"It was his day to pitch and it kind of worked out good," Mesa Solar Sox manager Ryan Christenson said. "He's been pitching very well for us all year."
Covey pitched five innings, fanned three batters and allowed one hit as the Solar Sox won the AFL championship for the first time in 13 years.
"It's not quite the atmosphere like a regular-season championship because it's only one game," said Covey. "We don't get the chance to maybe lose one and then come back and win two or three in a row. It was a must win and we got the job done, scored early, [which] gave me a cushion to pitch.