 The team went on a roll through the first two rounds of the playoffs, beating St. Paul (3 games to 1) to claim the Eastern Division title and Fargo-Moorhead (3 games to 0) to claim the Central Championship.However, due to the recent merger between the Northern League and the Northeast League the year before, there was an extra round of playoffs to be played.The Dukes would be swept by Adirondack 3 games to 0, ending their season.