Three of the four teams that will participate in the 2005 Texas Collegiate Baseball League playoffs have been set.
The Weatherford Wranglers clinched the second playoff spot in the Rogers Hornsby Division on Friday night with a 6-2 victory over the Division champion Denton Outlaws. With a 2-1 loss by the Mineral Wells Steam to the Graham Roughnecks, Weatherford advances to the playoffs for the second straight year.
The best of three Hornsby Division Playoff Series opens on Monday, August 1 at 7:35 p.m. at Denton�s Ballpark on Bonnie Brae. Game Two will take place on Tuesday, August 2 at Roger Williams Ballpark in Weatherford at 7:05 p.m. If necessary, a third game would be played in Denton on Wednesday night, August 3.
The final playoff spot to be determined is second place in the Tris Speaker Division. With a 9-7 win at McKinney on Friday, the Euless LoneStars moved into a tie with the Marshals for the right to play the Division champion Coppell Copperheads in the playoffs.
Both Euless and McKinney have 26-20 records with two games to play. The LoneStars have a home and home series with Coppell while the Marshals will play a pair with the Highland Park Blue Sox this weekend. Should the two teams finish with the same record, Euless will advance to the playoffs by virtue of a 5-3 record versus McKinney this season.
The Speaker Division playoffs open at Copperhead Field in Coppell on Monday, August 1 at 7:35 p.m. Game two will be played on Tuesday night in either Euless or McKinney with a third game if necessary taking place on Wednesday evening in Coppell.
The best of three Texas Collegiate League Championship Series begins on Friday, August 5.
Playoff tickets and information can be obtained by call the Coppell Copperheads at 972-745-2929; the Denton Outlaws at 940-465-0845; and the Weatherford Wranglers at 817-771-8882.
The 2005 TCL Division Playoff Schedule:
ROGERS HORNSBY DIVISION: DENTON (1ST) vs. WEATHERFORD (2nd)
Monday, August 1�The Ballpark at Bonnie Brae, Denton�����.7:35 p.m.
Tuesday, August 2�Roger Williams Ballpark, Weatherford��..��7:05 p.m.
Wednesday, August 3�The Ballpark at Bonnie Brae, Denton���..7:35 p.m.*
TRIS SPEAKER DIVISION: COPPELL (1st) vs. EULESS or McKINNEY (2nd)
Monday, August 1�Copperhead Field, Coppell���������..7:35 p.m.
Tuesday, August 2�Parks at Texas Star, Euless or Gabe Nesbitt Field, McKinney�.�7:35 p.m.
Wednesday, August 3�Copperhead Field, Coppell�������…7:35 p.m.*
*If Necessary
TCL NOTES: TCL records set in 2005 include Graham OF Keanon Simon (45 runs) and McKinney RHP Bryce Cox (7 saves)�Mineral Wells OF Ben Burum has tied the TCL mark with 12 homers�Denton C Josh Banda�s .415 average is 3 points shy of the .418 mark set by Colleyville-Grapevine�s Erik Lis in 2004.