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UPDATED: Miners make playoffs

AUGUSTA. The Sussex County team wins the Atlantic Conference East Division title.

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| 30 Aug 2025 | 10:36
    <b>The Sussex County Miners’ Hunter D'Amato reaches first base before the ball in the second inning of a game against the Brockton Rox on Saturday, Aug. 2. The Miners won, 9-3. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter)</b>
    The Sussex County Miners’ Hunter D'Amato reaches first base before the ball in the second inning of a game against the Brockton Rox on Saturday, Aug. 2. The Miners won, 9-3. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter)
    <b>The Miners’ Alec Sayre crosses home plate to score in the first inning, moving the team ahead of the Rox, 3-1.</b>
    The Miners’ Alec Sayre crosses home plate to score in the first inning, moving the team ahead of the Rox, 3-1.
    <b>Sussex County Miners pitcher Jackson Balzan on the mound. He pitched for eight innings, producing nine strikeouts. </b>
    Sussex County Miners pitcher Jackson Balzan on the mound. He pitched for eight innings, producing nine strikeouts.
    <b>The ball goes into foul territory after being hit by Miners batter Mahki Backstrom in the second inning. He scored one run in the game.</b>
    The ball goes into foul territory after being hit by Miners batter Mahki Backstrom in the second inning. He scored one run in the game.
    <b>Miners batter Abdel Guadalupe is ready to hit in the game against the Brockton Rox. He was awarded one base on balls. </b>
    Miners batter Abdel Guadalupe is ready to hit in the game against the Brockton Rox. He was awarded one base on balls.
    <b>Sussex County Miners batter Hunter D'Amato raises his leg before the arrival of a pitched ball. He scored two runs during the game.</b>
    Sussex County Miners batter Hunter D'Amato raises his leg before the arrival of a pitched ball. He scored two runs during the game.
    <b>Miners runner Hunter D'Amato is tagged out at second base by Rox infielder J.R. DiSarcina in the second inning. </b>
    Miners runner Hunter D'Amato is tagged out at second base by Rox infielder J.R. DiSarcina in the second inning.
    <b>Miner Man carries the team flag.</b>
    Miner Man carries the team flag.
    <b>Herbie the Miner and Miner Man perform in front of baseball fans.</b>
    Herbie the Miner and Miner Man perform in front of baseball fans.
    <b>Brockton Rox pitcher Michael Quigley throws the ball. He pitched for five innings.</b>
    Brockton Rox pitcher Michael Quigley throws the ball. He pitched for five innings.
    UPDATED: Miners make playoffs
    <b>The Brockton Rox meet on the pitchers mound.</b>
    The Brockton Rox meet on the pitchers mound.

The Sussex County Miners won the Atlantic Conference East Division and have qualified for the playoffs, which start next week.

It is the minor league baseball team’s first division title while playing in the Frontier League.

Sean Roby Jr. was selected as the 2025 All-Frontier League Team’s third baseman and Dom Johnson as a 2025 All-Frontier League Team outfielder.

The Miners will play the Tri-City ValleyCats in a best-of-three wild-card series starting Wednesday, Sept. 3 there.

Game 2 of the series will be played at 7:05 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 at Skylands Stadium in Augusta. Game 3 if needed also will be played here.

Tickets are $10. They may be purchased online at tickets.sussexcountyminers.com/event/playoff-game-ytmsi1

Winners of the wild-card round will play in the best-of-five conference final series from Sept. 9 through Sept. 12.

Those winners will play in the best-of-five championship series from Sept. 16 through Sept. 21.

As of Saturday, Aug. 30, the Miners’ record was 53-42, two games ahead of the New York Boulders (51-43).

The season ends Sunday, Aug. 31.

The Quebec Capitales won the Atlantic Conference North Division - and led the Frontier League as a whole - with a 67-28 record as of Aug. 30. They were followed by the Tri-City ValleyCats (62-33).

Also in the playoffs are the Capitales, Boulders, Washington Wild Things (53-42) and Lake Erie Crushers (53-41) of the Midwest Conference’s Central Division, and Schaumburg Boomers (58-37) and Gateway Grizzlies (55-39) of the Midwest Conference’s West Division.

The Miners took part in the playoffs in 2023, when they qualified for the wild-card game with a 55-40 record. They lost to the New Jersey Jackals.

The team’s record was 33-62 last year.

The final game of the season Sunday against the Boulders is a Fan Appreciation Night, with 27 prizes to be awarded during the game, which will be followed by fireworks.