Wild Card Race: Following games of Wednesday, September 7, High Point is again in the top spot in the ALPB Wild Card race. The Rockers had fallen a half-game behind Lancaster after the Barnstormers beat the Rockers on Tuesday. But High Point’s win on Wednesday flipped the standings again. Kentucky is 3.5 games behind the Rockers and 2.5 games in front of Long Island.
What Is The Wild Card?: The Wild Card team is the ALPB club not already in the playoffs that has posted the best full-season record. Southern Maryland has secured a playoff spot by winning the North Division first half race while Gastonia won the first half South pennant. Should either Southern Maryland or Gastonia repeat as second half champions, it would allow a Wild Card team to gain entrance to the playoffs.
Playoff Schedule: Gastonia will open the South Division Championship Series at home on Tuesday, September 20 and Wednesday, September 21. Southern Maryland will play the first two games of the North Division Championship Series on the road and then return home for game 3 and possibly games 4 and 5 starting on Friday, September 23.