The HCBL regular season comes to an end Monday, but there is no shortage of excitement in the games leading to the postseason. The four playoff teams were set in stone on Thursday and we saw a potential first-round matchup between third-place Sag Harbor<\/strong> (17-16-4) and second-place Riverhead<\/strong> (21-13-3) at Veterans Memorial Park. The Whalers seemed firmly in control throughout the afternoon, but reliance mixed in with a little bit of luck put the Tomcats on the top. Josh Greene<\/strong> capped off a five-run comeback inning with a walk-off double as Riverhead defeats Sag Harbor in an 8-7 classic that featured 27 hits.<\/p>\n

Before Sag Harbor made their mark in the ball game, Riverhead got on the scoreboard first. With three of the league\u2019s top four hitters (in terms of batting average) sitting at second, third and fourth in John Galanoudis\u2019 lineup, runs are expected to come in waves. That started in the bottom of the first when Alex Baratta<\/strong> and Louis Antos<\/strong> reached base on back-to-back singles, setting up Eduardo Malinowski<\/strong> who smacked a hit to bring home Baratta and give the Tomcats a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n

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Josh Greene spoke with Justin Paura following his walk-off 2-R double to give Riverhead an 8-7 victory over Sag Harbor pic.twitter.com\/4M4eywTzv2<\/a><\/p>\n

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