Playoff Picture: Baseball (May 24)

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.

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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 (16-0, 4.0000)
2. Bedford (15-1, 3.7500)
3. Pinkerton (13-4, 3.0588)
4. Dover (13-4, 3.0588)
5. Concord (12-5, 2.8235)
6. Spaulding (11-5, 2.7500)
7. Salem (10-6, 2.5000)
8. Londonderry (9-9, 2.0000)
9. Manchester Central (8-8, 2.0000)
10. Keene (8-9, 1.8824)
11. Nashua North (7-9, 1.7500)
12. Alvirne (7-9, 1.7500)

Outside: Nashua South (7-9, 1.7500); Merrimack (5-11, 1.2500); Bishop Guertin (5-12, 1.1765); Trinity (4-13, 0.9412); Manchester Memorial (3-13, 0.7500); Timberlane (3-13, 0.7500); Winnacunnet (1-15, 0.2500).

Tiebreakers

• Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Nashua North wins the three-way tiebreaker with Alvirne and Nashua South thanks to a better rating in head-to-head games.
• Alvirne wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South for the final playoff spot 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 (changes in bold)

• 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 (12-2, 3.4286)
2. Portsmouth (12-2, 3.4286)
3. Windham (12-3, 3.2000)
4. Goffstown (11-4, 2.9333)
5. Oyster River (9-4, 2.7692)
6. Milford (9-5, 2.5714)
7. St. Thomas (8-5, 2.4615)
8. Bow (9-6, 2.4000)
9. Kingswood (8-6, 2.2857)
10. John Stark (8-6, 2.2857)
11. Plymouth (8-7, 2.1333)
12. Coe-Brown (7-8, 1.8667)

Outside: Hollis Brookline (7-8, 1.8667); Merrimack Valley (7-8, 1.8867); Sanborn (6-7, 1.8462); Hanover (6-8, 1.7143); Lebanon (6-10, 1.5000); ConVal (5-9, 1.4286); Pelham (3-11, 0.8571); Laconia (2-13, 0.5333); Pembroke (2-13, 0.5333); Kennett (2-14, 0.5000).

Tiebreakers

• Souhegan wins the tiebreaker with Portsmouth thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Kingswood wins the tiebreaker with John Stark thanks to a head-to-head victory.
• Coe-Brown wins the three-way tiebreaker with Hollis Brookline and Merrimack Valley for the final playoff spot thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

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

First-round matchups

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

Division III

Playoff field

1. Campbell (15-0, 4.0000)
2. Belmont (13-2, 3.5333)
3. Conant (12-2, 3.5000)
4. Stevens (12-2, 3.4286)
5. Raymond (10-4, 2.8571)
6. Monadnock (10-4, 2.8571)
7. Mascenic (10-5, 2.6667)
8. Newfound (9-5, 2.5714)
9. Prospect Mountain (8-6, 2.2857)
10. White Mountains (7-7, 2.0000)
11. Gilford (8-8, 2.0000)
12. Berlin (6-8, 1.7143)

Outside: Franklin (6-8, 1.7143); Inter-Lakes (6-8, 1.7143); Fall Mountain (6-9, 1.6000); Somersworth (5-10, 1.3333); Bishop Brady (5-11, 1.2500); Kearsarge (4-11, 1.0667); Winnisquam (4-11, 1.0667); Newport (4-11, 1.0667); Hillsboro-Deering (1-13, 0.2857); Mascoma Valley (0-13, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Raymond wins the tiebreaker with Monadnock thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• White Mountains wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Berlin wins the three-way tiebreaker with Franklin and Inter-Lakes for the final playoff spot thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

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

First-round matchups

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

Division IV

Playoff field

1. Sunapee (15-0, 4.1333)
2. Littleton (13-1, 3.8571)
3. Groveton (13-2, 3.4667)
4. Newmarket (12-3, 3.2000)
5. Pittsfield (12-4, 3.0000)
6. Hopkinton (10-5, 2.6667)
7. Woodsville (10-5, 2.7333)
8. Profile (10-5, 2.6667)
9. Moultonborough (7-7, 2.0000)
10. Derryfield (7-7, 2.0000)
11. Wilton-Lyndeborough (7-8, 1.8667)
12. Colebrook (7-8, 1.8667)

Outside: Portsmouth Christian (6-9, 1.6000); Farmington (4-10, 1.1429); Epping (4-11, 1.0667); Canaan-Pittsburg (4-11, 1.0667); Lisbon (4-11, 1.0667); Gorham (3-12, 0.8000); Nute (2-13, 0.5333); Hinsdale (2-15, 0.4706); Lin-Wood (0-11, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

• Hopkinton wins the three-way tiebreaker with Woodsville and Profile thanks to a better rating against tournament teams
• Woodsville wins the tiebreaker with Profile thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Moultonborough wins the tiebreaker with Derryfield thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
• Wilton-Lyndeborough wins the tiebreaker with Colebrook thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

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

First-round matchups

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