Havre de Grace Crowned Champions
Sometimes the winner is the one who got the lucky bounces and the lucky calls, and sometimes the winner is just the one who played better.

It was the latter case in 2058, as the <Havre de Grace Ducks:team#41> topped the <Corpus Christi Hooks:team#47> 14-9 tonight at Hooks Park to win the Confederation Cup. It was the 7th title in franchise history.

"When you play for championships, you have to play better than the team in the other dugout. We did that in this series, and all year. Now we're the best team in baseball," said Havre de Grace first baseman <Ernesto Venegas:player#4831>, who was named series MVP.

The Ducks took the series 4-3. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a second-place finish in the East and a 86-52 record. 

Havre de Grace manager   grinned and nodded when asked to comment on Venegas's words.

"Ernesto said it best -- we played better than the other team," the skipper said.

Hometown officials announced they were already planning a "grand celebration" for the winners in the days to come.

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