Final Week Stretch Run

Friday night is the last night of Legion regular season baseball.  There are only five teams in the western division so there will be a three out of five series between 1/4 and 2/3 starting Tuesday July 5th at the highest seed for the first game and alternate there after.

Coleman Pitt Post 58 stands at 3-1 in the division.  Apex is 5-2 and percentage wise is in a dead heat with Post 58 for first.  Their advantage is they have two more wins than we have and we must earn those victories this week.  Garner  is 3-2 and Post 58 meets them twice this week.  Durham stands 2-4 and Cary 1-5.

This afternoon at 5 pm post 58 travels to Durham and it is a must win for Post 58 in order to stay  ahead of them.  Tuesday Coleman Pitt host Garner and these two games with Garner will determine who gets second assuming Apex gets the top spot.  Friday night P 58 finishes up the regular season at Cary and that is another need to win to stay in front of Cary.

The winner of the 1/4-2/3 clash would then compete in the battle for the western division title and that winner would face the eastern division for seeding purposes for the state tournament.  This is the year the east has two teams iin the state tournament so the only reason to play would be to say East number one.  There have been in the past a coin flip by the teams so they would not waste pitchers for the state tournament.  If only one team got a bid then there would be a three out of five.

This week will be a four game week in five days which will be the busiest stretch all year.  It will surely test the depth of Post 58 pitching.  Should P 58 win all four they will at least tie for first and be either 1st or 2nd when the playoff starts and get three home games in a three out of five playoff.

If they go 2-2 depending on who the two losses are they could drop to third and only two home games in a three out of five series.  It would be a nice start to this final week if they can win tonight in Durham.  The game is at Trinity High at 5pm.

Every player of every sport performs better when they have people supporting them in the stands.  Tuesday night as Coleman Pitt heads down the stretch of another season their positioning for the playoffs they need bunches of people supporting them.  Why don't you be one of them.