Pictured left to right: Levi Scherman (#16) of the North Battleford Beavers, and Jared Schmidt (#24) of the Battlefords Trappers are among the key players to watch this evening, as both teams put their seasons on the line in separate single-elimination wildcard games. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

By Martin Martinson

Playoffs at stake

Beavers, Trappers look to punch ticket to post-season with wildcard games Thursday

Jul 15, 2021 | 11:54 AM

The North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) wildcard series’ will kick off Thursday evening with a local flavour in each of the two matchups.

A single-knockout format to determine the final two playoff spots for the quarterfinals next week, the North Battleford Beavers (10th seed) will play the Unity Junior Cardinals (seventh seed) in Unity; while the Battlefords Trappers (eighth seed) will welcome the Meadow Lake Sox (ninth seed) to North Battleford for their winner-moves-on showdown.

The lower seed remaining of Thursday night’s two victors will then play the top-seeded Wilkie Brewers in the first round of the playoffs, while the other winning team will play second-seeded Standard Hill. The first round quarterfinals series will begin July 19.

Due to the 10th vs. seventh and ninth vs. eighth structure of the wildcard series, the outcome of Thursday’s Beavers vs. Junior Cardinals showdown will ultimately decide the quarterfinals matchups.

Should the Beavers win, the team will face Wilkie regardless of how the other wildcard series plays out, as they are the tenth and lowest seed in the wildcard round. If Unity wins, they will automatically play second-seeded Standard Hill, as they are the highest seed in the wildcard series.

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Quarterfinal Matchups (July 19-26)

(First) Wilkie Brewers vs. Lower seed of wildcard victors {in order: (10th) North Battleford Beavers, (ninth) Meadow Lake Sox, or (eighth) Battlefords Trappers}

(Second) Standard Hill vs. Higher seed of the two wildcard victors {in order: (seventh Unity Junior Cardinals, (eighth) Battlefords Trappers, (ninth) Meadow Lake Sox}

(Third) Lloyd Twins vs. (sixth) Macklin Lakers

(Fourth) Kindersley Stalions vs. (fifth) Border City Blue Jays

Tonight’s game between the Battlefords Trappers and Meadow Lake Sox will be played at Beaver Lions Stadium in North Battleford at 7:30 p.m. The North Battleford Beavers’ matchup with the Unity Junior Cardinals will be played in Unity at 6:30 p.m.

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Martin.Martinson@jpbg.ca

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