Difficult 2014 Season in Kiev Baseball League concluded

by Andrei Butnari

One week ago the Kiev baseball Championship (Ukraine) concluded the 2014 season. www.kievbaseball.com.ua

7 teams from Kiev played baseball each Saturday from April till August, nearly 200 baseball players from Kiev tried to win the medals.

And the final results are:
1 place : Shmely
2 place: Almaz
3 place: Alligators
4 place: Yayabaten
5 place: Angels
6 place: Telbin Bandits
7 place: Legionaries

Official distributor of brand Wilson in Ukraine offered special prizes for the best players in the league in 2014

• MVP – Vishnyak Dmitrii (Yayabaten)
• Best pitcher – Vinogradov Yaroslav (Alligators)
• Best hitter – Butnari Andrei (Angels)
• Best fielder – Bibikov Vladimir (Alligators)
• Best HR – Nikitchuk Artem ( Legionairs)
• Best RBI – Butnari Andrei (Angels)
• Best stolen base – Makovii Valerii (Shmely)

A few lucky faces and great baseball moments of the league can be watched at short photo-movie:

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This season was very difficult for Kiev baseball league, as a country of war. Some of the players of the Kiev baseball league left the teams and went to go to the army to safe our lifes and borders of our country from occupation. We wish to all nations and countries to live without war.