Jacksonville Wins Triple-A Championship in Dramatic Finish
Photo Courtesy Las Vegas Review-Journal Alex Wright, Las Vegas Review-Journal LAS VEGAS - Jacob Berry's walk-off two-run home run to right-center field, and the Jumbo Shrimp defeated Las Vegas 8-7 to win the Triple-A title in front of a sellout crowd at Las Vegas Ballpark. “Sometimes it works — it worked out a lot today — and sometimes it doesn’t,” Aviators manager Fran Riordan said. “It’s just a shame. My heart hurts for the 28 players and the organization and the 10,000 fans that showed up and really were outstanding, especially in the ninth inning.” Las Vegas (85-68), the PCL champion, gave its crowd plenty to cheer for in the ninth. Trailing 6-2, the Aviators got a leadoff single from Daniel Susac and pinch hitter Luke Mann followed with a walk. Denzel Clarke singled to score Susac and a Nick Martini groundout brought home Mann to cut the deficit to 6-4. That brought up Bryan Lavastida who swung at the first pitch he saw and crushed a three-run homer to the pool in righ...