OAKLAND, Calif. — The Chukars have finished the 2025 season one win short of claiming their first league championship in six years.

Seven days after pitching Idaho Falls into the Pioneer Baseball League championship series, Shane Spencer got the start again in a winner-take-all game for the trophy. Spencer was dominant for four innings, but he pitched six-plus. The damage the Ballers dealt him in the first two innings, Spencer’s offense never could overcome, as Oakland earned an 8-3 Game 5 victory.

Both offenses started their halves of the first inning nearly identically — with a walk and a hit to set up a second-and-third, two-out situation. As was the case in Games 3 and 4, the Chukars were unable to get the big hit, stranding both runners.

Oakland, on the other hand, did get the clut

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