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Playoff Picture: Baseball

It’s a little more than five 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 registe

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Baseball

It’s a little more than five 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 (3-0, 4.0000)
  2. Bedford (4-0, 4.0000)
  3. Londonderry (5-1, 3.3333)
  4. Spaulding (4-1, 3.2000)
  5. Salem (4-1, 3.2000)
  6. Pinkerton (4-1, 3.2000)
  7. Dover (4-1, 3.2000)
  8. Trinity (3-2, 2.4000)
  9. Nashua North (2-2, 2.0000)
  10. Manchester Memorial (2-2, 2.0000)
  11. Merrimack (2-3, 1.6000)
  12. Concord (2-3, 1.6000)

Outside: Manchester Central (1-2, 1.3333); Nashua South (1-3, 1.0000); Alvirne (1-3, 1.0000); Timberlane (1-4, 0.8000); Keene (1-4, 0.8000); Bishop Guertin (1-4, 0.8000); Winnacunnet (0-5, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Bedford thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • In a four-way tiebreaker, Spaulding and Salem finish ahead of Pinkerton and Dover based on a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Spaulding wins the tiebreaker with Salem thanks to a head-to-head win over the Blue Devils.
  • Pinkerton wins the tiebreaker with Dover thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Nashua North wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Memorial thanks to a better rating in road games against division opponents.
  • Merrimack wins the tiebreaker with Concord thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Exeter
  • No. 2 Bedford
  • No. 3 Londonderry
  • No. 4 Spaulding

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Nashua North at No. 8 Trinity
  • No. 12 Concord at No. 5 Salem
  • No. 10 Manchester Memorial at No. 7 Dover
  • No. 11 Merrimack at No. 6 Pinkerton

Division II

Playoff field

  1. Souhegan (4-0, 4.0000)
  2. Goffstown (3-0, 4.0000)
  3. Portsmouth (3-0, 4.0000)
  4. St. Thomas (2-0, 4.0000)
  5. Sanborn (3-1, 3.0000)
  6. Plymouth (2-1, 2.6667)
  7. Bow (2-1, 2.6667)
  8. Kingswood (2-1, 2.6667)
  9. Pembroke (2-2, 2.0000)
  10. Windham (1-1, 2.0000)
  11. John Stark (1-1, 2.0000)
  12. Milford (1-1, 2.0000)

Outside: Pelham (1-1, 2.0000); Coe-Brown (2-3, 1.6000); Hollis Brookline (1-2, 1.3333); Oyster River (1-2, 1.3333); Lebanon (1-3, 1.0000); Merrimack Valley (1-4, 0.8000); Hanover (0-1, 0.0000); Laconia (0-2, 0.0000); Kennett (0-2, 0.0000); ConVal (0-3, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Souhegan and Goffstown finish ahead of Portsmouth and St. Thomas in a four-way tiebreaker thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Souhegan wins the tiebreaker with Goffstown thanks to a better rating in home games against division opponents.
  • Portsmouth wins the tiebreaker with St. Thomas thanks to a higher number of road wins.
  • Plymouth wins the three-way tiebreaker with Bow and Kingswood thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Bow wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a better rating in road games against division opponents.
  • Pembroke wins the five-way tiebreaker with Windham, Milford, John Stark and Pelham thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Windham wins the four-way tiebreaker with Milford, John Stark and Pelham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • John Stark wins the three-way tiebreaker with Milford and Pelham thanks to a win over a higher seeded team in the division.
  • Milford and Pelham remain tied for the final playoff spot through the NHIAA's first eight tiebreakers. In that case, the baseball committee would determine how the tie would be broken.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Souhegan
  • No. 2 Goffstown
  • No. 3 Portsmouth
  • No. 4 St. Thomas

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Pembroke No. 8 Kingswood
  • No. 12 Pelham/Milford at No. 5 Sanborn
  • No. 10 Windham at No. 7 Bow
  • No. 11 John Stark at No. 6 Plymouth

Division III

Playoff field

  1. Campbell (4-0, 4.0000)
  2. Stevens (3-0, 4.0000)
  3. Conant (2-0, 4.0000)
  4. Fall Mountain (2-0, 4.0000)
  5. Newfound (2-0, 4.0000)
  6. Mascenic (5-1, 3.3333)
  7. Raymond (3-1, 3.0000)
  8. Monadnock (2-1, 2.6667)
  9. Prospect Mountain (2-1, 2.6667)
  10. Bishop Brady (2-2, 2.0000)
  11. Gilford (2-2, 2.0000)
  12. Berlin (2-2, 2.0000)

Outside: Somersworth (1-2, 1.333); Newport (1-2, 1.3333); Belmont (1-2, 1.3333); Inter-Lakes (1-3, 1.0000); Winnisquam (1-3, 1.0000); Kearsarge (1-5, 0.6667); White Mountains (0-2, 0.0000); Hillsboro-Deering (0-2, 0.0000); Mascoma Valley (0-2, 0.0000); Franklin (0-3, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Campbell, Stevens and Conant finish ahead of Newfound and Fall Mountain in a five-way tiebreaker thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Campbell wins the three-way tiebreaker with Stevens and Conant thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Stevens wins the tiebreaker with Conant thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Conant wins the three-way tiebreaker with Newfound and Fall Mountain thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Fall Mountain wins the tiebreaker with Newfound thanks to a win over a higher seeded team in the division.
  • Monadnock wins the tiebreaker with Prospect Mountain thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Bishop Brady wins the three-way tiebreaker with Berlin and Gilford thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Gilford wins the tiebreaker with Berlin thanks to a better road rating against division opponents.

First-round byes

  • No. 1 Campbell
  • No. 2 Stevens
  • No. 3 Conant
  • No. 4 Fall Mountain

First-round matchups

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

Division IV

Playoff field

  1. Littleton (2-0, 4.5000)
  2. Woodsville (4-0, 4.0000)
  3. Sunapee (3-0, 4.0000)
  4. Pittsfield (5-1, 3.3333)
  5. Hopkinton (4-1, 3.2000)
  6. Profile (3-1, 3.0000)
  7. Newmarket (2-1, 2.6667)
  8. Moultonborough (2-1, 2.6667)
  9. Groveton (2-1, 2.6667)
  10. Wilton-Lyndeborough (2-2, 2.0000)
  11. Farmington (1-1, 2.0000)
  12. Colebrook (1-1, 2.0000)

Outside: Portsmouth Christian (1-2, 1.3333)Derryfield (1-2, 1.3333); Nute (1-3, 1.0000); Lisbon (1-3, 1.0000); Gorham (1-3, 1.0000); Canaan-Pittsburg (0-1, 0.0000); Epping (0-2, 0.0000); Lin-Wood (0-4, 0.0000); Hinsdale (0-6, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Woodsville wins the tiebreaker with Sunapee thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.
  • Newmarket wins the three-way tiebreaker with Moultonborough and Groveton thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • Moultonborough wins the tiebreaker with Groveton thanks to a head-to-head win.
  • Wilton-Lyndeborough wins the three-way tiebreaker with Colebrook and Farmington thanks to a better rating in home games against division opponents.
  • Farmington wins the tiebreaker with Colebrook thanks to a win over a higher seeded team in the division.

First-round byes

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

First-round matchups

  • No. 9 Groveton at No. 8 Moultonborough
  • No. 12 Colebrook at No. 5 Hopkinton
  • No. 10 Wilton-Lyndeborough at No. 7 Newmarket
  • No. 11 Farmington at No. 6 Profile

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