In a taut pitcher’s duel, the top-seed A’s capped an outstanding season with the championship, riding the arms of Sean Miller and Carson Farmer, who each hurled three innings. Farmer closed it out with a 1-2-3 6th inning, setting off a jubilant celebration — capped by Kool and the Gang’s familiar A’s victory tune of the same name out of the Boyle Park speakers.

The Red Sox countered with four strong innings from Jacob Razon, touched only by an RBI double by Anthony Murphy in the 1st inning and a go-ahead RBI double off the fence from Farmer in the fourth. From there, the A’s relied on tight defense and those right arms of Miller and Farmer, who only allowed a combined three hits and issued just one walk.

The Red Sox tied the game in the fourth when Lana Wihlborg raced home from third on a dropped third strike thrown down to first base. The return throw was on point, but Wihlborg’s hustle and toughness saw her slide past Murphy’s tag. 

That set the stage for Farmer’s double to take the 2-1 lead, which ultimately proved the difference.

Lukas Welter pitched a spotless fifth for the Red Sox. Miller, Braydon Balinski and Wade Green each had hits for the A’s. Razon smacked a double for the Red Sox, as did Trey Sasso, part of a two-hit day for Sasso.