24th Championship Game Starting Lineups Saturday, November 21, 2015 • Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale Scorpions Surprise Saguaros 15 Clint Frazier (CLE) ............................CF 10 Yadiel Rivera (MIL) ........................SS 9 Mike Gerber (DET)............................RF 4 Aledmys Diaz (STL)........................3B 6 Christian Arroyo (SF).........................SS 9 Jurickson Profar (TEX)................... DH 46 Mac Williamson (SF) .........................LF 78 Gary Sanchez (NYY)........................C 19 Sam Travis (BOS) ..............................1B 23 Patrick Wisdom (STL).....................1B 17 Dominic Ficociello DET ....................3B 20 Tyler Austin (NYY).........................LF 27 Adam Brett Walker II (MIN) ............ DH 15 Bubba Starling (KC) ....................... RF 3 Carlos Asuaje (SD).............................2B 18 Dustin Fowler (NYY) ..................... CF 11 Stuart Turner (MIN) ............................C 1 Ramon Torres (NYY) ......................2B 39 Taylor Rogers (MIN) ....................... LHP 33 Sam Wolff (TEX)........................... RHP Umpires: HP Roberto Ortiz, 1B Travis Eggert, 2B Alex Ortiz, 3B Ryan Blakney (cc) ! 2015 Championship Game Notes Saturday, November 21, 2015 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480) 710-8201, [email protected] Dan Acheson (603) 520-4431, [email protected] Brent Drevalas (815) 687-6902, [email protected] Website: www.mlbfallball.com Twitter: @MLBazFallLeague Facebook: www.facebook.com/mlbfallball East Division Probable Starters 1:08 p.m. MST Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Stk L10 LHP Taylor Rogers SCO/MIN Scottsdale Scorpions* 18 12 .600 -- 10-7 8-5 7-6 L1 5-5 (2-2, 2.88 ERA in ‘15 AFL) Salt River Rafters 16 13 .552 1.5 8-6 8-7 7-6 W1 4-6 vs. Mesa Solar Sox 9 21 .300 9.0 4-10 5-11 5-7 L1 4-6 RHP Sam Wolff SUR/TEX (2-1, 2.84 ERA in ‘15 AFL) West Division AFL Championship Game TV Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Stk L10 MLB Network and MLB.com Surprise Saguaros* 19 11 .633 -- 10-5 10-6 9-3 W2 7-3 Paul Severino (play-by-play) Glendale Desert Dogs 13 15 .464 5.0 6-7 7-8 4-7 W1 5-5 Joe Magrane (color analyst) Peoria Javelinas 12 15 .444 5.5 8-7 4-8 4-7 L3 4-6 Jim Callis (prospect analyst) * - Clinched Division Thursday’s Games AFL Championship Game Radio MLB Network Radio on Sirius/XM R H E LOB Surprise 7 9 1 7 W: Webb (NYY) (2-0) L: Fry (SEA) (1-4) Mike Ferrin (play-by-play) Peoria 4 9 2 8 SV: Rowland (STL) (3) J.R. House (color analyst) Saguaros: SP Chaz Hebert (NYY) ND, 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO … RP Tyler Webb (NYY) W, 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 SO … 3B Patrick Wisdom (STL) 1-for-5, HR, 2 RBI … C Mike Umpires Ohlman (STL) 1-for-4, HR, RBI … 1B Tyler Austin (NYY) 2-for-5, 2B, 2 R. Javelinas: SP Lucas HP: Roberto Ortiz Sims (ATL) ND, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO … RP Paul Fry (SEA) L, 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 1B: Travis Eggert ER, 0 BB, 1 SO … 2B Fernando Perez (SD) 3-for-4, R, RBI. R H E LOB 2B: Alex Ortiz Glendale 5 7 0 6 W: Eppler (PIT) (1-1) L: Borden (TB) (0-3) 3B: Ryan Blakney (CC) Mesa 1 7 2 7 *Base umpires will NOT rotate Desert Dogs: SP Brian Holmes (HOU) ND, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO … RP Tyler Eppler (PIT) W, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO … 2B Brandon Trinkwon (LAD) 2-for-5, RBI … 3B Trey Michalczewski (CWS) 1-for-4, 3B, 2 RBI … LF Jake Peter (CWS) 1-for-3, RBI, R. Solar Sox: SP Sean Manaea (OAK) ND, 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO … RP Buddy Borden AFL Alums of the Day (TB) L, 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO … CF Jaycob Brugman (OAK) 3-for-4, 2B …RF Jake The Baseball Writers’ Association of America Bauers (TB) 3-for-4. announced its annual Most Valuable Player R H E LOB Award recipients Thursday night on MLB Scottsdale 2 5 1 5 W: Freeland (COL) (4-1) L: Mejia (SFG) (2-2) Salt River 4 7 1 7 SV: C. Estevez (COL) (6) Network. Washington Nationals OF Bryce Harper took home the National League Scorpions: SP Adalberto Mejia (SFG) L, 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO … 3B Dominic Ficociello (DET) 1-for-2, 2 RBI … RF Austin Slater (SFG) 1-for-3, BB. Rafters: SP Kyle Freeland (COL) W, honor, while Toronto Blue Jays 3B Josh 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO … RP Carlos Estevez (COL) SV, 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO … Donaldson won it for the American League. 3B Emilio Guerrero (TOR) 2-for-3, RBI … RF Gabby Guerrero (ARI) 2-for-4, R … 1B Rowdy Tellez Harper (2010-11 Scottsdale Scorpions) (TOR) 1-for-3, 2B, RBI. was the unanimous selection for the NL. He hit .330/.460/.649 with 42 home runs, 99 RBI, 118 runs scored, and 124 walks. Pre-Game Award Presentations Donaldson (2008 Phoenix Desert Dogs) EyePromise Vizual EDGE PRO Batting Title Award - hit .297/.371/.568 with 41 home runs, Glendale Desert Dogs/White Sox OF Adam Engel - .403 avg. 123 RBI, 122 runs scored, and 73 walks. Arizona Fall League Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award Past Five Championship Games 2014: Salt River 14, Peoria 7 Arizona Fall League Joe Black Most Valuable Player Award 2013: Surprise 2, Mesa 0 2012: Peoria 4, Salt River 3 2011: Salt River 9, Surprise 3 2010: Scottsdale 3, Peoria 2 ! Road To The 24th AFL Championship Game The Surprise Saguaros and Scottsdale Scorpions arrived at today’s championship game in similar fashions, both clinching their respective divisions during the final week of the season. The Saguaros had a more decided advantage, winning the West Division by five games over the Glendale Desert Dogs. Scottsdale’s division title was not clinched until this past Wednesday when the second-place Salt River Rafters lost to the Mesa Solar Sox. The Scorps finished the season with a 1.5 game advantage over the Rafters. The (Scottsdale) Scorpions and (Surprise) Saguaros meet in the title game for the second time. In 1996, the Scorpions swept the first two games of the three-game title series against the (Mesa) Saguaros. The Saguaros are 3-4 all-time in AFL champ- game appearances; the Scorpions are 2-3. 2015 MLB Postseason Awards MVPs Gold Gloves • Josh Donaldson (2008 Phoenix Desert Dogs) • Nolan Arenado (2011 Salt River Rafters) • Bryce Harper (2010-11 Scottsdale Scorpions) • Brandon Crawford (2009, '11 Scottsdale Scorpions) • Alcides Escobar (2005 Peoria Javelinas) Cy Young Awards • Jason Heyward (2009 Peoria Saguaros) • Jake Arrieta (2007 Phoenix Desert Dogs) • Eric Hosmer (2010 Surprise Rafters) • Dallas Keuchel (2011 Salt River Rafters) • Dallas Keuchel (2011 Salt River Rafters) • Kevin Kiermaier (2012 Phoenix Desert Dogs) Rookie of the Year • Salvador Perez (2010 Surprise Rafters) • Kris Bryant (2013 Mesa Solar Sox) • A.J. Pollock (2010 Scottsdale Scorpions) Silver Sluggers Roberto Clemente Award • Nolan Arenado (2011 Salt River Rafters) • Andrew McCutchen (2007 Phoenix Desert Dogs) • Brandon Crawford (2009, '11 Scottsdale Scorpions) • Josh Donaldson (2008 Phoenix Desert Dogs) Hank Aaron Award • Bryce Harper (2010-11 Scottsdale Scorpions) • Josh Donaldson (2008 Phoenix Desert Dogs) • Brian McCann (2004 Grand Canyon Rafters) • Bryce Harper (2010-11 Scottsdale Scorpions) • Andrew McCutchen (2007 Phoenix Desert Dogs) • Kendrys Morales (2005 Surprise Scorpions) Reliever of the Year • Buster Posey (2009 Scottsdale Scorpions) • Andrew Miller (2009 Mesa Solar Sox) • Mike Trout (2011 Scottsdale Scorpions) Manager of the Year Comeback Player of the Year • Jeff Banister (Manager, 2009 Scottsdale Scorpions) • Prince Fielder (2005 Peoria Javelinas) AFL Fall Stars Game Summary West Division East Division IF Christian Arroyo SCO/SF C Oscar Hernandez SRR/ARI RHP Jacob Barnes SUR/MIL IF D.J. Peterson PEO/SEA OF Jake Bauers MES/TB IF Alex Blandino PEO/CIN IF Jurickson Profar SUR/TEX LHP Greg Mahle MES/LAA RHP Corey Black MES/CHC LHP Sean Manaea MES/OAK RHP Ralston Cash GDD/LAD RHP Edubray Ramos GDD/PHI RHP Ray Black SCO/SF IF J.D. Davis GDD/HOU RHP Alex Reyes SUR/STL IF Renato Nuñez MES/OAK RHP Nick Burdi SCO/MIN IF Chad Pinder MES/OAK OF Adam Engel GDD/CWS LHP David Rollins PEO/SEA OF Austin Dean MES/MIA OF Phillip Ervin PEO/CIN C Gary Sanchez SUR/NYY RHP Adam Ravenelle SCO/DET RHP Abel De Los Santos SRR/WSH IF Daniel Robertson MES/TB OF Derek Fisher GDD/HOU OF Jacob Scavuzzo GDD/LAD RHP Carlos Estevez SRR/COL LHP Donnie Hart PEO/BAL RHP Lucas Sims PEO/ATL OF Raimel Tapia SRR/COL OF Clint Frazier SCO/CLE IF Rowdy Tellez SRR/TOR LHP Chaz Hebert SUR/NYY IF Ramon Torres SUR/KC LHP Kyle Freeland SRR/COL IF Andrew Knapp GDD/PHI IF Patrick Wisdom SUR/STL IF Sam Travis SCO/BOS RHP Perci Garner SCO/CLE OF Adam Brett Walker II SCO/MIN RHP Robinson Leyer GDD/CWS RHP Eric Yardley PEO/SD C Mitch Garver SCO/MIN RHP Damien Magnifico SUR/MIL OF Mike Gerber SCO/DET Bowman Vote-In: C Reese McGuire GDD/PIT Bowman Vote-In: LHP Chad Girodo SRR/TOR OF Austin Meadows GDD/PIT IF Yadiel Rivera SUR/MIL IF Jeimer Candelario MES/CHC West 8 11 1 9 W: LHP Chaz Hebert NYY (1-0, 0.00) East 3 7 2 4 L: RHP Abel De Los Santos (0-1, 9.00) Time: 3:01 Attendance: 6,793 West: C Gary Sanchez (NYY) 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI (Bowman Star of the Game) … RF Austin Meadows (PIT) 1-for-2, HR, 2 RBI … CF Adam Engel (CWS) 2-for-3, 2 R, RBI.