The Alamo Short Stacks officially captured their second Regular Season Title in Franchise History, becoming the first to accomplish the feat in Roger Dorn Baseball League History on Sunday. The Stacks rode ace Julio Urias' 26.0 start to a strong Sunday performance for their fifth consecutive 300+ point period that pushed their margin over the second place Maltese Falcons over the 200 mark.
The Stacks took over the lead in Period 3, but faced some stiff competition from the Falcons rose to the top of the Standings in Period 12 uncertainty in the rotation and outfield left GM Greg Shelley on the Trade Market for reinforcements. Shelley would go on to pull off two blockbuster deals with the Cloverdale Clovers and Honolulu Hammerheads that landed them Juan Soto, Mookie Betts, Rafael Devers, Ryan McMahon, Corbin Burnes, Jacob deGrom, Carlos Rodon and Byron Buxton while early season pickup Brendan Rodgers would hit .304 as a Stack to stabilize the shortstop position.
The infusion of top-end talent pushed the Stacks back to the top of the standings in Period 18, growing their lead through the conclusion of the Regular Season in Period 21.
While the trade market certainly helped, the Stacks were led on offense by Manny Machado (who homered twice Sunday) and Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. with Ty France and Jeff McNeil proving to be key contributors at $12 combined in the infield. Shelley invested heavily in the bullpen which rewarded the club with a RDBL-high 83 saves, the fourth most in RDBL History led by Emmanuel Clase who notched a 1.17 ERA and 0.65 WHIP with 30 saves.
2022 Activation Logan Gilbert also proved to be a key pillar, finishing second in pitcher scoring for the Stacks with 347.0 points while in the Active Lineup while Brandon Woodruff shook off early season struggles to post a sub 2.50 ERA since mid-May.
The Stacks, Falcons and Spokane Fightin' Fish extended their record, becoming the first Franchises to capture four Division Titles while the Stacks and Falcons are the first teams to finish in the money in seven separate seasons. The Stacks hold the record with four consecutive trips to the Playoffs, the longest streak in the RDBL.
While the Front Office is pleased with the Regular Season results, the club has yet to win the RDBL Playoffs and will look to break that curse in 2022. Their will be plenty of competition as the Playoff group looks as strong as it has ever been with the red-hot Burlingame Blue Ducks, Maltese Falcons, Spokane Fightin' Fish, Mission Viejo Maulers and Meinert Hops all confident heading into the final run of the season.
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