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The New Arkton Bears are champions, today and forever. The Bears topped the Capital City Monarchs 9-4 at Monarchs Ballpark today to claim the R.B.L. Championship Series crown.

“Nobody can take this away from us, not ever,” said series MVP and center fielder Bucky Hayes after his club had sealed the victory. “We worked hard and we accomplished our goal.”

The atmosphere was electric as the newly-crowned champs stormed the field at the conclusion of the game. Fans cheered, gloves flew in the air, high fives and hugs were the order of the day.

“From day one of spring training, I could see it in their eyes,” said New Arkton manager Willard Johnson. “The players had that look of intensity, of hunger, of a desire to accomplish something great, and today they did that. They’re champions of the world.”

The Bears took the series 4-0. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the National League East Division and a 140-22 record.

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The New Arkton Bears are one game away from a sweep of the Capital City Monarchs today after a road win at Monarchs Ballpark, 10-1. Bears right-hander Hector Gomez had a strong outing. He threw 9 innings of 5- hit ball. New Arkton now holds a 3-0 advantage in the best-of-7 League Championship Series.

Gomez allowed 1 run over 9 innings. He also racked up 10 strikeouts.

“I got everyone together and told them they did great today,” New Arkton manager Willard Johnson told ABN reporters after the game. “But I warned them that even if we make it out of the League Championship Series, it’s only going to get harder.”

The next game is scheduled for tomorrow at Monarchs Ballpark. The scheduled starters for the game are Hector Ramirez for the New Arkton Bears and Kenta Takano for the the Capital City Monarchs.

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Their bats were silent and New Arkton had a rookie on the mound. No problem.

On a day when the Bears struggled to string together much offense, the club got a big boost from 23-year-old starter Gary Cox. The left-hander quieted the Capital City Monarchs at Walnut Street Stadium to help New Arkton take the 2-1 decision and seize a 2-0 advantage in the best-of-7 League Championship Series.

Cox gave New Arkton a solid start. The left-hander allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 6 innings.

“If I go out there and help the team win, that’s all you can do,” said Cox.

Game 3 is set to be played Sunday at Monarchs Ballpark. The scheduled starters for the game are Hector Gomez for New Arkton and Kenta Takano for Capital City.

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The New Arkton Bears started the League Championship Series in dramatic fashion today, stealing Game 1 from the Capital City Monarchs in a walk-off. New Arkton won 4-2 behind a good day from starter Brian Duncan. The right-hander threw 7 innings of 4-hit ball in the win, which gave the Bears a 1-0 lead to start the best-of-7 series.

Bucky Hayes was the walk-off hero for New Arkton. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Bears center fielder hit a dramatic 2-run home run to send the teams home.

“Exhilarating win,” said Duncan.’

Game 2 is scheduled for tomorrow at Walnut Street Stadium. Slated to start are Elton Nord for Capital City and Gary Cox for New Arkton

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At the age of 22, Bucky Hayes of the New Arkton Bears could very well have his best years ahead of him.

It’s a startling thought when you consider the year he had in 3073 was good enough to win the center fielder the National League Most Valuable Player Award.

“See the ball, hit the ball,” he said. “That’s my basic approach.”

The top hitter put up a .411 batting average this year, as well as a .537 on-base percentage. He played 157 games and racked up 232 hits, 26 doubles, 15 triples, 56 home runs, 182 RBIs and 191 runs scored.

He received 23 first place votes out of a possible 24. Brian Duncan of the New Arkton Bears finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Gary Cox of the New Arkton Bears finished third.

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New Arkton Sweeps into the League Championship Series: Many baseball pundits expected a close series in the National League Division Series. It turned out quite a bit different.

The New Arkton Bears swept aside the Dearborne Pilots to advance to the League Championship Series, winning the final game by a 5-0 score at Pilots Ballpark.

The series MVP was right fielder Raul Gomez, who hit .471 with a .550 on-base percentage. He had 0 home runs, drove in 3 RBI and scored 5 runs.

“We expected this series to go right down to the wire, so to sweep is a bit of a surprise,” he said. “But we’ll take it.”

The New Arkton Bears don’t know who they will face in the next round. They will play the winner of the La Mirada Penguins – Capital City Monarchs series. Capital City leads the series 3 games to 2. The League Championship Series schedule will be announced after the Division Series finishes.

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New Arkton’s Hector Ramirez breezed through the Pilots lineup today, collecting a 2-hit shutout and a 5-0 victory along the way. Ramirez fanned 6 as well.

“I didn’t really feel like I had my game today,” Ramirez confessed, “but some days are like that — you just gotta go with what you have.”

So far this year Ramirez has made 32 starts, tossed 252.2 innings, struck out 143 batters and walked 28. His record is 27-4 with a 2.21 ERA and he has limited opposing teams to a .209 batting average.

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Brian Duncan kept the opposition off the scoreboard and the New Arkton Bears were all smiles after winning 6-0 against the Dearborne Pilots at Cadets Ballpark today. The right-handed Duncan gave up no runs in his start, permitted 7 hits and had 13 strikeouts.

“If there was a stat for ‘team shutout,’ this would be it,” Duncan said later. “My catcher called a great game, guys delivered at the plate and when I messed something up the guys behind me were where they needed to be.”

So far this season, Duncan has logged a 30-3 record with a 0.72 ERA. He has started 35 games, hurled 302 innings and registered 453 strikeouts and 24 walks.

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Gary Cox kept the opposition off the scoreboard and the New Arkton Bears were all smiles after winning 8-0 against the Dearborne Pilots at Walnut Street Stadium today. The left-handed Cox gave up no runs in his start, permitted 4 hits and had 13 strikeouts.

“If there was a stat for ‘team shutout,’ this would be it,” Cox said later. “My catcher called a great game, guys delivered at the plate and when I messed something up the guys behind me were where they needed to be.”

This season Cox has fanned 394 in 270.1 innings and collected a 25-2 record with a 1.33 ERA.

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