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          The 2015 Benchwarmer Bash
          Federation Championships - Lou Gehrig 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: 
          
				  - Wild Card One: Aksarben, K Street - Power Index: 1 -- Don 
				  Kruse
 
				  - Wild Card Two: South Park, Commissioners - Power Index: 2 
				  -- Tom Twomey
 
				  - Wild Card Three: Miami, Commissioners - Power Index: 3 -- 
				  Phillip Dang
 
                  - Minnie & Paul Champion: Conspiracy - Power Index: 8 -- 
				  Adam Wilson
 
				  - Geek Pride Champion: Dyad Institute - Power Index: 9 -- 
				  Sherman Wan
 
                  - Commissioners Champion: Towanda - Power Index: 11 -- Jay 
				  Snyder
 
				  - They Might Be Giants Champion: Edgewater - Power Index: 16 
				  -- Tom Twomey
 
                  - K Street Champion: Altoona - Power Index: 21 -- Jerry King
 
                 
			  
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Past Gehrig Federation Champions
2024: I've Seen Your Face Before 
	(Home of the Brave) Sherman Wan - Bash Runner up 2023: Gilroy (They Might Be Giants) 
Sherman Wan 2022: Dawns (K Street) Ken Stevenson 2021: Ai. Phi. Oh (Geek Pride) Jason 
Kiernan 2020: McCovey Cove (They Might Be 
Giants) Jason Kiernan 2019: Winston Wants (Grand Slam) 
Jamison Reese 2018: Silicon Valley (Geek Pride) 
Sheldon Price 2017:  Riverdale (Minnie & Paul) David Henning 
2016:  New Jersey (now 
Sudden Sam's, K Street) owned then by Tom Twomey 
2015:  Towanda (Commissioners) Jay Snyder 
2014:  Phantastic (Geek Pride) David Henning 
2013:  Detroit (now Brooklyn, Commissioners) owned then by Mike Prohaska 
2012:  Detroit (now Brooklyn, Commissioners) owned then by Mike Prohaska 
2011:  Altoona (K Street) Jerry King 
2010:  Asia (now Alvin, K Street) owned then by Anthony Citarella 
2009:  Aksarben (K Street) Don Kruse - 
 Bash Champion
   			
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              Federation Quarterfinals: 
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              | Aksarben (94-56, K Street)  vs. 
			  Altoona (84-66, K Street) | 
              South Park (93-57, Commissioners)  vs. 
			  Edgewater (78-72, They Might Be Giants) | 
             
            
              | Miami (93-57, Commissioners)  vs. 
			  Towanda (97-53, Commissioners) | 
              Dyad Institute (94-56, Geek 
			  Pride)  vs. Conspiracy (95-55, Minnie & 
			  Paul) | 
             
            
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              Federation Semifinals:  | 
             
            
              |  Aksarben (94-56, K Street) vs. Conspiracy (95-55, Minnie & 
			  Paul) | 
               
			  Edgewater (78-72, They Might Be Giants) vs. 
			  Towanda (97-53, Commissioners) | 
             
            
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              Federation Finals:  | 
             
            
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			  Towanda (97-53, Commissioners) vs. Conspiracy (95-55, Minnie & 
			  Paul) | 
              2015 Lou Gehrig Federation Champion: Towanda 
				Teetotalers (Commissioners) - Jay Snyder | 
             
           
                    2015 Benchwarmer Bash - Federation Championships 
                    
                      
      
        
          | Game | 
          Lou Gehrig Federation Championship | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Towanda | 7 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Conspiracy | 6 | 7 | 0 |  WP - Tow BP (1-0)  LP - Con BP (0-1) HR: Tow: K.Calhoun 2 (2), D.Valencia (1), E.Encarnacion (1), A.Gonzalez (1), B.McCann (1); Con: R.Odor (1), M.Brantley (1) Towanda leads 1-0 |   
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           2  | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Towanda | 4 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Conspiracy | 5 | 8 | 0 |  WP - S.Strasburg (1-0)  LP - Tow BP (1-1) HR: Tow: K.Calhoun (3); Con: R.Odor (2), M.Brantley (2), W.Ramos (1) Series tied 1-1 |   
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Conspiracy | 3 | 8 | 1 | Box  |  | Towanda | 8 | 8 | 0 |  WP - F.Liriano (1-0)  LP - T.Milone (0-1) HR: Con: J.Upton 2 (2), E.Escobar 2 (2); Tow: D.Valencia (2), E.Encarnacion (2), R.Zimmerman (1), E.Escobar 2 (2) Towanda leads 2-1 |   
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           4  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Conspiracy | 2 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Towanda | 11 | 16 | 0 |  WP - J.Hammel (1-0)  LP - M.Pelfrey (0-1) HR: Tow: K.Calhoun (4), E.Encarnacion (3), R.Zimmerman 2 (3) Towanda leads 3-1 |   
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           5  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Conspiracy | 5 | 9 | 1 | Box  |  | Towanda | 4 | 7 | 2 |  WP - Con BP (1-1)  LP - R.De La Rosa (0-1) HR: Con: M.Brantley 2 (4) Towanda leads 3-2 |   
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           6  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Towanda | 3 | 7 | 2 | Box  |  | Conspiracy | 2 | 5 | 4 |  WP - J.Quintana (1-0)  LP - Con BP (1-2) HR: Tow: E.Encarnacion (4); Con: M.Mahtook (1) Towanda wins series 4-2 |   
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          | Game | 
          Semifinal One | 
          Semifinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Aksarben | 5 | 3 | 6 | Box  |  | Conspiracy | 3 | 8 | 6 |  WP - Z.Greinke (1-0)  LP - D.Price (0-1) HR: Con: L.Valbuena (1) Aksarben leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Edgewater | 3 | 6 | 3 | Box  |  | Towanda | 2 | 4 | 3 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - J.Quintana (0-1) HR: none Edgewater leads 1-0 |      | 
         
        
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Aksarben | 1 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Conspiracy | 4 | 8 | 0 |  WP - S.Strasburg (1-0)  LP - C.Kershaw (0-1) HR: Con: W.Ramos (1) Series tied 1-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Edgewater | 3 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Towanda | 4 | 8 | 0 |  WP - G.Cole (1-0)  LP - C.Kershaw (0-1) HR: Edge: K.Calhoun (1); Tow: K.Calhoun (1), M.Gonzalez (1) Series tied 1-1 |      | 
         
        
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Conspiracy | 3 | 10 | 1 | Box  |  | Aksarben | 6 | 10 | 2 |  WP - N.Syndergaard (1-0)  LP - T.Milone (0-1) HR: Con: L.Valbuena (2), E.Escobar (1); Aks: C.Gonzalez (1) Aksarben leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Towanda | 5 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Edgewater | 2 | 7 | 6 |  WP - F.Liriano (1-0)  LP - K.Hendricks (0-1) HR: Tow: E.Escobar (1); Edge: L.Duda 2 (2) Towanda leads 2-1 |      | 
         
        
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           4  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Conspiracy | 5 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Aksarben | 3 | 7 | 1 |  WP - M.Pelfrey (1-0)  LP - S.Miller (0-1) HR: Con: R.Odor (1), J.Upton (1), A.Jones (1) Series tied 2-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Towanda | 4 | 7 | 1 | Box  |  | Edgewater | 3 | 3 | 1 |  WP - S.Matz (1-0)  LP - M.Fiers (0-1) HR: Tow: D.Valencia (1), D.Peralta (1); Edge: D.Peralta (1) Towanda leads 3-1 |      | 
         
        
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           5  | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Conspiracy | 3 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Aksarben | 4 | 11 | 2 |  WP - F.Hernandez (1-0)  LP - Con BP (0-1) HR: Con: R.Odor (2), P.Tucker 2 (2); Aks: C.Gonzalez 2 (3), M.Sano (1) Aksarben leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Towanda | 6 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Edgewater | 0 | 9 | 0 |  WP - R.De La Rosa (1-0)  LP - T.Duffey (0-1) HR: Tow: D.Valencia (2), N.Arenado (1) Towanda wins series 4-1 |      | 
         
        
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           6  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Aksarben | 2 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Conspiracy | 6 | 9 | 0 |  WP - D.Price (1-1)  LP - Z.Greinke (1-1) HR: Aks: C.Gonzalez (4), M.Sano (2); Con: L.Valbuena (3) Series tied 3-3 |      | 
          
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           7  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Aksarben | 0 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Conspiracy | 2 | 5 | 0 |  WP - S.Strasburg (2-0)  LP - C.Kershaw (0-2) HR: Aks: B.Posey (1), M.Moreland (1) Conspiracy wins series 4-3 |      | 
          
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					Quarterfinals
        
          | Game | 
          Quarterfinal One | 
          Quarterfinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Aksarben | 2 | 10 | 2 | Box  |  | Altoona | 7 | 11 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - Z.Greinke (0-1) HR: Aks: N.Castellanos (1), M.Sano (1); Alt: K.Schwarber (1) Altoona leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | South Park | 3 | 14 | 0 | Box  |  | Edgewater | 5 | 15 | 1 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - SP BP (0-1) HR: SP: J.Martinez (1), K.Davis (1); Edge: E.Encarnacion (1), M.Montero (1) Edgewater leads 1-0 |   
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Aksarben | 2 | 10 | 1 | Box  |  | Altoona | 0 | 4 | 2 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - Alt BP (0-1) HR: Alt: J.Bour 2 (2) Series tied 1-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | South Park | 1 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Edgewater | 6 | 6 | 2 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - J.Tomlin (0-1) HR: SP: K.Davis 2 (3), T.Shaw (1); Edge: D.Peralta (1), E.Encarnacion (2) Edgewater leads 2-0 |   
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Altoona | 3 | 3 | 2 | Box  |  | Aksarben | 2 | 12 | 3 |  WP - J.Lackey (1-0)  LP - N.Syndergaard (0-1) HR: Alt: B.McCann (1) Altoona leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Edgewater | 3 | 7 | 1 | Box  |  | South Park | 5 | 9 | 1 |  WP - J.Eickhoff (1-0)  LP - K.Hendricks (0-1) HR: SP: M.Prado (1), K.Davis (4), T.Shaw (2) Edgewater leads 2-1 |   
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           4  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Altoona | 5 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Aksarben | 3 | 8 | 0 |  WP - D.Salazar (1-0)  LP - S.Miller (0-1) HR: Alt: A.Pollock (1), C.Correa (1) Altoona leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Edgewater | 0 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | South Park | 3 | 8 | 0 |  WP - T.Duffey (1-0)  LP - M.Fiers (0-1) HR: Edge: E.Encarnacion (3) Series tied 2-2 |   
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           5  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Altoona | 3 | 7 | 1 | Box  |  | Aksarben | 4 | 8 | 0 |  WP - F.Hernandez (1-0)  LP - Alt BP (0-2) HR: Alt: C.Colabello (1); Aks: L.Cain (1), N.Castellanos (2) Altoona leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Edgewater | 6 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | South Park | 3 | 4 | 4 |  WP - Edge BP (1-0)  LP - C.Carrasco (0-1) HR: SP: M.Cabrera (1) Edgewater leads 3-2 |   
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           6  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Aksarben | 3 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Altoona | 0 | 8 | 2 |  WP - Z.Greinke (1-1)  LP - Alt BP (0-3) HR: none Series tied 3-3 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | South Park | 4 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Edgewater | 8 | 6 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (2-0)  LP - D.Keuchel (0-1) HR: SP: K.Davis (5), T.Shaw (3); Edge: B.Lawrie (1) Edgewater wins series 4-2 |   
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           7  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Aksarben | 5 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Altoona | 3 | 9 | 0 |  WP - C.Kershaw (2-0)  LP - J.deGrom (0-1) HR: Aks: B.Posey (1), J.Kang (1); Alt: K.Schwarber (2), B.McCann (2) Aksarben wins series 4-3 |      | 
          
          
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          | Game | 
          Quarterfinal Three | 
          Quarterfinal Four | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Miami | 2 | 5 | 0 | Box  |  | Towanda | 4 | 14 | 1 |  WP - J.Quintana (1-0)  LP - Mia BP (0-1) HR: Tow: E.Encarnacion (1), R.Zimmerman (1) Towanda leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Dyad Institute | 5 | 13 | 1 | Box  |  | Conspiracy | 8 | 10 | 0 |  WP - D.Price (1-0)  LP - F.Hernandez (0-1) HR: Dy: J.Martinez (1), E.Encarnacion (1); Con: R.Odor (1), A.Jones (1), W.Ramos (1), L.Valbuena (1) Conspiracy leads 1-0 |   
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Miami | 2 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Towanda | 5 | 5 | 3 |  WP - G.Cole (1-0)  LP - M.Bumgarner (0-1) HR: Tow: N.Arenado (1), E.Encarnacion (2), D.Peralta (1) Towanda leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Dyad Institute | 2 | 3 | 0 | Box  |  | Conspiracy | 4 | 5 | 0 |  WP - S.Strasburg (1-0)  LP - D.Salazar (0-1) HR: Dy: E.Encarnacion (2); Con: M.Mahtook (1), W.Ramos (2) Conspiracy leads 2-0 |   
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Towanda | 6 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Miami | 4 | 9 | 0 |  WP - F.Liriano (1-0)  LP - T.Ross (0-1) HR: Tow: B.McCann (1), E.Escobar (1); Mia: M.Semien (1) Towanda leads 3-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Conspiracy | 4 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Dyad Institute | 7 | 11 | 0 |  WP - J.Eickhoff (1-0)  LP - T.Milone (0-1) HR: Con: W.Ramos (3), E.Escobar (1); Dy: I.Desmond (1) Conspiracy leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Towanda | 3 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Miami | 6 | 11 | 0 |  WP - J.Lackey (1-0)  LP - S.Matz (0-1) HR: Tow: E.Encarnacion (3); Mia: J.Votto (1) Towanda leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Conspiracy | 6 | 10 | 2 | Box  |  | Dyad Institute | 5 | 10 | 0 |  WP - M.Pelfrey (1-0)  LP - Dy BP (0-1) HR: Con: R.Odor (2), J.Votto (1), K.Bryant (1), M.Mahtook (2); Dy: A.Pollock (1), E.Encarnacion (3), B.Dozier (1) Conspiracy leads 3-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Towanda | 3 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Miami | 7 | 11 | 0 |  WP - P.Corbin (1-0)  LP - R.De La Rosa (0-1) HR: Tow: B.Crawford (1) Towanda leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Conspiracy | 6 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Dyad Institute | 2 | 8 | 1 |  WP - S.Kazmir (1-0)  LP - S.Feldman (0-1) HR: Con: R.Odor (3), A.Jones (2), M.Brantley (1); Dy: B.Dozier (2), S.Perez (1) Conspiracy wins series 4-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Miami | 5 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Towanda | 2 | 7 | 4 |  WP - D.Price (1-0)  LP - Tow BP (0-1) HR: Mia: J.Reddick (1) Series tied 3-3 |      | 
          
          
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Miami | 3 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Towanda | 4 | 4 | 0 |  WP - G.Cole (2-0)  LP - M.Bumgarner (0-2) HR: Mia: Y.Escobar (1), H.Kendrick (1); Tow: B.McCann (2) Towanda wins series 4-3 |      | 
          
          
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