Game 1 at Colorado
Delaware........ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0
Colorado........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1
W: McDonald L: Halladay
HR: Mench
Kevin Mench homered and Webster McDonald pitched a six-hitter to give Delaware the opening win on the road.
McDonald walked one and struck out one. Colorado’s biggest threat was in the sixth, when John Stearns and Johnny Frederick singled and Roy Hartzell walked to load the bases. But McDonald retired Larry Harlow on a groundout to end the inning. He set down the last nine Colorado batters to finish his 112-pitch outing.
Roy Halladay pitched great for the hosts, giving up just four hits in seven innings. But he hung a slider to Mench in the fourth and that cost him.
Game 2 at Colorado
Delaware........ 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 4 9 0
Colorado........ 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 x - 5 13 0
W: LaRoche L: McMahon S: Gossage
HR: Mouton
John Stearns’ single scored Johnny Lindell with the tiebreaking run in the seventh and Colorado earned a split at home.
James Mouton hit a leadoff homer in the first and drove in another run in the home team’s three-run fourth. Dave May had three hits, two of them doubles, and knocked in three runs for Delaware.
Scott Elarton went six innings for Colorado, striking out five and adding a single in the three-run fourth. Dave LaRoche got the win after allowing May’s two-out RBI double in the top of the seventh and Goose Gossage pitched out of a two-on, one-out situation in the ninth for the save.
Sadie McMahon, in relief of Chris Short, gave up a double to Lindell and the Stearns single in the seventh and took the loss.
Game 3 at Delaware
Colorado........ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 6 2
Delaware........ 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 x - 4 6 4
W: Cunningham L: Packard S: Morris
HR: Stearns
Bert Cunningham pitched 8 1/3 innings and contributed a two-run single to give Delaware a 2-1 series lead.
Rube Vinson’s two-out, two-run single put Delaware ahead in the fourth and Cunningham knocked one through a pulled-in infield after Johnny Lindell dropped a fly in the fifth. Gene Packard gave up two earned runs, four total, in six innings to take the defeat.
It was a sloppy game, with Delaware committing four of the six errors, but Cunningham managed to pitch around the defensive problems. John Stearns hit a two-run homer in the eighth to cut the Delaware lead to 4-3, and after Delino DeShields booted a grounder with one out in the ninth, Delaware manager Dallas Green went to the pen. Huck Betts and lefty John Morris each got one out to wrap it up.
Game 4 at Delaware
Colorado........ 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 12 0
Delaware........ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0
W: Hughes L: Snell S: Gossage
Johnny Frederick had four hits and Tom Hughes pitched seven strong innings to keep Colorado alive and force a Game 5 back at home.
Hughes walked six, but gave up just three hits and got the victory, with help from Tippy Martinez and Goose Gossage, who got the last two outs for the save. Delaware stranded 10 runners in the contest.
Colorado got on the board right away against Ian Snell, with Frederick getting a base hit with two out in the first. Johnny Lindell doubled him home and then scored on Roy Hartzell’s single. Larry Harlow and Chuck Cottier drove in runs in the third. Snell lasted only four innings, allowing nine hits.
Game 5 at Colorado
Delaware........ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 2
Colorado........ 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 x - 5 11 2
W: Halladay L: McDonald S: Gossage
Johnny Lindell went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI and Roy Halladay did the rest, pitching into the ninth and carrying Colorado into the second round.
Halladay scattered eight hits and struck out eight while walking none, as Delaware was held to a single run for the second game in a row. After a pair of singles in the ninth, Goose Gossage came on, and after an error loaded the bases, Gossage got pinch hitter Spook Jacobs to hit into a double play to end the series.
Webster McDonald wasn’t as successful this time for Delaware, giving up five runs – three earned – in six innings. He balked with two on in the second, leading to an RBI groundout and sacrifice fly. Lindell drove in the second of two third-inning runs with a double and got another two-out, run-scoring hit in the fifth.
Next: The stars of this series, and a look at Mississippi against most of the Eastern Hemisphere.
Three one-run wins for the Mississippi Mudcats. Dave Parker drove in five runs to lead the winners. The Cobra and Bill Melton each batted .364, Buddy Myer .385 and Luke Easter, who got the start ahead of Boomer Scott in all three games, was the top man at .417. 
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