Playoff Bound: BlueClaws Win First-Half Pennant
June 17, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Jersey Shore BlueClaws News Release
The BlueClaws are playoff bound! Lakewood topped Hickory 4-0 on Sunday afternoon, and coupled with Greensboro's 3-1 win over Kannapolis on Sunday night, the BlueClaws are South Atlantic League Northern Division First Half Champions!
They are headed back to the post-season for the fifth time in franchise history and second time in the last three years.
Lakewood trailed by as many as 5.5 games in the first half, but won 10 of their last 15 games, and seven of their last nine, to rally into the post-season.
Lakewood has won three previous SAL titles, bringing home titles in 2006, 2009, and 2010. They fell to Rome in the 2016 SAL Championship Series three games to one.
The BlueClaws will host Game Two on Friday, September 7th at FirstEnergy Park after opening the best-of-three Northern Division Championship Series on the road at the Second Half Champion. If necessary, Lakewood would host Game Three on Saturday, September 8th.
The South Atlantic League Championship Series begins the following week with games one and two at the Southern Division Champion and Games Three, Four, and Five at the Northern Division Champion.
Playoff ticket information will be released at a later date.
South Atlantic League Stories from June 17, 2018
- Hoppers Spoil Intimidators' First Half - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Playoff Bound: BlueClaws Win First-Half Pennant - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- First Half Ends with Tough Loss - Asheville Tourists
- GreenJackets End First Half in Style - Augusta GreenJackets
- Legends Wrap up First Half of Season with Rare Tie - Lexington Legends
- Legends and Braves Battle to a 5-5 Tie - Rome Emperors
- Hanifee Smooth, 'Birds Soar into Break - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Hagerstown Falls 8-2 in First Half Finale - Hagerstown Suns
- Campos Picks up First Win of Season in Hagerstown - Columbia Fireflies
- West Virginia Falls in First Half Finale to Shorebirds - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Parkinson Dominant; Claws Blank 'Dads 4-0 on Sunday - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Cabrera Homers, Dogs Fall in First Half Finale - Charleston RiverDogs
- Drive Cap First Half with 4-1 Win over RiverDogs - Greenville Drive
- Fireflies Game Notes: June 17 at Hagerstown (Game 67) - Columbia Fireflies
- West Virginia Power: Game Notes (June 17) - Charleston Dirty Birds
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