A pair of slugging first basemen walked away from the 23Mattingly23 postseason awards banquet with MVP hardware after stellar campaigns in season eight. Mac Hogan of the Cleveland Dobys and Jack Washington of the LA Dodgers led their respective clubs to the cusp of World Series visits and were driving forces throughout the regular season.
Hogan, a 30-year old lefty from Vanceburg, Kentucky claimed his second MVP award after slugging 59 homers and batting .344 in 134 games. Despite missing the end of the regular season with injury he finished with 139 RBI and 109 runs scored while slugging .717 and recording an on-base percentage of .404. He led Cleveland to a 92-70 regular season record and the ALCS. Hogan was also the Homerun Derby champion and an all-star selection.
Washington burst onto the scene this season by clubbing 60 homeruns, knocking in 130 runs, and hit a respectable .287 in 148 games. He led the Dodgers to a 94-68 record and first place in the NL West and also was named a all-star and NL Rookie of the Year. Washington also stole 20 bases and scored 123 runs. He was the third overall selection in the season five amatuer draft by the former Colorado franchise.
December 7, 2008
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.
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