| 2018 Can-Am League Season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | May 17 – September 3, 2018 |
| Number of games | 323 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Sussex County Miners |
| Finals champions | Sussex County Miners |
| Runners-up | Quebec Capitales |
| Can-Am seasons | |
| ← 20172019 → | |
The 2018 season of the Canadian Professional Baseball Association began on May 17, 2018, and ended on September 3, 2018. It was the league's 14th season of operations. Following the regular season, the playoffs were held. The Sussex County Miners defeated the reigning-champion Quebec Capitales in the fourth and deciding game, played on September 15.
Season summary
While the Dominican Republic National team toured during the regular season, there were two additional traveling teams that played all six of the Can-Am League teams; the Salina Stockade and the Hollywood Stars. The Stars played nine games, finishing 1-8, and the Stockade played 18 games, finishing 3-15.
Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex County Miners | 63 | 38 | .624 | – |
| Québec Capitales | 58 | 44 | .569 | 5.5 |
| Rockland Boulders | 54 | 48 | .529 | 9.5 |
| Trois-Rivières Aigles | 53 | 49 | .520 | 10.5 |
| New Jersey Jackals | 50 | 52 | .490 | 13.5 |
| Ottawa Champions | 41 | 60 | .406 | 22 |
| Salina Stockade* | 3 | 15 | .167 | 18.5 |
| Hollywood Stars* | 1 | 8 | .111 | 16 |
| Dominican Republic national baseball team* | 0 | 9 | .000 | 17 |
* Teams not eligible for playoffs
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Sussex County Miners | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Trois-Rivières Aigles | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Sussex County Miners | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Quebec Capitales | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Quebec Capitales | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Rockland Boulders | 1 | |||||||
Semifinals
Sussex County vs. Trois-Rivières
Sussex County won the series, 3–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 5 | Sussex County 5, Trois-Rivières Aigles 1 | Stade Stereo+ | 3:20 | 1,503 |
| 2 | September 6 | Sussex County 5, Trois-Rivières Aigles 0 | Stade Stereo+ | 3:00 | 1,447 |
| 3 | September 7 | Trois-Rivières Aigles 5, Sussex County 3 | Skylands Stadium | 3:04 | 1,498 |
| 4 | September 8 | Trois-Rivières Aigles 8, Sussex County 6 | Skylands Stadium | 3:17 | 528 |
| 5 | September 9 | Trois-Rivières Aigles 2, Sussex County 3 | Skylands Stadium | 2:44 | - |
Quebec vs. Rockland
Quebec won the series, 3–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 5 | Quebec Capitales 9, Rockland Boulders 6 | Palisades Credit Union Park | 3:02 | 608 |
| 2 | September 6 | Quebec Capitales 1, Rockland Boulders 21 | Palisades Credit Union Park | 2:53 | 412 |
| 3 | September 7 | Rockland Boulders 2, Quebec Capitales 6 | Stade Canac | 2:46 | 2,491 |
| 4 | September 8 | Quebec Capitales 5, Sussex County 6 | Stade Canac | 2:39 | 2,263 |
Championship
Sussex County vs. Quebec
Sussex County won the series, 3–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | Sussex County 5, Quebec Capitales 3 | Stade Canac | 2:48 | 2,520 |
| 2 | September 13 | Sussex County 3, Quebec Capitales 4 | Stade Canac | 2:17 | 2,281 |
| 3 | September 14 | Quebec Capitales 6, Sussex County 7 | Skylands Stadium | 2:59 | 1,006 |
| 4 | September 15 | Quebec Capitales 5, Sussex County 6 | Skylands Stadium | 3:13 | 1,391 |
Attendance
| 2018 Can-Am League attendance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Total attendance | Average Attendance | ||||
| Rockland Boulders | 129,599 | 2,757 | ||||
| Québec Capitales | 126,483 | 2,386 | ||||
| Trois-Rivières Aigles | 91,605 | 1,869 | ||||
| Ottawa Champions | 93,395 | 1,831 | ||||
| Trois-Rivières Aigles | 83,610 | 1,706 | ||||
| Sussex County Miners | 74,827 | 1,559 | ||||
References
- CAN-AM LEAGUE BEGINS 14TH SEASON THURSDAY. Accessed September 15, 2019.
- Can-Am League 2018 Playoff Scores. Accessed September 15, 2019.
- "Regular 2018 - Attendance". CanAmLeague.com - Official Website of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2019-09-15.