Rivershark News: First Half Ends on July 9th

The first half of the 2009 Atlantic League season will come to an end on Thursday, July 9th, and the Sharks will need a strong push to earn an automatic playoff berth, as they did last season. Just as a reminder, the Atlantic League plays a split season format in which the first half and second half winners of each division automatically qualify for the playoffs at the end of the season.

They will play each other in a best of three Divisional Series. The same applies for the winners of the second half of the season.

In the event a club should win the division in both halves of the season, their opponent will be the club, regardless of division, that has achieved the best overall record for the entire season.