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May 15, 2008
HS baseball playoffs set... almost
OK, we finally have some idea of what the local baseball playoffs are looking like. Only one league was set as of this writing. (Here's a hint, it's the best conference in the state! Right?)
As for the others, there are still games to play and, unfortunately, Friday's forecast of rain might throw a few wrenches into nice and tidy quarterfinal draws come Monday. So keep an eye on what's going on.
Until then, let's take a look at what's what:
FCIAC
The top six seeds are set for the quarterfinals, which will begin Monday at the home of the top four seeds.
No. 1 Stamford (16-2 FCIAC)
No. 2 Trumbull (15-3)
No. 3 Fairfield Ludlowe (14-4)
No. 4. Ridgefield (14-4)
No. 5 Westhill (14-4)
No. 6 McMahon (12-6).
So McMahon goes to play Fairfield Ludlowe. Westhill plays at Ridgefield.
Today's game between Darien (10-7) and Norwalk (10-7) will wrap up seeding.
If Darien wins, the Blue Wave will take the No. 7 seed and Staples (11-7) will fall to No. 8.
If Norwalk wins, the Bears will take the No. 8 seed and Staples will be No. 7.
This, of course, is contingent on if they actually play the game. Rain is in the forecast for Friday. So there'd better be a good reason why these teams didn't move the game up like everybody else in the FCIAC.
SWC:
The top four seeds are set for Monday's quarterfinal round.
No. 1 Bethel (10-2 SWC)
No. 2 Masuk (9-3)
No. 3. Bunnell (9-3)
No. 4 Newtown (8-4).
The rest depends on Notre Dame-Fairfield, which is 7-4 with a game against New Fairfield left. Weston (7-5), Pomperaug (7-5) and New Milford (6-5) round out the other qualifiers. There was no report of New Milford's game against Brookfield.
A Notre Dame win over New Fairfield today would give it the No. 5 seed and a date at Newtown.
A loss and the Lancers would fall into at least three-way tie, maybe four if New Milford beat Brookfield on Thursday (score... anybody?)
(This one's for you Al Carbone):
Of course, everything is all set over at the "BEST CONFERENCE IN THE STATE UNIVERSE!!!!"
SCC
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday, May 20 at West Haven
No. 3 Xavier vs. No. 6 Notre Dame, 4
No. 4 Amity vs. No. 5 Shelton, 7
(this absolutely stinks that these also happen to be division rivalry games. We see these games twice a year, SCC. Any way we can mix it up somehow? You guys have 21 teams, for crying out loud.
Can't make it work? C'mon. You are the "BEST CONFERENCE IN THE STATE UNIVERSE!!!!!"
But I digress. Here's the rest of the schedule.
SEMIFINALS - Wednesday at Yale Field
No. 1 Guilford vs. Winner of Amity/Shelton - 4
No. 2 Branford vs. Winner of Xavier/Notre Dame - 7
CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday, May 24 at Yale Field
Semifinal winners - noon
SPB
Posted by sports on May 15, 2008 11:08 PM
Comments
Darien vs. Norwalk will now be played at 1:00 on Saturday due to the rain
Posted by: MJ at May 16, 2008 2:43 PM
