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There was little doubt in who was coming home with the Midwest League Title on Saturday night at Modern Woodmen Park.
The Houston Astros' Single-A affiliate Quad Cities River Bandits dominated Fort Wayne, 12-2 to complete a three-game sweep of Fort Wayne in the championship series and win the 2017 Midwest League champion.
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— QC River Bandits (@QCRiverBandits) September 17, 2017
The River Bandits have won the Midwest League three of the last seven seasons, previously winning in 2011 and 2013.
Quad Cities finished the postseason with a 5-1 record and won the title despite only two players from opening day remaining on the roster.
Chuckie Robinson, 22, a 2016 draft pick out Southern Miss led the way for the River Bandits on offense. He was 4-for-5 with three RBIs and four runs scored — including a two-run home run in the fifth inning.
The rehabbing Colin Moran was at DH for Quad Cities, he went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
Ronel Blanco, a 2016 international signing, got the start Quad Cities. The Dominican righty pitched 6 2⁄3 scoreless innings and struck out 10. Lucas Williams, 2016 draft pick out Central Missouri, finished the game with two scoreless innings.