In a fitting ending to the inaugural season on the Palisades Recreation Center’s new Field of Dreams, all three divisions of the Palisades Pony Baseball Association came down to decisive winner-take-all games last Thursday. The Mustang Division (ages 10-11) world series pitted the Tigers, who advanced through the loser’s bracket to reach the finals against the Braves. The Tigers, coached by Brian Sullivan, finished with the best regular season record at 12-4 and won two consecutive games over the Braves to capture the championship. A similar scenario unfolded in the Bronco Division (ages 11-13), where the pre-playoff favorite Indians rallied for back-to-back victories over the Red Sox to win the world series. After a blowout victory last Wednesday in the first game, the Indians (15-2) won for the second time in as many games. The Indians had stranded 13 runners in a 5-1 loss to the Red Sox in the second round of the playoffs’a loss that dropped the Indians into the loser’s bracket. From there, the Indians won every game. In the Pinto Division (ages 7-9), the Tigers beat the Red Sox Wednesday to force a deciding game, but the Red Sox rebounded on Thursday to win the championship. The Red Sox finished last in the American League during the regular season, but advanced through the winners bracket of the playoffs with several upset wins. All-Star games in all three divisions were played Saturday to conclude the PPBA season.
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