Preview time once again. Time to highlight why so and so will win so and so by so and so. FlightAL is coming off of a thrilling late inning win last night again Rage. Puddles' walk off homerun sent FlightAL to the finals in style. FlightAL celebrated through the night and want to put their organization back on the map with a solid win today. Not to be outdone, the New York Empire are coming off of a 2 out, 4 run barrage of a comeback against Carnage. Kidnub's walkoff homerun also sent his team into the finals against a solid Carnage team. The Carnage and Rage dream matchup was not to take place tonight, as FlightAL and Empire try and build their own rivalry.
The Side Story
If Crede24 sees the field, it will be the first time he faces his former team. Crede24 has been rather nonexistent in FlightAL's plan, but if FlightAL manager SEC wants to add some fire into the lineup look for Crede24 to have a reason to play well.
ElDuque looks to face off against his former team with Empire first baseman Mafia taking the field behind him. Does FlightAL have ElDuque's number? Can Mafia and ElDuque use their experience on FlightAL for an added edge?
The Pitchers
Dr.Death: 2 - 0 6.50 ERA 18 IP 11 Ks 1.44 WHIP .333 BAA
ElDuque: 2-0 6.23 ERA 13 IP 7Ks 1.38 WHIP .321 BAA
Advantage: Draw
Both pitchers have righty under b windups and both of these teams are familiar with each pitcher. DrDeath and ElDuque are both more or less on the same boat when it comes to their incredible tournament stats. Death has been consistently solid and ElDuque seems to shut every team down for 4 or 5 innings.
The Sluggers
ZachAtack: 9-18 2 homeruns 3 RBIs
Puddles: 9-20 4 homeruns 7 RBIs
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Roguee: 9-15 1 Homerun 1 RBi 5 Runs Scored
KidNub: 9-12 3 Homeruns 6 Rbis
Advantage: Empire
Both are solid hitters, but Roguee and KidNub are on base and across the plate slightly more than FlightAL's sluggers. Both hitters hitting well over 600 or 600 and both hitters showing gap power.
What Will Happen?
Game will be tied until the fourth, where Roguee hits a solo homerun to put Empire on top. FlightAL ties it up with a SEC homerun in their abs. The Bottom of the 5th sees Empire go Scoreless, and FlightAL manages to put together a small rally and score one in the 6th. In the Bottom of the 6th, KidNub walks off again and sends Empire home in a 3-2 victory.
Melky's Prediction: Empire 3, FlightAL 2
Melky's Players to Watch: ElDuque, DrDeath
Newbert's Prediction: Empire 6, FlightAL 8
Newbert's Players to Watch: MilkyNYY, DrDeath
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