H.S. BASEBALL: Schuylkill League playoffs get underway Sunday
With the regular season officially in the books, local baseball teams will turn their attention to the Schuylkill League Playoffs, which begin Sunday afternoon at Pine Grove’s Stump Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field. Tri-Valley went 10-2 in league play to claim the Schuylkill League Division I regular season crown, and Marian Catholic posted a 12-2 league record to finish atop the Division II standings. Sunday’s quarterfinal matchups are now set after some shuffling in the standings over the final days of the regular season.
Blue Mountain (16-4, 9-3) and Schuylkill Haven (12-8, 10-4) will go head-to-head at 4:30 p. m. , followed by Williams Valley (13-7, 11-3) against Pottsville (13-6, 8-4) at 7 p.
m. Stump Stadium will host both the semifinals on Monday and the championship game on Wednesday. Ticket prices for all playoff games are $6 for adults and senior citizens, and $3 for students.
Blue Mountain vs. Schuylkill Haven – Sunday, 4:30 p. m.
The Eagles won four of their final five games to secure second place in the Division I standings. Schuylkill Haven won four of its last six games for a third-place finish in Division II. Blue Mountain was led by a solid core of pitchers, which allowed just 42 runs all season and posted six shutout wins.