BATTLE FOR THE NORTH TOURNAMENT
#5 Warwick 8 at #1 Nordhagen Beach 4
Mirelurks 2B Brad Krol was 3 for 5, including a two-run 4th inning home run that put his team up for good. He scored a run and drove in three for the Game MVP honors, eliminating the Party Boys from the tournament at their home stadium. Nordhagen Beach's Brian Masterson was 4 for 4 with a solo home run in the 6th. Warwick's Shane Notemen hit two doubles and drove in two.
#3 Fort Hagen 2 vs #2 FHE 8
The Yao Guai's Papa Bush pitched 7.0 innings, allowing just one earned run on seven hits with three walks and seven strikeouts. He also hit a three-run home run as part of a six-run 6th to propel FHE to victory and eliminate the three-seed Shroud. All seven of Fort Hagen's hits were singles. Nick Waterpipe added two hits for the Yao Guai with a double and two RBI.
BATTLE FOR THE SOUTH TOURNAMENT
#7 Vault 81 15 vs #6 Sunshine Tidings 14, 11 inn.
In a back-and-forth game, the Dwellers scored two in the 11th to top the Chemists' one for a thrilling 15-14 victory. The game featured a total of seven home runs, including Cory Macon's go-ahead solo shot in the top of the 11th. Sunshine Tidings' Joe Provisioner was the game MVP with an impressive stat line of 4 for 5 with two doubles, a home run, two walks, three runs scored, and four RBI. In addition to Macon's homer, Knud Bather, Mark Dombrowski, Ronald Raygun, and reigning MVP Deer Quickwalker went deep for the suddenly imposing offensive Dwellers. Seven Dwellers also doubled. Rookie CF Aesed Hayjen was 3 for 6 with a double, a run, and four RBI.
#8 Starlight 14 vs #2 Quincy 4
The Lady Killers blasted the #2 seed Gunners by scoring five runs in each of the 6th and 7th innings, eliminating Quincy from the tournament. Rookie 1B Zeldolph Violet was the Game MVP, going 2 for 3 with a double, two walks, two runs, and two RBI. Skinny Danner and Wild Cannon each drove in three runs for Starlight. Andrew Nuka and Robbie Adams each picked up three hits for Quincy. Jesus Church doubled twice.