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DII-A BASEBALL
DISTRICT 3 TOURNAMENT • Quarterfinal Best-of-3 series • Final 4 bracket is reseeded with top remaining seed playing lowest remaining seed. Single elimination style with a third place game. • Top 4 teams advance to region tournament DISTRICT 4 TOURNAMENT • Quarterfinal winners advance to single elimination final 4 • Semifinal winners advance to single game championship • Quarterfinal losers move to losers bracket • Semifinals losers move to losers bracket joining after 2 teams are eliminated • Top 4 teams advance to region tournament MIDDLE REGION TOURNAMENT Top 4 teams qualify for STATE • (2) 4 team, double elimination style brackets (identical to DI state tournament format) • Two winners advance to single game region championship • Two runners-up advance to single game region third place game STATE TOURNAMENT • 12 teams qualify for STATE, 4 from each of the 3 regions (East, Middle, West) • 3 Region Champions receive a bye to the STATE QUARTERFINAL round • 1 Region Runner-Up (2025-26 is EAST #2) receives a bye to the STATE QUARTERFINAL round (3 year rotation cycle) • Remaining qualifiers play in the single game STATE XII round • STATE QUARTERFINAL round is a Best-of-3 series DII-AA BASEBALL EAST REGION TOURNAMENT - top 4 teams qualify for STATE XII - format TBA MIDDLE REGION TOURNAMENT - top 5 teams qualify for STATE XII - Play-in game: 6v7, loser eliminated Standard double elimination tournament for 3-4-5-6/7 - pairings: 3 vs 6/7 winner, 4 vs 5 - first team eliminated is out, next team eliminated is #5, #4, #3, etc. - 1 vs 2 in best of 3 series for #1 and #2 seeds WEST: no tournament, all 3 teams advance to STATE bracket STATE TOURNAMENT • 12 teams qualify for STATE: East-4, Middle-5, West-3 • 2-3-4-5 seeds play in STATE XII round, winners advance to quarterfinals - (3) 1 & (1) 2 seeds enter in quarterfinal round |