Season 9 First Round Recap

#6 Kansas City (91-71) defeats #3 Charlotte (104-58) 3-0
Game One: Kansas City 8 @ Charlotte 5
Kansas City scores 3 runs in top of 9th, beats Charlotte 8-5.
Game Two: Kansas City 4 @ Charlotte 2
Charlotte ties game in bottom of 9th, KC scores twice in top of 10th, win 4-2; take 2-0 series lead to Kansas City.
Game Three: Charlotte 4 @ Kansas City 7
Javier Chavez hits walk-off 3 run home run, KC sweeps Charlotte; faces Cheyenne in ALDS.

#5 Fresno (104-58) defeats #4 New York (82-80) 3-2
Game One: Fresno 1 @ New York 4
Todd Twitchell hits walk-off RBI Double, New York upsets Fresno 5-4.
Game Two: Fresno 3 @ New York 1
Fresno evens series with New York at 1 game apiece thanks to 3-1 game two victory.
Game Three: New York 4 @ Fresno 1
Moon Shots score 3 runs in top of 12th, defeat Fire Dragons 4-1; lead series 2-1.
Game Four: New York 0 @ Fresno 4
Geronimo Limon and Marvin Mathews combine to shut out Moon Shots, Fresno forces 5th game.
Game Five: Fresno 2 @ New York 1
Fresno wins second straight game, beating New York 2-1; faces Jacksonville in ALDS.

#3 Pawtucket (100-62) defeats #6 Norfolk (90-72) 3-1
Game One: Norfolk 1 @ Pawtucket 2
Christopher Ramirez throws 8 innings in 2-1 Pawtucket victory, records 22nd career playoff victory.
Game Two: Norfolk 9 @ Pawtucket 2
Norfolk crushes Pawtucket 9-2, ties series at 1.
Game Three: Pawtucket 2 @ Norfolk 0
Erubiel Ortiz, Henry Mackowiak, and Frank Harris combine to throw 3-hit shutout as Polythene defeat Nomads 2-0; Pawtucket leads series 2-1.
Game Four: Pawtucket 4 @ Norfolk 3
Paul Reese hits two-run homer in top of 15th inning, Polythene beat Norfolk 4-3; win series 3-1, advance to play New Orleans.

#4 Rochester (81-81) defeats #5 Texas (101-61) 3-2
Game One: Texas 3 @ Rochester 2
Clinton Rollins hits 12th inning solo shot, helps Texas take game one 3-2.
Game Two: Texas 6 @ Rochester 3
Texas beats Rochester 6-3, takes 2-0 series lead back to Texas.
Game Three: Rochester 11 @ Texas 9
Texas blows 8-2 lead, walks in tying run with 2 outs in 9th, loses 11-9 in 11 innings; Still lead series 2-1.
Game Four: Rochester 7 @ Texas 5
Rochester holds off Texas 7-5, forces a 5th game back in New York.
Game Five: Texas 2 @ Rochester 4
Rochester, down 0-2 in series, comes back to eliminate Texas, winnings deciding 5th game 4-2.