2024 Champions - Seljuqs
The Seljuqs beat the Sultans 6-3 in game 2 of the BSL finals. The Sultans rocked the Seljuqs in game 1, jumping out to an early 9-1 lead after 2 innings. As the game went on, the Seljuqs started to find their defense again and picked up confidence at the plate. The Sultans ran away with game 1 with a score of 12-5. As the only undefeated team in the tournament, Seljuqs had an opportunity to cash in their insurance policy. Game 2 started as a defensive battle, with both teams playing solid D. After 3 innings, the score was tied 3-3. The Seljuqs kept chipping at the scoreboard and put up 1 and 2 in the following innings to take a 6-3 lead going into the 7th. Sultans got their leadoff runner on and had it not been for an Ammer Askary diving catch for the 2nd out, the momentum could have swung the Sultans way. The Seljuqs shut down the Sultans for the final 4 innings of the game to take a 6-3 victory. Congratulations to the Seljuqs and well done to the Sultans who battled 5 games in the tourney to take it right to the end. Playoff MVP goes to Zahid Merchant for a 0.733 average in the playoffs and lockdown pitching every game.
The title was the fourth for Zahid Merchant (2014, 2027, 2019); second for Atif Khan (2015), Hassan Chaudhry (2016), Shoaib Gaya (2021), Umer Jabbar (2015), Zaid Ghansar (2021), Zayd Ramjaun (2019); and the first for Ammer Askary, Ali Hadi, Farhan Shah, Hashim Ghazi, Luqman Arshad, and Shahan Salim. Congratulations!
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