Sunday, September 09, 2007

2007 Northern League Championship Begins Tuesday

Niki Paton / Baseball Notions

SAINT PAUL, Minn.- Under Manager Greg Tagert the Gary SouthShore RailCats have once again come back from the brink of elimination moving onto another Northern League Championship.

With one week left in the season the RailCats once again proved they are a team to be reckoned with. During the 2007 season the RailCats have their best record since they began playing in the Northern League, without a stadium in 2002.

Since signing on to join the RailCats in 2005, Manager Greg Tagert has taken key components, tactics, coaching staff and players utilizing the best of each to bring the RailCats to three championships in three seasons.

Fargo was eliminated by Calgary earlier this week removing any chance for a rubber match between the RailCats and RedHawks for 2007. Winnipeg was a major contender for the championship but the RailCats came back with their signature style in the bottom of the series and forced a game five which in turn opened them up to take any opportunity for the championship away from Winnipeg.

Manager Greg Tagert and the RailCats will face Manager Mike Busch and the Vipers on Tuesday, September 11th for the final series of the 2007 Northern League season.

2007 Northern League Championship best of five schedule:

GAME 1: Tuesday, September 11

Gary (South) at Calgary (North)

GAME 2: 
Wednesday, September 12
Gary (South) at Calgary (North)

GAME 3: 
Friday, September 14
Calgary (North) at Gary (South)

GAME 4: 
Saturday, September 15
Calgary (North) at Gary (South) (if necessary)

GAME 5: 
Sunday, September 16
Calgary (North) at Gary (South) (if necessary)

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Monday, September 03, 2007

Time For The 2007 Northern League Playoffs

Niki Paton / Baseball Notions

SAINT PAUL, Minn.- The 2007 baseball season will be coming to a close over the next few weeks. Again it's been filled with nail biting excitement as teams battled head-to-head. For the third season in a row the Gary SouthShore RailCats and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks have made the Northern League Playoffs. Both teams play Canadian teams this week and could be well on their way to a rubber match for the Championship games.

The RailCats achieved record success this season claiming the first and second half Southern Division Titles. The Calgary Cracker Cats claimed the Northern Division first half while the Winnipeg GoldEyes claimed the Southern Division Wild Card Spot and the RedHawks won the second half Northern Division title. This week will be a definite battle of North and South. Good luck to everyone!

The 2007 Northern and Southern Division best of five playoff schedule:

GAME 1: Tuesday, September 4
North Division: Fargo-Moorhead at Calgary
South Division: Gary at Winnipeg

GAME 2: Wednesday, September 5
North Division: Fargo-Moorhead at Calgary
South Division: Gary at Winnipeg

GAME 3: Friday, September 7
North Division: Calgary at Fargo-Moorhead
South Division: Winnipeg at Gary

GAME 4: Saturday, September 8
North Division: Calgary at Fargo-Moorhead (if necessary)
South Division: Winnipeg at Gary (if necessary)

GAME 5: Sunday, September 9
North Division: Calgary at Fargo-Moorhead (if necessary)
South Division: Winnipeg at Gary (if necessary)