COL wins 4-1 over SDQ !!   This ensured for the first time in IBL 
history the NC Pennant will come from the Central Division. 

Game 1 
COL wins 8-4 in 10 innings. COL's bullpen blew a 4-0 lead over the final 
two regulation innings, allowing SDQ to tie the game 4-4.  However, COL 
exploded for 4 runs of Kelvim Escobar et al. in the 10th for the victory. 
W: KC Bailey 
L: TOR Escobar 

Game 2 
COL wins 7-3.  Game was close (4-3 COL) until the seventh when Ray 
Lankford and Doug Mientkiewicz went yard on Norm Charlton.  COL bullpen 
shut the door this time around. 
W: NYA Mendoza 
L: PHI Person 

Game 3 
The first attempt at Game 3 was rained out after 2 and a half innings.   

Game3b 
SDQ wins 4-2.  Randy Johnson (-2) faced Joe Mays (-2).  Game was tied 
2-2 going into the ninth until ph Cesar Izturis stroked a 3B off Jeff 
Zimmerman scoring two runs. 
W: TOR Escobar 
L: CHA Foulke 
S: SF RodriguezF. 

Game 4 
COL wins 3-1. Tied 1-1 going in the 5th, SDQ starter Mark Buehrle took a 
liner from Chris Richard's bat and was injured for 6 days.  In the 6th 
COL scored two off Robert Person on a Brady Clark HR and a Jeff Cirillo 
3B.  COL relievers Bailey and Keith Foulke then shut down SDQ the final 
three innings for the win. 
W: DET Sparks 
L: PHI Person 
S: CHA Foulke 

Game 5 
COL wins 3-2.  Facing elimination, SDQ started Escobar and prayed for 
some offense.  COL continued the pitching dominance slamming the door on 
SDQ for the first 8 innings with four different pitchers, while building 
a 3-0 lead.  SDQ finally came alive in the 9th scoring two off Bailey. 
 With Foulke unavailable and Zimmerman already used, long-time Corsair 
Scott Sullivan was called on, and he submarined the final two big outs 
for COL's first ever NC Pennant appearance. 
W: BAL RobertsW. 
L: TOR Escobar 
S: CIN Sullivan 


COL Series MVP: MIN Mays - 13.2 IP 7 h, 3 er, 3 bb, 6 k, 2 hr 

Thanks for not showing up award: SF Bonds - 2 for 12, 5 bb, 4 ibb, 0 
rbi, 0 runs, 0 hr 

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