Taylor Carbone and the Alvirne softball team are the No. 3 seed in Class L.
High school softball fans will have plenty of local games to choose from when the tournaments begin on Wednesday.
The NHIAA released the pairings for all four classes of softball on Tuesday, and 11 local teams will be participating, with eight of them playing the first round at home.
Class L
After finishing the season with a 17-3 record, Alvirne enters the tournament as the No. 3 seed and will host No. 14 Pinkerton Academy (8-11) in the preliminary round at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Hudson. The Broncos won the lone regular-season meeting between the two teams 12-8 on May 26.
The winner will move on to the quarterfinals to face either No. 6 Spaulding (12-7) or No. 11 Nashua South (9-10). The Panthers defeated the Red Raiders 4-3 on April 14, in the first game of the season for both teams. The preliminary round game is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Rochester.
On the other side of the bottom of the bracket, No. 2 Salem (17-2), which has won nine in a row, hosts No. 15 Timberlane (6-13) and No. 7 Dover (11-8) hosts No. 10 Manchester Central (10-9). The winners of those games will play in the quarterfinals.
Nashua North (14-5) earned the No. 5 seed and will host No. 12 Bishop Guertin (9-10) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Titans won the regular-season meeting on April 23, 4-3. The winner gets either No. 4 Londonderry (16-3), which is on an 11-game win streak, or No. 13 Manchester Memorial (8-11) in the quarterfinals.
Merrimack (10-9) earned the No. 9 seed, but stumbled into the playoffs having lost five of their final eight games. The Tomahawks will head to Hampton to face No. 8 Winnacunnet (10-9) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Warriors won the lone regular-season meeting on May 10, 4-3.
The winner will face either No. 1 Concord (18-1) or No. 16 Trinity (5-14) in the quarterfinals.
Class I
All four local participants will host first-round games on Wednesday.
Bedford (12-4) finished the season as the No. 3 team in the standings, according to the Heal Point System. After opening the season with 10 straight wins, the Bulldogs have lost four of their final six. They host No. 14 Merrimack Valley (9-7) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams didn’t meet in the regular season.
The winner will take on either No. 6 Hollis/Brookline (11-5) or No. 11 Coe-Brown Academy (10-6). The Cavs will host the first round game against the Black Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bears won the regular-season meeting 10-2 on May 12.
On the other side of the bottom of the bracket, No. 2 Bishop Brady (15-1) hosts No. 15 Con-Val (6-10) while No. 7 John Stark (11-5) hosts No. 10 Portsmouth (11-5).
Souhegan (11-5) is the No. 4 seed and will host No. 13 Monadnock (8-8) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Amherst. The Sabers won both games against the Huskies this season, winning 14-2 on April 29 and 8-7 on May 3. The winner will face either No. 5 Laconia (13-3) or No. 12 St. Thomas (8-8)
Milford (10-6) earned the No. 8 seed and will take on No. 9 Plymouth (10-6) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Keyes Field. The teams didn’t meet during the regular season. The winner will take on either No. 1 Kennett (14-2) or No. 16 Lebanon (8-8) in the quarterfinals.
Class M
Campbell (15-1), which finished the regular season without losing to a Class M opponent, is the No. 2 seed in the tournament, and will host No. 15 White Mountains Regional (6-10) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Litchfield. The teams didn’t play each other during the regular season.
The winner will take on either No. 7 Conant (11-5) or No. 10 Somersworth (9-7) in the quarterfinals.
Winnisquam (16-1) is the No. 1 seed and will host No. 16 Epping (5-11) in the first round, with the winner taking on either No. 8 Berlin (10-6) or No. 9 Gilford (10-6).
No. 4 Franklin (14-2) hosts No. 13 Mascoma Valley (8-8) in the first round, while No. 5 Stevens (14-3) hosts No. 12 Newfound (8-8). The winners will meet in the quarterfinals.
No. 3 Sanborn (15-2) will take on No. 14 Fall Mountain (7-11), with the winner facing either No. 6 Hopkinton (12-4) or No. 11 Farmington (8-8).
Class S
After another undefeated regular season, Wilton-Lyndeborough (15-0) is the top seed in the tournament. The Warriors will host No. 16 Derryfield (1-14) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. WLC won both regular season meetings, sweeping a doubleheader on May 12, 25-2 and 19-6. The winner will face either No. 8 Sunapee (9-7) or No. 9 Gorham (10-6).
Also on the top half of the bracket, No. 4 Pittsfield (13-3) will host No. 13 Moultonborough (6-10) and No. 5 Lin-Wood (10-6) hosts No. 12 Profile (6-10).
No. 2 Colebrook (15-1) takes on No. 15 Hinsdale (2-13), with the winner facing either No. 7 Littleton (9-7) or No. 10 Portsmouth Christian (7-7). No. 3 Woodsville (13-3) hosts No. 14 Groveton (6-10) and No. 6 Newmarket (10-6) faces No. 11 Pittsburg (7-9).