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Pretoria Inferno: 13-22 5th East South Division

Pretoria lacks in almost every regard. Their top starter is 6'1 200, 27 year old Dominican with the name, Juan Lopez. He has elite stuff, above average movement and control. He throws all groundball pitches of Sinker Changeup and Splitter and is getting groundballs 68% of the time.

The other starters are South African Ivar Johannessen (below average), Aruban Alco Brugmans (below average across the board, but an elite circle change), and Australian Andy Kelly. (average movement and control; Cut, Chng, Screw).

Hitting is no more than 8th in nealry every category. The Inferno suffer from much talent, having to rely on their biggest talent: South Korean Young-myun Kim who seems to be struggling in the third hole. American Bret Boggs is hitting just around .200 but is slugging .473 still with his highly rated power in the fourth hole.

Leadoff hitter, Dominican Arturo Ferreira, is the clubs most all around player rating about average to slighly above average in nearly every skill. His scouting report reads:

''Dominican shortstop Arturo Ferreira was born in San Cristobal.He is very sure handed and reliable shortstop. He does a good job of working the count. He will produce a season of .270 ball. Ferreira is a very good player overall. He can play as a starting shortstop on any team.''

Auckland Foxes 20-15 1rst East South Division

The Foxes are within ranked 6th in every hitting category in the East Intercontinental League and middle of the road on the pitching side, not worse than 10th (Hits allowed, BABIP, and Strikeouts) and not better than 3rd (Homeruns allowed).

Texas native Kevin Wilkinson serves as the rotation's ace with electric stuff and top rated fastball, slider, and changeup to serve to the competition.
Nicaraguan Walter Bastian uses above average movement to use against opponents.

New Zealander Tommy Forbes is a really outclassed pitcher who only could hope to use his above average curveball and changeup to pitch to any effectiveness. South African Dylan Sutherland closes out the staff with mostly average stuff across the board.

Mexican Jorge Esquivel serves as closer and has worldclass stuff with above average movement with a top notch fastball. American Corey Scott is a top talent in the bullpen with slightly above average Taiwanese pitcher Yi-xiao wang pitches in the set-up role and Korean Yong-oon Park just qualifying as an average reliever.

The line-up has several to most players being able to make average contact with American Don Thomas being the hardest out and most solid, professional hitter from the leadoff spot with good on-base skills.

Thomas is followed in the lineup by a high contact lefty in fellow American Christopher Sanders. Mexican Pedro Helago has elite ability to place the ball into play but only has nearly average power.

Tim Simmons, an American who hits fourth, has the biggest hole in his bat in the first nine but also is an OPS stud with top power and elite patience.

New Zealander native Randolph Balgera is an exciting swinger in a copy of Simmons as a patient, power slugger.

Today's game sees Ace American Wilkinson pitching at home versus Aussie Andy Kelly. Wilkinson should really have no trouble topping Kelly and silencing the already quiet Inferno bats. Andy Kelly is actually a pretty decent fourth starter, but is facing a lineup that looks pretty confident at home.

Preseason Predictions had the Foxes on top by a wide 17 games, and had Pretoria in a better fourth and just under .500.