Game One- Jeffrey Franklin, hitting just .179 (34-189) since the beginning of June, and having just one homerun since the start of July, hit a walkoff two run homerun off Sandy Martin in the bottom of the 9th inning, giving the Mules a 3-1 victory over Bangor and a 1-0 Series lead. Jesus Rodriguez hit a solo HR in the 4th inning to give the Crusaders a 1-0 lead, but an error by Louie Kelly allowed the tying run to score in the bottom of the inning. The score would remain tied until Franklin untied it with two outs in the ninth.
Game Two- Another wild game saw Hyeok Park, who had allowed just one run all year in 34 2/3 innings, allowed a two out, two run walkoff homerun to Quint Kobes, giving the Mules their second straight win in their last at-bat, beating the Crusaders 6-4 in 12 innings, and putting them within one win of their first World Series appearance ever. Newmarket took a 2-0 lead after three innings, on RBI from Jeffrey Franklin and Roberto Rodriguez. Bangor would score four times in the 7th to take a 4-2 lead, an inning capped by a two run single off the bat of Denis Sullivan. Newmarket would battle back with single runs in the 8th and 9th innings to force extra innings, and today, the Mules bullpen was better than the Bangor pen, as three Mules relievers combined to pitch five innings, allowing three hits, striking out six.
Game Three- For a third straight game, a team won the game in their final at-bat, however, this time it was Bangor who pulled it off as pinch hitter Ricardo Naut, who hit just .088 (5-57) on the year, drove in Louie Kelly in the bottom of the 9th inning, keeping hope alive for the Crusaders as they beat the Mules 4-3 in 11 innings. Bangor would take a 3-0 lead after four innings as Pablo and Jose Sanchez each drove in runs. Newmarket would tie it at 3 in the 7th inning as Alberto Flores homered and Fernando Peralta hit an RBI single. The score would remain tied until Naut drove home Kelly off Ki-heung Song.
Game Four- Roberto Rodriguez came to the plate five times in Game Four, and in four of the appearances, the Bangor pitching staff walked him to face Quint Kobes. Kobes made them pay, going 3-5 with an RBI to lead the Newmarket Mules into their first World Series appearances, beating the Crusaders, 5-2. Series MVP Jesus Flores went eight innings, allowing just two runs and scattering eight hits, walking none and striking out three. Flores pitched twice in the series, going 16 innings, allowing just 11 hits and two runs, walking two and striking out eight while posting a 1.13 ERA. John Coury, appearing in three of the four games, pitching a perfect ninth, striking out one to earn the save. Newmarket jumped out ahead early with two runs in the first on RBI's from Rodriguez and Kobes, and extended the lead to 3-0 on an RBI groundout from Jesus Flores. Pablo Sanchez would hit a solo HR in the fifth to bring the Crusaders within one at 3-2, but that was as close as they would get.
The Newmarket Mules are Northern League Champions!!!