Daily Fog: More Clearing

A day after all the playoff berths were secured, we’re a little closer to knowing what spot everyone’s getting.

Bourne’s magic number for clinching the top seed in the West was one. The Cotuit loss would have been enough, but the Braves took care of their own business, too. They beat Hyannis 7-4.

Not too long ago, Bourne was floundering but the Braves have now won four in a row, and they couldn’t have picked a better time to get hot. Rob Segedin (Tulane) had two hits and two RBI last night and Scott Woodward (Coastal Carolina) hit a homer as the Braves held off the Mets. Alex Wimmers (Ohio State), presumably prepping for the playoffs, went just three innings. The bullpen had some trouble early but Scott Oberg (UConn), a recent addition who was making his third appearance, tossed 2.2 strong innings. Logan Billbrough (William & Mary) then worked a scoreless ninth for the save.

The way it looks to me, the only things still up for grabs now are the second seed in the West and the fifth overall seed. Cotuit sits one point ahead of Wareham in the West. With a win tonight, Cotuit will get to host its first-round game. With a Cotuit loss and a Wareham win, Wareham will host in the first round.

As for that fifth overall seed, the Chatham people seem to think the Anglers are No. 6 regardless, but I don’t think so. If they beat Orleans tonight and Wareham loses, both Chatham and Wareham will have 44 points. The Anglers hold a 3-1 edge in the season series so they would win the tiebreaker and would be the fifth seed. That would set them up with No. 4 Cotuit. Wareham would then play No. 3 Orleans.

I think that sums it up. Today is officially the last day of the regular season, since Thursday’s make-up between Hyannis and Falmouth was canceled, likely because there are no playoff implications.

Elsewhere

  • It’s that time of year again, when awards get handed out, but you miss them if you blink. To my knowledge, last night marked the first presentation as Falmouth’s Todd Cunningham was given the batting title and the top pro prospect award. Cunningham went 0-for-3 in Falmouth’s 5-4 win over Wareham, which dropped his average to .388. With one game left, Cunningham would have to go 4-for-4, 4-for-5 or something along those lines to get back to .400. A couple of hits, though, and he’ll finish with the highest batting average the league has seen this decade.
  • Orleans beat Chatham 5-1, and with another win tonight over the Anglers, the Firebirds would set up a first-round playoff match-up with Chatham. Kevin Muno (San Diego) hit a grand slam last night as Orleans scored all its runs in the seventh inning.
  • Y-D got four RBI from Steve Chatwood (San Diego) and beat Cotuit 9-8. The Red Sox now have three more wins than anyone else in the league. They’ll finish up tonight at Harwich.
  • In a game that lost its playoff implications the night before, Brewster beat Harwich 7-2. Steven Maxwell (TCU) picked up the win with seven strong innings. John Barr (Virginia) had two hits and two RBI for the Whitecaps.
  • What to Watch For Tonight

    Wareham hosts Bourne at 7 p.m. Cotuit hosts Brewster at 4:30. Chatham hosts Orleans at 7. The outcome of those three games will determine the final standings.

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    2 Replies to “Daily Fog: More Clearing”

    1. Will: I thought Chatham could get the fifth seed too. As you said, by beating Orleans tonight, combined with a Wareham loss to Bourne, the Anglers and Gatemen would each end up with 44 pts. Chatham won three of the four games in their season series. When I mentioned that, I was told that any inter-divisional tiebreakers are determined by which division won the All Star game – not by head-to-head matchups. That has been confirmed on the league website: "If tied teams are from different divisions, the team from the division that won the All-Star Game advances." That is a pretty dumb way to go about breaking a tie if you ask me… not that anyone asked me. Dave (CodBall)

    2. Thanks, Dave. Good to know. I missed that piece of info along the way.

      I agree. Pretty stupid idea. It's bad enough in principle. In practice, especially when you play a four-and-a-half inning all-star game, it's even worse.

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