Game 7: For all the marbles

The Seattle Monarchs extended their record of Cecil Cup titles, and set a record for consecutive championships by winning their 13th, and fifth in a row, in a decisive victory in game 7 of the 2028 Cecil Cup.

While Brick started the game with a quick run in the first, Seattle tied the game in the bottom of the inning. Not feeling daunted, the Barracudas retook the lead in the top of the second, and held the 2-1 advantage until the bottom of the 5th. In that inning, the Monarchs scored three runs, and added on three more in the bottom of the 6th.

With three innings to play, the Monarchs were up 7-2. Seattle added three more runs in the 7th and 8th innings, and were up 10-2 entering the top of the 9th. The home crowd was deafening as Martin Cox weakly grounded out to second base to start the inning.

Ken Reed followed with a strikeout. Down to their last out, Gene Reynolds held off the end of the season with a solo home run. Alas, the comeback was not to be, as Matt Foster grounded to third to end the game and the series. The final score was 10-3, a lopsided score in an otherwise tight and close series.

Congratulations again to Mack (and for beating my own record of 4-straight championships), and also to Fred for a great season. The 2028 year was a fun one for us, but it's now it's time to let Seattle have its 13th championship parade, and for the rest of us to regroup and prepare for 2029 and the new version of the game.

We'll take the rest of the week for Mack to enjoy. We'll start the clock on the offseason on Saturday night. Thanks to all for letting me help Zev steer us through another fun OOTP season!