Minor League
The Minor League program is a competitive league that is open to youth between the ages of twelve and nine years old.  The minor league functions as a challenging training ground as kids prepare for the highest level of play in the Major League.  Twelve and eleven-year-olds enjoy the level of competition the Minor League affords them—they are challenged, but not overmatched. 

Teams compete for the regular season championship and runner-up trophy.  At the completion of the regular season, teams are seeded and the Playoffs begin.  The tournament champion and runner-up team are each awarded trophies.  Players are selected via a draft. Minor League games are played on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Minor League Spring 2002
	Team	Manager	W	L	T	Pts
1.	Braves	Jim Michaely	12	1	1	25
2.	Twins	Paul Gardner	9	5	0	18
3.	Cardinals	Paul Krug	7	4	3	17
4.	Reds	Bob Rhyne	6	6	2	14
5.	Devil Rays	Lance Chevalier	6	8	0	12
6.	Tigers	Dennis Handy	5	8	1	11
7.	White Sox	Frank Bowen	4	10	0	8
8.	Athletics	Neil Bonner	2	11	1	5

Final Regular Season Standings
Minor League Commissioner: James Joppich; 703-437-5544

Major, Minor & Rookie League Rules

Spring 2002 Playoffs
 

Braves Win Championship

The Braves beat the Cardinals in the Minor League Tournament Championship game, by scoring the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Braves battled back with 2-outs in the bottom of the sixth and no runners on base. They preceded to load the bases and then an infield single scored the winning run from 3rd base. Congratulations to the Braves and the Cardinals for a great and exciting game!

The Braves also captured the regular season championship by not losing a single game on the field (their only loss was a double-forfeit with the A's). Congrats to the Braves players and coaches for a super season!

Congratulations are also in order for the Twins who were the regular season runner-ups with a solid 9-5 record!

Minor League All Star Game

The Minor League All Star Game will be Saturday, June 15, 12:30 – 2:30 pm, at Bready Park. Jim Michaely will manage the home team and  Paul Krug will manage the visiting team. The teams will be divided up as follows:

Home Team: Braves (manager), Reds, Devil Rays, and A's.  versus;
Visiting Team: Twins, Cards (manager), Tigers, White Sox

Game Highlights

May 28:  The Reds beached the D'Rays, 10-2; and the Twins edged the Cards, 8-7.

May 21:  The Reds trounced the Twins, 12-5; the Braves and Cards tied, 8-8; the Tigers defeated the A's, 8-5; and the White Sox beat the Devil Rays, 10-7.

May 14:  The Cards nipped the Reds, 9-8; the Braves beat the White Sox, 7-4; the Twins outscored the Tigers, 15-9; and the D'Rays beat the A's (score unreported).

May 11:  On Saturday, the Athletics played one of their best games to-date and tied the Reds, 4-4; the Twins hooked the D'Rays, 9-7; the Cards won in a slugfest over the White Sox, 11-10; and the Braves trounced the Tigers, 13-3.

May 7:  In Tuesday's games, the Twins beat the A's, 8-5; The Reds burned the White Sox, 8-2; the Cardinals nipped the Tigers, 8-7; and the Braves beat the Devil Rays by some unknown score.

April 30:  In Tuesday's games, the Athletics flexed their muscles to beat the White Sox, 10-5; the Reds declawed the Tigers, 8-4; the Braves chopped the Twins, 8-6; and the Cardinals beat the D'Rays, by some unknown score.  In a make-up games, the Tigers tied the Cards, 6-6; and the Twins topped the A's, 8-6.

April 27:  On Saturday, the Tigers clawed their way to victory, pouncing on the White Sox, 8-7; the Braves outlasted the A's, 14-9; the D'Rays won in a pitching duel over the Reds, 3-1; and the Cards trumped the Twins, 10-9.  In a make-up game, the White Sox beat the Reds, 8-6.

April 23:  Tuesday's games saw the Twins doubling up on the Reds, 8-4; the Tigers pounced on the A's, 8-4; the Braves grounded the Cards, 10-4; and the D'Rays stung the White Sox, 9-5.

April 20:  In Saturday's action the Twins nipped the White Sox, 6-5; the Tigers pounced on the Devil Rays, 8-6; the Braves defeated the Reds, 7-4; and the Cardinals soared over the A's, 11-10.

April 16:  Tuesday's games saw the Tigers maul the Twins, 9-6; the Reds and Cardinals tied in a slugfest, 9-9; The Braves went on the warpath and attacked the White Sox, 16-4; The D'Rays solid pitching overcame the A's, 8-2.

April 13:  Fans witnessed some great baseball action as the minor leaguers took to the field for their second game of the season. In league action the Braves scalped the Tigers, 6-5; the Twins hooked the Devil Rays, 8-6; the White Sox beat the Cardinals, 7-6; and the Reds beat the A's, 9-2. Tuesday's rainout game between the Braves and Devil Rays was made up on Sunday, with the Braves beating the Devil Rays, 9-5.

April 6:  Here are the results from the Minor League games held on Opening Day. A's defeated the White Sox, 9-1; Devil Rays defeated the Cardinals, 9-4; Braves defeated the Twins, 10-9; and the Reds defeated the Tigers, 11-9.