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A Pioneer League Championship Reflection

September 17, 2021 - Boise, ID. - The Missoula PaddleHeads left nothing to doubt in the deciding game of the Pioneer League Championship Series on Wednesday evening opposite the Boise Hawks running away with a 14-1 victory. It truly was a fitting ending to what was a special season of baseball in the Garden City that saw the PaddleHeads finish with a 65-31 record during the regular season. Including games played in the postseason, the PaddleHeads finished with a .680 winning percentage the highest in all of professional baseball. Despite ... Full Story

Missoula PaddleHeads are the 2021 Pioneer League Champions

September 17, 2021 - Spokane, WA -  The Missoula PaddleHeads are the 2021 Pioneer League Champions. It is their first championship win in six years. Missoula previously won the PBL championship in 1999, 2006, 2012, and 2015. In the do or die game 3, Missoula struck early and often, taking a 2-0 lead in the first inning off of a two- run homer by AJ Wright. In the top of the second Missoula scored 5 runs, making it 7-0 Boise's pitching struggled, by the third inning they'd already gone through their third pitcher. Missoula's offense c... Full Story

PaddleHeads Pummel Hawks to Claim 2021 Pioneer League Championship

September 17, 2021 - Boise, ID.- After suffering a loss in the late innings in game 2, the Missoula PaddleHeads would leave little to doubt in game 3 of the Pioneer League Championship series in game 3 running away with a 14-1 victory to claim the 2021 Pioneer League Championship. The title was the fifth in franchise history and first since 2015. Missoula's offense got off to a quick start scoring 11 unanswered runs over the first three innings to jump out to a sizable advantage. A.J. Wright would get the party started with a 2-run shot in th... Full Story

Boise Bested in Season Finale

September 17, 2021 - Boise, ID - In the final game of the PBL Championship, the Boise Hawks (1-2) had their season end in disappointing fashion, falling 14-1 at the hands of the Missoula PaddleHeads (2-1) on Thursday night at Memorial Stadium. It was a bad start for Boise, who allowed a two-run homer to AJ Wright just three batters into the game to go behind before they even got a chance to bat. Things went from bad to worse for the Hawks when the PaddleHeads scored five in the top of the second, and the woes continued in a four run top of... Full Story

• A Pioneer League Championship Reflection - Missoula PaddleHeads (PL) September 17
  
• Missoula PaddleHeads are the 2021 Pioneer League Champions - (PL) September 17
  
• PaddleHeads Pummel Hawks to Claim 2021 Pioneer League Championship - Missoula PaddleHeads (PL) September 17
  
• Boise Bested in Season Finale - Boise Hawks (PL) September 17
  
• Hawks Leave It Late to Force Decisive Game Three - Boise Hawks (PL) September 16
  
• Hawks Erase Late Deficit to Force Game 3 - Missoula PaddleHeads (PL) September 16
  
• Hits Hard to Come by for Hawks in Loss - Boise Hawks (PL) September 14
  
• PaddleHeads Take Game 1 Behind Late Inning Push - Missoula PaddleHeads (PL) September 14
  
• 2021 Pioneer League Champions to be Decided this Week - (PL) September 13
  
• PBL Championship Series Preview - Boise Hawks (PL) September 12
  
• PaddleHeads Return to PBL Championship - Missoula PaddleHeads (PL) September 12
  
• Southern Division Championship: Boise Takes Down Ogden in 12 Innings, Advances to PBL Championship Series - Boise Hawks (PL) September 12
  
• PaddleHeads Punch Their Ticket to League Championship Series - Missoula PaddleHeads (PL) September 12
  
• Paddleheads Walk-Off Mustangs to End 2021 Season - Billings Mustangs (PL) September 11
  
• PaddleHeads End Regular Season on High-Note with Walk-Off - Missoula PaddleHeads (PL) September 11
  
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Billings Mustangs - Billings, Montana
Boise Hawks - Boise, Idaho
Grand Junction Rockies - Grand Junction, Colorado
Great Falls Voyagers - Great Falls, Montana
Idaho Falls Chukars - Idaho Falls, Idaho
Missoula PaddleHeads - Missoula, Montana
Ogden Raptors - Ogden, Utah
Rocky Mountain Vibes - Colorado Springs, Colorado
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• NOT ENOUGH MAGIC: Boise Hawks fall 14-1 to Missoula, finish memorable season one win short of a title - PL Idaho Press-Tribune (September 17)
• Missoula PaddleHeads steamroll to Pioneer League championship - PL Missoulian (September 17)
• Looking back at the 2021 Chukars' season - PL Idaho Falls Post Register (September 17)
• NOT DONE YET: Boise Hawks rally with four-run eighth to force decisive Game 3 - PL Idaho Press-Tribune (September 16)
• Boise Hawks rally from three-run Missoula PaddleHeads lead to force a Game 3 - PL Missoulian (September 16)
• Pioneer League series concludes in Boise - PL Idaho Press-Tribune (September 15)
• Boise Hawks headed to Pioneer League baseball title series - PL Idaho Statesman (September 13)
• Season comes to an end as Chukars lose to Missoula - PL Idaho Falls Post Register (September 12)
• Boise ends Ogden's season, Hawks top Raptors 8-7 in 12-inning playoff epic - PL Ogden Standard-Examiner (September 12)
• Bill Speltz: Missoula has become fall sports mecca in Montana - PL Missoulian (September 12)
• Voyagers season draws to a close; a new Americans ice campaign begins - PL Great Falls Tribune (September 12)
• Raptors season-finale rained out; playoffs begin Saturday in Ogden - PL Ogden Standard-Examiner (September 11)
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