One night earlier, the A's went up 3 games to 0 with a four-homer outburst and a 10-6 victory.
So there was no knockout blow and the contest dragged on until May, when Obama finally went over the top with a victory in Oregon.
After a trying road trip, and a tiring grind since the start of spring training in February, they are going home with a victory.
Hampshire had a bye, however, so Sussex took the opportunity to go second with a two-day victory over Glamorgan.
The Round 5 result in Melbourne went the Storm's way with a 26-4 victory.
He held on, and the Islanders went into the Olympic break with a 2-1 victory.
They had little luck in the second half as the Colts went to the Super Bowl with a 30-17 victory.
In the Adams Division, Boston went up 2 games to 1 over Montreal with a 3-2 victory.
In 2006, the Aggies barely went away with a victory against unranked Army.
Ullrich has finished the Tour in second place four times to go with a victory in 1997.