Some quick hitters while putting together the BlueClaws SAL Championship Series Media Guide (which will be available at some point tonight)…

• The BlueClaws are now 7-1 all-time in the playoffs, after going 5-1 in 2006 (2-0 vs Lexington, 3-1 vs Augusta) and of course 2-0 vs Kannapolis in 2009.
• Dusty Wathan is looking for his first championship as a manager. He won a title in 2004 while playing with Buffalo (then AAA-Indians)
• Greg Legg is looking for his first championship in 25 years as a minor league player and coach.
• Sebastian Valle’s three-hit game on Friday was just his second of the year with Lakewood (April 16th) and his home run was just his second as a BlueClaw (May 18th).
• Every BlueClaws starter has reached base in each of the first two playoff games (15 of 18 have hits).
• Travis d’Arnaud is 4-8 in the playoffs and 21-50.
• The BlueClaws are hitting .366 over their first two playoff games (13 runs on 26 hits).
• Including the last five games of the regular season, the BlueClaws have 76 hits and have scored 45 runs in their last seven games (.304 batting average).

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