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League Playoff and Championship Schedules

Independent League Playoffs

International League
Semifinals (best of five)
Sept. 5
Norfolk 5, Louisville 2
Buffalo 7, Scranton-WB 3
Sept. 6
Louisville 4, Norfolk 0
Scranton-WB 3, Buffalo 2
Sept. 7
Louisville 1, Norfolk 0
Buffalo 9, Scranton-WB 1
Sept. 8
Norfolk 7, Louisville 1
Scranton-WB 4, Buffalo 3
Sept. 9
Louisville 2, Norfolk 0 (Louisville wins series 3-2)
Scranton-WB 6, Buffalo 2 (19 inn.; Scranton-WB wins series 3-2)

Governors’ Cup championship (best of five)
Sept. 10

Louisville 2, Scranton-WB 1 (Louisville win series 1-0)
Remaining games cancelled

Pacific Coast League
Semifinals (best of five)
Sept. 5
New Orleans 10, Iowa 0
Sacramento 5, Tacoma 4
Sept. 6
New Orleans 6, Iowa 1
Tacoma 5, Sacramento 4
Sept. 7
New Orleans 1, Iowa 1
Sacramento 7, Tacoma 2
Sept. 8
New Orleans @ Iowa (12 inn.; New Orleans wins series 3-0)
Tacoma 13, Sacramento 2
Sept. 9
Tacoma 6, Sacramento 3 (Tacoma wins series 3-2)

Championship (best of five)
Series cancelled (Tacoma, New Orleans share title)

Eastern League
Semifinals (best of five)
Sept. 5
Erie 3, Reading 1
New Britain 3, Norwich 2
Sept. 6
Reading 7, Erie 2
New Britain 4, Norwich 2
Sept. 7
Reading 5, Erie 2
Norwich 7, New Britain 3
Sept. 8
Reading 2, Erie 1 (Reading wins series 3-1)
New Britain 5, Norwich 2 (New Britain wins series 3-1)

Championship (best of five)
Series cancelled (New Britain and Reading share title)

Southern League
Semifinals (best of five)
Sept. 5
Birmingham 11, Huntsville 3
Jacksonville 9, Chattanooga 5
Sept. 6
Huntsville 4, Birmingham 3
Chattanooga 5, Jacksonville 4
Sept. 7
Huntsville 13, Birmingham 2
Chattanooga 7, Jacksonville 6 (15)
Sept. 8
Birmingham 6, Huntsville 1
Jacksonville 6, Chattanooga 1
Sept. 9
Huntsville 4, Birmingham 1 (Huntsville wins series 3-2)
Jacksonville 5, Chattanooga 4 (12 inn.; Jacksonville wins series 3-2)

Championship (best of five)
Series cancelled (Jacksonville and Huntsville share title)

Texas League
Semifinals (best of five)
Sept. 4
Arkansas 6, Wichita 0
San Antonio 2, Round Rock 0
Sept. 5
Arkansas 6, Wichita 2
Round Rock 2, San Antonio 0
Sept. 6
Wichita 5, Arkansas 4
San Antonio 6, Round Rock 3
Sept. 7
Arkansas 5, Wichita 0 (Arkansas wins series 3-1)
Round Rock 4, San Antonio 0
Sept. 8
Round Rock 6, San Antonio 5 (Round Rock wins series 3-2)

Championship (best of seven)
Sept. 9
Arkansas 8, Round Rock 6
Sept. 10
Arkansas 5, Round Rock 4 (Arkansas wins series 2-0)
Remaining games cancelled

California League
First Round (best of three)
Sept. 5
Bakersfield 6, Mudville 1
High Desert 8, San Bernardino 6
Sept. 6
Mudville 5, Bakersfield 4
San Bernardino 3, High Desert 1
Sept. 7
Bakersfield 6, Mudville 2 (Bakersfield wins series 2-1)
High Desert 5, San Bernardino 2 (High Desert wins series 2-1)

Semifinals (best of five)
Sept. 8
San Jose 3, Bakersfield 2
Lake Elsinore 3, High Desert 1
Sept. 9
Bakersfield 17, San Jose 9
Lake Elsinore 5, High Desert 4
Sept. 10
San Jose 4, Bakersfield 3 (San Jose leads series 2-1)
Lake Elsinore 8, High Desert 2 (Lake Elsinore wins series 3-0)
Remaining games cancelled (Lake Elsinore, San Jose share title)

Carolina League
Semifinals (best of three)
Sept. 3
Salem 3, Kinston 0
Wilmington 4, Frederick 2
Sept. 4
Kinston 6, Salem 0
Frederick at Wilmington (rained out)
Sept. 5
Salem 3, Kinston 1 (Salem wins series 2-1)
Wilmington 13, Frederick 0 (Wilmington wins series 2-0)

Mills Cup Championship Series (best of five)
Sept. 6
Salem 5, Wilmington 3
Sept. 7
Wilmington 3, Salem 2
Sept. 8
Salem 5, Wilmington 0
Sept. 9
Wilmington 4, Salem 1
Sept. 10
Salem 6, Wilmington 4 (Salem wins series 3-2)

Florida State League
Semifinals (best of three)
Sept. 4
Tampa 7, Charlotte 1
Vero Beach 6, Brevard County 5
Sept. 5
Brevard County 11, Vero Beach 6
Tampa 8, Charlotte 6 (Tampa wins series 2-0)
Sept. 6
Vero Beach @ Brevard County (rained out)
Sept. 7
Vero Beach @ Brevard County (rained out)
Sept. 8
Brevard County 3, Vero Beach 2 (Brevard County wins series 2-1)

Championship (best of five, shortened to best of three)
Sept. 9
Tampa 11, Brevard County 3
Sept. 10
Remaining games cancelled (Brevard County, Tampa share title)

Midwest League
Quarterfinals (best of three)
Sept. 4
Kane County 2, Beloit 1
Dayton 4, Lansing 2
South Bend 6, Michigan 2
Wisconsin 3, Quad City 1
Sept. 5
Dayton 7, Lansing 3 (Dayton wins series 2-0)
Kane County 3, Beloit 0 (Kane County wins series 2-0)
South Bend 14, Lansing 6 (South Bend wins series 2-0)
Wisconsin 9, Quad City 7 (Wisconsin wins series 2-0)

Semifinals (best of three)
Sept. 7
South Bend 8, Dayton 3
Kane County 2, Wisconsin 1
Sept. 8
South Bend 5, Dayton 0 (South Bend wins series 2-0)
Kane County 8, Wisconsin 3 (Kane County wins series 2-0)

Championship (best of five shortened to best of three)
Sept. 10
Kane County 6, South Bend 1 (Kane County win series 1-0)
Remaining games cancelled

South Atlantic League
Semifinals (best of three)
Sept. 4
Augusta 8, Asheville 6
Lexington 6, Hagerstown 0
Sept. 5
Asheville 6, Augusta 3
Lexington 10, Hagerstown 6 (Lexington wins series 2-0)
Sept. 6
Asheville 9, Augusta 2 (Asheville wins series 2-1)

Championship (best of five)
Sept. 8
Lexington 4, Asheville 2
Sept. 9
Lexington 9, Asheville 4 (Lexington wins series 2-0)
Remaining games cancelled

New York-Penn League
Semifinals (best of three)
Sept. 6
Williamsport 6, Jamestown 2
Staten Island 6, Brooklyn 1
Sept. 7
Williamsport 2, Jamestown 0 (Williamsport wins series 2-0)
Brooklyn 8, Staten Island 4
Sept. 8
Brooklyn 4, Staten Island 1 (Brooklyn wins series 2-1)

Championship (best of three)
Sept. 10
Brooklyn 7, Williamsport 4
Remaining games cancelled (Brooklyn, Williamsport share title)

Northwest League
Championship (best of five)
Sept. 6
Salem-Keizer 5, Boise 0
Sept. 7
Salem-Keizer 5, Boise 0
Sept. 8
Salem-Keizer 7, Boise 5 (Salem-Keizer wins series 3-0)

Appalachian League
Championship (best of three)
Aug. 29
Bluefield 5, Elizabethton 3
Aug. 30
Bluefield 5, Elizabethton 0
Aug. 29
Bluefield 5, Elizabethton 4 (Bluefield wins series 2-1)

Pioneer League
Semifinals (best of three)
Sept. 3
Provo 17, Casper 5
Missoula 4, Billings 3
Sept. 4
Provo 13, Casper 4 (Provo wins series 2-0)
Billings 6, Missoula 2
Sept. 5
Billings 12, Missoula 5 (Billings wins series 2-1)

Championship (best of three)
Sept. 7
Billings 10, Provo 4
Sept. 9
Billings 5, Provo 4 (Billings wins series 2-0)

Gulf Coast League
Three division winners; best record gets a bye to three-game championship series against winner of a one-game playoff between the other two division champs
Semifinal (one game)
Aug. 27
Yankees 1, Red Sox 0 (Yankees win one-game playoff)

Championship (best of three)
Aug. 28
Yankees 7, Dodgers 3
Aug. 29
Dodgers 4, Yankees 2
Aug. 30
Yankees 5, Dodgers 2 (Yankees win series 2-1)

Arizona League
Semifinals (one game)
Aug. 30
Athletics 9, Cubs 1
Mariners 2, Brewers 1

Championship (one game)
Aug. 31
Athletic 6, Mariners 0 (Athletics win championship)

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