Up 3 games to none in the NCLS Mexico City let our bats do the talking in the first two innings with Fernando Ramos picking up an RBI single in the first and a sacrifice fly in the second, David Noble driving in two runs with a first inning single, and Gordon Stewart hitting a two run homer in the second.
The 6 runs would be all the offense we would muster, but our pitching was just good enough to hold on for a 6-5 win as Mexico City complete a sweep of the heavily favored Reds. Dan Hendricks picked up the win after allowing 5 runs in 6 innings with Dale Blevins pitching two innings in relief, and Derin Terry pitching the ninth to earn his third save of the postseason.
The World Series couldn't have gone any better for the Conquistadors, who will now await our World Series opponent, with the Tigers trailing the Red Sox 3 games to 2.
