2032 SIMBL POSTSEASON REPORTS & MATCHUPS

IT'S BATTALION VS. CLIPPERS & PINEAPPLES VS. HITMEN IN 2032 SIMBL LCS

Hawaii Upsets Tampa Bay In Seven Games For Third Time In Past Four Postseasons

Calgary's Hue Henderson (above left) congratulates rookie Shawn Jeffries with a slam in the Clippers' series-clinching 8-0 win in Game Five of the 2032 SLDS against Cleveland.  Of the four teams remaining in the 2032 SIMBL LCS, Calgary has the longest drought in reaching the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series.  The Clippers look for their first trip to the SIMBL CS since 2025. Chicago (2027), Hawaii (2029) and Whitby (2030) also seek their returns for a chance to win the SIMBL championship.

2032 SIMBL LCS:
WHITBY VS. CALGARY
HAWAII VS. CHICAGO

2032 SIMBL LDS:
WHITBY 4 TEXAS 3
CALGARY 4 CLEVELAND 1
HAWAII 4 TAMPA BAY 3
CHICAGO 4 SAN DIEGO 1

Another two series went down to seven games and two went five games as the 2032 SIMBL LDS series have concluded.

GM John Callahan's Whitby Battalion came back from a 3-2 series deficit and won at home in Game Seven to knock out Texas GM Pat Flanagan's UL-wildcard Roadrunners and advance to their third consecutive ULCS and their fourth in the past six seasons.

It will be an interesting 2032 ULCS as Whitby will meet GM Christian DeMarco's Calgary Clippers who defeated the Brownies of GM Jonathan Fitzgerald in five games in the other ULDS.  Calgary will be seeking payback after being swept in the past two season's first round by the Battalion.  Despite being familiar postseason foes, the two meet in the ULCS for the first time in 9 seasons when the Clippers knocked out the Battalion in six games in 2023.  It's the Clippers' first trip to the ULCS since 2029 and their 14th overall trip to LCS where they are 7-6.  The Clippers are seeking their fourth SIMBL championship and first since the 2027 season.  Whitby is seeking their second SIMBL title in the past three seasons.

Hawaii GM Troy Vogel's Pineapples knocked out GM Tim Melican's SL #1 seeded Tampa Bay Silverbacks in the SLDS in seven games winning game seven on the road.  It's the third time in the past four postseasons that Hawaii has knocked out Tampa Bay in seven games.  Troy seems to have hard-luck Tim's number as the Pineapples advance to their third SLCS in the past four seasons where they knocked out Tampa in full seven-game series after coming back from 3-1 series deficits in 2029 and 2030. Hawaii's pitching held Tampa Bay's SL MVP favorite Julian Winfield to a dreadful .148 AVG series with a shocking 0 HR and 0 RBI.  Hawaii's seeking the second SIMBL title in franchise history and their second in the past four seasons.

The Chicago Hitmen of GM John Bowden knocked out San Diego GM Don Krause's favored Warewolves in only a surprising five games in the other SLDS.  The Hitmen make their first SLCS in five seasons when they defeated Asheville and advanced to the 2027 SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series losing to New York in six games.  It's the fourth trip to the SLCS in the SIMBL charter franchise's history joining their other advancements in 2006, 2014, 2017 and 2027. The Hitmen are still seeking their first SIMBL championship.

For what it worth, Hawaii and Calgary won the season's series against Chicago and Whitby respectively 7-5.

Congratulations to John, Christian, John and Troy for advancing and a good runs and seasons were again put in by Pat, Jonathan, Don and Tim.

We'll run 2032 SIMBL LCS Games 1-3 on Thursday night December 11, 2014 with an export deadline of 7:00 PM ET.

The annual mandatory voting on the 2032 SIMBL GM Awards and announcement is shortly forthcoming.

2032 SIMBL LDS GAMES FOUR:

CALGARY 6 CLEVELAND 5
Calgary Leads Series 3-1
WP: Bob Detty (1-1 5.40 ERA) LP: Jeremy Westover (0-1 2.08 ERA) HLD: Russell Kirk (2) SV: John Coburn (3)
HR: Calgary: Carlos Rosa (1) Tad Jackson (2) Colt McAlister (2)  
Player Of The Game: Tad Jackson 2B Calgary
4 for 4 2 R BB 2B HR 3 RBI 2 SB

WHITBY 6 TEXAS 3
Series Tied 1-1
WP: Keith Patterson (1-1 2.81 ERA) LP: Dalton Jarvis (1-1 5.40 ERA)
HR: None
Player Of The Game: Keith Patterson SP Whitby
8.0 IP 8 H 3 R 1 ER 1 BB 3 K

SAN DIEGO 18 CHICAGO 3 (SAN DIEGO ROOKIE KEEGAN BRYANT BECOMES SECOND PLAYER IN SIMBL HISTORY TO HAVE A THREE-HOME RUN POSTSEASON GAME JOINING CHICAGO'S R.J. POOLE IN 2017)
Chicago Leads Series 3-1
WP: Luis Ortega (1-1 7.27 ERA) HLD: Tory Nash (1) LP: Ray Coleman (0-1 10.13 ERA)  
HR: San Diego: David Jackson (1) Keegan Byrant 3 (3) Dante Dawson (3)
Player Of The Game: Keegan Bryant LF San Diego
4 for 4 5 R 2 BB 3 HR 4 RBI  

HAWAII 3 TAMPA BAY 0
Hawaii Leads Series 3-1
WP: Mark Campbell (1-0 0.00 ERA) LP: Bartolo Carrasco (0-1 1.13 ERA) SV: Todd Newell (2)
HR: None
Player Of The Game: Mark Campbell SP Hawaii
8.0 IP 6 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 K

2032 SIMBL LDS GAMES FIVE:

CALGARY 8 CLEVELAND 0
Calgary Wins Series 4-1
WP: Hayden James (1-0 0.00 ERA) LP: Billy Russell (1-1 4.50 ERA)
HR: Calgary: Antonio Oliva (1) Kerry Page 2 (2)  
Player Of The Game: Kerry Page C Calgary
3 for 4 2 R 2 HR 4 RBI

TEXAS 10 WHITBY 3
Texas Leads Series 3-2
WP: Eric Richards (1-1 2.81 ERA) LP: Warren Lane (1-1 6.10 ERA)  
HR: Texas: Vincent Miller (1) Antonio Patrone (1) Jimmy Dalton (1) Whitby: Lawrence Moore (1)
Player Of The Game: Antonio Patrone C Texas
2 for 3 1 R 3-Run HR 5 RBI

CHICAGO 6 SAN DIEGO 2
Chicago Wins Series 4-1
WP: Jimmy Wagner (2-0 3.38 ERA) LP: Kelly Hoskinson (0-2 12.86 ERA)
HR: San Diego: Dante Dawson (4) Quinton Glover (2)
Player Of The Game: Jimmy Wagner SP Chicago
8.0 IP 4 H 2 R 2 ER 0 BB 7 K

TAMPA BAY 10 HAWAII 5
Hawaii Leads Series 3-2
WP: Chris Townend (1-0 0.00 ERA) LP: Ricardo Camacho (1-1 6.10 ERA)
HR: Tampa Bay: Jake Boles (1) Jorge Batista (1) Hawaii: Kendrick Templeton (2) Roger Marcum (3)
Player Of The Game: Akiro Hikaru CF Tampa Bay
3 for 3 4 R 2 BB 2 SB RBI

2032 SIMBL LDS GAMES SIX:

WHITBY 5 TEXAS 4
Series Tied 3-3
WP: Gustavo Velasquez (1-0 0.00 ERA) LP: Michael Kilbane (1-1 5.11 ERA) HLD: Mel Booker (2) Blair Singleton (2) SV: Luis Castro (3)
HR: Whitby: Kevin Cox (1) Joshua Gallagher (1)
Player Of The Game: Kevin Cox 3B Whitby
3 for 4 1 R HR 2 RBI

TAMPA BAY 1 HAWAII 0
Series Tied 3-3
WP: Chet Parker (1-0 7.36 ERA) LP: Gustavo Estrada (0-2 3.00 ERA) HLD: Lawrence Jordan (1) Felix Urbina (1) SV: Steven Pfleuger (2)
HR: Akiro Hikaru (1)
Player Of The Game: Jack Callahan SP Tampa Bay
4.2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K

Singles-machine Akiro Hikaru hits a rare home run in the bottom of the third and former MROTY Lawence Jordan and Felix Urbina and former FOTY Steven Pfleuger show why they won those awards in the past and hold down the fort the rest of the way as Hawaii and Tampa Bay go to a seven-game postseason series in the past four years.

2032 SIMBL LDS GAMES SEVEN:

WHITBY 4 TEXAS 2
Whitby Wins Series 4-3
WP: J.J Drew (1-0 LP: Dalton Jarvis (1-2) SV: Luis Castro (4)
HR: Texas: Bill Wilhelm (1)
Player Of The Game: J.J. Drew SP Whitby
8.0 3 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 8 K

Tied 1-1 and down to their last six outs of the season, Whitby rallies for three runs in the bottom of the sixth to go up 4-1 and closer Luis Castro allows a run in the ninth inning but recovers for his fourth save of the series to tie a SIMBL postseason record as Whitby advances to face Calgary in the 2032 ULCS in a rematch of the past two season's ULDS sweeps by the Battalion.

HAWAII 7 TAMPA BAY 4
Hawaii Wins Series 4-3
WP: Fernando Martinez (2-0 2.77 ERA) LP: Grant Cody (0-2 5.40 ERA) SV: Todd Newell (3)
HR: Hawaii: Roger Marcum (4) Deryk Ryles 2 (3) T.J. Rose (1) Gran Moulder (3) Tampa Bay: Ray Conner (1) Valentin Santos (1)
Player Of The Game: Deryk Ryles 3B Hawaii
2 for 4 2 R 2 HR 4 RBI

Tied 4-4 after a wild first six innings of back-and-forth ball, Hawaii's Deryk Ryles leads a three-run top of the seventh with a two-run blast to go up 7-4 as Fernando Martinez pitches through the eighth and Todd Newell shuts the door on the road in the ninth as Hawaii knocks out heavily-favored Tampa Bay for the third time in the past four postseasons and advance to their third SLCS in the past four seasons.  The Pineapples hold Silverbacks monster bat and SL MVP favorite Julian Winfield to a .148 series with 0 HR and 0 RBI.  Ryles blasted two of the high-powered Pineapples' five round-trippers in the decisive game.