The Herts Cardinals are currently 4th in the Triple-A League standings. They face fifth-placed Bristol Badgers on Sunday knowing they will need to win one of the two games to stay ahead of them and qualify for the Playoffs.
| Pos | Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bears | 19 | 6 | 0.760 | 0 |
| 2 |  Metros | 18 | 8 | 0.692 | 1.5 |
| 3 |  Knights | 18 | 9 | 0.667 | 2 |
| 4 |  Cardinals | 13 | 12 | 0.520 | 6 |
| 5 |  Badgers | 12 | 16 | 0.429 | 8.5 |
| 6 |  Pirates | 11 | 16 | 0.407 | 9 |
| 7 |  Redbacks | 10 | 17 | 0.370 | 10 |
| 8 |  Bucs | 4 | 21 | 0.160 | 15 |
| 9 |  Lancers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 6.5 |
The two teams have played each other twice so far this season when they met on Opening Day in Bristol. The Cardinals won both of those games but they were closely-fought encounters – 5-4 and 5-2.
The starting pitchers for the Herts team in those games were Tyler Cote and Stephen Wong and they faced Bristol’s starters Luke Claflin and Deivydas Trinkunas, respectively. Other potential starters for the Badgers are Nerius Tamosiunas and player-manager Rhodri Theaker.
The Cardinals will have home-field advantage and Herts fans can support them by coming to Basing Hill Ballpark this Sunday. First pitch is at 12pm. Admission is free.
Those who can’t be at the ballpark can follow the live updates on the BBF scoreboard webpage.