2017 Padres Post Dramatic Run at the Title in the 55+ Mountain Division at Redwood Empire

Redwood Empire Baseball League, 55+ Division

‘From 6-14 Season to Championship Series’

By Paul Berensmeier, Padres manager

We are still stunned that our 6-14 Padres team, which was last in runs scored, knocked off the 18-2 Dragons, who were first in our division in runs scored, to reach the championship series. In the final series for the league title we faced the Knights to keep the dream alive. We lost our final game of the championships 20-19! Whew! I’m so proud of the guys. Here’s our brief summary of our semi-final match-up against the Dragons and our final series against the Knights:

‘Padres slay Dragons to reach championship series for 55+ Redwood Empire (CA)’

The lowly Padres (6-14) erupt to slay red hot Dragons (18-2) by a score of 23-14 to reach the championship series for the first time in team history! The Padres nearly did it again in the finals against the Knights, but were stymied in the bottom of the ninth by the league’s fastest pitcher, and former NFL linebacker, losing a nail-biter 20-19!