VIENNA, Va. July 23—The Vienna Senators (36-5) have sealed their second consecutive Clark Griffith League championship under the helm of manager Chris Burr, local standout from Madison High School and George Mason University.

The Senators have clinched the Clark Griffith League pennant for the ninth time in club history this season. The Senators are the only club to have won nine league championships, so the 2007 Vienna Senators are truly making history.

The 36 wins this season is also more than the total wins the team collected in its 2005 and 2006 seasons. In 2005, the club went 31-13 and in 2006 the team was 30-10. In fact, PG Crosschecker announced on July 17, when the Senators were 27-4, the club had the best record in summer baseball.

The Senators still have regular season games this week before competing in the CGL's Jacobs Cup Post Season Tournament. From there, the team will travel to the NBC World Series for the second consecutive year.

In other Senators news:

*** Vienna is leading the Clark Griffith League in Hitting (Batting Avg.), Pitching (ERA) and Fielding Percentage. The Senators led the league in pitching and hitting in 2005 and 2006.

***Several Senators are in the running for the CGL Most Valuable Player and the CGL Most Outstanding Pitcher. Several Senators are leading in various individual batting categories. Ryan Eden leads the league in batting average, Sam Honeck is tied for the lead in home runs, and Nick Wheeler leads in RBI. Senators pitchers Aaron Loup and Nate Newman also top the league pitching categories in wins, strikeouts and ERA.

***The Senators have made team league records for HR, with 37 total home runs. Ten of those belong to first baseman Sam Honeck of Tulane. The previous team record for the league was 33, set by the Reston Hawks in 2005.

***The Senators are also looking to set team league records for runs scored and batting average. In 1997, the Senators had a .307 team batting average. Thus far, the 2007 Senators have a .311 team batting average.

***The Senators pitching staff is also on the hunt for records in both strikeouts and wins. The 2007 pitching staff has 347 total Ks and 36 total wins.

***Several individual players are on the quest to achieve All-Time League Individual Records. Sam Honeck has 10 home runs this season. He is two short of tying the record set by Mike Biannucci of the Reston Hawks.

***One Senator has already captured an individual batting record. The league RBI individual record is 42, which was set by Jared Dufault in 1999. Third baseman Nick Wheeler of West Alabama has made that record his own with 43 RBI so far this season.

***The Senators are looking forward to their third appearance in the National Baseball Congress World Series. This summer they will make their second consecutive trip to Witchita , Kansas for the competition. The dates are July 29 to August 12. The NBC World Series is the “real deal” among baseball tournaments. Participating teams represent some of the top leagues around the country, including the Alaska League, Jayhawk League, Great Lakes League, Southern California Collegiate Baseball League, Coastal California League, etc. The NBC World Series has an unrivaled tradition for producing and showcasing top baseball talent in the world.

NATIONAL BASEBALL CONGRESS WORLD SERIES GRADUATES OF THE YEAR

YEAR	GRADUATE	MAJOR LEAGUE
2006	B. J. Ryan	Toronto BlueJays
2005	Morgan Ensberg	Houston Astros
2004	Nate Robertson	Detroit Tigers
2003	Albert Pujols	St. Louis Cardinals
2002	Lance Berkman	Houston Astros
2001	Luis Gonzalez	Arizona Diamondbacks
2000	Eric Karros	Los Angeles Dodgers
1999	Trevor Hoffman	San Diego Padres
1998	Robin Ventura	Chicago White Sox
1997	Brett Butler	Los Angeles Dodgers
1996	Chuck Knoblauch	Minnesota Twins
1995	Mark Grace	Chicago Cubs
1994	Jimmy Key	New York Yankees
1993	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants
1992	Andy Benes	San Diego Padres
1991	Bob Welch	Oakland A's
1990	John Olerud	Toronto BlueJays
1989	Rafael Palmeiro	Texas Rangers
1988	Mark McGwire	Oakland A's
1987	Joe Carter	Cleveland Indians
1986	Roger Clemens	Boston Red Sox
1985	Tony Gwynn	San Diego Padres
1984	Ron Kittle	Chicago White Sox
1983	Dave Stieb	Toronto BlueJays
1982	Steve Rogers	Montreal Expos
1981	Steve Kemp	Pittsburgh Pirates
1980	Bruce Boche	Oakland A's
1979	Dave Winfield	San Diego Padres
1978	Ron Guidry	New York Yankees
1977	Chris Chambliss	Atlanta Braves
1976	Randy Jones	New York Mets
1975	Mike Hargrove	Cleveland Indians