2008 Midwest League Season
Stats
Overall
1st Half
Eastern Divison
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| *Lansing |
39 |
31 |
.557 |
- |
| &West Michigan |
37 |
31 |
.544 |
1 |
Fort Wayne |
37 |
33 |
.529 |
2 |
| South Bend |
33 |
36 |
.478 |
5.5 |
| Great Lakes |
30 |
39 |
.435 |
8.5 |
| Dayton |
28 |
40 |
.412 |
10 |
Western Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| *Clinton |
41 |
26 |
.612 |
- |
| &Kane County |
39 |
29 |
.574 |
2.5 |
| Beloit |
36 |
32 |
.529 |
5.5 |
| Quad City |
33 |
31 |
.516 |
6.5 |
| Cedar Rapids |
32 |
36 |
.471 |
9.5 |
| Wisconsin |
31 |
35 |
.470 |
9.5 |
| Peoria |
30 |
38 |
.441 |
11.5 |
| Burlington |
30 |
39 |
.435 |
12 |
2nd Half
Eastern Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| *South Bend |
43 |
27 |
.614 |
- |
| &Dayton |
38 |
32 |
.543 |
5 |
| Lansing |
37 |
33 |
.529 |
6 |
| West Michigan |
35 |
34 |
.507 |
7.5 |
| Fort Wayne |
34 |
36 |
.486 |
9 |
| Great Lakes |
24 |
46 |
.343 |
19 |
Western Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| *Burlington |
43 |
26 |
.623 |
- |
| &Cedar Rapids |
40 |
30 |
.571 |
3.5 |
| Clinton |
37 |
33 |
.529 |
6.5 |
| Beloit |
35 |
35 |
.500 |
8.5 |
| Quad City |
35 |
35 |
.500 |
8.5 |
| Kane County |
33 |
37 |
.471 |
10.5 |
| Peoria |
30 |
40 |
.429 |
13.5 |
| Wisconsin |
25 |
45 |
.357 |
18.5 |
Playoffs
1st round
South Bend defeats West Michigan, 2-1
Dayton defeats Lansing, 2-0
Cedar Rapids defeats Clinton, 2-0
Burlington defeats Kane County, 2-0
2nd round
Burlington defeats Cedar Rapids, 2-0
South Bend defeats Dayton, 2-0
Championship
Burlington defeats South Bend, 2-0
Playoff ended after two games and Burlington declared champion because of inclement weather
All Star Game, 6/17/08
League Changes
Quad City River Bandits, new ownership group, name change (from Swing of the Quad Cities), new uniforms. Ballpark renamed to Modern Woodman Park (from John O'Donnell Staduim)
Post Season All Stars
C-Sean Coughlin, SOuth Bend
1B-Mitch Mooreland, Clinton
2B, Larry Cobb, Kane County
3B-Brandon Waring, Dayton
SS-Zach Cozart, Dayton
OF-Ben Revere, Beloit
OF-Evan Frey, South Bend
OF-Andrew Lambo, Great Lakes
DH-Ian Gac, Clinton
RHSP-Alfredo Figaro, West Michigan
LHSP-Jon Kibler, West Michigan
RP-Jackson Quezada, Fort Wayne
RP-Edgar Estanga, Lansing
Most Valuable Player-Ben Revere, Beloit
Prospect of the Year-Ben Revere, Beloit
Manager of the Year-Mark Haley, South Bend
Attendence
| Team |
Attendence |
Average |
| Dayton |
586,417 |
8,624 |
| Kane County |
472,596 |
7,161 |
| West Michigan |
367,532 |
5,569 |
| Lansing |
353,571 |
5,124 |
| Great Lakes |
299,416 |
4,403 |
| Peoria |
275,673 |
4,241 |
| Fort Wayne |
256,693 |
3,720 |
| Quad City |
207,048 |
3,451 |
| Wisconsin |
190,263 |
3,069 |
| Cedar Rapids |
164,568 |
2,456 |
| South Bend |
163,479 |
2,404 |
| Clinton |
114,662 |
1,711 |
| Beloit |
82,456 |
1,231 |
| Burlington |
68,313 |
1,005 |