BANNER
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LINEUP MATCHUPS
POSITION MATCHUPS
ANALYSIS
This matchup appears to be a true 90-pound weakling versus a behemoth battle when the surprising Nordhagen Beach Party Boys visit the dominant Oberland T-51s on Tuesday, September 7.
Nordhagen Beach features a good hitting team that has seen its below average pitching staff look really good in the playoffs. Ace Julian Shed has not been on top of every game, but he has helped the Party Boys in all four games he pitched in the first two rounds. After Shed, Tommy Beach moved back into the starting rotation in the Semifinals and pitched well in his one start. He will have to continue that to hold the T-51s' offense in check.
Offensively, there is a list of contributors. RF Tomas Jones is a good all-around hitter, but he has not been the Boys' best hitterm which serves them well. That honor goes to LF Michael Fogcrawler who hit an impressive 19 home runs in 61 regular-season games. 3B Tommy Talkington was not a good hitter, but when he hit, he hit for power. 1B Dustin Mart was second on the team in home runs.
For Oberland, there is really only one players to talk about in the playoffs: ace Sheng Kawolski. In four games, he has dominated the playoffs, holding teams to 1, 2, 1, and 0 runs. He has been so good, that the T-51s offensive woes in the playoffs when he has pitched has been overshadowed. Gerald Jerry has not been as good, but he did win 11 games in the regular season, followed by Matt Udder (who will probably pitch only Game 5 if necessary) who won 12.
Despite the offense not being impressive in the playoffs--they scored a maximum of five runs in any game against Fort Hagen in the Quarterfinals Round--there was the 17-run affair in Game Two, though the T-51s still also only scored four and one in the other two games. Still, when there is offense to be had, LF Prof Castillo is in the middle of it. Other than batting average, where he trails teammates Jonathan Abern and B.J. Perez, Castillo is the powerhouse of the offense. Only two players in the lineup batted below .300 and both of them are still decent players in RF Bloatfly Williams and 1b Curtis Slingshot, to was second on the team in homers and RBI.
PREDICTION
Oberland is just too much for the Party Boys and takes this one in FIVE.