Arrows crowned NBL regular season champions
Essex Arrows clinched the regular season NBL title after shutting out Sheffield Bruins 12-0 at Grovehill Park on Sunday.
The victory included home runs by Angel Perez, Yonathan Novas and Jorge Wilhelm as the Arrows offense took charge from the go.
Perez also hit a triple while Novas hit a double to round off a great afternoon for the outfielders.
The Arrows used three pitcher to shut out the Bruins and cement their place at the top of the table
For the Bruins, a 12-2 win over BC Vetra, who had earlier pushed London Mets but lost 8-7 on a passed ball walk off, confirmed their spot in the play offs.
NBL scores from the weekend
BC Vetra 7 London Mets 8
Essex Arrows 12 Sheffield Bruins 0
London Mets 10 London Capitals 2
Bournemouth Bears 0 Essex Arrows 7
Sheffield Bruins 12 BC Vetra 2
BBF AAA Playoffs
A dramatic hit by pitch walk off saw the Essex Saxons sneak past Bracknell Inferno 13-12 in a dramatic AAA Wild Card.
Bracknell were 2-10 down at the top of the ninth but scored 10 runs to move to a two run lead before the Saxons showed great discipline to get the three runs needed.
The Saxons will now play Herts Cardinals next Saturday in the quaifier.
AAA Results
Bracknell Inferno 12 Essex Saxons 13
Long Eaton Storm 0 Herts Cardinals 9
BBF AA Playoffs
There were some big scores in in the AA Wild Card games with Richmond Dragons, Bootle Trojans, Essex Archers and Leeds Locos all securing wins to move into the next round.
AA Results
Bournemouth Bears AA 2 Richmond Dragons 26
London Sidewinders 5 Bootle Trojans 15
Essex Archers 18 Hull Scorpions 5
Kent Buccaneers 4 Leeds Locos 14
BBF A Playoffs
Guildford Millers walked off Croydon Pirates A 19-18 in a thriller at Kings College with Jordi Bottomley stealing home on a pickoff attempt at third.
Weston Jets, Milton Keynes Bucks 2 and Cambridge Royals all won to move into the Single A quarter finals
A Results
London Mercury 4 Milton Keynes Bucks A 14
Cardiff Merlins A 9 Cambridge Royals 19
Croydon Pirates A 18 Guildford Millers 19
Tonbridge Bobcats 3 Weston Jets 13
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