Springfield Braves fall in WSBL B-Pool finals
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This article was published 11/09/2024 (225 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Springfield Senior Braves were three outs away from returning to the top of the Winnipeg Senior Baseball League’s B-Pool but instead were forced to watch as the St Boniface Brewers celebrated.
The two teams went game-for-game in the finals, with Springfield looking comfortable to clinch another B-Pool championship in game five Sept. 2 at Koskie Field in Winnipeg.
The Braves leapt out to a 5-0 lead after a four run bottom of the third inning. Springfield was leading 5-3 heading into the seventh, before a three run explosion gave St Boniface just the margin they needed to pick up the victory.
It’s been a tough three years for the Braves since defeating the North Winnipeg Pirates in 2021 to win the WSBL’s B-Pool. They’ve made the finals all three years, but have lost in a winner-takes-all fifth game each season.
It wasn’t just a hard game for Springfield on the scoreboard. Starting first baseman Ty Zebinski was forced from the game after needing an EpiPen to deal with an allergic reaction after a wasp stung his catching hand. The team’s starting center fielder also had his car’s windshield shattered by a foul ball.
All evening playoff games in the WSBL are played on fields with lights, so Springfield moved from their normal home diamond in Dugald to Koskie for the playoffs.
