Playoff Picture: Baseball (May 18)

It’s two 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.

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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 (13-0, 4.0000)
2. Bedford (13-1, 3.7143)
3. Pinkerton (11-4, 2.9333)
4. Dover (11-4, 2.9333)
5. Concord (10-5, 2.6667)
6. Spaulding (9-5, 2.5714)
7. Salem (8-6, 2.2857)
8. Londonderry (9-7, 2.2500)
9. Manchester Central (7-6, 2.1538)
10. Keene (7-7, 2.0000)
11. Nashua North (6-8, 1.7143)
12. Alvirne (6-8, 1.7143)

Outside: Nashua South (6-8, 1.7143); Bishop Guertin (5-9, 1.4286); Merrimack (5-9, 1.4286); Trinity (4-11, 1.0667); Manchester Memorial (3-11, 0.8571); Timberlane (3-12, 0.8000); Winnacunnet (1-14, 0.2667).

Tiebreakers

• Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Nashua North and Alvirne finish ahead of Nashua South in a three-way tiebreaker thanks to a better rating against tournament. North wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a head-to-head win.
• Alvirne wins the tiebreaker with South for the final playoff spot thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

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

First-round matchups

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

Division II

Playoff field

1. Souhegan (10-1, 3.6364)
2. Portsmouth (11-2, 3.3846)
3. Windham (11-2, 3.3846)
4. Goffstown (11-3, 3.1429)
5. Oyster River (7-4, 2.5455)
6. Plymouth (8-5, 2.4615)
7. Bow (8-5, 2.4615)
8. Milford (7-5, 2.3333)
9. John Stark (7-5, 2.3333)
10. St. Thomas (6-5, 2.1818)
11. Coe-Brown (7-7, 2.0000)
12. Kingswood (6-6, 2.0000)

Outside: Hollis Brookline (7-7, 2.0000); Sanborn (6-6, 2.0000); Lebanon (5-8, 1.5385); Merrimack Valley (5-8, 1.5385); Hanover (4-7, 1.4545); ConVal (3-8, 1.0909); Laconia (2-7, 0.8889); Pelham (2-10, 0.6667); Pembroke (2-11, 0.6154); Kennett (2-12, 0.5714).

Tiebreakers

• Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with Windham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Plymouth wins the tiebreaker with Bow thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Milford wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Coe-Brown wins the four-way tiebreaker with Kingswood, Hollis Brookline and Sanborn thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Kingswood wins the three-way tiebreaker for the final playoff spot with Hollis Brookline and Sanborn thanks to a better record against tournament teams.

First-round byes

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

First-round matchups

• No. 9 John Stark at No. 8 Milford
• No. 12 Kingswood at No. 5 Oyster River
• No. 10 St. Thomas at No. 7 Bow
• No. 11 Coe-Brown at No. 6 Plymouth

Division III

Playoff field

1. Campbell (12-0, 4.0000)
2. Stevens (11-2, 3.3846)
3. Belmont (10-2, 3.3333)
4. Conant (8-2, 3.3000)
5. Monadnock (8-3, 2.9091)
6. Mascenic (9-4, 2.7692)
7. Raymond (9-4, 2.7692)
8. Newfound (8-4, 2.6667)
9. Prospect Mountain (6-6, 2.0000)
10. Gilford (7-7, 2.0000)
11. Fall Mountain (6-7, 1.8462)
12. Berlin (5-6, 1.8182)

Outside: White Mountains (5-6, 1.8182); Franklin (5-6, 1.8182); Inter-Lakes (5-7, 1.6667); Bishop Brady (5-8, 1.5385); Somersworth (4-8, 1.3333); Kearsarge (4-9, 1.2308); Winnsiquam (4-10, 1.1429); Newport (2-10, 0.6667); Hillsboro-Deering (1-11, 0.3333); Mascoma Valley (0-12, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Mascenic wins the tiebreaker with Raymond thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Prospect Mountain wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Berlin wins the three-way tiebreaker for the final playoff spot with Franklin and White Mountains thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

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

First-round matchups

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

Division IV

Playoff field

1. Sunapee (14-0, 4.1429)
2. Littleton (11-1, 3.7500)
3. Groveton (11-2, 3.3846)
4. Pittsfield (11-3, 3.1429)
5. Newmarket (9-3, 3.0000)
6. Woodsville (10-4, 2.8571)
7. Hopkinton (9-4, 2.7692)
8. Profile (9-4, 2.7692)
9. Wilton-Lyndeborough (7-6, 2.1538)
10. Colebrook (7-7, 2.0000)
11. Moultonborough (5-6, 1.8182)
12. Derryfield (4-6, 1.6000)

Outside: Portsmouth Christian (5-8, 1.5385); Farmington (3-9, 1.0000); Canaan-Pittsburg (3-9, 1.0000); Epping (3-9, 1.0000); Gorham (3-10, 0.9231); Lisbon (3-11, 0.8571); Nute (2-11, 0.6154); Hinsdale (2-12, 0.5714); Lin-Wood (0-10, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Hopkinton wins the tiebreaker with Profile thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

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

First-round matchups

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