And with the final out now in the books, the 2022 RHMRBL season is complete!
Welcome your new champions, The Athletics! After earning the first seed during the regular season, they battled hard to earn a 3-1 series win over the upstart Braves!
On the back of some incredible performances on both offence and on the mound, Captain PSo and his squad will forever be in the history books as this year's Reaper Cup Champions! Let's look back at how they earned their title!
Game one would feature a matchup between the Braves ace, James Allison, and the unflappable Jordan Levy for the Athletics. While Levy would give his team 8 innings of strong pitching, and the offence would be led by a Tony Minikakis home run, the Braves would squeak out a victory on the back of their pitching staff's strong outing.
Needing to make up ground in the series, the Athletics turned to Minikakis on the bump to deliver them a win, and he would deliver by giving up only two runs across 7 innings. Behind his dominant outing was an Athletics offence that jumped all over sophomore, Chris MacLean. MacLean would give up 23 hits and 18 runs on his way to taking the unfortunate loss in game two.
As the Braves reeled from their beating the previous night, they wouldn't be able to recover enough to reclaim ground in the series. Game three followed much the same as game two. The Athletics, looking to take control of the series, tabbed playoff legend, Alan Akselrod, to pitch. James Allison would return to the mound in game three to try and be the stopper for the Braves. While both pitched valiantly, it would be Akselrod who came out on top, giving up only 3 runs on his way to an easy victory. Thanks to a standout performance from Akselrod and captain Paul So at the plate, the Athletics would finish game three only one win away from history!
The calendar turned over to October, and with it came the fourth game in the Reaper Cup Finals. Darrin Pruss would attempt to salvage the Braves' season while squaring off against Game two standout, Tony Minikakis. While both pitchers would bend, it was the Braves who allowed the floodgates to open as Paul Della Penna, Chris Bascom, and Jordan Webb for the Athletics would put on a hitting clinic on the way to their team scoring 17 runs. Despite some solid offensive performances from Jacob Klotz, Peter Amaral, and Jimmy Anderson, the Braves just could not keep up with the onslaught they faced. With one last out, the Athletics were crowned Reaper Cup Champions! Congratulations!
With the season now complete, let's turn our attention to the 2022 RHMRBL Banquet!
RHMRBL players, it's finally time for all the details re: our annual post season banquet to be revealed!
As you likely know we're headed downtown, this time to LEE'S PALACE, upstairs at the DANCE CAVE, where we've got a sweet setup. Doors will open Friday November 11th at 6:30p where you'll get two comp drink tickets ahead of a delicious and nutritious buffet meal set for 7:30p (2 types salad, chicken, vegan dish, sides, burgers, dessert)
Of course we'll follow that up with our awards @9:00p and if you're in the mood you're more than welcome to stick around after 10:00p to dance in the CAVE or enjoy alterna ska, punk, reggae, at Lee's (Mtl's Planet Smashers) with Waylen & Co
This year we'll be selling tickets ahead of time for the reduced price of $15.00 plus SC via link below. Hesitant or prefer to fly by the seat of your pants? $20.00 cash at the door will suffice (just RSVP)
Tickets Can be Bought Here
We're also opening it up to include significant others, fans who showed up to watch games, or league alumni, so bring them along for the fun too! Hope to see you all there!