Baseball, softball state playoff brackets finalized by NCHSAA
First round matchups are set and the brackets are finalized for the N.C. High School Athletic Association baseball and softball state playoffs.
- NCHSAA baseball playoff brackets
- NCHSAA softball playoff brackets
- Final Baseball RPI Rankings
- Final Softball RPI Rankings
- HSOT Playoff Projections
On Monday morning, the NCHSAA compiled the final conference standings as reported by each conference throughout the state. The association also received final RPI rankings from MaxPreps.
That information was used to create the playoff brackets. The process began with preliminary brackets, which were released around 12:30 p.m. Schools had until 1:45 p.m. to report errors, then the NCHSAA released finalized the brackets.
All playoff games are held at the higher seed until the regional and state championships series, which are a best-of-three series. First round games are scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, at the higher seed.
In the regional championship series, the higher seed will host twice and the lower seed will host once, if three games are needed.
State championships are also a best-of-three series. Softball state championships will be played at Duke and UNC-Greensboro, while baseball state championships will be played at Burlington Athletic Stadium and Ting Stadium in Holly Springs.
Here is the full playoff schedule for baseball and softball:
- First Round: May 7 @ higher seed
- Second Round: May 10 @ higher seed
- Third Round: May 14 @ higher seed
- Fourth Round: May 17 @ higher seed
- Regional Championship Series: May 21-25
- State Championship Series: May 31-June 1
