In the opening series, Boulder will face Virginia, and San Antonio takes on Manchester. The winners of the best-of-seven series advance to the Blue House Series and a chance to capture the Jeff Goldblum Memorial Trophy, which signifies the inaugural BH Baseball champions.

Here’s a look at the playoff schedule:

“It’s a big win,” Brandon Caldwell, the Sleeper’s manager said. “When two heavyweights collide on the field us and them did, it always provides fireworks. Today, most of the fireworks were defensive, and luckily, we have a pretty good defense.”

San Antonio ranks first in the league in runs allowed per game. The two teams meet again on Saturday.

NORFOLK, VA – The Virginia Opossums (17-13) notched a crucial victory over divisional foe Wichita (13-17), 12-4, on Tuesday evening. Harvey Simon proved the hero by jacking three home runs and six RBIs. His performance puts him right back into an already tight MVP race. He has 8 home runs and 24 RBIs on the season.

For Virginia, the win extends their Central Division lead to four games. If they can sweep the three-game series with the Somethings, the division might prove a runaway, and Opossums fans can go ahead and starting ordering playoff tickets.

In other scores:

Baltimore Ninjas (15-15) 1, Tacoma Aroma (15-15) 2

Hawai’i Kats (15-15) 6, Charleston Windjammers (14-16) 11

Montreal Flatliners (14-16) 5, Johnson City Fuckhectors (12-18) 6

Boulder Bunions (18-12) 1, Whisker City Fighting Lionelles (12-18) 2

Boulder (1-5) struggled with its pitching, as Lacey Reynolds allowed eight runs in five and one-third innings. Reynolds oversaw a sixth inning collapse that doomed the Bunions. Leonard Strike went three for five with three RBIs. He has proven to be the only consistency on an otherwise lackluster offense. Boulder flies to Tacoma to place the Aroma on Saturday, while San Antonio starts a six-game series with first-place Hawai’i.

The two teams finish up a three game series on Tuesday.

“We heard the talk before the season,” Taylor said. “We just want to let the rest of the league know that we are not push-overs.” Tacoma (1-2) staggered through inning after inning struggling to score runs. “We have a real problem here,” Nichole C. K. Stevens said. “We have to find some offense and find it fast.” The Aroma averages 2.7 runs per game, which ranks them ninth among the twelve teams in the league.

San Antonio stays at home next week for a three-game series against Boulder. Tacoma travels to Honolulu for a three-game series versus Hawai’i.

January 12, 2010

The Sleepers (1-1) came into Tuesday night’s contest with something to prove. Following Saturday’s 3-0 loss to the Aroma, San Antonio was lampooned in the media. Many critics preemptively labeled them the worst team in the league. “I feel that we proved many people wrong,” Caudle, the Sleepers’ manager stated. “It was an exhausting affair, though. I’m pretty tired.

Tacoma’s pitching, which was thought to be the best in the Western Division, proved to be its downfall. Ian Willoughby allowed nine hits and three runs, and Raul Hill, who was credited with the loss, gave up two hits and a run in barely over an inning. “We have to get better on the mound,” Nichole Stevens said. “You can’t beat any team in this league when you pitch like that.” The two teams will meet again on Saturday in the finale of a three game series.

January 12, 2010

San Antonio (0-1) started the season as many experts predicted that they would, as the perpetual punching bags. The Sleepers were expected to be underdogs, and they proved that they highly deserved that honor. The Aroma’s superior pitching definitely kept them down for the entire game. San Antonio is the first team in Blue House Baseball to go scoreless.

Lewis Salers went four for five and led the Tacoma attack. Jason Salers had two RBIs, and Brian Iaffrati, Charley Johnson and Addison Kremlich all scored runs. San Antonio will host the Aroma again on Tuesday.