League Announces Playoff Schedule
Published on September 4, 2002 under Southern League (SL1) News Release
MARIETTA, GA â The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs announced today the 2002 playoff schedule. The regular season second half concluded yesterday with the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx putting the finishing touches on an excellent second half by holding off the Mobile BayBears, Huntsville Stars and Birmingham Barons in a very tight Western Division race. On the other side, the Jacksonville Suns won the second half Eastern Division title and will appear in the Southern League Playoffs for the third straight year and for a record 14th time. The playoff schedule is as follows:
Eastern Division Playoffs
Game 1 Wednesday, September 4 Jacksonville @ Carolina
Game 2 Thursday, September 5 Jacksonville @ Carolina
Game 3 Friday, September 6 Carolina @ Jacksonville
Game 4* Saturday, September 7 Carolina @ Jacksonville
Game 5* Sunday, September 8 Carolina @ Jacksonville
Western Division Playoffs
Game 1 Wednesday, September 4 West Tenn @ Birmingham
Game 2 Thursday, September 5 West Tenn @ Birmingham
Game 3 Friday, September 6 Birmingham @ West Tenn
Game 4* Saturday, September 7 Birmingham @ West Tenn
Game 5* Sunday, September 8 Birmingham @ West Tenn
Championship Series
Travel Day** Monday, September 9
Game 1 Tuesday, September 10 West winner @ East winner
Game 2 Wednesday, September 11 West winner @ East winner Travel Day Thursday, September 12
Game 3 Friday, September 13 East winner @ West winner
Game 4* Saturday, September 14 East winner @ West winner
Game 5* Sunday, September 15 East winner @ West winner
*If necessary
**Travel day will be utilized if either division series is extended to all five games; however, if both divisions finish their series before Games 4 or 5, schedule may be adjusted by moving travel day up, and Championship Series would also then be moved up a day.
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