Bainbridge Island wraps up Puget Division flag in A to Z League

Bainbridge skipper Lou
Boudreau isn't too worried
about club's late-season skid.

Bainbridge Island clinched an A to Z League playoff spot when Snoqualmie lost at Forks 3-1 on October 1. Though the Bees lost earlier in the day at Moses Lake, 7-4, they won the Puget Division mathematically as the S's dropped nine games off the pace with just eight remaining to be played on the regular season schedule. 

It's been an interesting September for Bainbridge Island to say the least. Between August 31 and September 19 they won 19 of 20 games, including a 14-game winning streak, to break open what had been, for most of the season, a pretty close race between themselves, Snoqualmie, and Renton. Immediately following the hot streak, Bainbridge Island lost four straight to Coast leader Aberdeen, which clinched that division yesterday, then split a series with Quincy and lost three of four at Moses Lake, so they've gone 3-9 over their last three series. 

Bainbridge player/manager Lou Boudreau is not concerned about the slide, even though his club went 1-7 against other division-leading clubs.

The Westside matchup is set for the first round of the playoffs, in which Bainbridge Island will play Aberdeen in a best-of-seven series. The Bees presently have the inside track for home-field advantage there, with a record five games better than the A's. The Eastside divisions are still up for grabs, though Moses Lake and Goldendale have solid leads in their respective divisions.