Bad News Ems Balk-Off for the NWL Championship
It could not have happened any other way, let's be honest with ourselves. The worst overall record in the Northwest League. No winning streak of 3 or more games at any point during the regular season. And the exclamation point to finish the season? A walk-off balk call to send
It could not have happened any other way, let's be honest with ourselves. The worst overall record in the Northwest League. No winning streak of 3 or more games at any point during the regular season. And the exclamation point to finish the season? A walk-off balk call to send the Ems to a 3-2 win in Game 3 of the NWL Championship Series to capture the title, their 5th playoff win in a row to finish their undefeated postseason run, sweeping the Indians in the finals 3 games-to-none.
Down 2-1 heading into the bottom of the 9th, the Ems put runners on 2nd and 3rd with two outs and needed some clutch at-bats.
As a result, the Emeralds captured their 2nd championship in 3 seasons after a third consecutive trip to the finals. A run that has been unlike any other in Eugene's history, culminated in a way you'll probably never witness ever again in a championship baseball game.
A balk. Yep, a balk. We still can't believe it either.