DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME

July 15, 2019  

 

As of Monday morning, eight of the ten MCBL teams are still fighting for the coveted six postseason playoff spots.  And the teams out of contention will have a big say in who makes the playoffs. We could have a 3 way tie for second or third place and another 3 way tie for sixth place.  Every single remaining game has playoff implications.

 

With only wins counting (and not winning percentage), teams are hoping that the weather will be kind and let them get all of their remaining games in to maximize their opportunity to win enough to make the playoffs.  

 

And once the postseason playoffs start……..anything can happen. History may suggest it would be tough for the # 6 seed to make it to the finals. But the way runs are being scored, it wouldn’t be surprising to see any of the playoff teams in the finals.  

 

Here’s the schedule for the tournament:  

 

Tuesday, July 16th:         Regular season ends (11:59 p.m.)

Wednesday, July 17th:    Playoff seedings determined

Thursday, July 18th:        Playoffs begin with sudden death play-in games 

                                               (# 6 seed at # 3 seed)    

                                               (# 5 seed at # 4 seed)

Friday, July 19th:             Semi-finals begin (best 2 out of 3)

                                               (lowest seed at # 1 seed)  

                                               (remaining seed at # 2 seed)

Saturday, July 20th:        Semi-finals continue (second game)

Sunday, July 21st:          If necessary (third game) of semi-finals

                                               Note: Finals will begin on Sunday if neither of the “if necessary”

                                               semi-final games are needed.

Monday, July 22nd:        Finals begin (best 2 out of 3)  

Tuesday, July 23rd:        Finals continues (second game)

Wednesday, July 24th:   If necessary (third game) of finals  

 

All tournament games will be played at the all-turf Fields # 4 and # 5 at Blandair Park at 5750 Oakland Mills Rd., in Columbia, Maryland.  Games on Field # 4 (closest to the parking lot) will start at 6:00 pm while games on Field # 5 will start at 6:15 pm.  

 

All tournament games will be nine innings and if interrupted, will continue (from the point of stoppage) the next evening. If rained out, they will be played the following night.  

 

See ya at the ballfield as you cheer on your favorite team !!