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P.E.I. Junior Islanders tuning up for post-season today

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – With the P.E.I. Junior Islanders playoff spot set, the New Brunswick Junior Baseball League squad looks to tighten things up for the post-season with a season-ending doubleheader today versus the Royals in Fredericton, N.B.

P.E.I. Islanders catcher Chasse Gallant of Summerside swings at a pitch during Game 1 of a New Brunswick Junior Baseball League doubleheader against the Saint John Alpines on Sunday afternoon. The Islanders won both contests played at Queen Elizabeth Park’s Legends Field.
P.E.I. Islanders catcher Chasse Gallant of Summerside swings at a pitch during Game 1 of a New Brunswick Junior Baseball League doubleheader against the Saint John Alpines on Sunday afternoon. The Islanders won both contests played at Queen Elizabeth Park’s Legends Field.

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Game 1 starts at noon.

The Metro Mudcats (17-3) clinched first place last week with a 1-0 win over P.E.I., putting the Islanders (15-7) three games back and locking it into second place.

The teams could finish tied at 17-7, but Metro has the head-to-head edge after winning four-of-six meetings this season.

P.E.I.’s Darcy Affleck and Fredericton’s Daniel Bertrand are tied for the league-lead in home runs with three, while the Islanders Riley Gallant leads the league with 20 RBIs and has a team-best .538 batting average.

Third-, fourth- and fifth-place in the standings are up for grabs as just three games separate Fredericton, the Saint John Junior Alpines and the Chatham Ironmen.

On Sunday, the Alpines host the Ironmen for a double-dip beginning at 2 p.m.

The regular season is scheduled to end Thursday, July 27, when Metro hosts Chatham.

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