The Surprise Saguaros have reached the Arizona Fall League championship game for the sixth straight season, but they'll have to go through the Peoria Javelinas and the developmental circuit's best pitching staff to win the title. Catchers played the hero in both semifinal contests.

No. 2 seed Surprise (16-10 during the regular season) advanced to the finals with a dramatic 4-3 walkoff victory over the No. 3 seed Mesa Solar Sox (14-14) when Blake Mitchell (Royals) singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Alfredo Duno (Reds) bashed three homers totaling 1,290 feet in Thursday's nightcap to power No. 4 seed Peoria (12-15) to a 9-4 win over the No. 1 seed Scottsdale Scorpions (18-12).

Peoria, which led the league with a 4.82 ERA, will start right-hander Miguelangel Boadas (

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