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The 2010 regular season came to an end on Sunday as the final playoff place in the National Baseball League was decided and the final games in the AAA \u00c2\u00a0North and South were played.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\nThe 2010 regular season came to an end on Sunday as the final playoff place in the National Baseball League was decided and the final games in the AAA \u00c2\u00a0North and South were played.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, we start in the AA and A leagues as they got the 2010 postseason underway on Saturday and Sunday.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
AA: Blue Sox and Maple Leafs to meet again, Knights face Piranhas in the South<\/strong><\/p>\n We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re set for a repeat of the great Midlands title decider from just three weeks ago this Sunday, after Leicester Blue Sox and Birmingham Maple Leafs won their first-round playoffs<\/a> against Northern opposition.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n The Blue Sox beat Sheffield Bladerunners 19-9, while the Maple Leafs just fell short of equalling their rival’s scoring exploits as they picked up an 18-1 victory over Bolton Robots of Doom.\u00c2\u00a0 Western Park will once again be the venue as these two great rivals are set to collide following the double-header split on 8 August. The Blue Sox won the Midlands league title that day, but the Maple Leafs won the second game and both matches were decided by just a single run.\u00c2\u00a0 These are two even sides who know each other well and there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a bit of spice between them, so it should be a belter of a game.\u00c2\u00a0 Get down to Western Park in Leicester if you can for first pitch at 12pm this Saturday.<\/p>\n There were no surprises in the Southern section of the AA playoffs.\u00c2\u00a0 Pool A winners Poole Piranhas defeated Essex Archers 17-3 and Pool B winners Richmond Knights extended their winning streak to 18 games with a 10-6 victory over Windsor Bears.\u00c2\u00a0 The Knights took two comfortable victories over the Piranhas when they met for a double-header on 1 August, but anything can happen in a single-game showdown and Richmond will not be taking Poole lightly when they meet on Saturday.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n A: Clippers slay the Dragons to set up a clash with the Mavericks, Bucks and Pilots meet<\/strong><\/p>\n We didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get a surprise in the AA playoffs, but we undoubtedly did in the A playoffs. Chelmsford Clippers produced an incredible display to beat the 11-2 Richmond Dragons by a score of 16-12<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 As noted<\/a> by club secretary Michael Jones, the game ended in dramatic circumstances as Canadian Ken MacKenzie robbed the Dragons of a potential three-run homer for the last out and then went head-over-heels over the outfield fence.\u00c2\u00a0 Richmond appealed the call, but the umpires determined that the out had been made in fair territory and the game was over.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n The Clippers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 reward is a second round game away to Guildford Mavericks after they got the better of Braintree Rays 22-14.\u00c2\u00a0 It was a convincing win for Guildford in a game played in slightly less than ideal conditions.\u00c2\u00a0 As the Mavericks\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 excellent match report<\/a> states: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Despite pitcher Matt Bruce promising to ‘bring the kitchen sink’, it was Braintree who gave him the draining board to go with it, as the local authority had failed to remark the field, and the only thing used to build the mound, was a spirit level\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n In the Midlands\/Northern section, MK Bucks gained an impressive 22-3 victory over Manchester Torrent, while Humber Pilots managed to avert a complete sweep of the Northern teams by the Midlanders thanks to a 36-12 win over Leicester Blue Sox II.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n