Chicago, Ill. – Aug. 2, 2023 – The matchups, locations and times for the first round of the Northern League Playoffs were locked in based on Tuesday’s results.

The top-seeded Lake County Corn Dogs will face the fourth-seeded Indiana Panthers in one NL Semifinal Series, while the other semifinal set will pit the Northwest Indiana Oilmen against the Southland Vikings.

The Oilmen and Vikings will be the No. 2 seed and No. 3 seed, but which team claims which seed remains to be seen based on how the final two nights of the regular season unfold. The team that secures the No. 2 seed will earn last at-bats for Game 1 and Game 3 (if nec.) of the best-of-three semifinal series. All three games in the series will take place at Oil City Stadium.

The playoff schedule can be found below.

NL Semifinal Series – Aug. 5-7 
Saturday, Aug. 5
Oilmen/Vikings Game 1, 7:10 p.m. at Oil City Stadium
Panthers at Corn Dogs Game 1, 7 p.m. at Legacy Fields 

Sunday, Aug. 6
Oilmen/Vikings Game 2, 7:10 p.m. at Oil City Stadium
Corn Dogs at Panthers Game 2, 5 p.m. at Highland HS 

Monday, Aug. 7
Oilmen/Vikings Game 3 (if nec.), 7:10 p.m. at Oil City Stadium
Panthers at Corn Dogs Game 3 (if nec.), 7 p.m. at Legacy Fields 

Championship Series – Aug. 9-11 
Aug. 9 at best seed remaining
Aug. 10 at worst seed remaining
Aug. 11 at best seed remaining (if nec.)