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DEFENDING THE SHIELD — POSTSEASON FORMAT

Rounds: WC 3 • DIV 5 • CS 7 • SS 9

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SYSTEM (Status): THE SHIELD (ACTIVE)
MODE: POSTSEASON
OPERATION: BASEBALL

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:: Field & Qualification ::

[2 conferences (ABC / NBC), 4 divisions each (4 teams per division).
6 playoff teams per conference: 4 division winners + 2 wild cards.]

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:: Seeding ::

[Seeds 1–4: division winners ordered by winning percentage.
Seeds 5–6: wild cards ordered by winning percentage.
Reseeding each round: highest remaining seed faces lowest remaining.
Home field advantage is awarded to the higher seed in every round.]

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:: Wild Card Round (Best-of-3) ::

[Matchups: 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5 (per conference).
Higher seed hosts all three (H–H–H).
No off days inside the round.]

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:: Division Round (Best-of-5) ::

[Seeds 1 & 2 enter here with home field advantage.
Reseeding applies before matchups.
Home pattern: 2–2–1 (H–H–A–A–H).]

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:: Conference Shield (Best-of-7) ::

[Conference champions receive the ABC Shield and the NBC Shield.
Home pattern: 2–3–2.]


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:: Super Series (Best-of-9) ::

[Final championship series.
Home pattern: 2–2–2–2–1 (H–H–A–A–H–H–A–A–H).]

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Scheduling Notes

• No fixed start dates between rounds; the next round may begin as soon as matchups are set.
• Wild Card runs on three consecutive days at the higher seed’s park (no off days).
• Division Round: optional travel day between Games 2 & 3 (otherwise continuous).
• Conference Shield: typical travel after Games 2 & 5 (adjustable if needed).
• Super Series: travel days commonly after Games 2, 4, 6, and 8 to match the 2–2–2–2–1 pattern.
• Tiebreakers can shift start dates; once the field is set, reseeding applies as normal.

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:: Tiebreakers ::

[Any tie for a division title or a wild card is settled by a one-game playoff (Game 163).
Statistics from tiebreakers count as regular-season totals.
Outcomes:
— Division tie: winner is division champion; loser may still claim a wild card if eligible.
— Wild card tie: winner takes the spot; loser is eliminated.
Three-team (or more) ties are decided by successive one-game playoffs until all required spots are filled.

In pursuit of the shield,
ties are settled on the diamond.
One game.
Winner takes all.
Every pitch counts.]

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32 Teams. 1 Mission.
Pursue. Capture. Defend.
The Shield.

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