Since their arrival in the Frontier League last year, the Quebec Capitales have established themselves as a power and no one has been able to dethrone them until now, since for a second consecutive year, they are crowned champions thanks to their victory by a score of 12-3 against the Evansville Otters.
If this season has not been a long, quiet river, experiencing all kinds of difficulties at the start of the campaign, we can say that the final match was.
Quebec jumped out to an early 6-0 lead and never looked back in the fifth and final game of the Frontier League championship last night (Sunday) at Bosse Field in Evansville, the third oldest stadium in America.
It was the electric receiver Ruben Castro who was elected player par excellence, he who was on all the big occasions.
The Capitals started the game with two walks before Justin Gideon’s productive single in the first inning. Then, Tommy Siedl and David Glaude each hit home runs in the second inning and that was it for the Otters, who unsuccessfully attempted a comeback in the fourth inning.
The latter were looking for a third championship in their history. For the Capitals, this is the ninth title in team history, the most for an independent league organization.
Speaking about Glaude, the 28-year-old confirmed that he is retiring from professional baseball, in an effort to get closer and spend more time with his family. This is what Benoît Rioux reports.
We couldn’t ask for better for the end of his career, he who had been placed in the second row of the offensive role by his manager Patrick Scalabrini and who answered the call with a long ball.
Happy retirement, David.
For his part, TJ White risks taking the same path as Glaude, but has still not made it official.
