Usually when the last day of the season rolls around, there are a few playoff scenarios. Today, the last day of the season, has 8 games scheduled, so many, many different things could happen. Let me see if I can figure it out…
North | W | L | PCT | GB |
Purcellville | 23 | 16 | 0.590 | |
Front Royal | 23 | 17 | 0.575 | 0.5 |
New Market | 22 | 17 | 0.564 | 1 |
Winchester | 21 | 20 | 0.512 | 3 |
Strasburg | 17 | 23 | 0.425 | 6.5 |
Woodstock | 5 | 36 | 0.122 | 19 |
- Purcellville has 3 games today: New Market twice, and Strasburg, all at home.
- Front Royal has 2 games: at Woodstock, at New Market
- New Market has 3 games: at Purcellville twice, Front Royal
- Winchester has 1 game: at Strasburg
- Strasburg has 1 game: Winchester
- Woodstock has 1 game: Front Royal
A tie for first place would mean co-champions. Purcellville, Front Royal, or New Market could still win the division. Winchester could still tie New Market for 3rd if New Market goes 0-3 and Winchester beats Strasburg, BUT New Market holds the tie-breaker, having won the season series, 3-2.
Therefore, with Strasburg and Woodstock eliminated, WINCHESTER IS LOCKED INTO 4TH PLACE.
If any of the top three teams tie:
Front Royal holds the tie-breaker over New Market (3-1 with one game left in the season series).
New Market is up 2-1 over Purcellville in their season series, with 2 games left.
Purcellville holds the tie-breaker over Front Royal (won series 4-1).
My head hurts.
South | W | L | PCT | GB |
Covington | 26 | 16 | 0.619 | |
Charlottesville | 24 | 17 | 0.585 | 1.5 |
Waynesboro | 23 | 18 | 0.561 | 2.5 |
Staunton | 20 | 21 | 0.488 | 5.5 |
Harrisonburg | 19 | 22 | 0.463 | 6.5 |
- Covington is finished and CLINCHED THE DIVISION TITLE.
- Charlottesville plays at Harrisonburg, but even if Waynesboro wins and the Tom Sox lose, the Tom Sox hold the tie-breaker, 4-2. Therefore, CHARLOTTESVILLE FINISHES 2ND.
- Waynesboro has one game left- at Staunton. Waynesboro can not finish ahead of the Tom Sox, and can not be caught by Staunton or Harrisonburg, therefore, WAYNESBORO FINISHES 3RD.
- Staunton plays Waynesboro, and controls their own destiny. A win, and the Braves finish 4th. A loss coupled with a Turk loss, still equals 4th place. A loss plus a Turk win equals a tie, and the teams split the season series, 3-3. The next tie-breaker is record against the 1st place team (Covington). The Turks are 4-2 vs the Jacks, while the Braves are 2-4, so if the Braves and Turks tie, the Turks will win 4th place.
- Harrisonburg plays Charlottesville, the last game of the day. See above. (The Turks will know early on in this one whether they have something to play for or not!)
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