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Craig
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Let's
get it on!
August
5 ,
2005 | By Justin Hastings
After a summer of hard work, it's all come down to this: the
2005 HMWL Playoffs. For the first time ever, the league will
feature three teams in the postseason instead of two. There
will be the first round series played on Saturday, August
13th. The winner of that advances to the championship series
on Sunday, the 14th.
Here's the breakdown of how the teams were created. First
off, the original qualifying numbers have been reduced. For
players to qualify, you needed to participate in at least
seven games and throw at least eight innings. Because of everyone's
busy summer, those numbers unfortunately had to be reduced.
Fred Rogers earned the #1 seed for achieving the best regular
season record (10-3). Tom Horan would have been the #2 seed
with his 4-2 record. However, Horan will be unavailable to
play in the postseason, so the remaining players have all
been moved up one spot. That leaves the actual #2 spot to
Will Kenney (9-7). Because Rogers and Kenney boast the two
best regular season records, they will become teammates and
receive an automatic spot in Sunday's HMWL Championship.
The remaining four spots were determined by individual performance.
The #3 seed was Justin Hastings, followed by TJ Collins at
#4, Rich McMackin at #5, and Craig Hastings rounds out the
competitors at #6.
Justin & Craig will be teamed together, while TJ &
Rich will form another squad. Since Justin & Craig have
a better combined regular season record (11-15) than TJ &
Rich (6-12), the brothers Hastings earn home-field advantage
in the playoffs' opening round.
Make sure to check out the entire 2005 HMWL Championship mini-site
for more information. |
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Teams
Rogers & Kenney will face either Collins & McMackin
or the Hastings
Schedule
First round will be played Saturday, the 13th, at 3 pm
The finals will be played on Sunday, the 14th, at 3 pm
Format
Both series will be a best-of-3, with each game lasting four
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