1999 Las Vegas Triple-A World Series
| Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Canadians (PCL) def. Charlotte Knights (IL) (3-2) |
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| Game 1 | Vancouver Canadians | 5 | Charlotte Knights | 6 |
| Game 2 | Vancouver Canadians | 5 | Charlotte Knights | 4 |
| Game 3 | Vancouver Canadians | 2 | Charlotte Knights | 4 |
| Game 4 | Vancouver Canadians | 9 | Charlotte Knights | 7 |
| Game 5 | Vancouver Canadians | 16 | Charlotte Knights | 2 |
| MVP: Terrence Long, OF, Vancouver (.429, 9 H, 10 RBI) | ||||
Charlotte defeated the Durham Bulls 3 games to 1 to advance to the World Series and Vancouver defeated the Oklahoma RedHawks 3 games to 1 to advance.
The Vancouver franchise capped its final season in Canada with a Triple-A World Series Title defeating the Charlotte Knights in 5 games. Eric Christopherson drove in Chad Mottola in the bottom of the 9th inning to lead Charlotte in a Game One victory. Terrence Long drove in three runs as the Canadians tied the series with a 5-4 Game Two win. Jon Garland struck out eight, allowing no earned runs, and Jeff Abbott, Jeff Liefer, and Luis Raven homered as the Knights won Game Three, 4-2. Jeff Ball, Mario Encarnacion, and Long each drove in two runs as Vancouver scored two in the bottom of the eighth inning to win Game Four 9-7. Tilson Brito had a pair of homers for Charlotte. Behind Mark Mulder's complete game seven-hitter in Game Five, Vancouver blasted Charlotte 16-2 to win the 2nd Annual Triple-A World Series. Long drove in 4 runs, while José Ortiz and Roberto Vaz had 3 RBI apiece for the Canadians.
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