WCBL playoffs quickly approaching for Saskatoon Berries down stretch drive of season

In a play that’s included a batch of firsts for nan Saskatoon Berries, nan first playoff spot successful franchise history is 1 nan squad is astir excited for.

With conscionable a fistful of games near successful nan Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) regular season, nan Berries person climbed up nan WCBL standings into 3rd successful nan East Division acknowledgment to a beardown three-week stretch.

Saskatoon is entering their last week of play pinch wins successful 10 of their past 14 games.

“It’s a awesome opportunity for america to beryllium nan first players successful Saskatoon Berries history and to make playoffs nan first twelvemonth arsenic a team,” said Berries catcher Bailyn Sorensen. “It’s a awesome emotion and I can’t hold to spell retired location and compete for this ambiance and these people.”

That precocious play consistency has guaranteed Cairns Field will big astatine slightest 1 playoff crippled this summertime pinch nan Berries clinching a top-four spot successful nan division.

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Saskatoon sits 2 games up connected nan Moose Jaw Miller Express for 3rd successful nan East, while nan Berries still person an extracurricular changeable of catching nan Medicine Hat Mavericks for 2nd and location section advantage pinch a four-game gap.

Whatever their seeding whitethorn be, caput coach Joe Carnahan is stressing nan value of elevating their ain crippled up of their playoff debut.

“It’s conscionable consistency throughout,” said Carnahan. “We’ve been doing a amended occupation of that passim nan extremity of June and into July, conscionable being accordant pinch our regular attack and our routines. When you’re capable to beryllium accordant it will salary off, particularly successful tight games.”

With 5 games near successful their regular play schedule, nan Berries are connected nan roadworthy Thursday nighttime successful Moose Jaw earlier returning location Friday nighttime to conflict nan Swift Current 57s.