JOPLIN MINER MAGAZINE

Sam Tuivailala Chapter 2 MVP Rebuilding a team after finishing 7 seasons in the playoffs is a painful process but few teams can avoid it at some point in a franchise's history.  The rebuild continued in Chapter 2 as Joplin went 12-16 in Chapter 2 and fell to 22-34 on the season, 16 games behind the first place Salem Cowtippers.  Here are the results of Chapter 2: Allentown 2-2 Akron 2-2 BCJ  2-2 South Loop 1-3 Salem 2-2 Darien 1-3 North Carolina 2-2 The pitching staff went 12-16 with a 4.36 ERA.  Sam Tuivailala led the way with 3 wins, 2 saves and a 2.02 ERA.   The Miners hit 242/326/343.  The top hitters were: Mookie Betts 374/484/545 Carlos Santana: 314/427/735 Garrett Cooper: 281/344/446 The front office needs to make some waiver moves to fill some holes and local news outlets are engaging in heavy speculation as the waiver deadline looms over the BDBL.

CH1:  GREAT LAKES LEADS POWER RANKINGS 1. Great Lakes Sphinx: 55 2. Salem Cowtippers: 53 3. Los Altos Undertakers: 49 4. Bear Country Jamboree: 37 5. Kansas Law Dogs: 37 6. Chicago Black Sox: 36 7. Southern California Slyme: 32 8. Niagara Locks: 27 9. Allentown Ridgebacks: 26 10. Buckingham Sovereigns: 22 11. Charlotte Mustangs: 16 12. Las Vegas Flamingos: 7 13. Akron Ryche: -1 14. Ravenwood Infidels: -6 15. Cleveland Rocks: -15 16. South Carolina Sea Cats: -19 17. Darien Blue Wave: -22 18. South Loop Furies: -25 19. Joplin Miners: -26 20. St. Louis Apostles: -30 21. Saskatoon Sasquatch: -34 22. Kansas City Boulevards: -35 23. NCISP: -57 24. Myrtle Beach Hitmen: -127