Due to frequent and severe inclement weather this summer, the Cal Ripken Sr. League has changed the format for the 2025 playoffs. This season, all eight teams will make the playoffs, with the bottom four seeds facing two play-in games.
The playoff teams will be seeded 1 through 8 based on overall winning percentage, regardless of division. All teams winning percentages will be calculated with a divisor of 35 games, regardless of the number of team games played.
FINAL SEEDING
1. Big Train
2. Aces
3. Cropdusters
4. Senators
5. Grays
6. Giants
7. Thunderbolts
8. Braves
Tuesday, July 22 Play In Games
#8 Braves at #5 Grays – 7 pm at Woodbridge HS
#7 Thunderbolts at #6 Giants – 7 pm at Criswell Field
Winners advance to second round of play-in games on Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 23 Play In Games
#5 or #8 at #4 Senators – time and site TBD
#6 or #7 at #3 Cropdusters – 6:30 pm at First Responder Field
Winners advance to best of 3 semi-final series
The best-of-three semi-final round starts on Thursday, July 24. The 1 seed will play a best-of-three series against the lowest remaining seed. The 2 seed will play a best-of-three series against the highest remaining seed from the play-in round.
The winners of each semi-final series will face off in a best-of-three League Championship Series, starting Sunday, July 27 (date subject to change). The winner of this series will be crowned the 2025 Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League Champion!
