MSBL regular season comes to a close

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Published on Monday, July 13, 2015

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By Eoin Devereux

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The Oak River Dodgers have taken top spot in the Manitoba Senior Baseball League standings, The MSBL regular season ended on Sunday, July 12, with the Dodgers blanking the Brandon Marlins 9-0. Pitcher Bryce Collins threw a complete game for Oak River, to help the club finish out the regular season with a league-best 12-7 record.

As for the Neepawa Farmers, they were able to hold on to a 5-4 win over the Brandon Cloverleafs. This was the completion of a June 19 game that was originally forfeited by the Cloverleafs. The league office overturned the forfeiture and mandated that the game be completed. After that matchup ended, the regularly scheduled contest between the two clubs had to be postponed due to rain. The game would have no impact on the standings, so it will not be played before the playoffs begin later this week.

The MSBL semi-finals will see the Oak River Dodgers face the Brandon Cloverleafs and the Neepawa Farmers challenging the Brandon Marlins.