Playoff Race - Two Remain

Only one spot for the playoffs remains, and it's going to either Dayton or South Bend. Here's your daily report:

About Last Night (only games that matter)
Dayton lost to Great Lakes (greatly hurting Dayton's chances)

Eastern Division Playoffs
West Michigan vs. Great Lakes
Fort Wayne vs. TBD

Western Division Playoffs
Cedar Rapids vs. Peoria
Kane County vs. Burlington

Today's Matchups with Playoff Implications
South Bend vs. Lansing
Dayton @ Great Lakes

Race for Second Half Wild Card in East
................W...L...PCT..GB
South Bend...31..36...463..--
Dayton........30..37...448..1.0


Magic Number
South Bend magic number for the wild card spot: 1

Games Left for South Bend (In order):
2 vs. Lansing

Games Left for Dayton (In order):
2 @ Great Lakes

West Division Update
First Half Champion: Kane County Cougars
First Half Wild Card: Cedar Rapids Kernels
Second Half Champion: Peoria Chiefs
Second Half Wild Card: Burlington Bees

Magic Number Now One

Dayton lost to Great Lakes on Saturday night, reducing South Bend's magic number to one.

South Bend will clinch the final playoff spot with:
1) One win in the final two games vs. Lansing
2) One Dayton loss in their final two games @ Great Lakes

Looking very promising...but it's not wrapped up yet. Get one tomorrow, and the Hawks will be in.

Playoff Race - Three Left

Only one spot for the playoffs remains, and it's going to either Dayton or South Bend. Here's your daily report:

About Last Night (only games that matter)
Dayton defeated South Bend (and jumped over the Hawks in the standings)
Burlington held off Clinton (Bees clinched the West wild card)

Eastern Division Playoffs
West Michigan vs. Great Lakes
Fort Wayne vs. TBD

Western Division Playoffs
Cedar Rapids vs. Peoria
Kane County vs. Burlington

Today's Matchups with Playoff Implications
South Bend @ Dayton

Race for Second Half Wild Card in East
................W...L...PCT..GB
Dayton........30..35...462..--
South Bend...30..36...455..0.5

Magic Number
Dayton magic number for the wild card spot: 4
South Bend magic number for the wild card spot: 5

Games Left for South Bend (In order):
1 @ Dayton
Off Day
2 vs. Lansing

Games Left for Dayton (In order):
1 vs. South Bend
3 @ Great Lakes

West Division Update
First Half Champion: Kane County Cougars
First Half Wild Card: Cedar Rapids Kernels
Second Half Champion: Peoria Chiefs
Second Half Wild Card: Burlington Bees

Playoff Race - Only 4 Left

One spot remains in each division. One important note: South Bend could actually clinch a playoff spot by winning the final two games against Dayton. Under that scenario, Dayton could still tie the Hawks' second half record, but South Bend would have the head-to-head tiebreaker wrapped up.

About Last Night (only games that matter)
Dayton defeated South Bend (narrowed gap)
West Michigan routed Lansing (Lugnuts eliminated)
Burlington rallied past Clinton (Big win for the Bees, devastating loss for Clinton)
Quad Cities beat Beloit (River Bandits barely stay alive)

Eastern Division Playoffs
West Michigan vs. Great Lakes
Fort Wayne vs. TBD

Western Division Playoffs
Cedar Rapids vs. Peoria
Kane County vs. TBD

Today's Matchups with Playoff Implications
South Bend @ Dayton
Clinton @ Burlington
Beloit @ Quad Cities

Race for Second Half Wild Card in East
................W...L...PCT..GB
South Bend...30..35...462..--
Dayton........29..35...453..0.5
Lansing.......26..39...400..4.0

Magic Number
South Bend magic number for the wild card spot: 5

Games Left for South Bend (In order):
2 @ Dayton
Off Day
2 vs. Lansing

Games Left for Dayton (In order):
2 vs. South Bend
3 @ Great Lakes

Games Left for Lansing (In order):
2 vs. West Michigan
Off Day
2 @ South Bend

West Division Update
First Half Champion: Kane County Cougars
First Half Wild Card: Cedar Rapids Kernels
Second Half Champion: Peoria Chiefs
Burlington leads the wild card by 5 games over Clinton and Quad Cities with five to play.

Playoff Race - 5 to go

One spot remains in each division. One important note: South Bend could actually clinch a playoff spot by winning two out of three in the series with Dayton. Under that scenario, Dayton could still tie the Hawks' second half record, but South Bend would have the head-to-head tiebreaker wrapped up.

Eastern Division Playoffs
West Michigan vs. Great Lakes
Fort Wayne vs. TBD

Western Division Playoffs
Cedar Rapids vs. Peoria
Kane County vs. TBD

Today's Matchups with Playoff Implications
South Bend @ Dayton
West Michigan @ Lansing (Lugnuts are barely alive still)
Clinton @ Burlington
Beloit @ Quad Cities

Race for Second Half Wild Card in East
................W...L...PCT..GB
South Bend...30..34...469..--
Dayton........28..35...444..1.5
Lansing.......26..38...406..4.0

Magic Number
South Bend magic number for the wild card spot: 5

Games Left for South Bend (In order):
3 @ Dayton
Off Day
2 vs. Lansing

Games Left for Dayton (In order):
3 vs. South Bend
3 @ Great Lakes

Games Left for Lansing (In order):
3 vs. West Michigan
Off Day
2 @ South Bend

West Division Update
First Half Champion: Kane County Cougars
First Half Wild Card: Cedar Rapids Kernels
Second Half Champion: Peoria Chiefs
Burlington leads the wild card by 4 games over Clinton with six to play. Quad Cities is five games back while Beloit is 5.5 back.

Playoff Race - 6 Remain

One spot remains in each division....here's your daily look.

Eastern Division Playoffs
West Michigan vs. Great Lakes
Fort Wayne vs. TBD

Western Division Playoffs
Cedar Rapids vs. Peoria
Kane County vs. TBD

Today's Matchups with Playoff Implications
Lansing @ South Bend
Everyone else is off today

Race for Second Half Wild Card in East
................W...L...PCT..GB
South Bend...29..34...460..--
Dayton........28..35...444..1.0
Lansing.......26..37...413..3.0

Magic Number
South Bend magic number for the wild card spot: 6

Games Left for South Bend (In order):
1 vs. Lansing
3 @ Dayton
Off Day
2 vs. Lansing

Games Left for Dayton (In order):
Off Day
3 vs. South Bend
3 @ Great Lakes

Games Left for Lansing (In order):
1 @ South Bend
3 vs. West Michigan
Off Day
2 @ South Bend

West Division Update
First Half Champion: Kane County Cougars
First Half Wild Card: Cedar Rapids Kernels
Second Half Champion: Peoria Chiefs
Burlington leads the wild card by 4 games over Clinton with six to play.

One Week Remains

The season ends next Monday, so here's your daily update:

-Loons wrapped up the East top seed for the second half
-Peoria clinched the West top seed for the second half
-One spot remains in each division

Eastern Division Playoffs
West Michigan vs. Great Lakes
Fort Wayne vs. TBD

Western Division Playoffs
Cedar Rapids vs. Peoria
Kane County vs. TBD

Today's Matchups with Playoff Implications
South Bend @ Great Lakes
Lansing @ Dayton
Quad Cities @ Clinton
Burlington @ Beloit

Race for Second Half Wild Card in East
................W...L...PCT..GB
South Bend...29..33...468..--
Dayton........28..34...452..1.0
Lansing.......25..37...403..4.0

Magic Number
South Bend magic number for the wild card spot: 7

Games Left for South Bend (In order):
1 @ Great Lakes
1 vs. Lansing
3 @ Dayton
Off Day
2 vs. Lansing

Games Left for Dayton (In order):
1 vs. Lansing
Off Day
3 vs. South Bend
3 @ Great Lakes

Games Left for Lansing (In order):
1 @ Dayton
1 @ South Bend
3 vs. West Michigan
Off Day
2 @ South Bend

West Division Update
First Half Champion: Kane County Cougars
First Half Wild Card: Cedar Rapids Kernels
Second Half Champion: Peoria Chiefs
Burlington leads the wild card by 3 games over Clinton.

Playoff Race - 8 Remain

Great Lakes clinched a playoff spot last night. So three teams fight for the remaining playoff spot.

I've added some new parts to this post, so make sure you look at the bold print above each section.

Today's Matchups
South Bend @ Great Lakes
Lansing @ Dayton
Fort Wayne @ West Michigan

Race for Second Half Title
................W...L...PCT..GB
Great Lakes..36..26...581..--
South Bend...29..32...475..6.5

Race for Second Half Wild Card
................W...L...PCT..GB
South Bend...29..32...475..--
Dayton........27..34...443..2.0
Lansing.......25..36...410..4.0

Magic Numbers
Great Lakes magic number for the second half #1 seed: 2
South Bend magic number for the wild card spot: 7

Games Left for South Bend (In order):
2 @ Great Lakes
1 vs. Lansing
3 @ Dayton
Off Day
2 vs. Lansing

Games Left for Dayton (In order):
2 vs. Lansing
Off Day
3 vs. South Bend
3 @ Great Lakes

Games Left for Lansing (In order):
2 @ Dayton
1 @ South Bend
3 vs. West Michigan
Off Day
2 @ South Bend

West Division Update
First Half Champion: Kane County Cougars
First Half Wild Card: Cedar Rapids Kernels
Peoria has clinched a spot, and should wrap up the second half title today or tomorrow.
Burlington leads the wild card by 3 games over Clinton.

Playoff Chase - 9 Games Left

Great Lakes continues to be a tough opponent for the Hawks, as South Bend fell last night 8-0.
However, Dayton lost to Lansing, so the Silver Hawks are still three games up for the wild card with 9 to play. Here's the breakdown for today:

Today's Matchups
South Bend @ Great Lakes
Lansing @ Dayton
Fort Wayne @ West Michigan

................W...L...PCT..GB
Great Lakes..35..26...574..--
South Bend...29..31...483..5.5
Dayton........26..34...433..8.5
Lansing.......25..35...417..9.5

Great Lakes magic number for a playoff spot: 1
Great Lakes magic number for the second half #1 seed: 4
South Bend magic number for the wild card spot: 7

Games Left for South Bend (In order):
3 @ Great Lakes
1 vs. Lansing
3 @ Dayton
Off Day
2 vs. Lansing

Games Left for Dayton (In order):
3 vs. Lansing
Off Day
3 vs. South Bend
3 @ Great Lakes

Games Left for Lansing (In order):
3 @ Dayton
1 @ South Bend
3 vs. West Michigan
Off Day
2 @ South Bend

10 To Go

Huge sweep for South Bend over Dayton. Two of the four remaining teams will qualify. Here's your daily update:

Today's Matchups
South Bend @ Great Lakes
Lansing @ Dayton
Fort Wayne @ West Michigan

................W...L...PCT..GB
Great Lakes..34..26...567..--
South Bend...29..30...492..4.5
Dayton........26..33...441..7.5
Lansing.......24..35...407..9.5

Great Lakes magic number for a playoff spot: 3
Great Lakes magic number for the second half #1 seed: 6
South Bend magic number for the wild card spot: 8

Games Left for South Bend (In order):
4 @ Great Lakes
1 vs. Lansing
3 @ Dayton
2 vs. Lansing