Post season dates and rules

2023 Post Season

  • Top 10 teams make the playoffs
  • Top 6 seeds advance to First Round of Double-Elimination playoffs
  • Wildcard games single elimination (#7 seed vs #10 seed; #8 seed vs #9 seed) 7 inning games
  • Each round following Wildcard in Tri-State Playoffs will be a “Best-of-Three” Series
  • Saturday playoff games to start between (10am – 3pm).
  • Sunday playoff games any time after 10am
  • NOTE: 15 minute grace period allowed only if team is short of 9 players available
  • NOTE: Rainout dates are to be expected to be the very next day for entire playoffs
  • NOTE: All games must complete 9 innings of play, Friday games finished Sat if needed
  • NOTE: Players must have played in 5 regular season games to be eligible for league playoffs
  • NOTE: Any game that does not complete 9 innings of play as scheduled will be a suspended game regardless of how many innings are played.
  • NOTE: No starting on second base for extra innings in playoffs.
  • NOTE: No 10 run mercy rule in playoffs

Sunday May 21: Opening Day

Saturday July 22: Regular Season ends

Tuesday July 25: Wildcard Games single elimination: (#7 seed vs #10 seed; #8 seed vs #9 seed) 7 inning games

Saturday July 29 – Monday July 31: 1st Round Tri-State Playoffs

Friday August 4 – Sunday August 6: Semi-Finals Tri-State Playoffs

 

Friday August 11 – Sunday August 13: Tri-State World Series

Game 1: Fuessenich Park at 7pm

Game 2: Municipal Stadium at 12pm

Game 3: Municipal Stadium at 12pm

 

Friday August 18 – Sunday August 20: CT CUP Stan Musial State Tourney

NOTE: Friday and Saturday games at Fuessenich Park, Sunday games TBD

Teams: Champions

1. Tri-State Baseball League

2. Connecticut Twi-light League

3. West Haven/Bridgeport

4. Hartford Twi-light League