Columbus Clippers

The International League champion Columbus Clippers defeated the Pacific Coast League’s Omaha Storm Chasers 8-3 in the Triple-A National Championship Game in front of 9,569 fans last night. They also concluded a one of those rare seasons that players remember for the rest of their lives.

The Cup is staying in Columbus. Chen-Chang Lee struck out Brandon Moss to set off another celebration Friday as the Triple-A Clippers shut down the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 4-1, in Game 4 to capture their second straight Governors' Cup.

Another big performance from Joe Martinez has the Clippers one win away from reclaiming the Governors' Cup.

Martinez and two relievers shut down the IronPigs with a combined four-hitter as Columbus took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-5 International League Finals with a 6-2 win over Lehigh Valley on Thursday in Allentown, Pa.

A four-run eighth inning and a tremendous pitching performance by Mitch Talbot lifted the Clippers to a 4-1 victory, evening the 2011 Governors' Cup Final at 1-1.

After four innings of scoreless baseball, Lehigh Valley put the first run of the contest on the scoreboard on a Tagg Bozied solo homer to lead off the top of the fifth.

Lehigh Valley jumped on Zach McAllister early and held on to win 5-2, taking game one of the Governors' Cup final at Huntington Park Tuesday.

Brandon Moss hit a three-run shot off McAllister in the top of the first and Scott Podsednik drove home one on an RBI groundout in the second to give the Iron Pigs an early 4-0 lead.

The defending Governors' Cup champions will have a chance to defend their crown after defeating the Durham Bulls, 5-2 at Huntington Park on Friday night.

With the victory and a three-game sweep over Durham, the Clippers clinch a spot in the Governors' Cup finals and will play the winner of the Pawtucket - Lehigh Valley series.

The Clippers are now just one win away from the 2011 Governors' Cup Championship Series after winning 8-3 in Durham Thursday night. Just like Game 1, the Clippers would strike first offensively.

The Clippers took the opening game of their first-round playoff series by beating the Durham Bulls behind a dominating pitching performance, solid defense, and the bat of Chad Huffman.

The playoff-bound Clippers ended the 2011 regular season with a 3-1 loss to the Toledo Mud Hens.

Paolo Espino was pitching on short rest, but the Clippers offense gave plenty of run support and beat the Louisville Bats, 12-4.

Down 1-0 heading into the third, the Clippers sent eight men to the plate, scoring five runs and they never relinquished the lead.