EL News: Playoffs begin
From spring training to the last out of the regular season, it has been the goal of every GM, team, manager and player to reach the Explorer League playoffs. They all aspire to win baseball's Holy Grail, the Explorer Cup title. Now, for the elite teams, the first steps of that journey begin in earnest with the Wildcard Series starting today. The opening playoff series will pit these teams against one another: 
<Oklahoma City Whirlwind:team#13> (BYE), <Eugene Ducks:team#11> vs <San Antonio Turtles:team#9>, <Fresno Grizzlies:team#103> (BYE) and <Cleveland Attack:team#21> vs <Birmingham Vulcans:team#20>.