Fall League Baseball

Early October through mid-November is time for Arizona Fall League baseball.  Six teams, each roster filled by top minor league prospects from five major league organizations.  Tickets are $7 and it's open seating with usually at most a few hundred attendees.

Good, fast paced play.  Yesterday we watched the Peoria Javelinas defeat the Salt River Rafters by a score of 6-5 in ten innings.  The Rafters went ahead in the 6th on a monstrous 3-run homer to right field by Rockies prospect Michael Toglia.  Going into the bottom of the ninth, the Rafters had a 4-2 lead but with two outs and a runner on first, back to back doubles tied the game.  The Rafters scored in the top of the 10th to take the lead again, but the Javelinas came back to tie the game and then, again with two outs, and the bases loaded, a line drive over the center fielder's head won the game for Peoria.

And the whole game took only 2:40.