MWL Playoffs - Round One, Game Three Matchups

Sorry for the lack of posts today. We had a late night getting in, and I had a lot of work to do before the commute back to Fort Wayne.

Eastern Division

South Bend (2nd Half Wild Card) @ Fort Wayne (1st Half Champs)
Series Tied 1-1
Game Time: 7:05 PM
Pitching Matchup: Ryan Cook vs. Chris Fetter

Great Lakes (2nd Half Champs) @ West Michigan (1st Half Wild Card)
Series Tied 1-1
Game Time: 7:0o PM
Pitching Matchup: Ethan Martin vs. Luke Putkonen

Western Division

Burlington (2nd Half Wild Card) defeated Kane County (1st Half Champs)
Bees win series 2-0

Cedar Rapids (1st Half Wild Card) defeated Peoria (2nd Half Champs)
Kernels win series 2-0

Burlington vs. Cedar Rapids will start on Saturday

MWL Playoffs - Round One, Game Two Matchups

Eastern Division

South Bend (2nd Half Wild Card) @ Fort Wayne (1st Half Champs)
TinCaps lead 1-0
Game Time: 7:05 PM
Pitching Matchup: Keny Sosa vs. Erik Davis

Great Lakes (2nd Half Champs) @ West Michigan (1st Half Wild Card)
Loons lead 1-0
Game Time: 7:0o PM
Pitching Matchup: JonMichael Redding vs. Adam Wilk

Western Division

Burlington (2nd Half Wild Card) @ Kane County (1st Half Champs)
Bees lead 1-0
Game Time: 7:30 PM
Pitching Matchup: Tim Melville vs. Murphy Smith

Peoria (2nd Half Champs) @ Cedar Rapids (1st Half Wild Card)
Kernels lead 1-0
Game Time: 7:35 PM
Pitching Matchup: Jeff Antigua vs. Tyler Chatwood

MWL Playoffs - Round One, Game One Results

Eastern Division

Fort Wayne defeated South Bend 3-1
TinCaps lead series 1-0
Star of the Game: FW starter Simon Castro (Win, 6.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R)

Great Lakes defeated West Michigan 7-2
Loons lead series 1-0
Star(s) of the Game: GL outfielder Kyle Russell (2-3, 3B, HR, RBI, 3 Runs) and GL starter Aaron Miller (6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 9 K's)

Western Division

Burlington defeated Kane County 12-7
Bees lead series 1-0
Star of the Game: BUR first baseman Jason Taylor (3-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R)

Cedar Rapids defeated Peoria 6-4 (10 innings)
Kernels lead series 1-0
Star of the Game: CR first baseman Gabe Jacobo (2-5, HR, RBI, 2R)

MWL Playoffs - Round One, Game One Matchups

Eastern Division

Fort Wayne (1st Half Champs) @ South Bend (2nd Half Wild Card)
Series Tied 0-0
Game Time: 6:30 PM
Pitching Matchup: Simon Castro vs. Eric Smith

West Michigan (1st Half Wild Card) @ Great Lakes (2nd Half Champs)
Series Tied 0-0
Game Time: 7:05 PM
Pitching Matchup: Casey Crosby vs. Aaron Miller

Western Division

Kane County (1st Half Champs) @ Burlington (2nd Half Wild Card)
Series Tied 0-0
Game Time: 7:30 PM
Pitching Matchup: Kenny Smalley vs. Ivor Hodgson

Cedar Rapids (1st Half Wild Card) @ Peoria (2nd Half Champs)
Series Tied 0-0
Game Time: 7:30 PM
Pitching Matchup: Will Smith vs. Austin Bibens-Drikx

Playoff Update - One to Play

You know what's nice about this? I don't have anything to update. The playoffs are set. Today's games around the league are just for fun and final tuneups.

First Round begins Wednesday evening. Here are the matchups:

Fort Wayne @ South Bend
West Michigan @ Great Lakes
Kane County @ Burlington
Cedar Rapids @ Peoria

Clinched!

Dayton lost to Great Lakes.

South Bend has clinched the final playoff spot.

More information on www.silverhawks.com very shortly.

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

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.