The Orange & Black SoccerCast crew live broadcast at Championship Soccer Stadium before the Orange County SC vs. Phoenix Rising FC match. | Photo courtesy of Orange County SC/Liza Rosales
We are having some fun for a good cause. On our most recent episode of the podcast, Ray, Dylan and Alan did a 6 round fantasy draft of Orange County SC players. For the month of June, we will be keeping track of stats, in hopes of our roster winning the first ever “Orange & Black SoccerCast Playing for Pride Orange County SC Fantasy Soccer Challenge”, or OABSCPFPOCSCFSC for short.
The rules are pretty simple. We each drafted 6 players who we hope will play great in the month of June to help our team win. The winner gets a yet to be determined trophy, while the two losers will each personally donate $25 to Playing for Pride.
Here are the ways points can be earned (or lost):
Shot on Target = 1 point
Goal = 2 points (total of 3 points for shot on target and goal)
Assist = 3 points
Appearance = 1 point
Start = 2 points (total of 3 points for start and appearance)
Save (GK) = 1 point
Clean Sheet (GK) = 5 points
Hat trick = 2 points (total of 11 points for 3 shots on target, 3 goals, and hat trick)
Yellow Card = -1 point
Red Card = -3 points
Own goal = -5 points
Bonus: If the team or any player’s Twitter is hacked in the month of June, the first person to Tweet about it gets 69 bonus points.
Draft:
Round 1
Pick 1: Michael Seaton (Alan)
Pick 2: Aodhan Quinn (Dylan)
Pick 3: Darwin Jones (Ray)
Round 2
Pick 4: Jerry van Wolfgang (Ray)
Pick 5: Owusu-Ansah Kontor (Dylan)
Pick 6: Vinicius (Alan)
Round 3
Pick 7: Aaron Cervantes (Alan)
Pick 8: Walker Hume (Dylan)
Pick 9: Kevin Alston (Ray)
Round 4
Pick 10: Patrick McLain (Ray)
Pick 11: Liam Trotter (Dylan)
Pick 12: Leonardo (Alan)
Round 5
Pick 13: Daniel Crisostomo (Alan)
Pick 14: Charlie Adams (Dylan)
Pick 15: Hugo Arellano (Ray)
Round 6
Pick 16: Harry Forrester (Ray)
Pick 17: Koji Hashimoto (Dylan)
Pick 18: Joe Amico (Alan)
So the final rosters are:
Team Alan:
Michael Seaton
Vinicius
Aaron Cervantes
Leonardo
Daniel Crisostomo
Joe Amico
Team Dylan:
Aodhan Quinn
Owusu-Ansah Kontor
Walker Hume
Liam Trotter
Charlie Adams
Koji Hashimoto
Team Ray:
Darwin Jones
Jerry van Wolfgang
Kevin Alston
Patrick McLain
Hugo Arellano
Harry Forrester
What are your thoughts on the draft? Who do you think picked the winning team? Let us know in the comments below and on Twitter using hashtag #OABSCPFPOCSCFSC, and #TeamAlan, #TeamDylan, or #TeamRay.