009          
#16 Grant Red          
  Game 9         
  Richmond-SG 8 PM GC Vipers      
#8 Lake Villa Black  6-2 Wednesday, June 24, 2009        
           
Game 2 at LV Township A  Lake Villa Black        
Monday, June 22, 2009          
#9 Wauconda Red   Game #13      
     at LVBP      
    Friday, June 26, 2009 Lake Villa Gray  9-8   GC Cobras
#5 Lake Villa Gray 5-0   5:45 PM     3rd Place
    Semi-Finals     Sunday, June 28
Game 3 TBA  6 PM Lake Villa Gray  4-2       GC COBRAS
Monday, June 22, 2009          
#12  Wauconda Royal          Lake Villa
  Game 10       Royal
  LVBP 5:45 PM LV Gray  16-2      
#4 Lake Villa Navy  13-0 Wednesday, June 24, 2009        
           
Game 4 at LVBP 5:45 PM  Lake Villa Navy   Game #15    
Monday, June 22, 2009     at GC Tindall    
#13 Antioch Kings     Saturday, June 27, 2009   Antioch 
      3:00 PM   A-Kats
        Lake Villa World Series
#6 Lake Villa Royal  11-5     Championship Game Gray Sunday, June 28
         NL Champ Antioch A-Kats
Game 5 at WLk-CTKC 5:45 PM Lake Villa Royal  6-3        
Monday, June 22, 2009         Lake Villa Gray
#11 Wonder Lake Red        
  Game 11        
  LVBP 8:00 PM Lake Villa Royal      
#3 Antioch Wolverines Wednesday, June 24, 2009        
           
Game 6 at LVBP 8:00 PM Lake Villa White        
Monday, June 22, 2009          
#14 Lake Villa White  11-9          
    Game #14      
     at LVBP

Lake Villa Royal

   
#7 Lake Villa Maroon  6-5   Friday, June 26, 2009      
    8:00 PM      
Game 7 at SPRING GROVE PARK 5:45 PM Lake Villa Maroon Semi-Finals      
Monday, June 22, 2009          
#10 Richmond Black          
  Game 12        
#2 Genoa City Ratlers  7-0 GRANT FOD 5:45 PM GC Ratlers      
  Wednesday, June 24, 2009        
Game 8 at GRANT FOD 5:45 PM          
Monday, June 22, 2009 GC Ratlers  7-0        
#15 Grant Black          
           

New Nippersink PONY League 3rd Place Game added this year is to be played before the World Series Game!

Good luck teams and follow these Rules: (i)NO TIES, (ii) Home Team is Higher Seed {better record}, (iii) Home Team takes 3rd base dugout, (iv) Season Pitching Rules {4/16}, (v)Xtra Innings allowed if needed, (vi) Season Time Limit, (vii) WINNING TEAM REPORTS SCORE that night, (viii) Follow Nipp Season Rules and (ix) The 2009 World Series goes 7 innings!!

Thank you to all of our Players, Managers, Coaches, Parents, Community Directors, FVB, Rick Graves, and "Ash" for a great season!


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Friday, June 19
Playoff Brackets - American and National Division Champs Play World Series at LVBP!

June 27, 2009-- The top seed met in Genoa City and after being tied and going into extra innings, the Antioch A-Kats pulled it out and are headed to the Nipp 2009 World Series! Great game teams!
Revised 2009 American Division Playoff Brackets  
       
#1 GC COBRAS      
       
Game 1 at GC-Tindall 5:45 pm GC Cobras  7-4    
6/23/09      
#8 LV GREEN      
       
  Game 5 @ RSG 5:45 PM Genoa City Cobras  
#4 GC PANTHERS 06/25/09    
       
Game 2 at AUGS 5:45 PM GC Panthers    
6/23/09      
#5 ANTIOCH DBACKS   Game 7 6/27  
    Championship Game  
    at GC Tindall 12:00 PM American Division Champ
#3 WSTK WSOX      Antioch A-Kats
       
Game 3 at Roskie 5:45 pm WSTK White Sox    
6/23/09      
#6 WSTK CUBS      
       
  Game 6 @ LVBP 5:45 PM Antioch A-Kats 7-4  
#2 ANTIOCH A-KATS   9-0 06/25/09    
       
Game 4 at LVBP 5:45 PM Antioch A-Kats  14-2    
6/23/09      
#7 LV RED      
       


Friday, June 19
2009 Playoff Teams Positioning

The 2009 Playoff Brackets are set and we are happy to report this year was no exception to teams knocking other teams out of the 2009 Playoffs. The formula as presented at the spring Managers meeting was followed and the first criteria in the National Division is to only count the inter division games. As we stated at the spring Managers meeting, having an American Division team taking a National Division team to task will not affect the record of the National Division team. However, these games DO affect the American Division teams' record, as there were games where the National Division team prevailed.

Removing these games from the National Division obviously creates new team placement and Win/Loss record is now the first criteria. Next, and in cases where we had teams with equal records, solid DEFENSE is always rewarded via RUNS ALLOWED, then OFFENSE via RUNS FOR and finally, HEAD TO HEAD is the last consideration.

Here is a team by team recap!

#1 GC Vipers gave up fewest runs allowed in NL
#16 JB Black gave fewest runs allowed of 11 win teams
#8 LV Black gave up one less run then Wauconda Red
#9 Wauconda Red gave up one more run then LV Black
#5 LV Gray Tied LV Royal record but gave up less runs
#12 Wauconda Royal secured 12th due to one less loss then Antioch Kings
#4 LV Navy gave up 2 more runs then Antioch Wolverines
#13 Antioch Kings record had one more loss then Wauconda Royal and Wonder Lake Red
#6 LV Royal gave up more runs then LV Gray
#11 Wonder Lake Red gave up fewest runs of the 14-10 group of teams
#3 Antioch Wolverines gave up 2 fewer runs then LV Navy
#14 LV White gave up fewer runs then Grant Black
#7 LV Maroon in on W/L record 
#10 Richmond Black in on W/L record 
#2 GC Ratlers gave up more runs then #1 GC Vipers
#15 Grant Black gave up more runs then #14 LV White