How They Match Up

AquaSox

Dust Devils

C: Yojhan Quevedo, Arturo Nieto, P.J. Jones

Quevedo might be the best defensive catcher in the NWL, with a .994 fielding percentage and catching 27 of 52 base stealers. Nieto and Jones are no slackers behind the dish either, with .991 and .952 fielding percentages, respectively.

C: Austin Allen, A.J. Kennedy

Kennedy has been the better hitter, with a .280 average to Allen's .229, but the duo has been comparable behind the dish. Allen has a .989 fielding percentage and Kennedy has a .985.

1B: Ryan Uhl, Yordi Calderon

Uhl and Calderon can both launch a long ball, with 9 homers between them. Uhl is hitting .262 with 22 walks, and Calderon hits .204 with 10 steals.

1B: Ty France

France is a threat to get on base every time he steps into the box. He has a .418 OBP with a .281 batting average and 17 doubles. He is third on the team with 30 RBIs.

2B: Erick Mejia, Jordan Cowan

Mejia offers a lot of speed (16 steals) to go with his .272 batting average. Cowan hit .249 with 12 steals, and is 4 for 14 with a steal and a double after returning from a stint in Bakersfield. Both Mejia and Cowan can slide over to shortstop if needed.

2B: Mitch Morales, Kodie Tidwell

Both players can slide over to shortstop if needed, but with Van Gansen in, that is unlikely. Morales hit .258 this year and Tidwell hit .252 with neither hitter showing a ton of power (7 extra-base hits to 9) or speed (1 steal to 5).

3B: Conner Hale, Logan Taylor

Hale has been pretty unlucky at the plate, with a .193 batting average on balls in play. When the hits do come, they come in bunches, as he has nine multi-hit games this year. Taylor has 17 extra-base hits, 39 RBIs and a .260 batting average. Taylor can also play outfield and second base.

3B: Nick Vilter, Carlos Belen

Vilter has also filled in at first this season a few times. He hit .234, but did get on-base at a .370 clip. Belen hit .220 with 32 RBis and 24 extra-base hits, but chased the league record for strikeouts and had 106 through Thursday.

SS: Drew Jackson

Drew Jackson may be the MVP of the NWL, after leading the league in batting average, steals and runs this season, and threatening to take the lead in hits down the stretch. He is a good defender, too, with a .966 fielding percentage.

SS: Peter Van Gansen

Van Gansen may be the best defensive shortstop in the league, after not committing an error until the final week of the season. He also hit pretty well, with a .263 average and 14 extra-base hits.

LF: Corey Simpson, Luis Liberato

Simpson has been the cleanup hitter for the Frogs most days, hitting .267 with 8 home runs and 45 RBIs. Liberato has hit .260 with 20 extra-base hits, 31 RBIs and 10 steals. He can play any outfield position, too.

LF: Henry Charles, Jose Carlos Urena

Charles only played in 29 games for the Dust Devils and struggled to adjust a bit, hitting .190. Urena hit .255 with 20 extra-base hits (including 7 homers), a team-high 44 RBIs and eight steals.

CF: Braden Bishop

Bishop has been the best defensive outfielder in the NWL, with a .992 fielding percentage. He has also contributed on offense, with a .319 batting average (3rd in NWL) and 12 steals.

CF: Rod Boykin

Boykin played the majority of the Dust Devils' games in center, and held a .987 fielding percentage. He also stole a team-high 18 bases and had a .333 OBP.

RF: Alex Jackson, Taylor Zeutenhorst

Alex Jackson, the Mariners' top prospect entering 2015, has hit his stride of late. He had a .988 OPS in August and hit six home runs with a .262 batting average. Zeutenhorst has two home runs in the past two weeks, and hit .333 with a 1.078 OPS during the past two weeks. He can also play left and center.

RF: Mason Smith, Justin Pacchioli

Pacchioli spent a little time at each position in the outfield, and can fill in where needed. He also had a 1.000 fielding percentage in 30 games in right and 15 games in center, but only a .867 in 8 games in left. He tied with Boykin for the team lead in steals at 18. Smith hit just .225, but got on base at a .335 clip.

Starting Pitchers: Enyel De Los Santos (R), Luiz Gohara (L), Andrew Moore (R), Anthony Misiewicz (L), Jake Brentz (L), Nick Wells (L), Lane Ratliff (L)

The AquaSox starters have all had front-of-the-rotation starts, and some are on a strict innings limit, but they will all need to be on their game to beat a Tri-City team that has scored 55 runs off the Frogs. Some pitchers may slide into a bullpen roll to limit each pitcher's innings.

Starting Pitchers: Adrian De Horta (R), Angel Mejia (R), Brett Kennedy (R), Emmanuel Ramirez (R), Joel Linares (R)

The Dust Devils don't have any lefties who have started more than two games, but they might pull one out of the bullpen. Everett has hit right- and left-handers almost equally as well, with a .260 and .259 average against each, so it might not matter.  

Relief Pitchers: Jefferson Arias (R), Joselito Cano (L), Matt Clancy (L), Darin Gillies (R), Spencer Herrmann (L), Ryan Horstman (L), Rohn Pierce (R), Jose Santiago (R), Dylan Silva (L), Joey Strain (R), Lance Thonvold (R), Kyle Wilcox (R)

The AquaSox bullpen has a 2.55 ERA vs. Tri-City, and every pitcher has shown he can throw a few unhittable innings when called upon. Kyle Wilcox has been one of the most reliable, with 9 saves in 9 chances, second most in the league.

Relief Pitchers: Alex Constanza (L), Brandon Fry (L), Phil Maton (R), Wilson Santos (R), Jerry Keel (L), Louis Distasio (R), Will Headean (L), Elvin Liriano (L), Nathan Foriest (L), Trey Wingenter (R), Luis Hernandez (R)

Phil Maton highlights this great bullpen staff. He has a 15.85 K/9 IP, 1.47 BB/9 IP and 7.92 baserunners per 9 innings, all of which put him in the top three in the NWL. Liriano also holds batters to a .192 average, fifth-lowest in the league, and strikes out 13.63 per 9 innings. Keel only allows 2.18 BB/9 IP.