AL #2 Florida Tropics (98-64) 1^st WS Appearance
Vs.
NL #1 Ottawa Outlaws (99-63) 3^rd WS Apps, 2 WS Championships (S1 & S11)

Florida (AL Ranks)
Offense

Avg:    .272 (2^nd)

OBP:   .338 (4^th)

Slg:      .455 (1^st)

RS:      874 (2^nd)

HR:     263 (1^st)

Pitching:        

ERA:   3.74 (3^rd)

OAV:  .245 (3^rd)

WHIP: 1.25 (T-1^st)

SO:      1,087 (5^th)

Defense:
F%:      .987 (T-4^th)

Plus:    76 (5^th)

How they got here:

DCS: Defeated #3 Colorado Springs, 3-2
LCS: Defeated #1 Syracuse, 4-2

About them:
7 players hit 24 or more home runs as this team powered their way to winning the AL. Led offensively by LF Pedro Espinosa (.270/.352/.516; 39 HR, 109 RBI), 1B/DH Ahmad Wagner (.284/.349/.461, 28 HR, 86 RBI) and 2B Jesus Andrus (.272/.317/.490, 32 HR, 86 RBI), this team is definitely a dangerous offensive team.

Offense isn’t the only thing this team can do well, as their rotation is very good…6 pitchers won 10+ games this season, including 14 or more by regular rotation members. Paul Bang (11-6, 3.57 ERA, 1.07 WHIP) leads the playoff rotation, followed by Trenidad Tejada (14-7, 2.78 ERA, 1.15 WHIP) and Jerome Adams (15-5, 3.51 ERA, 1.21 WHIP). Their bullpen spreads their dominance around as they had 5 members produce WHIPs of 1.26 or less.

3B Peter Carmona (17 plus plays) and CF Travis Blanks (12 plus plays) anchor a strong defense.

Ottawa Outlaws

Offense

Avg:    .264 (4^th)

OBP:   .333 (3^rd)

Slg:      .424 (4^th)

RS:      843 (1^st)

HR:     219 (3^rd)

Pitching:        

ERA:   3.52 (1^st)

OAV:  .244 (2^nd)

WHIP: 1.21 (1^st)

SO:      1,154 (5^th)

Defense:
F%:      .989 (T-1^st)

Plus:    55 (7^th)

How they got here:

DCS: Defeated #4 Anaheim, 3-1

LCS: Defeated #2 Little Rock, 4-0

About them:

Had 4 players with 24 or more homers and another 5 with 13 or more, this team is built for power. This team is led by perennial MVP candidate and 2-time winner Terry West (.299/.377/.519, 36 HR, 136 RBI) and ROY candidate 2B Alex Blanco (.288/.353/.552, 33 HR, 98 RBI).

Pitching is where this team shines, with 2 Cy Young candidates in RH Erick Stone (19-5, 1.65 ERA, 1.00 WHIP) and LH C.C. Kemp (18-5, 3.13 ERA, 1.16). The rest of the rotation are not slouches either, with Victor Santos (10-10, 4.49 ERA, 1.30 WHIP), Livan Javier (14-10, 3.48 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) and Victor Castillo (14-9, 3.91 ERA, 1.18 WHIP). The bullpen is where you could really make some hay, with the team blowing 26 save opportunities throughout the season. They are still a capable bunch with 3 of them having under 1.11 WHIP for the season.

Defensively anchored by SS Sam Calderon (15 plus plays), 3B Arthur Davenport (13 plus plays) and 1B Terry West (12 plus plays) they will make the easy and the hard plays.