Unicorns Are Champions

 

The Utica Unicorns are the 2020 USPBL Champions.  Photo by Jason Pertile

     On Sunday, September 27th, the Utica Unicorns defeated the Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers 11-9 to win the 2020 USPBL (United Shore Professional Baseball League) Championship.  The Unicorns finished the 2020 regular season in 1st place in the USPBL standings with an overall record of 22-13.  The Unicorns also won the USPBL Championship in 2019.  

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-  Utica Unicorns Pitcher #7 Ty Hensley won the 2020 USPBL Most Valuable Player Award.  

-  Ty Hensley was selected in the 1st round of the 2012 MLB draft by the New York Yankees.    

-  The Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers finished the 2020 regular season in 1st place in the USPBL West Division standings with an overall record of 15-21-1. 

-  All USPBL games are played at Jimmy John's Field in Utica.   

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USPBL Using Taxi Squad

The 2020 USPBL (United Shore Professional Baseball League) season began on Friday, July 3rd.

     The 2020 USPBL (United Shore Professional Baseball League) season began on Friday, July 3rd, and the league is utilizing a taxi squad to help fill out their rosters.  USPBL Taxi Squad players are on the rosters of all four teams, and they may even play for more than one team in the same weekend.  USPBL Taxi Squad players would be playing Minor League Baseball in a normal season.  Some of the USPBL Taxi Squad players include Pitcher Dazon Cole, Catcher Jordyn Finney, Pitcher Donte Glover, Outfielder Josh Goulet, Pitcher Kyle Lugar, Infielder Colin McClelland, Pitcher Greg Shannahan, and Infielder Jaylen Smith. 

     The Utica Unicorns are currently in 1st place in the USPBL East Division standings with an overall record of 7-3.  The Eastside Diamond Hoppers are currently in 2nd place in the USPBL East Division standings with an overall record of 8-4.  The Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers are currently in 1st place in the USPBL West Division standings with an overall record of 6-6.  The Westside Woolly Mammoths are currently in 2nd place in the USPBL West Division standings with an overall record of 1-9.   

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-  2020 USPBL games are currently 7 innings.  The first game of a Saturday doubleheader is 5 innings.

-  Catcher Brett Elmer, Infielder Ross Haffey, Pitcher Justin Revels, Pitcher Noah Strohl, Pitcher Ean Walda, and Outfielder Josh Wright are also listed on the USPBL Taxi Squad.  

-  Outfielder Ashton Bardzell, Pitcher Austin Decarr, Pitcher Quincy Jones, Outfielder Andrew McCoy, Outfielder Alec Olund, and Infielder Austin Shumaker are also listed on the USPBL Taxi Squad.    

-  Eastside Diamond Hoppers Outfielder Greg Vaughn Jr. is the son of former MLB (Major League Baseball) Outfielder Greg Vaughn.  

-  Utica Unicorns Pitcher Ty Hensley was selected in the 1st round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Yankees.



-  The 2020 USPBL Championship game is scheduled for Sunday, September 27th, at 1:05 p.m. 

For more information about the USPBL click on  https://uspbl.com 

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