2306 Season Pass Tournament
by Evan Guy
31 March 2306
The 2306 Season Pass Preseason Tournament has come to an end with a good number of upsets and surprises throughout the tournament. The final saw the #7 Grand Hotel Atoms defeat the #15 National Park Gulpers, both of the Vim! League, 6-5 in 10 innings.
In the bottom of the 10th inning, LF John Nobles walked with one out. RF Greg De Groot then hit a walk-off double to give Grand Hotel the victory. 1B Clean Mullis of the Atoms was the championship game MVP, going 3 for 5 with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. De Groot doubled twice.
National Park pitcher Bubble Andrews had a decent outing in the no decision. Andrews pitched 6.0 innings, allowing three earned runs on nine hits with a walk and seven strikeouts. 2B Max Standing had the best offensive outing for the Gulpers, going 2 for 5 with a run and two RBI.
Last season's tournament champion, Victory, came into the tournament as the #8 seed. They won their first three games to get into the final three, but they were defeated by the Atoms, 7-4, and then the Gulpers, 6-3, to end their chance to defend their title.