Complex sentence: After failing to clinch a playoff spot in the first half, the Ducks won the Second Half Liberty Division title by a game and a half over the Bridgeport Bluefish, which guaranteed Long Island its third consecutive playoff berth and ninth in 10 years.
Split into simpler sentences: After failing to clinch a playoff spot in the first half, the Ducks won the Second Half Liberty Division title by a game and a half over the Bridgeport Bluefish. This guaranteed Long Island it's third consecutive playoff berth and ninth in 10 years.