MWL1 Cedar Rapids Kernels

Kernels Gear up for MWL Playoffs This Wednesday

Published on September 7, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Cedar Rapids Kernels News Release


Cedar Rapids, IA - The Cedar Rapids Kernels have made the MWL Playoffs for the fourth season in a row and the second year in a row they qualified for the post-season in the first half. Their first round opponent is the Clinton LumberKings, the Midwest League affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.

The Kernels enter the playoffs with the best regular season record (82-56) in the 18 years they have been an Angels' affiliate and have won their last six games. They also posted the best home record (45-22) in the league and despite losing the season series to Clinton, 7-6, the Kernels won four out of the last six meetings.

As the first half MWL West champions, the Kernels will have home field advantage in this best of three series and will host game two and three (if necessary) with game one at Alliant Energy Field in Clinton on Wednesday, September 8th at 6:30 pm. Game two is at Perfect Game Field on Thursday, September 9th at 6:35 pm with the gates opening at 5:30 pm.

MWL Playoff Format

The Midwest League plays a 140 game season, split into two, 70 game halves. Teams qualify for the playoffs by finishing as either the champion or wild card in each half and if the same teams qualify in both halves, then it falls to the next team in line

MWL Playoff Qualifiers: Eastern Division Champs: Lake County and Fort Wayne* Eastern Division Wild Cards: Great Lakes and West Michigan Western Division Champs: Cedar Rapids and Kane County* Western Division Wild Cards: Quad Cities and Clinton *Fort Wayne and Kane County actually finished second in the standings but because Great Lakes and Quad Cities qualified as the first half wild card teams, they make the playoffs as the second half champs.

The MWL Playoffs consist of three rounds: Division Semi-Finals, Division Championship Series (DCS), and League Championship Series (LCS). The first two series are best of three with the LCS a best of five. Of the teams that advance to the DCS, the team with the best overall record in each division has home field advantage. The East and West alternate home field in the LCS, with the East having home field in 2010.

Playoff tickets may be purchased on-line at www.kernels.com, or by calling the Kernels Ticket Office at 896-7560. Ticket office hours are 10 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, and 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday.

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