2008 Eastern League season

June 2013 The 2008 Eastern League season began on April 3 and the regular season ended on September 1. The All Star Game was played on July 16 at Merchantsauto.com Stadium in Manchester, New Hampshire. The Playoffs began on September 3 with the Divisional Series. The Akron Aeros defeated the Bowie Baysox in the Southern Division Championship Series and the Trenton Thunder defeated the Portland Sea Dogs in the Northern Division Championship Series. The Trenton Thunder defeated the Akron Aeros to win the Eastern League Championship Series. Standings Eastern League North W L Pct. GB @ Trenton Thunder 86 54 .614 — # Portland Sea Dogs 74 66 .529 12 Binghamton Mets 73 69 .514 14 Connecticut Defenders 68 73 .482 18½ New Britain Rock Cats 64 77 .454 22½ New Hampshire Fisher Cats 61 81 .430 26 Eastern League South W L Pct. GB # Bowie Baysox 84 58 .592 - @ Akron Aeros 80 62 .563 4 Harrisburg Senators 73 69 .514 11 Erie SeaWolves 68 74 .479 16 Altoona Curve 65 77 .458 19 Reading Phillies 53 89 .373 31 Stats Batting leaders Stat Player Total AVG Lou Montañez (BOW) .335 HR Lou Montañez (BOW) 26 RBI Lou Montañez (BOW) 97 R Lou Montañez (BOW) 90 H William Rhymes (ERI) 154 SB Antoan Richardson (CT) 29 Pitching leaders Stat Player Total W Bradley Bergesen (BOW) 15 L Brandan Magee (NHP) 13 ERA Michael Bowden (POR) 2.33 SO David Hernandez (BOW) 156 IP Lukas French (ERI) 165.0 SV Julio Manon (BOW) 30 Regular season Opening Day April 3 was the Opening Day of the 2008 Eastern League season. The following games are scheduled. Akron Aeros @ Harrisburg Senators – Senators won 8–5 Erie SeaWolves @ Bowie Baysox – Postponed (rain) New Hampshire Fisher Cats @ Connecticut Defenders – Defenders won 3–2 Portland Sea Dogs @ New Britain Rock Cats – Sea Dogs won 3–0 Reading Phillies @ Altoona Curve – Phillies won 8–3 Trenton Thunder @ Binghamton Mets – Mets won 2–0 Eastern League Baseball All-star game The 2008 Eastern League All-Star Game was the 6th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the Northern Division and the Southern Division, the two divisions comprising the Eastern League. The game was played on July 16, 2008 at Merchantsauto.com Stadium in Manchester, New Hampshire, home of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Northern Division. The North All-Stars defeated the South All-Stars, 5–3. Playoffs Divisional Series Northern Division The Trenton Thunder defeated the Portland Sea Dogs in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 0. Southern Division The Akron Aeros defeated the Bowie Baysox in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 1. The Akron Aeros won their fourth consecutive Southern Division Championship in a row and four of the last five years Championship series For the second straight season, the Trenton Thunder defeated the Akron Aeros in the ELCS 3 games to 1. References Category:Eastern League seasons