AA World Series - Chew top 42's in one for the ages

The 42's won the first 3 games of the AA world series and were trotting out staff ace Jose Johnson for game 4. What could go wrong?

Everything.

In game 4 the Chew got to Johnson early and often and cruised to a 14-12 win that looked a lot closer than it was. The Chew got Juan Espada in game 5 and won 17-9 to make things interesting. The 42's were up 3 games to 2 but were headed back to the Chew's home stadium and facing a team with all the momentum. Charleston won game 6 convincingly 6-1 but in game 7 again had to beat Jose Johnson, who had gone 18-1 during the regular season. Charleston had their own ace on the hill and Matt Gordon was up to the challenge. Both starters allowed early runs and the score was deadlocked at going into the 9th inning. Walter Krause retired the 42's 1-2-3 to take it to the bottom of the inning and possible extra innings. After retiring the first 2 batters 42's closer Slash Langston gave up a 2 out, opposite field solo home run to DH Nick Alexander. The home run barely cleared the wall and the outstretched glove of Carlos Mateo.

In a series filled with former first round picks and international bonus babies it was 17th round pick Nick Alexander who walked off the field both hero and MVP. For the series Alexander went 12-29 with 3 home runs and 8 RBIs