2015 Can-Am League season
| 2015 Can-Am League Season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | May 21 – September 7, 2015 |
| Number of games | 328 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Rockland Boulders |
| Finals champions | Trois-Rivières Aigles |
| Runners-up | New Jersey Jackals |
The 2015 Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball season began on May 21, 2015, and ended on September 7, 2015. Following the regular season, the playoffs were held. It was the 11th season of operations for this professional independent baseball league. The Trois-Rivières Aigles won their first championship title in just their third season, defeating the New Jersey Jackals in the fifth and deciding game of the league championships, played on September 20, 2015.[1]
In particular, this season was notable for the tours of the traveling Garden State Grays and the Japanese team, Shikoku Island All-Stars.[2] This season was also the first time since 2011 that the league playoff bracket had both a semifinals round and a championship round. From 2012 to 2014, since there were very few teams in the league and only the top two made the playoffs, there was only a championship round played.
Season summary[edit]
Shikoku Island League all-star team[edit]
The Shikoku Island All-Stars played 16 games in June 2015 against all of the Can-Am League teams, finishing 6–10.
Garden State Grays[edit]
This was the first time since the 2007 season that the Grays played in the Can-Am League. The other time that the Grays played was in the Can-Am League's inaugural year in 2005. Unfortunately, the Grays finished with an appalling 13–47 record. Since then, they never returned to the Can-Am League.
Standings[edit]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockland Boulders | 63 | 34 | .649 | – |
| Québec Capitales | 54 | 42 | .563 | 8.5 |
| New Jersey Jackals | 54 | 43 | .557 | 9 |
| Trois-Rivières Aigles | 50 | 45 | .521 | 12.5 |
| Ottawa Champions | 46 | 50 | .479 | 16.5 |
| Sussex County Miners | 38 | 59 | .392 | 25 |
| Shikoku Island* | 6 | 10 | .375 | 16.5 |
| Garden State Grays* | 13 | 47 | .217 | 31.5 |
* Teams not eligible for playoffs
Playoffs[edit]
Bracket[edit]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Rockland Boulders | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Trois-Rivières Aigles | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Trois-Rivières Aigles | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | New Jersey Jackals | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Quebec Capitales | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | New Jersey Jackals | 3 | |||||||
Championship finals[edit]
New Jersey vs. Trois-Rivieres[edit]
Trois-Rivieres won the series, 3-2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 16 | New Jersey Jackals 0, Trois-Rivieres Aigles 12 | Stade Fernand-Bédard | 3:03 | 3,856 |
| 2 | September 17 | New Jersey Jackals 8, Trois-Rivieres Aigles 6 | Stade Fernand-Bédard | 3:16 | 4,018 |
| 3 | September 18 | Trois-Rivieres Aigles 7, New Jersey Jackals 3 | Yogi Berra Stadium | 3:15 | 865 |
| 4 | September 19 | Trois-Rivieres Aigles 5, New Jersey Jackals 7 | Yogi Berra Stadium | 3:10 | 848 |
| 5 | September 20 | Trois-Rivieres Aigles 2, New Jersey Jackals 1 | Yogi Berra Stadium | 2:41 | - |
Attendance[edit]
| 2015 Can-Am League attendance[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | Total attendance | Average Attendance |
| Rockland Boulders | 161,796 | 3,053 |
| Québec Capitales | 130,510 | 2,559 |
| Ottawa Champions | 115,880 | 2,228 |
| Trois-Rivières Aigles | 96,997 | 1,865 |
| New Jersey Jackals | 78,913 | 1,578 |
| Sussex County Miners | 56,988 | 1,187 |
References[edit]
- ^ 2015 Can-Am League season. Accessed September 4, 2019.
- ^ "北米遠征Can-Amリーグ公式戦・第19戦 最終戦勝利で飾る！通算成績8勝11敗". Shikoku Island League Plus (in Japanese). July 1, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ Can Am League 2015 Playoff Scores. Accessed September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Regular 2015 - Attendance". CanAmLeague.com - Official Website of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball.