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With one out and runners on first and second in the top of the seventh, Willis Tent elected to pitch to Mike Gross after having issued him an Intentional Walk his previous two at bats. Gross responded by hitting a towering home run to left-center, turning a 5-4 deficit into an 7-5 lead. SCL added another HR later in the inning. A rally in the bottom of the seventh netted Willis a single run, not enough to stave off elimination.
On the strength of this 8-6 win, SCL moves on to face the regular season champion Mustangs on Wednesday night at 6:30. The second game features Floral Arts and PST at 7:45.
With a 6-3 win on Wednesday night, Short Cut Landscaping has forced a 3rd and deciding game with Willis Tent. They will play on Tuesday night, September 7th, at 7 PM. Please note the change in the start time.
In the other series, Floral Arts completed their sweep of Drew Farms with an 8-0 win. This win gets them a second round matchup with PST.
The second round will begin at 6:30 on Wednesday night (September 8th) with the Mustangs playing the winner of the SCL-Willis series. Floral Arts and PST follow at 7:45.
On the first night of playoff competition, the higher seed took both games. Floral Arts needed a rally in the bottom of the 7th to come out on top of Drew Farms, 10-9. In the nightcap, Willis rebounded from a tough final weekend to take a run-rule shortened game over SCL, 16-3.
Both series continue Wednesday night. SCL and Drew Farms need to win to extend the series.
Regular Season: Mustangs (21 Wins - 3 Losses)
Play Off Champions: Mustangs defeated Short Cuts (3 Games to 0) and Floral Arts (3 Games to 1).
A 14-7 win by Floral Arts over Willis Tent on Sunday evening gave PST the #2 seed for the playoffs and a bye for the first round along with the Mustangs. Floral Arts finished with the #3 seed and Willis Tent with the #4 seed.
The first round begins on Tuesday night with Drew Farms playing Floral Arts at 6:30, followed by Short Cut Landscaping playing Willis Tent at 7:45. Game 2 for both series is the following night.
If there is a game three in either series, it will be held on Tuesday, September 7th. The second round would then start on Wednesday, September 8th. If both series are won in two games, then the second round will begin on Tuesday the 7th. Because the teams are reseeded, match ups will not be announced until the first round is completed.
Good luck to all!
