Melbourne 14, Sydney 4 in Melbourne (Game 1).  Sydney led 2-0 after two and a half, but Melbourne scored four in the third and four in the fifth and it was all but over.  Paul Weichard had three singles and a double and scored three times for Melbourne.  Brad Harman had two homers and a single, scored three times, and drove in six.  Kevin David also hit a home run.  Travis Blackley got the win, giving up two runs on five hits while striking out eight in five innings.  For Syndey, Mitch Dening and Trent D’Antonio each singled and homered.  Aidan Francis took the loss, surrendering eight runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out eight in 4.2 innings.  Joshua Hendricks was used as a pinch-runner and scored for Melbourne.  Sam Gibbons pitched a perfect ninth for Melbourne.  Jacob Younis was 0-for-4 for Sydney.

Melbourne 15, Sydney 3 in Melbourne (Game 2).  The Aces led 4-1 after one, 5-1 after two, 11-1 after three, and 13-1 after four.  Elliot Biddle had two homers and a single for Melbourne, scoring three times and driving in four.  John Edwards had three singles and a double.  Dominic Ramos and Darryl George each had two doubles and a single, with George driving in three.  Brad Harman singled and homered.  Jeff Jamnik got the complete game win, giving up seven hits and a walk while striking out seven.  For Sydney, David Kandilas singled and homered.  Starter Vaughn Harris took the loss, surrendering four runs on five hits and a walk in just one inning.  Jacob Younis was 0-for-4 for Sydney.  Todd Van Steensel yielded seven runs (six earned) on six hits and a walk in just 1.2 innings.

Melbourne wins the series three games to two.  They will now advance to play Perth in the best-of-three championship series beginning February 10.