Baseball, Softball brackets posted

I wasn't too far off in my predictions, but a few things were different.

Here's how the baseball Class A playoff shape up:

1. Islip

vs.

4. Sayville

2. Harborfields

vs.

3. Rocky Point

5. Miller Place

vs.

8. Mt. Sinai

6. SWR

vs.

7. John Glenn

I thought John Glenn would get a higher seed and I still think the Knights got a raw deal here. As I said before, League VII wasn't that bad this year. Glenn, Mattituck and Mt. Sinai were three formidable teams at the top. With a seven seed, that means Glenn basically would have needed to go undefeated to earn a respectable seed. Very tough break.

Everyone else falls into line about where expected. 

Miller Place with Dan Cavazzini will be a good matchup against Mt. Sinai's Jason Dierkes. The question for Mt. Sinai come playoff time is always can they field the ball? If the Mustangs make plays in the field, they can win. If not, it can get ugly.

SWR gets Glenn in the first round which can be a tricky matchup. The Knights will obviously be looking to show they deserved a higher seed and will come out firing.

I like Rocky Point's chances against Harborfields. I'm not sure why. Jim Frevola has had the Eagles' number the past two years and should get the ball in this game. I think the Eagles, though, can hang around long enough to pull that came out late. If they lose, though, they still move on to play the winner of Shoreham-Glenn. A win and they play the winner of Islip-Sayville.

Here's how the softball brackets look for Class A:

1. East Hampton

5. Islip

vs. 

4. Miller Place

3. Eastport-South Manor

vs. 

6. Westhampton

2. Mt. Sinai

I was real surprised to see Mt. Sinai, for the first time, earn a top seed. The Mustangs lost only one game this year, but their regular season success in League VII usually earned them a lower seed, just like Glenn in baseball. It's interesting how in the same year, one really good League VII baseball team gets a bad seed and a really good League VII softball team gets a top seed. Different committee, different results.

So anyway, the Mustangs now have a first round bye and await the winner of Eastport-Westhampton Saturday. 

Miller Place faces Islip, a familiar postseason foe. This year, though, the Panthers get Islip at home. The winner of that game advances to face Jessie Stavola and East Hampton.

Baseball games are 4 p.m. Wednesday. Softball starts 4 p.m. Thursday.