MUSKEGON – The Muskegon Clippers could have easily coasted through the second game of their doubleheader on Saturday, after clinching their first ever division championship in the first game.

But the Clippers are looking for a bit more than a division championship before the start of the playoffs next week. They want a shot a going down as the greatest regular season team in league history.

Muskegon won the opening game on Saturday against the second-place Lima Locos 2-1 at Marsh Field, clinching first place in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League’s North Division, then pounded the Logos 11-2 in the nightcap.

The Clippers are now 31-5 with two games remaining in the regular season, and if they can complete the series sweep against the Locos on Sunday with two more wins, they will have the best winning percentage in league history.

Sunday’s games will be at Marsh Field. After that the two teams will take a break before beginning the North Division playoff series on Wednesday.

“It’s been a really cool summer,” said Clippers manager Logan Fleener. “We heard rumors about being the best team and we figure we still have something to play for tomorrow. This team is all about breaking records and we are here to win games.”

The first game of the twin bill was tight throughout the entire seven innings.

The Locos drew first blood in the second inning, scoring on an RBI single by Anthony Zarling.

The Clippers responded in the fourth with an RBI double from Jabin Bates, then took the lead in the fifth on a Colin Cornwell RBI double.

Daniel Gutierrez pitched the victory, tossing one inning of relief in the fifth inning, allowing no hits and striking out two batters.

Jack Snow made his first start of the season for the Clippers, allowing one run on four hits while striking out five in four innings. Former Mona Shores’ standout Jaxson Huffman recorded the final six outs of the game to earn the save for Muskegon. He allowed one hit and struck out two hitters.

The Clippers overcame an early 1-0 deficit in the nightcap, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first to take a 2-1 lead.

Muskegon added another run in the third before the Locos scored their last run of the night in the fourth to cut the Clippers’ advantage to 3-2.

The Clippers sent 11 batters to the plate in the bottom of the fourth and scored five runs to increase their lead to 8-2 before adding another three runs in the fifth to close out the scoring.

Stoney Smith paced Muskegon with two hits, three RBIs and two run, while Donavan Rinehart added three hits, three RBIs and scored a run.

“It means a lot winning the division,” Smith said after Game 2. “This place means a lot to Coach Fleener, and so winning for him means a lot. We are just trying to get momentum heading into the playoffs and we are hoping to remain hot.”

Brett Stanley also had a solid game for the Clippers with three hits, including a home run, an RBI and scored three runs.

Spring Lake native Isiah Lindsey pitched a complete game victory, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out five batters.