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ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE FINAL GOES SATURDAY

AFL_newThe Arizona Fall League will crown a champion on Saturday when the final takes place starting at 1:08 MT. The Salt River Rafters (17-11-4) will take on the Peoria Javelinas (15-14-3) in a meeting of East vs. West division champions.

The two teams break down to major league affiliations this way:

SALT RIVER RAFTERS – Diamondbacks, Rockies, Astros, Marlins, Twins
PEORIA JAVELINAS – Braves, Indians, Royals, Cardinals, Rays

So, only the Salt River club has Cal League ties at this point. Here are the starting lineups for Saturday’s finale, with the recent Cal League players linked to their AFL stat page:

SALT RIVER
8 Marzilli (VIS ’13, ’14)
D Sclafani
7 Rosario
2 O’Brien
9 Kepler
6 Bohn
3 Casteel (MOD ’13)
5 Drury (VIS ’14)
4 Featherston (MOD ’13)
1 DeSclafani

PEORIA
6 Mondesi
4 Valera
9 Salcedo
D Stanley
5 Dozier
2 O’Conner
3 Wilson
8 Starling
7 Carter
1 Almonte

MLB Network goes live with the Championship Game at 3PM ET. Here’s one more chance to see these elite prospects in action prior to 2015’s Spring Training.

Check back here for a look at how some of the recent Cal Leaguers did in the AFL.

SEAGER STARTS FAST ON AFL OPENING NIGHT

glendaleDodgers prospect Corey Seager (RC ’14) took the field tonight for his second go-round in the Arizona Fall League, and saw a better result than last year, more similar to what he has done in his stellar minor league career. The shortstop prospect went 2-for-3 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored as the Glendale Desert Dogs topped the Mesa Solar Sox by a score of 9-3.

It was a game filled with elite prospects, as per usual in the AFL. Here are some of the notable stat lines from other recent Cal Leaguers in the three openers tonight:

Addison Russell (MES) (STK ’13, ’14) – 1-for-4, 2 RBI
Cal Towey (MES) (IE ’14) – 1-for-1
Darnell Sweeney (GLN) (RC ’13) – 2-for-4, RBI, 2 R
Mallex Smith (SUR) (LE ’14) – 1-for-4
Patrick Kivlehan (SUR) (HD ’14) – 1-for-4, HR
Hunter Renfroe (SUR) (LE ’14) – 2-for-4, 2 Doubles, RBI, 2 R
Trevor Story (SRR) (MOD ’13, ’14) – 2-for-4, 2B
Steven Okert (SCT) (SJ ’14) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Archie Bradley (SRR) (VIS ’13) – 2 IP, 4 H, 3 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K