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scuffleball · 01-17-2007, 10:21 PM

Huntington Hawks (66-60) vs. Wheeling Owls (70-56)

Wheeling Claims Inaugural Mountain State Series Crown
WHEELING, WV - The Wheeling Owls wrapped up the first Mountain State Series at home, 14-9, before better than 4,000 enthusiastic fans at WesBanco Field, taking the series four games to two, and going down in history as the first ever Mountaineer League Champions. The Owls were lead by Triple Crown winner and Rookie of the Year, catcher J.W. Casto, who batted .343 in the playoffs and paced the Owls with 6 homeruns and 11 RBI's in Wheeling's 10 post-season contests. Wheeling opened the playoffs by promptly dispatching the Blue Division regular season champions, the Parkersburg Patriots, four games to none, in what is considered the most surprising upset of the playoffs. The Owls' opponent, the Huntington Hawks, advanced to the championship finals by defeating the Mountaineer League's team with the best regular season record, the Morgantown Monsters, four games to two.

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Catcher Claims Triple Crown
WHEELING, WV - The Wheeling Owls not only marched through the playoffs to claim the inaugural Mountaineer League championship, but they also produced the first, and so far only, Triple Crown batting champion in Mountaineer League history. J.W. Casto, the Owls catcher, lead the Mountaineer league in batting average, homeruns, and runs batted in to claim the title. The numbers are impressive: a .383 batting average (.006 ahead of second place), 45 Homeruns (6 in front of second place) and 120 RBIs (7 more than second place).

"I just wanted to prove catchers were offensive players, too," Casto said when asked about his record-setting season. "Yeah, we throws guys out, and yeah, we usually bat in the bottom of the order, and, well, that just didn't look like something I wanted to do. I wanted to bat clean-up. God just saw fit to put a clean-up hitter in a 5-foot 11, 245 pound body with bad knees. Who are we to question that choice?"

Mountaineer League Seats - State's Hottest Ticket
CHARLESTON, WV - The Mountaineer League, the premier professional baseball league in the state of West Virginia, saw more than two million fans attend league games in their inaugural season. Fans from all 55 counties and the states of Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia made up the attendance total of 2,144,808.

"We are absolutely ecstatic," Commissioner Holcomb noted during a recent telephone interview. "But we still need to double or triple our efforts, to build on this fantastic start. To say thank you to all of our wonderful fans just doesn't seem like enough."

ML Season Attendance Totals
251,169 - Parkersburg
245,202 - Kanawha Valley
244,337 - Wheeling
225,010 - Huntington
214,793 - Fairmont
213,677 - Beckley
208,543 - Morgantown
186,496 - Bluefield
186,307 - Martinsburg
169,274 - Clarksburg

ML Per Game Attendance Averages
3,987 - Parkersburg
3,892 - Kanawha Valley
3,878 - Wheeling
3,572 - Huntington
3,409 - Fairmont
3,392 - Beckley
3,310 - Morgantown
2,960 - Bluefield
2,957 - Martinsburg
2,687 - Clarksburg

01-17-2007, 10:21 PM	#35 (permalink)
scuffleball Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 237 Thanks: 44 Thanked 7x in 6 posts	Huntington Hawks (66-60) vs. Wheeling Owls (70-56) Wheeling Claims Inaugural Mountain State Series Crown WHEELING, WV - The Wheeling Owls wrapped up the first Mountain State Series at home, 14-9, before better than 4,000 enthusiastic fans at WesBanco Field, taking the series four games to two, and going down in history as the first ever Mountaineer League Champions. The Owls were lead by Triple Crown winner and Rookie of the Year, catcher J.W. Casto, who batted .343 in the playoffs and paced the Owls with 6 homeruns and 11 RBI's in Wheeling's 10 post-season contests. Wheeling opened the playoffs by promptly dispatching the Blue Division regular season champions, the Parkersburg Patriots, four games to none, in what is considered the most surprising upset of the playoffs. The Owls' opponent, the Huntington Hawks, advanced to the championship finals by defeating the Mountaineer League's team with the best regular season record, the Morgantown Monsters, four games to two. Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Catcher Claims Triple Crown WHEELING, WV - The Wheeling Owls not only marched through the playoffs to claim the inaugural Mountaineer League championship, but they also produced the first, and so far only, Triple Crown batting champion in Mountaineer League history. J.W. Casto, the Owls catcher, lead the Mountaineer league in batting average, homeruns, and runs batted in to claim the title. The numbers are impressive: a .383 batting average (.006 ahead of second place), 45 Homeruns (6 in front of second place) and 120 RBIs (7 more than second place). "I just wanted to prove catchers were offensive players, too," Casto said when asked about his record-setting season. "Yeah, we throws guys out, and yeah, we usually bat in the bottom of the order, and, well, that just didn't look like something I wanted to do. I wanted to bat clean-up. God just saw fit to put a clean-up hitter in a 5-foot 11, 245 pound body with bad knees. Who are we to question that choice?" Mountaineer League Seats - State's Hottest Ticket CHARLESTON, WV - The Mountaineer League, the premier professional baseball league in the state of West Virginia, saw more than two million fans attend league games in their inaugural season. Fans from all 55 counties and the states of Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia made up the attendance total of 2,144,808. "We are absolutely ecstatic," Commissioner Holcomb noted during a recent telephone interview. "But we still need to double or triple our efforts, to build on this fantastic start. To say thank you to all of our wonderful fans just doesn't seem like enough." ML Season Attendance Totals 251,169 - Parkersburg 245,202 - Kanawha Valley 244,337 - Wheeling 225,010 - Huntington 214,793 - Fairmont 213,677 - Beckley 208,543 - Morgantown 186,496 - Bluefield 186,307 - Martinsburg 169,274 - Clarksburg ML Per Game Attendance Averages 3,987 - Parkersburg 3,892 - Kanawha Valley 3,878 - Wheeling 3,572 - Huntington 3,409 - Fairmont 3,392 - Beckley 3,310 - Morgantown 2,960 - Bluefield 2,957 - Martinsburg 2,687 - Clarksburg __________________ I came. I saw. I played OOTP. The Storm Tigers - my book, check it out! Last edited by scuffleball; 01-18-2007 at 03:23 PM.