Team Fiesta En Los Pantalones

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Red Rubber Showdown 5

Team Fiesta wins the Gunslinger Division after taking care of business against the other teams in the Tumbleweed Division. Team Fiesta ran through the Tumbleweed Division with relative ease, allowing only 6 runs in group play. This included an impressive shut out of the Supa Fupa's. In running through the group, they held all 3 teams they played to their lowest run totals of the day.

Das Boot started the day out early at 10AM. They handed the Slow Rollers their only group loss on the day, and also turned in spectacular defensive efforts against the A-Team and Kickin It Old School. Holding them to a combined 1 run, and shutting out Kickin It Old School.

Once the playoffs started, it was back to business for both teams. Das Boot started out with a grudge match against old Ballard nemeses the Boozin Bavarian Blue Ballers. Even though the Ballers pounded out 7 runs, it wasn't enough to match the offensive explosion for Das Boot as they put up double digits. Menace 2 Sobriety was next and put up a fight for a couple of innings before fatigue set in and a 5-1 win for Das Boot was decided.

On the other side of the bracket, Fiesta brought back the defense to post their 2nd shutout of the day against the Summer School Dropouts. A rematch against the game Beef and Cheese team was next. Even though Beef and Cheese upped their defensive effort, and showed they wanted the game but sacrificing their bodies for their 2 runs, Team Fiesta showed their earlier win was no fluke and pulled it out 3-2.

The championship game was between 2 unbeatens. Das Boot and Team Fiesta both came into the championship 5-0. It would turn out that Team Fiesta's defense was just too much for the Boot. This resulted in a 5-1 win for Team Fiesta and their 1st tournament championship.

With the ease that Team Fiesta blew through the division, maybe it's time for them to move up to Hardcore?