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What is the River Valley
League?
The River Valley League is an association of amateur baseball clubs,
organized into three separate divisions or leagues, organized under
the rules of the
Minnesota
Baseball Association. The teams are either Class B or Class C
teams. The West and Central Divisions are composed of four and five
Class C teams respectively. The East Division is composed of five
Class B teams.
The River Valley League was formerly known as the Carver Central
League, changing names as both Brownton and Carver opted out of
the league for the 2008 season, with Fairfax and Henderson joining the
league.
The West Division consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Gaylord, St. Peter
and Winthrop. The Central Division consists of Belle Plaine,
Henderson, Le Sueur and Waconia. The East Division consists of Chaska,
Jordan, Prior Lake, Shakopee and Victoria.
How many games do the teams play?
Each team in the River Valley League will play every other team in the
league at least one time during the year. In the West and Central
Divisions, each team will play their division opponents one additional
time. The East Division, consisting of Class B teams only, contains
five of the six teams in State Section 3B. The additional team is
Green Isle. The Class B teams in Section 3B play each other three
times in regular season play.
In addition, each team may schedule games with other teams consistent
with the rules of the Minnesota Baseball Association.
What schedule do the teams play?
The teams play a regular season league schedule, where division
standings determine seeding in divisional double elimination playoffs.
For the Class C teams in the West and Central Divisions, the division
playoff sends two teams to State Regional play as the next step to
winning the State Championship.
The Class B teams are seeded into two pools of three teams each, to
allow two teams from each pool to advance. The four remaining teams
then play a double
elimination playoffs to determine who are the Section 3B
representatives to the state tournament. |
