As of Tuesday, the league-leading Chatham Miramichi Honda Ironmen (18-9) have one game remaining. They’ll host the two-time defending champs, the Charlottetown Gaudet’s Auto Body Islanders (16-9), Thursday at 8 p.m. at Ironmen Field.
The Fredericton Simpson Royals (7-17) have four games left to play, including a home-and-home beginning Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. against the Saint John AJ’s Alpines (12-10) at Royals Field and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Field. The Royals will entertain the Moncton Dixie Lee Mets (9-17) Friday at 7:30 p.m. before hosting the Alpines again Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
The Alpines will visit the Islanders for a doubleheader Saturday at 2 p.m. at Victoria Park. Saint John and Moncton will meet Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Kiwanis Park.
The Saint John Doiron Sports Alpines and Chatham O’Donaghue’s Junior Ironmen each lead their respective New Brunswick Junior League semifinal series 2-0 after winning their first two playoff games last week.
The Alpines blanked the Fredericton Simpson Junior Royals 10-0 in their series opener July 30 at Memorial Field before taking Game 2 by an 8-4 margin July 31 at Royals Field. The Ironmen beat Moncton’s Metro Mudcats 5-1 in the first game of the other series July 31 at Kiwanis Park and won the second game 4-0 Aug. 1 in Miramichi.
Neither series has had its next games scheduled yet. The junior playoffs will likely resume when the Mudcats return from the 2025 Baseball Canada 22-and-Under Championship, which runs from Thursday to Sunday in Dartmouth, N.S.
The Grand Falls McCain Cataractes (17-3) and defending champ Woodstock Shiretowners (13-5) clinched first-round byes after the Capital City Intermediate Baseball League’s 2025 campaign, leaving the Devon Boys Lawn Care Orioles (11-9), Fredericton Launchpad Sports Expos (8-10), Fredericton Nissan Astros (6-13), and Oromocto Veteran Farmer Pioneers (1-16) to duke it out in the quarterfinals.
The Orioles and Pioneers will kick off their best-of-three series Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. at Fisher Field, with Game 2 set for Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at Royals Field. If needed, Game 3 is Aug. 11 at 8:15 p.m. at Royals Field.
The Astros and Expos’ matchup starts Thursday at 8:15 p.m. at Royals Field, with Game 2 slated for Aug. 11 at 6:15 p.m. at Royals Field. Game 3 is Aug. 12 at 6:15 p.m. at Fisher Field, if required.
The lowest remaining seed after the quarterfinals will face Grand Falls in the semifinals. The highest remaining seed will play Woodstock.
The Dieppe Cardinals (15-4-1) and Saint John Angels (12-7-1) each clinched first-round byes after the Southern New Brunswick Baseball League’s regular season, and the Saint John Mariners (11-8-1), KV Red Sox (10-10), Hampton Guardians (4-13-3), and Lancaster Stingrays (5-15) are currently in the best-of-three quarterfinals.
The Mariners edged the Stingrays 7-6 in Game 1 of their series Monday at Memorial Field, and the Red Sox downed the Guardians 4-3 at Wells Recreational Field.
Game 2 between the Mariners and Stingrays is Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Memorial Field. The Red Sox and Guardians will play their second game Thursday at 6:15 p.m. in Hampton.
The highest remaining seed will face the Angels in the semis, and the lowest seed after Round 1 will land a date with Dieppe.
All four teams in the Miramichi Valley Baseball League have made the playoffs after another airtight regular season, and the first round will feature a rematch between last year’s finalists.
The second-place Newcastle A&B Lumber Cardinals (9-8-1) and defending champ Tracadie Aigles (9-9) will meet in a best-of-seven semifinal series starting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Newcastle. Game 2 is Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Tracadie, with Game 3 being played Aug. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Newcastle and Game 4 set for Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Tracadie.
If needed, Game 5 is Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Newcastle, with Game 6 slated for Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Tracadie. Game 7 is scheduled for Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Newcastle, if necessary.
Meanwhile, the top-ranked Dalhousie Dodgers (10-5-3) will take on the fourth-seed Chatham Head Tigers (8-8-2) in the other semifinal, which gets underway Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Dalhousie. Game 2 is Friday at 8 p.m. at the Waldo Henderson Memorial Field, followed by Game 3 Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. in Dalhousie and Game 4 Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. in Chatham Head.
If required, Game 5 is Aug. 14 at 8 p.m. in Dalhousie, with Game 6 Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. in Chatham Head. The series will return to Dalhousie for the deciding contest Aug. 19 at 8 p.m., if needed.
The series winners will meet in the best-of-seven league final and advance to provincials next month in Fredericton, with the league champ getting the higher seed at the six-team tournament.
Design, Hosting, Online Registration & Administration Tools By:Powered By:
