St Georges (11-2) vs Appo (13-3) at FRAWLEY. St G has won 10 of their last 11 and has won the Flight B championship, so their ticket is punched for the tourney. St G hasn’t had the toughest competition thus far with only 2 games against the other top ten teams (win vs mtwn & loss to Sals) and only 1 other game against what I would call a playoff caliber team. St G is led on the mound by Campbell and Gilbert, but both have pitched over the past two days and wont be available. St G has Conrad to play on Saturday (assuming the game gets in due to weather) so they could have a tough time this week . Appo has won 11 of its last 12 and shouldn’t have any trouble getting into the tourney. Its all about seeding at this point. Appo finishes the season with St g today and Cape on Monday. Appo has had a little tougher competition with 4 games against top ten teams but they lost 3 (Smy, Sals, Mtown) but did beat #1 team St Marks. Appo has been getting decent pitching this year from Steckline and Stamper allowing only 3 runs per game. They are putting up almost 8 runs per game. Garrett threw 3 on Monday, Stamper threw 5 on Tuesday and Steckline did throw 1 also on Tuesday. So pitching matchups could be interesting.
Tech (9-7) @ Smryna (12-2). Tech had made a big comeback from its 2-4 start by winning 7 straight games, but they have dropped three straight lately to St Marks, Cape & Poly. Tech has Smyrna today and Lake on Monday….so things aren’t going to finish easy. Tech is fighting for its tourney life. They should get lots of bonus points, but two losses to finish could make it very hairy on the playoff bubble. One win in their last two would go a long way to ensure a playoff spot. Smyrna is up two games in their conference but do have four conference games left to end the season (Tech, CR, Poly & Cape). Smyrna certainly doesn’t finish easy either, but are pretty much a lock for the playoffs regardless of their finish. Smyrna has won six straight including wins over St Marks, Lake, Milford and central. They also beat Dover and Appo this year. Their only losses were to Caravel and Mtown. Smyrna has gotten great pitching from Carrow and Barkley this year and can hit the ball well. Tech won last year 2-1.
Dover (14-2) @ Milford (8-6). Dover is certainly in the playoffs and could have an outside shot for the conference title should Smyrna fall apart. Dover has won 8 games straight and has gotten great pitching from Lawson and Hutchins. Milford is fighting for its playoff life. They should get in given they have Wood and IR still to play along with Dover and St Marks. They also are only a half game back from Lake (whom they beat already). Milford had won 3 straight before getting smashed by Smyrna 12-2. Dover won this matchup last year 4-3 in a 12 inning barn burner.
Poly @ Delmar. Both these teams are fighting to get into the tourney. Poly at 10-3 should get in especially with winnable games against Seaford, DEPSS and Christiana left on their schedule. They do have an outside shot at the conference title even though they are 2 back to Smyrna and they play each other next week. Delmar at 8-7 is on the bubble. They play Poly, Central and Seaford so they have a shot with a win or two to stay in the discussion especially with bonus pts. All three games are winnable games and they are only a game and a half back in their conference.
Lake @ Cape. Lake had been cruising along with 9 straight wins, but they have lost 2 of their last 3 to Smyrna and CR (1-0). At 10-5 and a half game lead in their conference, they probably have done enough to get in the tourney. But they play Cape, Tech and Sallies to finish things out. Cape was rolling along playing well but then got skunked by Dover 10-0 a couple weeks ago. Then they came out last week and dropped a game to previously winless Seaford. They did rebound with a 7-3 win over Tech on Monday to right the ship and a nice game over IR. Now things get ugly because they finish the season with Lake, St Marks, Sallies (makeup down 3-1 in 7th inning), Appo and Smyrna. They could very easily play well but lose the rest of their games. They also have an outside shot at the conference title if they beat Smyrna and get some help. They probably have done enough to get in the tourney anyway.
Conrad @ Arch. Big conference rivalry. Conrad beat them earlier in the season 3-1 at Frawley scoring 2 in the bottom of the fifth to break a tie. Conrad’s pitching has been very good as has their hitting. They have won 6 straight since their drubbing by St Marks 13-3. Their only other blemish this season was a 4-3 loss to St E. Conrad hasn’t had the toughest schedule with only 1 game against top ten teams (St Marks game). Their only other playoff caliber competition was two wins over DMA and the prior victory over Archmere. Archmere has had a similar schedule with not as good results overall. Arch lost to DMA, lost to Wilm Christian and lost to Concord???. Arch did play a more competitive game with St Marks than Conrad did (if that means anything to you).
Newark @ Sallies. Newark didn’t have a lot of expectations this year but have compiled a nice 8-8 record. They finish the season with Sallies and Glasgow. I’m not sure if they did enough to get in, but they will be in the discussion, especially if they get a win and certainly 2 wins. Newark got wins over Tech and St E this year. They played Appo and Mtown really tough in close losses but got smoked by Smyrna, DMA. Their close loss to Mt P might hurt them and how they got smoked by Wm Penn 13-1 is beyond me. Sallies seemingly is losing steam to finish the season. They have lost 2 straight and 5 of their last 8 games. They aren’t playing bad, but they aren’t winning games. They lost by 2 to ST Marks last week and beat St E 5-3. But they got shutout by Tech 5-0 and lost to Central the week before that. Now this week they get shocked by a below par Charter team 2-1. Sallies has Newark and IR next to figure it out before they finish the season with Cape, St E and Lake. I would think from bonus points alone they should easily get in unless the wheels fall off and they lose out.
Tech (9-7) @ Smryna (12-2). Tech had made a big comeback from its 2-4 start by winning 7 straight games, but they have dropped three straight lately to St Marks, Cape & Poly. Tech has Smyrna today and Lake on Monday….so things aren’t going to finish easy. Tech is fighting for its tourney life. They should get lots of bonus points, but two losses to finish could make it very hairy on the playoff bubble. One win in their last two would go a long way to ensure a playoff spot. Smyrna is up two games in their conference but do have four conference games left to end the season (Tech, CR, Poly & Cape). Smyrna certainly doesn’t finish easy either, but are pretty much a lock for the playoffs regardless of their finish. Smyrna has won six straight including wins over St Marks, Lake, Milford and central. They also beat Dover and Appo this year. Their only losses were to Caravel and Mtown. Smyrna has gotten great pitching from Carrow and Barkley this year and can hit the ball well. Tech won last year 2-1.
Dover (14-2) @ Milford (8-6). Dover is certainly in the playoffs and could have an outside shot for the conference title should Smyrna fall apart. Dover has won 8 games straight and has gotten great pitching from Lawson and Hutchins. Milford is fighting for its playoff life. They should get in given they have Wood and IR still to play along with Dover and St Marks. They also are only a half game back from Lake (whom they beat already). Milford had won 3 straight before getting smashed by Smyrna 12-2. Dover won this matchup last year 4-3 in a 12 inning barn burner.
Poly @ Delmar. Both these teams are fighting to get into the tourney. Poly at 10-3 should get in especially with winnable games against Seaford, DEPSS and Christiana left on their schedule. They do have an outside shot at the conference title even though they are 2 back to Smyrna and they play each other next week. Delmar at 8-7 is on the bubble. They play Poly, Central and Seaford so they have a shot with a win or two to stay in the discussion especially with bonus pts. All three games are winnable games and they are only a game and a half back in their conference.
Lake @ Cape. Lake had been cruising along with 9 straight wins, but they have lost 2 of their last 3 to Smyrna and CR (1-0). At 10-5 and a half game lead in their conference, they probably have done enough to get in the tourney. But they play Cape, Tech and Sallies to finish things out. Cape was rolling along playing well but then got skunked by Dover 10-0 a couple weeks ago. Then they came out last week and dropped a game to previously winless Seaford. They did rebound with a 7-3 win over Tech on Monday to right the ship and a nice game over IR. Now things get ugly because they finish the season with Lake, St Marks, Sallies (makeup down 3-1 in 7th inning), Appo and Smyrna. They could very easily play well but lose the rest of their games. They also have an outside shot at the conference title if they beat Smyrna and get some help. They probably have done enough to get in the tourney anyway.
Conrad @ Arch. Big conference rivalry. Conrad beat them earlier in the season 3-1 at Frawley scoring 2 in the bottom of the fifth to break a tie. Conrad’s pitching has been very good as has their hitting. They have won 6 straight since their drubbing by St Marks 13-3. Their only other blemish this season was a 4-3 loss to St E. Conrad hasn’t had the toughest schedule with only 1 game against top ten teams (St Marks game). Their only other playoff caliber competition was two wins over DMA and the prior victory over Archmere. Archmere has had a similar schedule with not as good results overall. Arch lost to DMA, lost to Wilm Christian and lost to Concord???. Arch did play a more competitive game with St Marks than Conrad did (if that means anything to you).
Newark @ Sallies. Newark didn’t have a lot of expectations this year but have compiled a nice 8-8 record. They finish the season with Sallies and Glasgow. I’m not sure if they did enough to get in, but they will be in the discussion, especially if they get a win and certainly 2 wins. Newark got wins over Tech and St E this year. They played Appo and Mtown really tough in close losses but got smoked by Smyrna, DMA. Their close loss to Mt P might hurt them and how they got smoked by Wm Penn 13-1 is beyond me. Sallies seemingly is losing steam to finish the season. They have lost 2 straight and 5 of their last 8 games. They aren’t playing bad, but they aren’t winning games. They lost by 2 to ST Marks last week and beat St E 5-3. But they got shutout by Tech 5-0 and lost to Central the week before that. Now this week they get shocked by a below par Charter team 2-1. Sallies has Newark and IR next to figure it out before they finish the season with Cape, St E and Lake. I would think from bonus points alone they should easily get in unless the wheels fall off and they lose out.
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