Take note – the Master Playoff Schedule has some changes on it!
Edit: See the edits for each Division below for update information as of Tuesday the 31st!
The 1st week of our playoffs brought some surprising results, with a 7 (Guelph Brewers) knocking off a 2 (Black Sox) in Division I and a couple 5s (Here 2 There Freight in Division II and Reds in Division III) upsetting their 4th seeded opponents (LockNuts and Long Shots respectively). They will be moving on to the next round, but their opponents have yet to be decided – since we are using an NHL-type playoff structure, the original seeding will determine the seeding for the Semi-Final round.
As stated in the original posting regarding playoff schedules:
As in past years, if both sides of the next series have completed their series and there is an open time slot (i.e. where game 3 was scheduled), we will move their game up into that time slot.
The implementation of this becomes a little more difficult this year, given that we do not know the opponents for the Semi-Final round until all series in any division’s Quarter-Finals are completed. But we can plan for that eventuality.
Division I
Since 3 of the 4 Quarter-Final series’ will be completed on Monday the 30th, and since the 4th series could finish up on that same night, the Semi-Finals will begin on Wednesday, September 1st at 8:15 – but only if the Friar Tucks vs. Havana Blast series finishes on Monday! If Blast wins Monday night, the Semis will start on Monday the 6th as originally scheduled.
Edit: Friar Tucks took the series, so Semi-Finals will begin on Wednesday!
Division II
With 3 of the 4 Quarter-Finals series’ already in the books, and only 1 series left to be decided, we still won’t know until after Monday’s game between Sharks and Swamp Donkeys if there will be a 3rd game in this series. If the Sharks win on Monday and the series goes to the 3rd game on Wednesday, the Semi-Finals will start on the 6th as originally planned. Only if the Swamp Donkeys pull off the upset on Monday will the Semis start on Wednesday.
Edit: It looks like Sharks still want to play – Game 3 of this series is Wednesday, so the Semis start on the 6th as originally scheduled.
Division III
Lyon Financial (1st round bye) has been waiting to find out who they will play once their playoffs get started – and they may have to wait another week before they know! With the 2nd game of two of these series’ not scheduled until Monday, we won’t know until after that if we can advance the schedule at all. This will be determined by whether IC Tile & Stone can sweep Line Drive and whether the Sandlot vs. Master Batters series goes to game 3. If both series finish Monday night, the Semi-Finals will start on Wednesday – otherwise they won’t start until Monday the 6th as originally scheduled.
Edit: Sandlot and Master Batters will play Game 3 of their Quarter-Finals tonight, so the Semi-Finals will begin on Monday the 6th.
Masters 45
Finally – a series I don’t need to worry about rescheduling (yet!)! With the Play-in series done and the Semi-Final opponents all decided from the start (due to the number of teams in the division) the next round will begin on Wednesday as originally planned.
Reminder
As you’ve probably figured out from all the possibilities above, it is imperative that scores are reported in a timely fashion. Teams that are sitting wondering if/when/where they will play need as much time as possible to notify their players and make sure they can field a team. Please make sure your scores are reported ASAP – and I’ll do my part to post the results.
Thanks.
