2021 NCHSAA 4A Baseball Playoff Projections

By Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT managing editor

Below are the projections for the 4A 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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4A 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 1-7 in alphabetical order):

• Cap 7 4A: Millbrook (10-2)
• Eastern Carolina 3A/4A: South Central (7-4)
• Mideastern 3A/4A: Ashley (4-3)
• Northern Athletic 4A: Heritage (9-1)
• Patriot Athletic 3A/4A: South View (4-6)
• Sandhills 4A: Pinecrest (11-1)
• South Wake Athletic 4A: Fuquay-Varina (10-2)

Second place automatic bids (Random seeds 8-10 in alphabetical order):

• Cap 7 4A: Cardinal Gibbons (9-3) OR Leesville Road (9-3)
• Sandhills 4A: Scotland (10-2)
• South Wake Athletic 4A: Middle Creek (8-4)

Wildcard bids (Random seeds 11-16 in order of qualifying):

• Wake Forest (8-2)
• Cardinal Gibbons (9-3) OR Leesville Road (9-3)
• Hoggard (9-4)
• Broughton (8-4) OR Purnell Swett (8-4)
• Broughton (8-4) OR Purnell Swett (8-4)
• Laney (9-5)

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

• Holly Springs (7-5)
• Apex Friendship (6-6) OR Garner (6-6) OR Lumberton (6-6) OR New Bern (6-6)
• Apex Friendship (6-6) OR Garner (6-6) OR Lumberton (6-6) OR New Bern (6-6)
• Apex Friendship (6-6) OR Garner (6-6) OR Lumberton (6-6) OR New Bern (6-6)
• Apex Friendship (6-6) OR Garner (6-6) OR Lumberton (6-6) OR New Bern (6-6)
• Corinth Holders (4-5) OR Rolesville (4-5)
• Corinth Holders (4-5) OR Rolesville (4-5)
• Richmond (4-8) OR Wakefield (3-6)
• Richmond (4-8) OR Wakefield (3-6)
• Pine Forest (3-7)

4A 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 1-7 in alphabetical order):

• Central Piedmont 4A: Reagan (9-1)
• I-MECK 4A: Hough (14-0)
• Metro 4A: Northwest Guilford (10-2)
• Northwestern 4A: McDowell (10-1)
• So Meck 7 4A: Providence (11-1)
• Southwestern 4A: Myers Park (11-1) OR Porter Ridge (11-1)
• Triangle 8 4A: Cary (11-2) OR Jordan (11-2)

Second place automatic bids (Random seeds 8-11 in alphabetical order):

• I-MECK 4A: Lake Norman (11-3)
• So Meck 7 4A: Ardrey Kell (10-2)
• Southwestern 4A: Myers Park (11-1) OR Porter Ridge (11-1)
• Triangle 8 4A: Cary (11-2) OR Jordan (11-2)

Wildcard bids (Random seeds 12-16 in order of qualifying):

• East Forsyth (8-2)
• Grimsley (9-3)
• Olympic (8-4) OR Ragsdale (8-4)
• Olympic (8-4) OR Ragsdale (8-4)
• Hopewell (9-5) OR Mooresville (9-5)

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

• Hopewell (9-5) OR Mooresville (9-5)
• Green Level (8-5)
• West Forsyth (6-4)
• Hickory Ridge (7-5) OR South Caldwell (7-5) OR South Mecklenburg (7-5)
• Hickory Ridge (7-5) OR South Caldwell (7-5) OR South Mecklenburg (7-5)
• Hickory Ridge (7-5) OR South Caldwell (7-5) OR South Mecklenburg (7-5)
• Davie (5-5) OR Mallard Creek (7-7)
• Davie (5-5) OR Mallard Creek (7-7)
• Berry Academy (4-8) OR Butler (4-8)
• Berry Academy (4-8) OR Butler (4-8)