Over 80 players showed up for some Saturday Blast action, all to compete for fun, respect, and a nice trophy. After the first two rounds of play the huge 18 team field was narrowed down to just 8 teams.
The final 8 teams:
Rage - Her0, Mattman13, PrinceAL, Proto
ReJected - AWinkler2, LuckyMe89, soulcrshr, BRM1975
Empire - Mafia, Futurama, TheMan, Fire911, Frogger
BombSquad - DERAILER, Killerboy, PapaRoach, AraBBeast
Legacy - MelkyNYY, BiGMarC, Dre
Lynx - ThatMan, Writhe, xXBRAVOXx, SantiagoM, Jeeps
Flight - Puddles, SEC, Yardog, D3thklok, DrDeath
BumbleBees - gatyopin2, Baptiste, 0, DanTheMan, ABSmoke
Quarterfinals
Rage vs ReJected
Rage dominated ReJected who were "hawt" off a win over Hawtness (klemens, Skoal, Scooter, TunaGob, Zack). ReJected's lone run came in the top of the 3rd from a BRM1975 solo HR. Rage's offense exploded in the bottom of the 2nd with RBI singles from Proto and Her0 and then a monsterous grandslam from Mattman13.
Final score: Rage 7, ReJected 1.
Empire vs BombSquad
Maybe it was the BombSquad spirits of old that carried the team this far, but they stood no chance against Empire. Futurama hit Empire's only HR of the game, and went 3-4 for the game. TheMan knocked in 3 RBI's and Mafia chalked up a RBI, going 4-5 in the winning effort. Fire911 pitched well giving up 0 runs through 2 IP, but after a UDP TheMan was forced to take over the helm. The BombSquad scored 2 runs in the 3rd inning, but it wasn't enough to match the 6 runs Empire had already put up.
Final score: Empire 6, BombSquad 2.
Legacy vs Lynx
Legacy got a nice shock to their system as Lynx powered their way to victory. SantiagoM blasted 2 homeruns and xXBRAVOXx hit a solo shot. Heading into the bottom of the 3rd inning, Legacy was staring at a 6-1 deficit. With a nice rally Dre hit a 2-run HR and Melky added another 2 run HR, but it was all too late.
Final score: Lynx 6, Legacy 5.
Flight vs BumbleBees
With good pitching on both sides, each team was always within strike of taking the lead. DrDeath and gatyopin2 each pitched excellently, but DrDeath was on the wrong end of 2 BumbleBee homeruns. gatyopin2 took the initiative early, hitting a solo HR in the very first at bat of the game. ABSmoke hit the 2nd HR giving the BumbleBees a 2-0 cushion heading into the bottom of the 3rd. Down 2 with a runner on base and 2 outs, Krynn was unable to deliver.
Final score: BumbleBees 2, Flight 0.
Semifinals!
Lynx vs Rage
Jeeps made a late arrival to take out the Rage offense holding them to just 1 run. Rage's only run came off a harmless RBI single in the top of the 2. Even with only allowing 1 run, Lynx still saw themselves losing in the bottom of the 3rd. Writhe changed all that knocking a walkoff 2-run single.
Final score: Lynx 2, Rage 1.
BumbleBees vs Empire
How you score 7 runs and hit 0 HRs I'm not sure. BumbleBees did just that with hits all across the board. Baptiste led the BumbleBees with 3 RBIs and gatyopin2 and 0 each had 2. Empire made a late run with Frogger hitting a solo single and an RBI double from Futurama. Unfortunately, it was all to late and gatyopin2 recorded the 3rd and final out.
Final score: BumbleBees 7, Empire 3.
Championship.
BumbleBees vs Lynx
Before the game even began, Jeeps had a bad feeling in his gut. After asking him to keep my informed on the game highlights, he responded "I can tell you the future and make it easy...me = raped." Though a little crude, he was spot on. The first inning saw his prediction come true as 0, DanTheMan, and gatyopin2 went back to back to back, but things were only going to get worse. Writhe hit a solo HR in top 2 to attempt to bring Lynx back into the game, but it was to no avail. The BumbleBees stung Jeeps were it hurts the most knocking an insane 11 runs in the top of the 2nd. 0 and gatyopin2 each had hit their 2nd HRs and the game quickly became a slugfest. After the carnage was cleared, Lynx made a dying effort with SantiagoM hitting a HR to bring Lynx back within 10 runs. gatyopin2 deemed it was enough and registered his 3rd strikeout of the game to bring things to a close.
Final score: BumbleBees 14, Lynx 4.
Recap
I caught up with Baptiste after the game.
NEWBert: Do you have any closing words for the tournament?
Baptiste: Banana phone.
To coincide with my Top Performer Awards (TPAs), I have to give out the usual MVP for the Saturday Blast. The BumbleBees had two standout players, 0 and gatyopin2. Each blasted 5 homeruns and knocked 10+ hits in the tournament. I really cannot choose one over the other, so hell, we've got our first Co-MVPs. Congrats 0 and gatyopin2, y'all are MVPs.
Once again I'd like to thank all for participating in the 3rd installment of the Saturday Blast. I'd also like to give a special shout-out to GM19 for spending his Saturday with us, as well donating his time and effort.
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