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1903 Playoffs

Northern League Divisional Playoffs

Jerome 4, Lake Havasu 1

The Copper Miners had the best ERA in the Arizona League this season, and they certainly kept that up in game one, beating the Blues 3-1 on a two-hitter by Patsy Flaherty. During the rest of the series, Jerome came to be known as the Copper Comeback Kids. They rallied from a 5-0 deficit to win game two, 10-5 and then rallied from a 4-0 deficit to win game four, 7-5.

A 14-hit effort give Jerome a convincing game five victory and the series championship.


Southern League Divisional Playoffs

Prescott 4, Bisbee 3

The first two games were blowouts, with the Prescott Antelopes winning the opener 12-2, and the Bisbee Prospectors taking the next match-up 9-1. The rest of the series was close however. Bisbee lost a 3-1 series lead, allowing the 'Lopes to win game five 2-0, game six 7-6 (winning run in the bottom of the eighth) and game seven 4-2. Some serious heartbreak in Prospector country... Winning pitcher Bill Donovan tosses a six-hitter to put Prescott in its first Cactus Cup series...


Cactus Champions Cup

Prescott 4, Jerome 2

The 'Lopes set the tone early, winning the first two games in Jerome, 2-0 and 3-2. Deacon Phillippe and Mike O'Neill get the pitching victories. But Prescott couldn't defend its home turf, losing a pair to the Copper Miners. Those Comeback Kids scored three runs in the top of the ninth to win game four 7-5...

O'Neill came up with a big pitching performance to push Prescott to a game five win, 4-2. Game six was all Prescott, with Donovan shutting out the Miners 5-0... He's definitely the playoff MVP for the Antelopes...

Centerfielder Billy Hamilton from Prescott led the offensive charge with a .326 batting average. The first draft pick in AZ League history, Nap Lajoie of Jerome, batted a robust .357 in the post-season but only had four RBIs...

Hats off to the 1903 champions, the Prescott Antelopes!!! The third team to win in the AZ League's three-year history...