The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks were inadvertently propelled to the NECBL playoffs on Wednesday evening, after their regular season was cut short by one day.
Prior to Wednesday, the No. 8 Sharks (20-22) were just one game ahead of No. 9 Ocean State (19-23) in the New England Collegiate Baseball League standings, but the Waves’ last-ditch playoff bid — a doubleheader versus Vermont away —- was suspended due to inclement weather.
With the playoffs scheduled to begin tomorrow and just eight playoff spots available, the Sharks’ away game in Mystic also got the axe due to the sudden lack of necessity.
The Sharks’ postseason campaign begins with a best-of-three series versus the No. 1 Vermont Mountaineers (30-11), who previously beat the Vineyard twice in two games this season.
The Sharks will host game two of the first round series at 7:05 pm Friday at home at the Shark Tank.
