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Playoff Picture: Baseball (May 22)

It’s a little more than a week 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 every day this week for Sports Insider Members. To signup for a membership, click on the r

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Baseball (May 22)

It’s a little more than a week 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 every day this 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 (14-0, 4.0000)
  2. Bedford (13-1, 3.7143)
  3. Pinkerton (13-4, 3.0588)
  4. Dover (12-4, 3.0000)
  5. Concord (11-5, 2.7500)
  6. Spaulding (10-5, 2.6667)
  7. Salem (9-6, 2.4000)
  8. Manchester Central (8-6, 2.2857)
  9. Londonderry (9-8, 2.1176)
  10. Nashua North (7-8, 1.8667)
  11. Alvirne (7-8, 1.8667)
  12. Keene (7-9, 1.7500)

Outside: Nashua South (6-9, 1.6000); Merrimack (5-10, 1.333); Bishop Guertin (5-11, 1.2500); Trinity (4-12, 1.0000); Manchester Memorial (3-12, 0.8000); Timberlane (3-12, 0.8000); Winnacunnet (1-15, 0.2500).

Tiebreakers

  • Nashua North wins the tiebreaker with Alvirne thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round byes

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

First-round matchups

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

Division II

Playoff field

  1. Portsmouth (12-2, 3.4286)
  2. Souhegan (11-2, 3.3846)
  3. Windham (11-3, 3.1429)
  4. Goffstown (11-3, 3.1429)
  5. Oyster River (8-4, 2.6667)
  6. Bow (9-5, 2.5714)
  7. John Stark (8-5, 2.4615)
  8. Milford (8-5, 2.4615)
  9. St. Thomas (7-5, 2.3333)
  10. Plymouth (8-6, 2.2857)
  11. Kingswood (7-6, 2.1538)
  12. Coe-Brown (7-7, 2.0000)

Outside: Hollis Brookline (7-8, 1.8667); Sanborn (6-7, 1.8462); Lebanon (6-8, 1.7143); Merrimack Valley (6-8, 1.7143); Hanover (5-8, 1.5385); ConVal (4-9, 1.2308); Pelham (3-11, 0.8571); Laconia (2-10, 0.6667); Pembroke (2-12, 0.5714); Kennett (2-13, 0.5333).

Tiebreakers

  • Windham wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • John Stark wins the tiebreaker with Milford thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

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

First-round matchups

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

Division III

Playoff field

  1. Campbell (13-0, 4.0000)
  2. Belmont (12-2, 3.4286)
  3. Stevens (12-2, 3.4286)
  4. Conant (10-2, 3.4167)
  5. Mascenic (10-4, 2.8571)
  6. Raymond (10-4, 2.8571)
  7. Monadnock (9-4, 2.7692)
  8. Newfound (8-5, 2.4615)
  9. Prospect Mountain (7-6, 2.1538)
  10. Gilford (8-7, 2.1333)
  11. Berlin (6-6, 2.0000)
  12. White Mountains (7-7, 2.0000)

Outside: Fall Mountain (6-8, 1.7143); Franklin (5-8, 1.5385); Inter-Lakes (5-8, 1.5385); Bishop Brady (5-9, 1.4286); Somersworth (4-9, 1.2308); Kearsarge (4-10, 1.1429); Winnisquam (4-11, 1.0667); Newport (2-10, 0.6667); Hillsboro-Deering (1-12, 0.3077); Mascoma Valley (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Belmont wins the tiebreaker with Stevens thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Mascenic wins the tiebreaker with Raymond thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Berlin wins the tiebreaker with White Mountains thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

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

First-round matchups

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

Division IV

Playoff field

  1. Sunapee (14-0, 4.1429)
  2. Littleton (12-1, 3.8462)
  3. Groveton (12-2, 3.4286)
  4. Pittsfield (12-3, 3.2000)
  5. Newmarket (11-3, 3.1429)
  6. Profile (10-4, 2.8571)
  7. Woodsville (10-4, 2.8571)
  8. Hopkinton (9-5, 2.5714)
  9. Wilton-Lyndeborough (7-7, 2.0000)
  10. Colebrook (7-7, 2.0000)
  11. Moultonborough (6-7, 1.8462)
  12. Derryfield (5-7, 1.6667)

Outside: Portsmouth Christian (5-8, 1.5385); Farmington (4-10, 1.1429); Lisbon (4-11, 1.0667); Epping (3-9, 1.0000); Canaan-Pittsburg (3-10, 0.9231); Gorham (3-11, 0.8571); Nute (2-11, 0.6154); Hinsdale (2-12, 0.5714); Lin-Wood (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Profile wins the tiebreaker with Woodsville thanks to a better rating in road game against division opponents.
  • Wilton-Lyndeborough wins the tiebreaker with Colebrook 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 Hopkinton
  • No. 12 Derryfield at No. 5 Newmarket
  • No. 10 Colebrook at No. 7 Woodsville
  • No. 11 Moultonborough at No. 6 Profile

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