Tampa Pirates (10-6) @ Orlando Wizards (11-5)
The Tampa Pirates would be playing for their second Championship, while the Orlando Wizards would be playing for their first Championship.
The game would feature a battle of 40 year old starting pitchers with
Leroy Unicume (9-6, 3.08) getting the start for the Pirates and
Ben Howell (9-3, 3.98) making the start for the Wizards.
The Pirates would score first in the second inning when
Ben Cooper drew a walk and came home to score on a fielder's choice. They'd add a run in the fifth when
Kenny Rush doubled and scored on an error.
The Pirates would blow open the game in the sixth with a three run inning, with RBI doubles by
Bailey Cooper and
Eric Martin, and an RBI single by
Kenny Rush.
Leroy Unicume would pick up the win with a complete game, striking out 9 while allowing 2 runs on 5 hits. Unicume did set a playoff record with his bat, but it's a record that he didn't want, striking out 5 times in the game.
Congratulations to the Pirates who became the first team to win two World Championships.