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Unlike wrestling and football, baseball seeds are a bit easier to figure. It's basically the best records in the sections on down.

We have four area clubs with top seeds -- Immaculata (17-1) in North Parochial A, Bernards (12-7) in North 2, Group II, Somerville (17-4) in CJ Group II and Middlesex (13-5) in CJ I.

Bernards, beaten by Hanover Park in the sectional final last year, is one spot ahead of Hanover Park.

Immaculata is one spot ahead of the team it lost to in the sectional final last year -- Seton Hall Prep. That's a matchup everybody is eager to see. But, remember, Immaculata lost to Delbarton earlier in the week. Delbarton is the fourth seed behind third-seed Don Bosco.

Some other seed looks: We have four in North 2, Group IV and Central Jersey Group II.

If you count pseudo local Phillipsburg in North 2, it's five -- No. 8 Westfield opens with No. 9 Piscataway. No. 4 Watchung Hills plays host to No. 13 Linden. No. 5 Phillipsburg plays host to No. 12 Union and No. 14 North Hunterdon plays at No. 5 East Side. North was knocked out by East Side last year, but beat East Side in a regular season game this season.

CJ II: Somerville is my favorite. With Nick McNamara and Mike Kaminski behind him, the Pioneers should have enough. Last year's section champ, Governor Livingston is the seventh seed. Delaware Valley, at fifth, will play host to No. 12 New Providence. GL plays host to No. 10 Bordentown.

Hillsborough is the second seed in CJ IV and Hunterdon Central is fourth.

Other early predictions: Seton Hall Prep because of its pitching is a favorite to top Immaculata. Middlesex is the strongest team in CJ I. Watchung Hills might be a fourth seed, but the Warriors have been through a brutal schedule.

Half of the Skyland Conference's 22 schools have qualified: Delaware Valley and Somerville in CJ II; North Warren in North 1, Group II, Bernards and Hackettstown in North 2, Group II; Phillipsburg, North Hunterdon, Watchung Hills in North 2, Group IV; Hunterdon Central and Hillsborough in CJ IV and Immaculata in North Non-Public A.