Last night the Malone Border Hounds won the Empire League 2025 championship with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 9th inning. The Border Hounds defeated the visiting Tupper Lake Riverpigs, sweeping them in the best-of-five championship series.
Photo credit goes to the Empire League’s website:
This is the recap from the Empire League’s website:
MALONE, N.Y. – The Malone Border Hounds are officially the kings of the Empire Baseball League. With a dominant 28-9 regular season record and a commanding postseason run, the Border Hounds capped off their 2025 campaign by sweeping the defending champion Tupper Lake Riverpigs in the best-of-five Championship Series.
Game 3, played before a packed and roaring Malone crowd, ended in dramatic fashion. Tied in the bottom of the ninth, utility man Mason Collins delivered the biggest swing of the season — a two-RBI walk-off single that sent teammates spilling onto the field in celebration.
The Border Hounds’ playoff dominance was a statement in itself. They never trailed in the series, combining explosive offense with airtight defense and clutch pitching to put away a Riverpigs team that had ruled the league in recent years.
The championship marks the second in franchise history for the Border Hounds and signals a power shift in the Empire League hierarchy. The Riverpigs, long considered the standard of excellence, were dethroned in decisive fashion by a team that blended veteran leadership, rising talent, and an unshakable will to win. — https://empireproleague.com/2025/08/11/malone-border-hounds-are-2025-ebl-champions/
This is the second league title for the Border Hounds, winning their first title in 2023. The team has been added to the 2025 section of historical independent professional baseball league champions, going back to 1993, on this page:
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