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          The 2015 Benchwarmer Bash
          Federation Championships - Joe DiMaggio Federation
          The Benchwarmer Bash begins with 
		  Federation Championships.  The 44 leagues are divided into 8 Federations (see the breakdown on the
          Leagues page).  We've 
		  got a mix of Federations with five leagues and some with six - the league champion 
		  teams automatically advance to the Federation Championships, and we 
		  add enough wild cards to make a field of eight teams. 
            
          Teams are seeded based on their federation 
		  power index.  
		  However, in matchups between wild cards and league champs, the league 
		  champion will have home field advantage. 
            
          Seeding - Federation Championship: 
          
				  - Federal Champion: Ohio - Power Index: 1 -- David Henning
 
				  - Wild Card One: Havana, Three of a Kind - Power Index: 2 -- 
				  Jerry King
 
				  - Wild Card Two: Men Injecting Men 2, Four Star - Power 
				  Index: 3 -- Christian Ingram
 
                  - Royal Flush Champion: Bedrock - Power Index: 5 -- David 
				  Henning
 
				  - Motor City Champion: Troy - Power Index: 7 -- David 
				  Henning
 
                  - Three of a Kind Champion: Atchafalaya - Power Index 8 -- 
				  James Harris
 
                  - Four Star Champion: NYC2ATL - Power Index: 19 -- Ricardo 
				  Alexander
 
                  - Redbirds Champion: Orion's - Power Index: 27 -- David 
				  Henning
 
                 
			  
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Past DiMaggio Federation Champions
2024: Star City (Marxball) David 
Henning 2023: Kingston (Marxball) Ricardo 
Alexander - 
Bash Champion 2022: Atlanta (Federal) Ricardo 
Alexander 2021: Kingston (Marxball) Ricardo 
Alexander - 
Bash Champion 2020: Three Blind (Three of a Kind) Jason Kiernan - Bash Runner Up 2019: Miami County (Four Star) David 
Henning 2018: Fiorello's (Marxball) Jason 
Kiernan - 
Bash Champion 2017:  St. Louis (Royal Flush) Michael Quinn 
2016:  Sheshequin (Federal) 
owned then by Jay Snyder 
2015:  Orion's (Redbirds) David Henning 
2014:  Windsor (now 
Drunken, Motor City) owned then by Tom Twomey 
2013:  Men Injecting Men 2 (Four Star) Christian Ingram 
2012:  Wyalusing (now 
Stacks of High Society, Three of a Kind) owned then by Jay Snyder 
2011:  Brooklyn (Redbirds) Jerry King 
2010:  Tennessee (now 
MacArthur, Four Star) 
owned then by Ken DeGroot 
2009:  Vegas Strip (now 
Damien, Three of a Kind) owned then by Phil Dang
   			
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              Federation Quarterfinals: 
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              | Orion's (78-72, Redbirds)  vs. 
			  Ohio (92-58, Federal) | 
              Havana (99-51, Three of a Kind)  vs. 
			  NYC2ATL (83-67, Four Star) | 
             
            
              | Men Injecting Men 2 (92-59, Four 
			  Star)  vs. Atchafalaya (85-65, Three of a 
			  Kind) | 
              Troy (89-61, Motor City)  vs. 
			  Bedrock (93-57, Royal Flush) | 
             
            
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              Federation Semifinals:  | 
             
            
              | Orion's (78-72, Redbirds) vs. Troy 
			  (89-61, Motor City) | 
              Men Injecting Men 2 (92-59, Four 
			  Star) vs. Havana (99-51, Three of a Kind) | 
             
            
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              Federation Finals:  | 
             
            
              | Men Injecting Men 2 (92-59, Four 
			  Star) vs. Orion's (78-72, Redbirds) | 
              2015 Joe DiMaggio Federation Champion: Orion's 
			  Solar Kings (Redbirds) - David Henning | 
             
           
                    2015 Benchwarmer Bash - Federation Championships 
                    
                      
      
        
          | Game | 
          Joe DiMaggio Federation Championship | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | Box  |  | Orion's | 5 | 9 | 1 |  WP - J.Lackey (1-0)  LP - J.Fernandez (0-1) HR: MIM: Y.Cespedes (1); Ori: B.Dozier (1) Orion's leads 1-0 |   
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Orion's | 3 | 10 | 0 |  WP - J.Quintana (1-0)  LP - MIM BP (0-1) HR: MIM: C.Correa (1), A.Rodriguez (1), C.Davis (1), Y.Cespedes (2) Orion's leads 2-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Orion's | 6 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 |  WP - M.Estrada (1-0)  LP - M.Harvey (0-1) HR: Ori: M.Carpenter (1), K.Bryant (1), B.McCann (1); MIM: A.Rodriguez (2), B.McCann (1) Orion's leads 3-0 |   
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Orion's | 1 | 5 | 2 | Box  |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |  WP - C.Archer (1-0)  LP - Ori BP (0-1) HR: none Orion's leads 3-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Orion's | 5 | 12 | 1 | Box  |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 |  WP - C.Rodon (1-0)  LP - M.Wacha (0-1) HR: none Orion's wins series 4-1 |   
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          | Game | 
          Semifinal One | 
          Semifinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Orion's | 4 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Troy | 3 | 6 | 1 |  WP - J.Lackey (1-0)  LP - M.Bumgarner (0-1) HR: Ori: L.Cain (1), E.Suarez (1); Troy: C.Blackmon (1), D.Peralta (1) Orion's leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Havana | 2 | 5 | 0 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - J.Fernandez (0-1) HR: MIM: A.Rodriguez (1) Havana leads 1-0 |      | 
         
        
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Orion's | 9 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Troy | 5 | 4 | 2 |  WP - Ori BP (1-0)  LP - J.Quintana (0-1) HR: Ori: B.McCann (1), M.Byrd (1); Troy: M.Byrd (1) Orion's leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Havana | 8 | 8 | 1 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - M.Bumgarner (0-1) HR: MIM: Y.Cespedes (1), B.McCann (1), E.Gattis (1); Hav: N.Cruz (1), B.McCann (1) Havana leads 2-0 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Troy | 5 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Orion's | 3 | 6 | 0 |  WP - M.Leake (1-0)  LP - Ori BP (1-1) HR: Troy: C.Gonzalez (1), K.Schwarber (1); Ori: M.Carpenter (1) Orion's leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Havana | 4 | 8 | 2 | Box  |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |  WP - M.Harvey (1-0)  LP - Hav BP (0-1) HR: Hav: N.Cruz (2), M.Carpenter (1), C.Correa (1); MIM: C.Correa (1), C.Davis (1) Havana leads 2-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Troy | 6 | 9 | 1 | Box  |  | Orion's | 8 | 15 | 0 |  WP - Ori BP (2-1)  LP - L.Lynn (0-1) HR: Troy: I.Kinsler (1), C.Gonzalez (2), K.Schwarber (2), M.Byrd (2); Ori: K.Bryant 2 (2), B.McCann (2), M.Byrd (2) Orion's leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Havana | 0 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 |  WP - C.Archer (1-0)  LP - L.Lynn (0-1) HR: Hav: N.Cruz (3), B.McCann (2); MIM: A.Rendon (1), B.McCann (2) Series tied 2-2 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Troy | 2 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Orion's | 4 | 9 | 0 |  WP - C.Rodon (1-0)  LP - Troy BP (0-1) HR: Troy: C.Gonzalez (3), K.Schwarber (3); Ori: B.McCann (3), E.Suarez (2) Orion's wins series 4-1 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Havana | 4 | 14 | 0 | Box  |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 |  WP - M.Wacha (1-0)  LP - Hav BP (0-2) HR: Hav: N.Cruz (4), B.McCann (3); MIM: B.McCann (3), L.Chisenhall (1) Men Injecting Men 2 leads 3-2 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | Box  |  | Havana | 5 | 8 | 4 |  WP - C.Kershaw (2-0)  LP - J.Fernandez (0-2) HR: MIM: M.Machado 2 (2); Hav: N.Cruz (5) Series tied 3-3 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | Box  |  | Havana | 4 | 8 | 0 |  WP - M.Bumgarner (1-1)  LP - Hav BP (0-3) HR: MIM: A.Rodriguez (2), C.Davis 2 (3), Y.Cespedes (2), B.McCann (4); Hav: B.McCann (4), E.Rosario (1) Men Injecting Men 2 wins series 4-3 |      | 
         
        
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					Quarterfinals
        
          | Game | 
          Quarterfinal One | 
          Quarterfinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Orion's | 7 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Ohio | 2 | 7 | 5 |  WP - J.Lackey (1-0)  LP - J.Arrieta (0-1) HR: Ori: J.Upton (1), B.McCann (1), M.Byrd (1), B.Dozier (1); Oh: M.Byrd (1) Orion's leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Havana | 11 | 17 | 0 | Box  |  | NYC2ATL | 2 | 8 | 2 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - J.Arrieta (0-1) HR: Hav: B.Dozier (1), N.Cruz (1), M.Teixeira 2 (2), B.McCann (1), C.Correa (1), E.Rosario (1), A.Hicks (1); NYC: S.Choo (1), N.Cruz (1), B.Dozier (1) Havana leads 1-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Orion's | 1 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Ohio | 5 | 9 | 0 |  WP - D.Keuchel (1-0)  LP - J.Quintana (0-1) HR: Ori: J.Upton 2 (3); Oh: R.Braun (1), J.Kipnis (1) Series tied 1-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Havana | 4 | 8 | 2 | Box  |  | NYC2ATL | 1 | 8 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - J.Tomlin (0-1) HR: Hav: N.Cruz (2); NYC: N.Cruz (2) Havana leads 2-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Ohio | 1 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Orion's | 4 | 11 | 1 |  WP - M.Estrada (1-0)  LP - J.Quintana (0-1) HR: Oh: T.Plouffe (1) Orion's leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | NYC2ATL | 2 | 9 | 1 | Box  |  | Havana | 4 | 10 | 1 |  WP - J.Garcia (1-0)  LP - NYC BP (0-1) HR: NYC: N.Cruz (3), D.Ortiz 2 (2); Hav: N.Cruz (3), D.Gordon (1) Havana leads 3-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Ohio | 2 | 7 | 1 | Box  |  | Orion's | 3 | 12 | 0 |  WP - D.Salazar (1-0)  LP - Oh BP (0-1) HR: Oh: T.Plouffe (2); Ori: K.Bryant (1) Orion's leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | NYC2ATL | 4 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Havana | 6 | 11 | 0 |  WP - L.Lynn (1-0)  LP - S.Kazmir (0-1) HR: NYC: N.Cruz (4), T.d'Arnaud (1); Hav: N.Cruz (4), A.Hicks (2) Havana wins series 4-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Ohio | 1 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Orion's | 3 | 8 | 1 |  WP - C.Rodon (1-0)  LP - Oh BP (0-2) HR: Oh: T.Plouffe (3); Ori: M.Carpenter (1), K.Bryant (2), B.Belt (1) Orion's wins series 4-1 |      | 
          
          
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          | Game | 
          Quarterfinal Three | 
          Quarterfinal Four | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Atchafalaya | 2 | 4 | 1 |  WP - J.Fernandez (1-0)  LP - Atch BP (0-1) HR: MIM: C.Correa (1), C.Davis (1), B.McCann (1) Men Injecting Men 2 leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Troy | 5 | 12 | 1 | Box  |  | Bedrock | 4 | 7 | 0 |  WP - Troy BP (1-0)  LP - J.Arrieta (0-1) HR: Troy: L.Duda 3 (3) Troy leads 1-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 7 | 14 | 0 | Box  |  | Atchafalaya | 3 | 9 | 1 |  WP - M.Bumgarner (1-0)  LP - S.Miller (0-1) HR: MIM: M.Machado (1), C.Davis (2); Atch: P.Goldschmidt (1) Men Injecting Men 2 leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Troy | 3 | 9 | 1 | Box  |  | Bedrock | 5 | 10 | 1 |  WP - D.Price (1-0)  LP - J.Quintana (0-1) HR: Troy: R.Zimmerman (1), C.Gonzalez (1), E.Longoria (1); Bed: P.Goldschmidt (1), J.Reddick (1) Series tied 1-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Atchafalaya | 2 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 6 | 15 | 0 |  WP - M.Harvey (1-0)  LP - Atch BP (0-2) HR: Atch: T.Plouffe (1); MIM: M.Machado (2), C.Davis (3), Y.Cespedes (1), D.Gordon (1) Men Injecting Men 2 leads 3-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Bedrock | 3 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Troy | 0 | 8 | 0 |  WP - M.Harvey (1-0)  LP - Troy BP (1-1) HR: Bed: J.Bautista (1), M.Trumbo (1) Bedrock leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Atchafalaya | 7 | 7 | 2 | Box  |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 |  WP - Atch BP (1-2)  LP - C.Archer (0-1) HR: Atch: K.Schwarber (1); MIM: A.Rodriguez (1) Men Injecting Men 2 leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Bedrock | 6 | 16 | 0 | Box  |  | Troy | 7 | 14 | 0 |  WP - L.Lynn (1-0)  LP - J.Quintana (0-1) HR: Bed: R.Cano (1), K.Bryant (1); Troy: I.Kinsler (1), K.Schwarber (1) Series tied 2-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Atchafalaya | 3 | 5 | 0 | Box  |  | Men Injecting Men 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 |  WP - MIM BP (1-0)  LP - J.Peavy (0-1) HR: MIM: J.Gyorko (1) Men Injecting Men 2 wins series 4-1 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Bedrock | 0 | 7 | 2 | Box  |  | Troy | 1 | 6 | 0 |  WP - C.Martinez (1-0)  LP - Bed BP (0-1) HR: Bed: K.Bryant (2), J.Bautista (2) Troy leads 3-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Troy | 5 | 20 | 0 | Box  |  | Bedrock | 2 | 9 | 0 |  WP - M.Bumgarner (1-0)  LP - Bed BP (0-2) HR: Troy: R.Zimmerman (2), L.Duda 2 (5), D.Peralta (1); Bed: D.Peralta (1) Troy wins series 4-2 |   
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