Sioux City Explorers South Division Champions
Published on August 28, 2018 under American Association (AA)
Sioux City Explorers News Release
SIOUX CITY, IA - The Sioux City Explorers are the 2018 American Association South Division Champions after their 14-5 win over the Kansas City T-Bones Monday evening in Kansas City, Kansas.
The 2018 South Division Championship marks three division titles for the Explorers during the Steve Montgomery era and it is the third in the last four years. In addition to winning this year in the South Division, they won the Central Division in 2015 and 2016.
Per American Association league rules, the top two teams in each of the two divisions (North and South) with the greatest winning percentage at the conclusion of the regular season will make the playoffs (4 teams total). The first round will pair the South Division Champion versus the team that finishes in second place in the South Division and the North Division Champion will play the team that finishes in second place in the North division. The two Division Series winners will face off in the American Association Finals to crown an American Association Champion with the final 3 games being hosted by the team with the best winning percentage of the remaining two. With the American Association playoffs consisting of two rounds, it could result in a total of 6 games at Mercy Field at Lewis & Clark Park. Both rounds of the playoffs will be a best-of-five series.
2018 American Association Playoff Schedule is as follows:
South Division Series (Semifinal - Round 1) American Association Finals (Final - Round 2)
Tuesday, September 4th @ Wichita or Kansas City Tuesday, September 11th @ TBD
Wednesday, September 5th @ Wichita or Kansas City Wednesday, September 12th @ TBD
Friday, September 7th @ Sioux City Friday, September 14th @ TBD
Saturday, September 8th @ Sioux City (if necessary) Saturday, September 15th @ TBD
Sunday, September 9th @ Sioux City (if necessary) Sunday, September 16th @ TBD
2018 Playoff tickets are on sale now, reserve your seats by stopping down to the stadium box office, order online at www.xsbaseball.com or by calling the Sioux City Explorers at 712-277-WINS (9467). Group Discounts available for groups of 10 or more!
American Association Stories from August 28, 2018
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- Saints Two Homers in Ninth Puts Them on Precipice of Playoffs, Win 3-2 - St. Paul Saints
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- One Plus One Plus One Equals Two in Ninth - Kansas City Monarchs
- Sioux City Explorers South Division Champions - Sioux City Explorers
- Final Chance to Say Yes (to Yourself) in the Regular Season During August 29-September 3 Homestand - St. Paul Saints
- Wingnuts Recognize Wichita Baseball Legends Stephenson and Hooper - Wichita Wingnuts
- Heavy Rain Doesn't Delay Chicago Win over RedHawks - Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
- American Association Game Recaps - AA
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