PCL1 Sacramento River Cats

Sacramento River Cats Win 2008 PCL Championship

Published on September 14, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Sacramento River Cats News Release


Oklahoma City, Okla. - The Sacramento River Cats hoisted the 2008 Pacific Coast League Championship Trophy on Sunday afternoon in Oklahoma City, completing a three-games-to-one series victory against the Oklahoma RedHawks for the team's second consecutive PCL crown and fourth in the last six seasons.

Sacramento outfielders Chris Denorfia and Carlos Gonzalez earned the Co-PCL Postseason Most Valuable Player Award. Denorfia, the club's leadoff hitter throughout the playoffs, hit .486 (17-for-35) with 12 runs scored and four home runs in the playoffs. Gonzalez hit .406 (13-for-32) with eight RBIs.

The River Cats defeated the RedHawks 4-2 on Sunday behind the young arm of Brett Anderson and the bat of Gonzalez. Anderson, the 20-year-old left-handed starter for Sacramento, threw seven innings, allowing just two runs in the victory. Gonzalez drove in all four of Sacramento's runs, including a three-run home run in the third inning.

Gonzalez's home run followed catcher Justin Knoedler's double off the 350-foot marker off the top of the left field wall and a Chris Denorfia walk. Gonzalez drove in another run in the fifth inning with an RBI single, to score Travis Buck who reached on a double.

The RedHawks struck for the first time in the sixth inning, scoring two runs on back-to-back RBI singles off Anderson. Anderson's performance was supported by numerous defensive gems by the River Cats infield, including diving plays by third baseman Donnie Murphy and first baseman Casey Rogowski.

Elk Grove product Brad Kilby threw an inning of shutout relief and Brett Prinz threw a perfect ninth inning to earn the save.

Sacramento will wrap up their '08 season with a one game, winner-take-all Triple-A Championship at Oklahoma City's AT&T Bricktown Ballpark on Tuesday, September 16 at 5 p.m. PST. The Cats will face the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, winners of the International League Championship Series. The Bricktown Showdown will be internationally televised on ESPN2 and broadcast live on K-Hits 92.1 FM with the voice of the River Cats, Johnny Doskow.

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