2026 Giants Storm Through Playoffs to Capture 60+ National Division Title at Sacramento MSBL
Sacramento MSBL, 60+ Golden National Division
Sacramento Giants 16, Colt 45s 11
Submitted by Larry Whitmer, manager
What a roller coaster season it was for the Sacramento 60+ Giants. It’s a Six-team division, and all six teams made the playoffs, with the top two teams getting a bye.
We started the regular season 4-1, so we were off to a solid start. Then we lost the next eight games, so we stood at 4-9 with two games remaining.
We became a dysfunctional team and had to deal with something we weren’t used to. It got so bad I told the team, “I’m going to Utah, not coming back until the team wins.” What happens in game 14? We win. I come back to CA. We finish 5-9-1 tied for last place. During the regular season, we averaged seven runs scored per game.
Our first Playoff game was on September 16th versus the #4-seeded Dodgers.
After the sixth inning, we were up 5-3. It was a close, tight game. In the top of the seventh, we scored seven, but in the bottom, the Dodgers scored 10. Now we were down 12-13.
In the top of the eighth, we scored eight, and the Dodgers answered with two so now we’re up 20-15. In the ninth, we scored seven more to make the final score 27-15.
Our next playoff opponent was the top-seeded Rockies. After the seventh inning, we were down 7-8, so yet again we found ourselves with our backs against the wall. In the eighth inning, the Rockies scored two, and we were now down 7-10 after eight.
In the top of the ninth, we scored three and held the Rockies in the bottom of the inning, tying it 10-10 and forcing extra innings.In the tenth, the Giants scored six, and the Rockies scored four.
The final score was 16-14, so we escaped and moved on to the finals.
The Championship game was on September 30th against the #2 seed Colt 45s, a team we lost all three regular season games to. After the eighth inning, we found ourselves down 10-8.
In the top of the ninth, we had the bases loaded with two outs. We’re actually down to our last strike, but our guy hits a triple! We then have five more consecutive hits and score a total of six runs in the inning. The Colt 45’s scored only one in the bottom of the ninth, making the final score 16-11 and making the Giants league champs.
I think the key for the Giants was that we never got down on each other during the season. Yes, we struggled during the regular season, but everyone stepped up their game during the September playoff run. Our postgame Tarantula Spider Juice ritual also came into play!