On Friday night, the Class A Lakewood BlueClaws locked down their first playoff berth since 2010 with a 10-4 win over Greensboro (Miami affiliate) at FirstEnergy Park.
With the win, which was the BlueClaws’ 21st victory in their last 27 contests, the team won the South Atlantic League’s Northern division second-half title. They’ll face Hagerstown, the first-half division winners, in the opening round of the playoffs beginning on Wednesday in Lakewood.
The ‘Claws (42-25 in the second half, 71-65 overall) took considerable strides to improve since a slow start which saw their record on April 30th (5-16) as the second worst in the minors.