New York Yankees Triple-A affiliate the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders won their first International League Championship since 2008 on Friday night with a 3-1 series win over the Atlanta Braves Triple-A affiliate, the Gwinnett Braves. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lost the first game of the series to Gwinnett before taking three straight to win the series.
The man who made the final out, outfielder Jake Cave, was named Most Valuable Player of the series. Throughout the series, Cave went 4 for 13 from the plate. He scored two runs and had three RBI on four hits including a double and home-run.