PBC BASEBALL SEASON 1, EDITION 6

Titans Set to Clash for Pennant

The Murrayfield and Grant Red Barons and Auburn Station Railroaders both stand at 6-1

The winner would await the victor of three way tie breaker between Essex, Greenwood and Concord Park who each stand at 3-5, while the loser would head to Lake Wampaug to face the Marauders, winners of six straight.

But don’t make the mistake of thinking Auburn Station and Murrayfield & Grant are identical squads sitting atop the standings. The Station boys have paved their way to first place with brute force, belting a league high 23 homeruns as a team while outscoring opponents 63 to 35. They’ve reached double digits on the scoreboard three times this year, and average exactly 9 runs per game. What’s more, their average margin of victory is just under 5 runs per game and they have failed to defeat an opponent by three runs or more only twice.
Murrayfield and Grant, on the other hand, have outscored opponents by only a handful of runs, 10 to be exact.They’ve won four games by only one run, and five of six by two runs or less. Some may be quick to judge their status atop the standings as lucky but a more careful observation of their play suggests that this team thrives under pressure and finds ways to win no matter the situation and no matter score. The boys from M&G have overcome deficits of four or more runs three times already this season.