ARCHIE GILBERT Named MVP!!!!

Archie Gilbert went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored en route to postseason MVP honors. After hitting for the cycle earlier this season, he drove in six runs in the series opener, then delivered a bases-loaded single in the seventh leading up to Carter's grand slam.

"Archie, since day one of the playoffs, has really been very disciplined and intense at the plate," said Stockton manager Darren Bush. "It carried all the way through for him. He did a great job."
Gilbert was 0-for-11 with the bases loaded during the season but was batting .600 in the postseason before coming through with the go-ahead hit. He finished with eight RBIs in the four-game series.

It's the first championship for Stockton since the club signed on with the Oakland organization four years ago. The Ports' last title came as an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.
Earlier Sunday, the Athletics' Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento won its second straight Pacific Coast League championship.


Danny Wild is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.