Annual season review meeting scheduled 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 23, at the St. Louis Park Rec Center Pavilion for elections, important business

Minnetonka Lakers capture 2008 NSSBL state championship

The Minnetonka Lakers, Classic League regular season champions, marched through the field to win the fourth annual North Star Senior Baseball League state tournament, culminating with a come-from-behind thriller of a 5-4 victory over the Cinderella Burnsville Bulldogs, who were seeded 12th. Burnsville arrived via an exciting pool play opener when the Bulldogs trailed Eden Prairie Padres 10-1 before pulling out an 11-10 victory.

En route to the Class AAA championship, the Lakers won their pool with lopsided victories over Crosstown Traffic 14-2 and Eden Prairie Lions Tap 11-0, then mowed down Apple Valley 6-3, Monticello 10-2 and the Bulldogs to win the first tournament featuring the combined North Star and Classic League format.

The Minnetonka Saints defeated Woodbury’s Warriors 6-3 for the Class AA championship and the Northfield Millers tripped Crosstown Traffic 3-2 for the Class A championship.

The NSSBL took on a new look this year when managers voted 15-0 at its annual meeting Feb. 20, to accept a "merger-expansion proposal" with the Classic League.

This created a 24-team NSSBL. To implement the expansion for 2008, the 16 NSSBL teams played a round robin schedule of 15 games each with three wildcard games each against teams from the 9-team Classic League. North Star managers agreed to implement rules allowing liberal defensive substitution and a roster or shared batting order.

Merger-expansion strengthens the visibility, image and competition in the NSSBL launches its fourth season. Mayer won the first two championships, and the first-year Freeport Grey Sox made quite a statement for their first season in 2007.

This past season, the NSSBL and Classic League played separate schedules, plus three wild card games each. Managers of both leagues will be meeting in the coming weeks to determine the direction of the 2009 season. NSSBL managers meeting Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. in the St. Louis Park Rec Center pavilion.

The NSSBL uses wood bats, full count, 3 outs, 7 innings. Players and managers of other teams interested in joining the North Star Senior Baseball League may contact NSSBL President Pat Thompson at 952-470-1864 or Secretary-Treasurer Pete Chubb at 952-546-1775.

Logo design by John Jensen
Minnetonka Lakers/The Classic League
Senior Graphic Designer - Designwrite Advertising - Deephaven, MN

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AAA Champion Minnetonka Lakers

Class AAA Championship
Minnetonka Lakers 5, Burnsville Bulldogs 4

Class AAA Semifinals
Minnetonka Lakers 10, Monticello 3
Burnsville 4, St. Paul JT’s 0

Class AAA Quarterfinals
Minnetonka Lakers 6, Apple Valley A’s3
St. Paul JT’s 2, Mayer Mudcatz 0
Burnsville Bulldogs1, Miesville Groupers 0
Monticello Ol’ Cats 10, Loretto Sox 5

Class AA Championship
Minnetonka Saints 6, Woodbury Warriors 3

Class AA Semifinals
Minnetonka Saints 7, Freeport Grey Sox 2
Woodbury Warriors 11, Rosetown Rockets 4

Class AA Quarterfinals
Freeport Grey Sox 9, St. Louis Park Cardinals 3
Rosetown Rockets 12, Dassel-Cokato Dukes 2
Woodbury 3,. EP Lions Tap 2
Minnetonka Saints 3, Mill City Blue 1

Class A Championship
Northfield Millers 3, Crosstown Traffic 2

Class A Semifinals
Crosstown Traffic 9, Becker Buzzards 2
Northfield Millers 3, Mounds View Mustangs 1

Class A Quarterfinals
Becker Buzzards 8, Shoreview SeaFoam Hawks 6
Northfield Millers 15, Edina Grays 2
Mounds View Mustangs 8, Eden Prairie Padres 4
Crosstown Traffic 8, New Hope Bandits 2

Pool One: 1,16,17 Freeport Grey Sox, Mounds View Mustangs, Apple Valley A’s

Freeport 3, Mounds View 0
Apple Valley 5, Freeport 2 (8 innings)
Apple Valley 4, Mounds View 1

Class AAA: Apple Valley, Class AA: Freeport, Class A: Mounds View

Pool Two: 2,15,18 Minnetonka Lakers, Eden Prairie Lion's Tap, Crosstown Traffic

Lakers 14, Crosstown Traffic 2
Lakers 11, Lions Tap 0
Lions Tap 11, Crosstown Traffic 6

Class AAA: Lakers, Class AA: Lions Tap, Class A: Crosstown

Pool Three: 3,14,19 Mayer Mudcatz, Northfield Millers, Dassel-Cokato Dukes

Dassel 5, Northfield 4 (10 innings)
Mayer 17, Dassel 5 (6 innings)
Mayer 3, Northfield 2

Class AAA: Mayer, Class AA: Dassel, Class A: Northfield

Pool Four: 4,13,20 Rosetown Rockets, St. Paul JT's, New Hope Bandits

Rosetown 8, New Hope 2
JT’s 6, Rosetown 3
JT’s 11, New Hope 1

Class AAA: JT’s, Class AA: Rosetown, Class A: New Hope

Pool Five: 5,12,21 Woodbury Warriors, Burnsville Bulldogs, Eden Prairie Padres

Burnsville 11, EP Padres 10
Woodbury 2, Padres 0
Burnsville 3, Woodbury 0

Pool Six: 6,11,22 Miesville Groupers, Becker Buzzards, St. Louis Park Cardinals

Miesville 11, St. Louis Park 10
Miesville 3, Becker 2
St. Louis Park 11, Becker 9

Class AAA: Miesville, Class AA: St. Louis Park, Class A: Becker

Pool Seven: 7,10,23 Minnetonka Saints, Monticello Ol’ Cats, Edina Grays

Saints 12, Edina 3
Monticello 16, Edina 5
Monticello 4, Saints 3

Class AAA: Monticello, Class AA: Saints. Class A: Edina

Pool Eight: 8,9,24 Loretto Sox, Mill City Blue, Shoreview SeaFoam Hawks

Mill City 12, Shoreview 2
Loretto 13, Shoreview 1 (5 inning)
Loretto 5, Mill City 3

Class AAA: Loretto, Class AA: Mill City, Class A: Shoreview

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