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Playoff Picture: Baseball

It’s three weeks until the start of the baseball postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all four divisions. These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below. No

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Baseball

It’s three weeks until the start of the baseball postseason in New Hampshire, so here is a look at where each team stands and who is in and who is out in all four divisions.

These will be updated each week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the register button below.

Note: With the NHIAA’s new 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, all four baseball divisions will have 12 playoff teams. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets.

Division I

Playoff field

  1. Exeter (11-0, 4.0000)
  2. Bedford (9-1, 3.6000)
  3. Dover (10-2, 3.3333)
  4. Pinkerton (10-3, 3.0769)
  5. Spaulding (8-4, 2.6667)
  6. Salem (8-4, 2.6667)
  7. Londonderry (8-5, 2.4615)
  8. Concord (8-5, 2.4615)
  9. Manchester Central (6-4, 2.4000)
  10. Bishop Guertin (4-6, 1.6000)
  11. Nashua North (4-6, 1.6000)
  12. Nashua South (4-7, 1.4545)

Outside: Keene (4-7, 1.4545); Alvirne (4-7, 1.4545); Merrimack (3-7, 1.2000); Trinity (3-9, 1.0000); Timberlane (3-10, 0.9231); Manchester Memorial (2-8, 0.8000); Winnacunnet (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Salem thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Concord thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Nashua North thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Nashua South wins the three-way tiebreaker with Keene and Alvirne for the final playoff spot thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Exeter
  • No. 2 Bedford
  • No. 3 Dover
  • No. 4 Pinkerton

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Manchester Central at No. 8 Concord
  • No. 12 Nashua South at No. 5 Spaulding
  • No. 10 Bishop Guertin at No. 7 Londonderry
  • No. 11 Nashua North at No. 6 Salem

Division II

Playoff field

  1. Souhegan (8-0, 4.0000)
  2. Portsmouth (10-0, 4.0000)
  3. Windham (9-1, 3.6000)
  4. Goffstown (9-3, 3.0000)
  5. John Stark (5-3, 2.5000)
  6. Milford (5-3, 2.5000)
  7. Sanborn (6-4, 2.4000)
  8. St. Thomas (4-3, 2.2857)
  9. Plymouth (5-4, 2.2222)
  10. Oyster River (5-4, 2.2222)
  11. Bow (4-4, 2.0000)
  12. Hanover (4-4, 2.0000)

Outside: Coe-Brown (5-6, 1.8182); Kingswood (4-5, 1.7778); Hollis Brookline (4-6, 1.6000); ConVal (3-6, 1.3333); Lebanon (4-7, 1.4545); Merrimack Valley (3-7, 1.2000); Kennett (2-8, 0.8000); Pembroke (2-9, 0.7273); Laconia (1-7, 0.5000); Pelham (1-9, 0.4000).

Tiebreakers

  • Souhegan wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Milford thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Plymouth wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Bow wins the tiebreaker with Hanover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Souhegan
  • No. 2 Portsmouth
  • No. 3 Windham
  • No. 4 Goffstown

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Plymouth at No. 8 St. Thomas
  • No. 12 Hanover at No. 5 John Stark
  • No. 10 Oyster River at No. 7 Sanborn
  • No. 11 Bow at No. 6 Milford

Division III

Playoff field

  1. Campbell (11-0, 4.0000)
  2. Stevens (9-1, 3.6000)
  3. Conant (6-1, 3.5714)
  4. Belmont (7-2, 3.1111)
  5. Monadnock (7-2, 3.1111)
  6. Mascenic (7-3, 2.8000)
  7. Raymond (7-3, 2.8000)
  8. Newfound (5-3, 2.5000)
  9. Gilford (6-5, 2.1818)
  10. Prospect Mountain (5-5, 2.0000)
  11. Franklin (4-5, 1.7778)
  12. Somersworth (3-4, 1.7143)

Outside: Fall Mountain (4-6, 1.6000); White Mountains (3-5, 1.5000); Bishop Brady (4-7, 1.4545); Berlin (3-6, 1.3333); Inter-Lakes (3-6, 1.3333); Winnsiquam (3-8, 1.0909); Kearsarge (2-9, 0.7273); Newport (1-7, 0.5000); Hillsboro-Deering (1-7, 0.5000); Mascoma Valley (0-8, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Belmont wins the tiebreaker with Monadnock thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Mascenic wins the tiebreaker with Raymond thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Campbell
  • No. 2 Stevens
  • No. 3 Conant
  • No. 4 Belmont

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Gilford at No. 8 Newfound
  • No. 12 Somersworth at No. 5 Monadnock
  • No. 10 Prospect Mountain at No. 7 Raymond
  • No. 11 Franklin at No. 6 Mascenic

Division IV

Playoff field

  1. Sunapee (10-0, 4.2000)
  2. Littleton (8-1, 3.7778)
  3. Newmarket (8-2, 3.2000)
  4. Groveton (8-2, 3.2000)
  5. Woodsville (8-2, 3.2000)
  6. Pittsfield (9-3, 3.0000)
  7. Hopkinton (8-3, 2.9091)
  8. Profile (7-3, 2.8000)
  9. Moultonborough (5-3, 2.5000)
  10. Wilton-Lyndeborough (5-4, 2.2222)
  11. Derryfield (4-5, 1.7778)
  12. Colebrook (4-6, 1.6000)

Outside: Farmington (3-5, 1.5000); Epping (3-6, 1.3333); Portsmouth Christian (3-7, 1.2000); Canaan-Pittsburg (2-6, 1.0000); Lisbon (2-9, 0.7273); Hinsdale (2-12, 0.5714); Gorham (1-6, 0.5714); Nute (1-10, 0.3636); Lin-Wood (0-7. 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Newmarket wins the three-way tiebreaker with Groveton and Woodsville thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Groveton wins the tiebreaker with Woodsville thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Sunapee
  • No. 2 Littleton
  • No. 3 Newmarket
  • No. 4 Groveton

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Moultonborough at No. 8 Profile
  • No. 12 Colebrook at No. 5 Woodsville
  • No. 10 Wilton-Lyndeborough at No. 7 Hopkinton
  • No. 11 Derryfield at No. 6 Pittsfield

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