2021 NCHSAA 2A Baseball Playoff Projections

By Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT managing editor

Below are the projections for the 2A baseball state playoffs for the 2020-2021 season.

These projections are not official and can change when the official brackets are released by the N.C. High School Athletic Association on Saturday, June 12. However, these projections are made using the protocols adopted by the NCHSAA Board of Directors and the results entered into MaxPreps by the schools. You can read the in-depth breakdown on how the playoff qualifiers will be determined and brackets created by clicking here.

Looking for projections from other classifications? Click here!

Important note: We will not be able to project an actual bracket for the playoffs this year, only the qualifiers, the wildcard spots, the seeding tiers, and the bubble. Since the bracket will be built based on a random draw, it is impossible for us to project the eventual bracket with any level of certainty.

These playoff projections will be updated regularly throughout the final weeks of the regular season. To receive alerts when new projections are released, download the free HighSchoolOT app on your phone or tablet.

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This projection was last updated on June 12 at 11:00 PM

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2A East Baseball Projection

All records shown are conference records only. Neither overall winning percentage nor MaxPreps Rankings factor into the playoff format for the 2020-2021 school year.

First place automatic bids (Random seeds 1-10 in alphabetical order):

• Coastal 8 2A/3A: Croatan (14-0)
• East Central 2A: Midway (11-1)
• Eastern Carolina 2A: North Lenoir (10-2)
• Eastern Plains 2A: North Johnston (6-1) OR North Pitt (6-1)
• Mid-State 2A: Reidsville (5-1)
• Mid-State 2A/3A: McMichael (8-6) OR Morehead (8-6)
• Northeastern Coastal 2A: First Flight (10-0)
• Northern Carolina 1A/2A: Roanoke Rapids (11-0)
• PAC 7 2A: Randleman (12-0)
• Three Rivers 1A/2A: East Bladen (6-1)

Second place automatic bids (Random seed 11-14 in alphabetical order):

• East Central 2A: East Duplin (10-2)
• Eastern Carolina 2A: West Craven (9-3)
• PAC 7 2A: Providence Grove (9-3)
• Three Rivers 1A/2A: Whiteville (6-2)

Wildcard bids (Random seeds 15-16 in order of qualifying):

• North Johnston (6-1) OR North Pitt (6-1)
• Southwest Onslow (11-3)

First 10 teams out (in order of first to miss the field):

• Bunn (9-3)
• Currituck (7-3)
• Carrboro (4-2) OR Clinton (8-4)
• Carrboro (4-2) OR Clinton (8-4)
• McMichael (8-6) OR Morehead (8-6)
• Greene Central (6-5) OR Washington (6-5)
• Greene Central (6-5) OR Washington (6-5)
• Bartlett Yancey (3-3) OR Fairmont (3-3) OR Heide Trask (6-6) OR Jordan-Matthews (6-6) OR South Granville (6-6) OR South Lenoir (6-6)
• Bartlett Yancey (3-3) OR Fairmont (3-3) OR Heide Trask (6-6) OR Jordan-Matthews (6-6) OR South Granville (6-6) OR South Lenoir (6-6)
• Bartlett Yancey (3-3) OR Fairmont (3-3) OR Heide Trask (6-6) OR Jordan-Matthews (6-6) OR South Granville (6-6) OR South Lenoir (6-6)

2A West Baseball Projection

All records shown are conference records only. Neither overall winning percentage nor MaxPreps Rankings factor into the playoff format for the 2020-2021 school year..

First place automatic bids (Random seeds 1-9 in alphabetical order):

• Central Carolina 2A: North Davidson (8-1)
• Mountain Six 2A: Pisgah (8-2)
• Mountain Valley 1A/2A: West Wilkes (14-0)
• Northwestern Foothills 2A: Bunker Hill (13-1)
• Rocky River 2A/3A: West Stanly (10-0)
• South Fork 2A: East Lincoln (13-1)
• Southwestern Athletic 2A: R-S Central (11-1)
• Western Highlands 1A/2A: Madison (9-1)
• Western Piedmont 2A: West Stokes (9-2)

Second place automatic bids (Random seeds 10-14 in alphabetical order):

• Central Carolina 2A: Oak Grove (8-1)
• Northwestern Foothills 2A: Fred T. Foard (12-2)
• South Fork 2A: North Lincoln (11-3)
• Southwestern Athletic 2A: South Point (9-3)
• Western Piedmont 2A: Forbush (8-3)

Third place automatic bids (Random seed 15 in alphabetical order)

• Central Carolina 2A: South Rowan (7-2)

Wildcard bids (Random seed 16 in order of qualifying):

• Ledford (7-2)

First 10 teams out (in order of first to miss the field):

• Lake Norman Charter (10-4) OR Patton (10-4)
• Lake Norman Charter (10-4) OR Patton (10-4)
• East Henderson (7-3) OR Mount Pleasant (7-3)
• East Henderson (7-3) OR Mount Pleasant (7-3)
• Maiden (9-5)
• Walkertown (7-4)
• Owen (6-4)
• East Rutherford (7-5)
• Draughn (8-6)
• East Davidson (5-4)