The Beachwood Bombers advanced to the World Series with an impressive 4 games to 2 series win over the Bar Harbor Basselopes. Likely series MVP Kris Medlen started one game and relieved four in the series, working 12 2/3 innings and earning two saves.

Game 1 - BEA 5 BHB 4

WP - Price

LP - Greinke

Sv - Medlen

Pete Orr went 3-4 with 2 RBI to give the Bombers a 5-1 lead. Jeff Keppinger closed the gap with a three-run homer in the eighth but Kris Medlen came in to put out the fire and earn the save.

Game 2 -  BEA 2  BHB  1  (10 innings)

WP  -  Villareal
LP   -   Valverde

Carlos Pena's eighth inning home run tied the game at 1-1, as starters Kyle Lohse and Barry Zito matched each other pitch for pitch. The Basselopes missed a golden opportunity with the bases full and no outs in the eighth but were unable to take advantage. In the last of the tenth, Juan Pierre singled and came on to score on Andy Dirks' base hit.

Game 3  -  BHB  6  BEA  0

WP - Hanson

LP - Medlen

Carlos Pena drilled a three-run homer and the Basselopes plated three more runs on sacrifices while Tommy Hanson went the distance, striking out eleven and scattering four hits to give Bar Harbor their first win of the series.

Game 4  -  BHB  3  BEA  2

WP - Burton

LP - Price

Donovan Solano ripped a first-inning homer of Greinke to take a 1-0 lead and an error by Alcides Escobar made it 2-0. David Price was cruising along until the ninth, when he let two men get on base with two outs. Price stayed in the game and promptly gave up a walk-off three run blast around the foul pole by Ichiro to lift the Basselopes to their biggest win of the year.

Game 5  -  BEA  2  BHB  1  (15 innings)

WP  -  Cruz
LP   -  Waldrop
Sv   -   Kontos

The pivotal game of the series was one of the best games of the year. Andy Dirks homered in the first but that was all Drew Smyly would give up in eight innings of work. Kyle Lohse was equally strong for Beachwood, taking a shutout into the seventh until Adam Jones singled to tie it up. from their, it was a bullpen duel and a chess match with each manager making strategic moves. Bar Harbor brought in Kyle Waldrop, who worked out of a jam in the fourteenth but in the top of the fifteenth he gave up a lead single to Chris Johnson. Edwin Nunez came in to pinch run and promptly stole second base and then Dan Cooper singled in the go-ahead run. The Basselopes were pooped pups by that point and surrendered weakly in the bottom half of the inning.

Game 6  -  BEA  6  BHB  2

WP - Stults

LP - Zito

Sv - Medlen

Andy Dirks carried the big Bomber lumber, going 2-4 with three RBI and Justin Ruggiano added a final nail in the Bar Harbor coffin with a seventh inning solo shot. Kris Medlen, who will need to ice his arm for the next week, finished it up for the save and the series win.

Nick's got a tough team and he manages them very well. They will make a formidable foe for the American League champ in the first DosBall Worl Series. Thanks to Nick, the Commish, and everyone for making this such an amazingly fun season. The Basselopes will be ready to deal as soon as the season ends!

- Rich