Final Four

Just exactly who are these NV Blues? Is this the Tampa Bay Rays all over again? The Blues were a pitiful 4-11 last year and had a first round playoff exit. This year, the Blues are a force to be reckoned with. A solid 4-1 victory last night over the Class A Springfield Rifles affirmed the belief that the Blues could compete with anyone.

Former UCF pitcher N. Perkins pitched a hell of a game. The man was dealing from the start and scattered a few hits and only one run through 7 innings of ball. The Rifles had a hard time getting solid contact all day off Perkins and he managed to have a double digit performance in K's (10).

Millman broke a scoreless game in the 4th with a rbi groundout to 2nd to make the score 1-0. A few more runs that inning, and some clutch hitting by the Blues plated 3 more, as they scored all 4 runs in the 4th. Only 4 teams remain and the Blues will face off against a familiar foe on Saturday. They face a B league team in the Yardbirds. The blues crushed the yardbirds in the first meeting by 7 runs. The second outing was the classic bat throwing incident game. That ended in a tie, but don't forget the Blues started the game with a handicap (they pitched the millman).

The Blues will be sending a legit pitcher to the mound on Saturday and they have to be heavy favorites to move on to the best of three finals the following Saturday. The yardbirds could be a tough test, but this might be a Blue year...