Midcoast Athletics

Top four seeds earn Babe Ruth quarterfinal victories

Fri, 07/05/2019 - 11:15pm

ROCKLAND — The Midcoast Babe Ruth League playoffs are underway with the quarterfinal round being played Friday, July 5 in Rockland. 

This season, the league playoffs will be a single-elimination tournament played over three consecutive days, July 5-7, at Morrill Field. 

The semifinals will be held July 6 and the championship July 7. 

The playoff seeds, with final records in parentheses, include:

1. Rockland Ford (9-1)
2. Newcastle (8-2)
3. Tidewater Oil (6-4)
4. Damariscotta Lions (6-4)
5. Union Farm Equipment (4-6)
6. P.G. Willey (3-7)
7. Waldoboro (3-7)
8. Granite Coast Orthodontics (1-9)

Tidewater Oil is the third seed based on its win over Damariscotta Lions.

P.G. Willey is the sixth seed based on its win over Waldoboro. 

Below is a scoreboard and schedule for the tournament. 

Quarterfinals (July 5)
Game One: #1 Rockland Ford defeated #8 Granite Coast Orthodontics 10-9 (in 8 innings)
Game Two: #4 Damariscotta Lions defeated #5 Union Farm Equipment 6-4
Game Three: #2 Newcastle defeated #7 Waldoboro 8-3
Game Four: #3 Tidewater Oil defeated #6 P.G. Willey 3-0

Semifinals (July 6)
Game Five: #1 Rockland Ford vs. #4 Damariscotta Lions — 11 a.m. 
Game Six:  #2 Newcastle vs. #3 Tidewater Oil — 2 p.m.

Championship (July 7)
Game Seven: Winner of Game Five vs. Winner of Game Six — 1 p.m.


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