ABERDEEN, MARYLAND — For Mid-Shore baseball fans who still follow the Aberdeen club after its move from Orioles High-A into the MLB Draft League, the title path is set: the IronBirds will play for the league championship Wednesday night in Williamsport.

Official Draft League gameday and club notes show Aberdeen sealed the berth with a 7-6 comeback win over the Trenton Thunder on Monday at IBEW 24 Union Field at Ripken Stadium. Trenton scored four in the first and led into the late innings; Aberdeen scratched a run in the seventh and erupted for four in the eighth. Luis De La Cruz doubled and drove in two, Isaiah Parido had two hits, and Patrick McCullough and Jevin Relaford each drove in a run in the rally. Cheeley (5-1) earned the win with two scoreless innings; Roman Harrison recorded his fifth save. Trenton’s Williams (0-1) took the loss after allowing four runs in the eighth. Final line: Thunder 6 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors; IronBirds 7 runs, 9 hits, 1 error. Attendance was 509; first pitch was 7:00 p.m.

State College’s official release said that Aberdeen win, paired with the Spikes’ own 5-2 victory at Williamsport on Monday, eliminated State College (25-20 second half at that point) from title contention and locked Aberdeen as Wednesday’s championship opponent. League standings after the Tuesday regular-season finale list Williamsport first in the second half at 27-19 and Aberdeen second at 27-20, a half-game back, with both clubs next scheduled for the Sept. 2 title game.

Williamsport already earned home field as 2026 first-half champion. The winner-take-all MLB Draft League Championship Game is Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 6:35 p.m. at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, per the Crosscutters’ first-half clinch release and the league schedule.