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November 18, 2006

The Phoenix Desert Dogs captured their third straight AFL championship game yesterday, defeating the Grand Canyon Rafters, 6-2.

Read my account of the game in Baseball America or see pre-game quotes from some of the Desert Dog players.

Photos from the game

Rafters coach Andy Fox pitches BP	Desert Dog fan cheers on the team
Rafter first baseman Joe Koshansky during pre-game infield	Batboy Lenny performs the national anthem
Desert Dog starter and winning pitcher Virgil Vasquez warms up before facing the first batter	Fernando Perez scores the Desert Dogs second run in the third inning
Jeff Fiorentino breaks up Vasquez's no-hitter in the fifth inning	Brent Clevlen hits the game's only homer in the eighth inning
Javon Moran evades Craig Stansberry's tag to steal second for the Desert Dogs	Fernando Perez runs down a fly ball for the final out
Kody Kirkland and Ben Zobrist celebrate the Desert Dogs victory	Marcus McBeth leaps high above his teammates as they raise the championship banner
The Desert Dogs attempt to dump ice water on manager Tony DeFrancesco	Winning pitcher Virgil Vasquez is interviewed after the game