Flyboys Sky to Championship

Dover -- mbooker's Colorado Springs Flyboys became the sixth different World Series champion in 23Mattingly23's history Saturday, defeating defending champion Dover 9-2 at Watkins Field.

With the win the Flyboys (95-67) became the sixth different champion crowned in seven seasons and prevented the Destroyers (102-60) from becoming the first repeat champion in 23Mattingly23 history.

Game One
Colorado Springs 7, Dover 6

Colorado Springs scores three times in the ninth inning and once in the 10th inning to claim the series' opening game. Reserve outfielder Mac Williams drives in the tying runs with a two-out bases loaded single and Ernest Obermueller scores the go ahead run on Vance Mabry's passed ball in extras.

Game Two
Dover 6, Colorado Springs 4

Dover never trails thanks to two-run homeruns by Amp Garcia in the first and Santiago Crespo in the second. Crespo goes six innings on the mound, surrendering four earned and striking out seven in the win.

Game Three
Colorado Springs 7, Dover 1

The Flyboys jump to a 5-0 lead and get six shutout innings from Vince Witte to take the series lead. Yamil Segui, Tony James, and John House homer in victory and Francisco Duran reaches base four times.

Game Four
Dover 6, Colorado Springs 0

Dover's Earl Wise continued his fantastic postseason, tossing eight innings of two-hit ball while walking three and striking out three. Wise notched his third playoff win and lowered his ERA to a paltry 0.39 in three games. Third baseman James Coppolecchia homers and drives in four for the Destroyers.

Game Five
Colorado Springs 2, Dover 1

Colorado Springs scores two unearned runs in the first inning as Dover starter Lonny Schoendienst falls victim to uncharacteristically poor defense. Schoendienst surrenders just four hits over seven innings in the loss. The Flyboys use five pitchers as starter Paul Park only manages four shutout innings and Sandy Porter notched his eighth save of the posteason with a scoreless ninth.

Game Six
Colorado Springs 9, Dover 2

Trailing 2-1 entering the seventh, Rico Sanchez and pinch-hitter Malcolm Byrne each smack three-run homers; and the Flyboys added two more runs on Sanchez's second homerun of the game in the eighth inning. Ariel Sanchez went six innings for the win and Charlie Junge retired the final five batters that he faced to clinch the series.