8/15/08 Township Series Preview. Six teams earned a chance to continue their quest for the Mullany Cup, but after two weeks of playoffs only two teams remain; The Defending Champion, Belly Itchers and the Flyin' Wildebeest. The #3 Seed Flyin' Wildebeest knocked of the Dutchman in the first round in short order and faught back for being down 2 games to 1 to defeat the 06' Champion Industrials. The #2 Seed and Defending Champion Belly Itchers zipped past the Face and Humans and collided with divisional heavy weight, the Gentlemen. The Itchers went down 2-1 in the series, but battled game 4 and 5 to knock off the pesky pretty boys.

2008 Township Series 13-8 VS. 17-5 Flyin' Wildebeest vs. Belly Itchers The Wildies are clearly the underdog in this years Township Matchup, but their postseason run has put them in great position to possibly win thier first Championship. The Belly Itchers are the leagues perverbial power house. They will be able defend their Championship up until the last game of the series. Flyin' Wildebeest Regular season record was 13-8.   The Belly Itchers Regular season record was 17-5. Wildebeest scored 4.8 runs per game this season.     The Belly Itchers scored 5.7 runs per game this season. The Wildebeest are 0-4 all-time vs. Belly Itchers.   Belly Itchers are 4-0 all-time vs. Flyin' Wildebeest. The Wildies are hitting .335 as a team this postseason and have scored 30 runs.   The Itchers are hitting .235 as a team this postseason and have scored 21 runs. Wildies team ERA is 2.31 this postseason.   Belly Itchers team ERA is 2.23 this postseason.

Key Players this series. Matt Kirsch - In order for the Wildebeest to be able to keep up with the Belly Itchers high speed offense, Mr. Kirsch will have to swing a big bat. His power numbers have been down since after the allstar break, but he managed to hit 4 Homers in the final two games vs. the Industrials. Number Two Pitcher - Someone will need to emerge this series as the Belly Itchers #2 pitcher. Wether it is Brian Richardson, Mike Downs, Adam Bontrager or Mike Turley, one of these players will have to pitch their best games of the year.