By Samantha Connors  |  The Charleston RiverDogs defeated North Carolina’s Down East Wood Ducks and secured the Low-A East Championship Series Sunday night at The Joe. It’s a franchise first for the RiverDogs and the city’s first minor league baseball title in nearly a century.

After winning the first two games and dropping the next two in the best-of-five series, the RiverDogs knocked the deciding fifth game of the series out of the park with a 9-2 win.

The RiverDogs led for the first eight innings, jumping out to a 7-0 lead by the fifth inning. The Wood Ducks were able to add two to avoid a shutout in the ninth, but it wasn’t enough.

And Sunday’s victory was no small feat. This is the first time a Charleston minor league team has taken home a minor league championship since 1922 when the Charleston Pals secured the South Atlantic League title.