The first round of Weekly Tournament 1 presented Lynx vs TechEast. Both squads boast deadly lineups, with TechEast getting the edge in pitching. However, that was not going to stop EWade and Lynx from toppling TechEast's pitching staff.
TechEast had the lead for much of the game, contributed by 4 HRs from Nataliamo, 2 from ABSmoke, and 1 from DIESELUSA. xXBRAVOXx had a hard time containing their bats.
However, Lynx's bats proved more adept in the end. The slugging barrage was lead by EWade with 5 HRs, followed by xXBRAVOXx with 1 HR. N8te and Tubby86 both had very good games with several hits and RBIs, and ThatMan did well subbing in for xSWIFTx.
The game was decided in the bottom of the 6th inning, with Lynx down 12-10. With 1 out and runners on the corners, EWade knocked a walkoff 3 run HR to seal the deal and the victory for Lynx.
Final Score: Lynx wins 13-12.
FlightAL vs Empire
The FlightAL/Empire matchup saw both teams use a combined total of 7 pitchers. Whether the tournament spurred FlightAL into a crazed league preparation mode or they just found a groove, they easily shrugged Empire off. Things just didn't work out for Empire as they watched 8 HRs cruise over the outfield wall.
ZachAtack started things off in the 1st inning, knocking a leadoff HR (déjà vu). FlightAL gave Rbush the start lodging full confidence in the unexperienced pitcher. Unfortunately for Rbush he ended his night prematurely after bugging himself on a low curve.
Empire took full advantage of when he was on the mound knocking 2 HRs (1 for KidNasty, 1 for MelkyNYY). Pete998 snuck in a HR of his own in the bottom of the 2nd to hand Empire a 3-1 lead.
It seems that Flight has a knack for huge innings. Time after time they explode for an inning pouring run after run to take an edge. Empire saw first hand the brunt force of FlightAL in the top of the 4th. SEC, DrDeath, and Krynn started the inning on back to back to back HRs.
Following a ZachAtack single (ZachAtack hitting singles, more déjà vu), ClarkKent superman'd an Empire offering for a 2-run HR. After another HR by DrDeath, ZachAtack completed the FlightAL HR-fest by hitting one of his own. All FlightAL players HR'd in the inning completing the 8 run inning.
The last two innings were fairly quiet with a solo HR by Krynn in the 5th and a solo shot by KMAN in the bottom of the 6th.
Final Score: FlightAL wins 10-4.
FlightNL vs Bunters
Contrary to initial beliefs by the community, Bunters did have enough players show up to field a team. Unfortunately, they were undermanned with no pitcher. Always good when you are facing the glutton of punishment, FlightNL.
We will leave it as a murder of Bunters by FlightNL. FlightNL put up a tad more than double digit runs and cruised to victory. ST3WART made an impressive Flight debut blasting 3 HRs and picking up 8 RBIs. Beyond ST3WART's fierce effort, Corv and Dcurt each hit grandslams of their own.
Bunters in their own favor did hang with FlightNL early on. Szymon hit a 2-run HR in the 1st inning to keep Bunters tied, 2-2. Unfortunately, the Bunters never found any offensive groove and failed to cross the plate beyond Szymon's HR.
SmokeOut and ElDuque looked sharp in their pitching efforts combining for 5 strikeouts and only 2 earned runs.
Final Score: FlightNL wins.
Bombers vs D Rays
The D Rays came into the game looking to prove themself against a relatively tough Bombers squad. With Pesto and Ipwn on the mound you knew it'd be a battle of attrition for the batters. Hits and runs would come far apart with two aces on the mound.
gimmepie started things off right for the Bombers knocking a 2-run HR in the 1st inning. ChungFX added a solo shot to give the Bombers an early 3-0 lead after the top half of the 3rd inning.
KeenanG attempted to bring his team back into it with a solo HR in the bottom of the 3rd. Even after a 30 minute rain delay KeenanG came back in the 4th with another solo HR to bring the Bombers lead back down to 1.
The 6th inning belonged to the Bombers as gimmepie belted his second HR and Ipwn finished things up 1-2-3.
Final Score: Bombers win 4-2.
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