The Gateway Grizzlies will host the Frontier League Wild Card Game One on Wednesday at Arsenal BG Ballpark in Sauget. (Photo: Ellie Parker)
Jason Barnes
Special to the Editor
SAUGET, IL — The Gateway Grizzlies concluded its regular season with a loss on Sunday, but that won’t change anything about Gateway’s playoff hopes.
The Grizzlies in the Frontier League playoffs for the third straight year, and as the No. 3 seed, will serve as one of the wild card teams.
Gateway will face the No. 2-seeded Washington Wild Things in a three-game series to determine who will advance to the Conference Finals.
The Grizzlies will host Game 1 on Wednesday, September 3, at Arsenal BG Ballpark, with Games 2 and 3 (if necessary) scheduled to be played at Washington’s EQT Park in Washington, Pa.
The Conference Finals will be a best-of-five series for a berth in Championship Series, which will also be played later this month.
First pitch on Wednesday is set for 6:30 p.m.
FRONTIER LEAGUE PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
WILD CARD ROUND (best of 3)
Wednesday, September 3 — Division Winners @ Wild Card qualifiers
Thursday, September 4 — travel/rain day
Friday, September 5 — Wild Card qualifiers @ Division Winners
Saturday, September 6 — Wild Card qualifiers @ Division Winners (if necessary)
CONFERENCE FINALS SERIES (best of 5)
Tuesday, September 9 — higher seeded team @ lower seeded team
Wednesday, September 10 — higher seeded team @ lower seeded team
Thursday, .September 11 — travel/rain day
Friday, September 12 — lower seeded team @ higher seeded team
Saturday, September 13 — lower seeded team @ higher seeded team (if necessary)
Sunday, September 14 — lower seeded team @ higher seeded team (if necessary)
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (best of 5)
Tuesday, September 16 — Midwest Conference representative @ Atlantic Conference representative
Wednesday, September 17 — Midwest Conference representative @ Atlantic Conference representative
Thursday, September 18 — travel/rain day
Friday, September 19 — Atlantic Conference representative @ Midwest Conference representative
Saturday, September 20 — Atlantic Conference representative @ Midwest Conference representative (if necessary)
Sunday, September 21 — Atlantic Conference representative @ Midwest Conference representative (if necessary)
Great season for the Grizzlies! Top players got signed away by major league teams and our boys still had a great year!!
Can’t wait for the playoffs to get here!