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El Paso Captures Wild Card
Monday, September 21st , 2026
For a team that has never won a World Series, how you get to the postseason isn't the important part. The important part is simply that you get there and thus, the El Paso Chupacabras excitedly celebrated their Stars Conference wild card berth tonight.

"There's only one thing that everyone on this team wants and that's to be champions. We want to bring a title home to El Paso and this is the first step," said closer Marcos Guadarrama. "Of course we would have loved to win the division, but we look forward to the challenge ahead."

It will be the 1st ABA Development League championship in franchise history for the team if they can pull it off.

"That's the ultimate goal," added the closer.
Baxter Springs Headed to the Postseason
Monday, September 21st , 2026
The Baxter Springs Marshals may not go on to win a World Series, but the team celebrated like they had won a championship tonight after securing a wild card spot.

"We were definitely feeling the pressure. To go so late into the season and not know whether you're going to make the playoffs or not, it's intense. That's why you're seeing such an excited reaction," said second baseman Jon Olejniczak. "All our guys I think are just relieved that we made it after all that."

It did indeed take a tough battle and with their record at 82-63, the Marshals will now look to bring the 1st World Series championship to Baxter Springs.
BNN Stats: Honestly, It's Just Muscles
Monday, September 21st , 2026
Here is a list of the heaviest players in the ABA Development League...

Tom Haas, FRE, 235 lbs
Aaron Coulson, SF, 230 lbs
Chris Malay, BS, 225 lbs
Brendan Marcus, DIL, 225 lbs
Dan Richardson, DIL, 225 lbs
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Brad Largent - LAR
.318
2 Steve Fites NAS .315
3 Armando Gomez SDF .306
4 Matt DeLaet DEN .304
5 Jamie Bender PHI .303
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
2 tied with
28
1 Nate Sheridan WP 28
1 Javy Villapando GLE 28
3 Jeff Ciervo WB 27
3 Hector Landa PHI 27
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Jonathan McElwain - CIN
83
2 Ken Gavin ME 81
3 Andrew Flynn BOS 76
3 Takenori Murayama MON 76
3 2 more tied with   76
LEAGUE LEADERS W
2 tied with
17
1 D.J. Urbanek ORO 17
1 Jeff Weingart ORO 17
3 Victor Figueroa EPC 15
3 2 more tied with   15
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
David Fadely - WP
1.59
2 Keith Jong WP 1.82
3 Scott Staffieri SDF 2.17
4 Luis Najera CHE 2.18
5 Randy Lupton SDF 2.33
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Jeff Weingart - ORO
207
2 Alex Martinez CHE 201
3 Jesus Garcia DIL 187
4 Chris Wyzard CLE 185
5 Edilberto Jabillo BS 176
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STARS CONFERENCE STANDINGS
East Division W L PCT GB
Montreal Royals 97 47 .674 -
Baxter Springs Marshals 82 63 .566 15.5
Chesapeake Tailgators 81 65 .555 17.0
Nashville Lasers 70 74 .486 27.0
Joilet Jesters 61 83 .424 36.0
Montreal Canadiens 49 95 .340 48.0
West Division W L PCT GB
Hartford Matadors 92 52 .639 -
El Paso Chupacabras 82 63 .566 10.5
Portland Mad Ants 70 74 .486 22.0
Fremont Marshalls 66 78 .458 26.0
Laredo Ghosts 60 84 .417 32.0
Glendale Muskies 56 88 .389 36.0
STRIPES CONFERENCE STANDINGS
East Division W L PCT GB
Orono Oaks 97 47 .674 -
Quebec Aces 86 58 .597 11.0
Westwood Bruins 80 64 .556 17.0
New Rochelle Purple Wave 71 73 .493 26.0
Ann Arbor Z's 61 83 .424 36.0
Dillonvale Indians 24 120 .167 73.0
West Division W L PCT GB
Hickory Crawdads 85 59 .590 -
Walnut Park Bobcats 77 67 .535 8.0
Spokane Selects 77 67 .535 8.0
Quebec Fighting Quakers 76 68 .528 9.0
Denver Pilots 70 74 .486 15.0
Palm Springs Heat 60 84 .417 25.0
YESTERDAY'S GAMES - Stars Conference
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Chesapeake El Paso 3-6 7:05 PM ET A.Rivera (1-1, 3.86 ERA) N.Douglass (9-7, 2.95 ERA)
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