Standings and Tiebreakers
Important Note: Scenarios are not official. Playoff entrants and seeds are officially determined by league review at the conclusion of the regular season. If you believe you see a mistake, please let us know.
Points govern the standings. Teams are awarded two points for a win, one point for a tie, zero points for a loss, and minus-2 points for a forfeit (a forfeit is when a team fails to play; a mercy-rule loss is not a forfeit).
The first tiebreaker is head-to-head record. For example, if two teams have the same number of points, then the winner of the season series is ahead in the standings.
The next tiebreaker is overall run differential. For example, if two teams have the same number of points and split the season series then the team who outscored its opponents by the most (or who was outscored by the least) is ahead in the standings.
Standings that include points can be seen HERE
More playoff details can be seen HERE
As the Lehigh Valley Baseball League enters the final week of its 2019 regular season, the Premier Division's six playoff entrants, the South Division's four playoff entrants, and the North Division's four playoff entrants are each determined.
Undetermined is how those teams will be seeded once the playoffs begin, and who they will play.
Here are scenarios for each South Division team heading into the final week of the regular season:
Lehigh Valley Land Sharks
11-3 (22 points), 2 games to play (26 max points), Ceiling: First place, Floor: Second place
The possibility of second place is only a formality. The only way out of first place involves the Royals making up 60 runs of run differential.
Royals
9-5 (18 points), 2 games to play (22 max points), Ceiling: First place, Floor: Second place
The regular season division title is mathematically possible, but the Royals are otherwise locked into second place.
Macungie Grizzlies
9-4-0-2 (14 points), 1 games to play (16 max points), Ceiling: Third place, Floor: Third place
The Grizzlies are locked into third place. The Allentown A's could pull even on points, but the Grizzlies hold the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Allentown A's
5-9 (10 points), 2 games to play (max 14 points), Ceiling: Fourth place, Floor: Fourth place
The A's are locked into fourth place.
The RedHawks (2-12, 4 points) and Bethlehem Kings (2-13, 4 points) are playing for pride and spoilers.
