ICBL

The World Series was played "live" using TeamViewer between Vince and

myself. Loyd asked me to manage his team as he was having some personal issues

as well as some problems with TeamViewer

 

ICBL25 World Series

Batavia vs Seville Way
Batavia (115-47) vs Seville Way (102-60) meet fo the ICBL 2025 World Series
Batavia reached the World Series by dispatching Comebychance (4-0) in the Division
Round and then getting by Connecticut (4-1) in the ALCS.

Seville Way reached the World Series by winning over Virginia (4-1) and then besting
Happy Valley (4-2) in the NLCS.

Game 1
BAT H.Greene vs SEV R.Lowder

The World Series opens in the NL park at Seville Way

BAT H.Greene and SEV R.Lowder take control of the game and both toss 4 scoreless innings to open Game 1. After a scoreless top of the 5th SEV takes the early lead with a
Friedl solo-HR in the B5; SEV up 1-0

BAT H.Greene is strong going 8 innings giving up only 1 other hit to keep the game
close and SEV R.Lowder goes 6 giving up 1 hit along with 4 walks, then Hudson and
Jimenez go a scoreless inning each to take the game to the T9 with SEV still up only 1-0.

SEV calls on Treinen to close out the game in the T9; he gets Ohtani 6-3, but then
Iglesias hits a solo-HR to tie the game, Treinan gets out of the 9th without any more
scoring; Tied 1-1

After two scoreless innings, BAT strikes in the T12 off SEV J.Hader when Palacios bbs,
Canha with a H&R 1b to put runners at the corners, Judge is IW, Happ with an rbi-1b to
score Palacios, but Canha is nailed at the plate. T.Hernandez then hits a 3-run HR to
pretty much put the game on ice; BAT up 5-1

BAT W.Vest comes on for a 1-2-3 B9 to close out the game.

Batavia 5, Seville Way 1  Batavia takes a 1-0 Series lead

WP-E.Clase BAT
LP-J.Hader SEV

Game 2
BAT S.Gray vs SEV R.Lopez

BAT opens the scoring in this game with a T.Hernandez solo-HR in the T1; BAT up 1-0

SEV wastes no time and jumps all over BAT S.Gray in the B1 when Nimmo hits a lead-off
solo-HR, Yelich 1bs, and then 1 out later Realmuto hits a 2-run HR; SEV up 3-1

In the SEV B2 C.Abrams hits a solo-HR; SEV up 4-1

SEV keeps the pressure on in the B3 when Yelich 1bs, steals 2nd with 2 out, and then
Realmuto with an rbi-2b which knocks Gray out of the game; SEV up 5-1

There is no more scoring until the SEV B8 when Yelich 1bs and Santana hits a 2-run HR;
SEV up 7-1

After the 1st inning SEV R.Lopez settled in and allowed no further runs though 6.1 innings
while fanning 11 and only giving up 4 hits; Hudson, Bibee, and Steele would close out the
game for SEV

Seville Way 7, Batavia 1  Series tied 1-1

WP-R.Lopez SEV
LP-S.Gray BAT

Game 3
SEV L.Gilbert vs BAT Z.Wheeler

The World Series shifts to Batavia

BAT jumps out quickly in the B1 when Judge 2bs, with 2 outs Ohtani is IW, Iglesias comes
through with a 2-rbi 2b, but is cut down trying to take 3rd to end the inning; BAT up 2-0

SEV gets a run back in the T2 when Lewis bbs and Rodgers with a H&R rbi-2b; BAT up 2-1

Both pitching staffs take over from there with SEV L.Gilbert giving up no further runs
over 7 innings of work and BAT Z.Wheeler matching him.

But in the SEV T8 BAT Z.Wheeler walks Nimmo to lead-off, who steals 2nd, and then after
De La Cruz and Yelich F8, Santana shocks the home crowd with a 2-run HR; SEV up 3-2

SEV brings on Hurter for a 1-2-3 B8 and then Treinen strikes out T.Hernandez, Ohtani, and Iglesias to end the game.

Seville Way 3, Batavia 2  Seville Way leads the Series 2-1

WP-L.Gilbert SEV
LP-Z.Wheeler BAT
SV-B.Treinen SEV

Game 4
SEV R.Lowder vs BAT R.Pepiot

BAT again scores first in the B4 when Happ 1bs, steals 2nd, Ohtani is IW, Hernandez then bbs, Langeliers grounds out 1-2, Volpe with a SF9, and Frelick with a P6 to end the inning; BAT up 1-0 but misses a big chance for a much bigger inning

BAT goes to the bullpen early in this game and has Scott on the mound in the T6 when Abrams 2bs to lead off the inning, Nimmo is HBP, BAT brings in Estevez and he gets De La Cruz to hit into a 463 DP, but Yelich salvages the inning with a 2-run HR; SEV up 2-1

BAT ties it up right away in the B6 when Happ bbs, Ohtani 1bs to RF and Happ is thrown out at 3rd with Ohtani moving into 2nd, SEV brings on J.Hader and T.Hernandez with an rbi-2b to tie the game; Tied 2-2

BAT Estevez keeps SEV off the scoreboard in the 7th and 8th and then in the BAT B8 Ohtani 1bs with 2 outs and T.Hernandez hits a 2-run HR; BAT up 4-2

BAT Clase closes out the game in the B9 by fanning De La Cruz, then after Yelich bbs, he gets Santana to hit into a game ending 543 DP

Batavia 4, Seville Way 2  World Series is now tied 2-2

WP-C.Estevez BAT
LP-D.Hudson SEV
SV-E.Clase BAT

Game 5
SEV R.Lopez vs BAT H.Greene

SEV breaks the trend and scores first in the T1 with back-to-back doubles by Nimmo and De La Cruz; SEV up 1-0

Once again, the starting pitchers take over and H.Greene gives up no further runs after the 1st as he only gives up 3 hits and 1 walk while fanning 7.

SEV R.Lopez is just as dominant through 8 innings as he scatters 5 hits and 3 walks while giving up no runs

In the BAT B9 Iglesias works a lead-off walk off R.Lopez and then Judge finally breaks through with a walk-off 2-run HR for the BAT win!

Batavia 2, Seville Way 1  Batavia takes a 3-2 Series lead

WP-H.Greene BAT
LP-R.Lopez SEV

Game 6
BAT S.Gray vs SEV L.Gilbert

The World Series moves back to Seville Way

SEV in a must win game to keep the series alive.

In the SEV B2 P.Smith reaches 1st on Canha's error then Hilliard hits a 2-run HR; SEV up 2-0

BAT gets a run back with a Volpe solo-HR in the T3; SEV up 2-1

BAT again goes to their bullpen early and Kittredge is on in the B4; P.Smith hits a solo-HR followed by a Santana solo-HR, then Hilliard bbs, and R.Lewis caps the inning with a 2-run HR; SEV up 6-1

SEV L.Gilbert gives up no further runs through the 7th inning

In the SEV B7 De La Cruz hits a solo-HR; SEV up 7-1

BAT shows some life in the T8 when Jung bbs, moves to 2nd on a Gilbert WP, then scores on a Canha rbi-2b, then Judge with a 2-run HR; SEV up 7-4

But SEV is not to be denied as they get 2 back in the B8 when Santana bbs and Hilliard hits a 2-run HR; SEV up 9-4

BAT puts two runners on in the T9 but can't cash in as SEV wins the game and forces a Game 7

Seville Way 9, Batavia 4  The World Series is all tied at 3-3!

WP-L.Gilbert SEV
LP-S.Gray BAT

Game 7
BAT Z.Wheeler vs SEV R.Lowder

Game 7 for all the marbles!

SEV opens the scoring in the B1 with a De La Cruz solo-HR; SEV up 1-0

BAT ties the game in the T3 with a Volpe solo-HR; Tied 1-1

BAT Z.Wheeler and SEV R.Lowder allow no more runs through 6 innings.

After a scoreless top of the 7th; In the SEV B7 Santana walks with 1 out, then Hilliard breaks the tie with an rbi-3b, and scores on a R.Lewis SF8; SEV up 3-1

In the SEV T8 Lowder gets Gonzales L6, Langeliers F7, and Volpe 5-3

SEV goes to B.Treinen in the T9 and Canha draws a lead-off bb, Judge P5, Happ grounds out 1-3 moving Canha to 2nd, Ohtani is IW, and then Iglesias F8 to end the game!

Seville Way wins their first ICBL World Series!

Seville Way 3, Batavia 1

WP-R.Lowder SEV
LP-Z.Wheeler BAT
SV-B.Treinen SEV


Summery:

Seville Way uses some timely hitting and pitching to win their first World Series.
Batavia wasn't able to get any key hits from Ohtani and while Judge did have the game
winning HR in Game 5, he had many other chances to make an impact in the series but
just couldn't come up with a key hit.

As a team Batavia hit .140 with 19 runs scored and 8 HRs while Seville Way didn't hit
much better at .177, but was able to bunch their hits and scored 26 runs with 14 HRs
in the series.

Batavia pitcher's ended with a 3.57 ERA and gave up 39 hits (25 extra base hits with
14 being HRs) while fanning 58 and walking 15

Seville Way pitcher's ended with a 2.67 ERA, giving up 30 hits (14 extra base hits with 8
being HRs) while fanning 61 and walking 31 (7 IWs)

The World Series MVP would have to belong to CO-MVPs Hilliard and R.Lowder.  Hilliard was the best overall hitter between the two teams and came up with some key hits for Seville Way. R.Lowder, while only winning 1 game, was extremely effective in all 3 of his starts (1.40 ERA with only 4 hits in 19.1 innings) and it was the bullpen which let the two games get away that he didn't win.
 

Congratulations to Vince on a great season and representing the AL well in the World Series.

And Congratulations to Loyd for winning his FIRST World Series!!