The 2018 Cambria County American Legion league playoffs begin on Thursday with a pair of best-of-three semifinal series. Bedford is the top seed and will host fourth seed Somerset in Game 1, while the other matchup features second seed Claysburg hosting third seed St. Michael.
The winners of the semifinal series' will play one nine-inning game at the higher seed to determine the CCAL champion. Both finalists advance to the Region 7 Tournament, which begins on Friday, July 20. Hempfield East is the regional host this year and games will be played at Hempfield Area High School.
Below is a closer look at the Cambria league tournament:
1. Bedford (21-3) vs 4. Somerset (14-9)
Game 1 - Thursday at Bedford, 5:30 p.m.
Game 2 - Friday at Somerset, 5:30 p.m.
Game 3 (x) - Saturday at Bedford, TBA
x - if necessary
Notes: Bedford won all three regular season meetings with Somerset this season. All three of Bedford's losses were by one run. Bedford has advanced to the regional tournament the past two years and three of four heading into 2018. Somerset's last appearance at Region 7 was in 2013, when Post 181 hosted that event.
2. Claysburg (20-4) vs 3. St. Michael (19-5)
Game 1 - Thursday at Claysburg, 5:30 p.m.
Game 2 - Friday at St. Michael, 5:30 p.m.
Game 3 (x) - Saturday at Claysburg, TBA
x - if necessary
Notes: St. Michael, which had a chance to be a higher seed and thus have home field advantage before losses to Bedford and Lilly this past Sunday, won two of three games against Claysburg this summer. Claysburg's four defeats in the league's regular season were by six runs in total. Claysburg is looking for its fifth straight trip to the Region 7 Tournament, while St. Michael most recently made it in 2015.
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