SLDS Utah vs New York

 Game 1:

With their top 3 starters tired out from the Boston series, Utah handed the ball to Darin Makowsky. For the first 3 innings he matched zeroes with New York ace Mark Stevens. In the 4th, Todd Gibbs hit a 2 run homer. Michael Vaughn had a solo shot in the bottom of the inning for New York, and Makowsky was pulled from the game before reaching 5 innings. In the 8th Aster singled, scored on a Leo Hamilton double, and Hamilton later scored on a sacrifice fly to make it 4-1. Four Ute relievers finished the game, allowing no runs. Jorge Aleman earned the win, and Ray Ramey struck out the last 3 for the save.

Game 2:

Utes scored 3 in the 3rd and 3 more in the 7th on the way to a 7-0 win. Aster reached base 5 times, scored 3 runs, and stole 2 bases. Wesley Coffield had 3 hits, including a homer, and drove in 3. Gary Smith took the loss, and Fernando Hernandez Jr allowed only 2 hits over 6 shutout innings. Hernandez has always had the Knights' number, including a 19 strikeout no-hitter two years ago.

Game 3:

It started as a great pitching matchup between Juan Francisco Hernandez and Juan Gutierrez. Ramon Duran's solo homer put the Knights up 1-0 in the 6th. In the bottom 7th, Utah loaded the bases with 2 out for Aster. She took strike one, fouled the next pitch off, and then went opposite field for a grand slam. Utah added 2 more runs and won the game 6-1 with a series sweep.