BATTLE FOR THE NORTH TOURNAMENT
County Crossing 4 vs Lexington 10
Corrked Tostado and Mike Pigeonfoot had five hits apiece as the Synths surged past the Bloodbugs to move on. Lexington took command of the game in the bottom of the 6th with a five-run inning to put them up for good, 8-3. Tostado was 5 for 5 with a double, a triple, three runs, and two RBI. Pigeonfoot was 5 for 5 with a double, two runs, and three RBI. Joel Carrotflower hit a two-run home run for County Crossing.
Lexington 16 vs Salem 5
The Synths were not finished scoring runs on the day, scoring six in the top of the 1st and pushing themselves into the championship against University Point. Swift Hendrix took Game MVP honors, going 3 for 6 with a triple, a home run, four runs scored, and five runs batted in. Swat Diamond added a 4 for 6 performance, which included a three-run home run. He scored once and knocked in five. The Witch Hats' offense was almost non-existent until SS Joe Rossi hit a grand slam in the 9th to cut the deficit to 11. Synths' starter Pete Pembroke allowed one earned run in 7.1 innings, allowing seven hits, walking two, and striking out three. Lexington needs to win two tomorrow over the Deathclaws to win the tournament.
BATTLE FOR THE SOUTH TOURNAMENT
Vault 81 7 vs Goodneighbor 15
John Oldsink led the Hancocks with a 5 for 5 performance, all singles, along with scoring and knocking in four runs. Good Don Duck and James Kimbrough each added three hits for Goodneighbor. Duck doubled and tripled, while Kimbrough hit two doubles. The Dwellers broke their offense-heavy streak, being the victim instead. Erns Gold was the best hitter for Vault 81, going 2 for 3 with two homers, two walks, two runs, and three RBI.
Goodneighbor 7 at Oberland 4
The Hancocks avenged their Day 5 loss and eliminated the host T-51s thanks to a three-run 7th inning to take a 6-3 lead. Good Don Duck doubled, stole third, and then scored on a Matt Brahmin sacrifice fly for the lead. Bryan Assman and John Rose then hit back-to-back home runs to put Goodneighbor up for good. Assman was the game's most valuable player, going 3 for 5 with the home run, two runs, and two RBI. Prof Castillo was 3 for 5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI for Oberland. Bruce Iddings allowed just three earned runs on 11 hits with three strikeouts in 7.0 innings to earn the win. The Hancocks will now face off with The Slog tomorrow and need to win two to repeat as the Battle for the South champions.