Montgomery Biscuits Win 2007 Southern League Championship
Published on September 17, 2007 under Southern League (SL1) News Release
MARIETTA, GA - The Montgomery Biscuits emerged Southern League champions for the second consecutive year on Sunday, posting a 4-3 victory against the Huntsville Stars in the pivotal fifth game of the Southern League Championship Series.
It is the seventh league championship in as many trips to the postseason for the City of Montgomery, which won five times in the 1970s as the Rebels. Prior to the Biscuits claiming back-to-back titles, the Rebels were the last Southern League team to win championships in succession, doing so from 1975-77. No other city has claimed more than five Southern League titles in the circuit's modern era.
Biscuits outfielder Chris Nowak was named Most Valuable Player of the Southern League Championship Series, batting .611 (11-for-18) with three home runs and six RBI in the five games. He launched a three-run homer in the first inning of the series opener, beginning a streak of three straight games with a blast.
Nowak went 4-for-4 in Sunday's series finale at Huntsville's Joe Davis Stadium, with his final hit serving as arguably the most crucial. The 24-year-old native of Wisconsin led off the ninth inning with a single and scored on Sergio Pedroza's dramatic three-run homer, which turned a two-run deficit into Montgomery's margin of victory.
2007 Southern League Championship Series Results
Game Date Score Site
Game 1 September 12 Huntsville 8, Montgomery 4 Riverwalk Stadium
Game 2 September 13 Montgomery 2, Huntsville 1 Riverwalk Stadium
Game 3 September 14 Montgomery 4, Huntsville 1 Joe Davis Stadium
Game 4 September 15 Huntsville 4, Montgomery 1 Joe Davis Stadium
Game 5 September 16 Montgomery 4, Huntsville 3 Joe Davis Stadium
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