Pleasant Valley's softball team, fresh off its Mountain Valley Conference championship, has earned the No. 1 seed in the upcoming District 11 playoffs.

The Lady Bears are one of 10 TIMES NEWS area squads to make baseball and softball's postseason.PV, Marian and Northern Lehgh are sending both its baseball and softball clubs to districts. Northwestern and Lehighton's baseball teams also reached the playoffs, and will actually be facing each other, while Tamaqua and Weatherly's softball squads will also be in action when districts begin.Besides PV's top seed, the Northern Lehigh baseball team is a No. 2 seed. There are also three No. 3 seeds Lehighton baseball, Marian baseball and Northern Lehigh softball.The playoffs begin today with one opening round contest (not involving area teams).The four baseball classes begin quarterfinal round play on Tuesday. In softball, Class A awill hold quarters on Tuesday while the Class AA and AAAA will hold them on Thursday. No quarterfinals are needed in Class AAA.Below are the seedings and schedules for both the baseball and softball playoffs.DISTRICT 11 BASEBALLClass AAAAMonday, May 23Opening RoundNo. 9 Easton at No. 8 Pocono Mountain East, 4 p.m.Tuesday, May 24QuarterfinalsEaston/PM East winner at No. 1 Parkland, 4 p.m.No. 5 Emmaus at No. 4 Liberty, 4 p.m.No. 7 Northampton at No. 2 Stroudsburg, 4 p.m.No. 6 Pleasant Valley at No. 3 Nazareth, 4 p.m.Thursday, May 26SemifinalsEaston/PM East/Parkland winner vs. Emmaus/Liberty winner, TBANorthampton/Stroudsburg winner vs. Pleasant Valley/Nazareth winner, TBAWeek of May 31FinalsSemifinal winners, TBAClass AAATuesday, May 24QuarterfinalsNo. 8 Palisades at No. 1 Blue Mountain, 4 p.m.No. 5 North Schuylkill vs. No. 4 Southern Lehigh at Limeport, 4 p.m.No. 7 Pottsville vs. No. 2 Allentown Central Catholic at Limeport, 7 p.m.No. 6 Northwestern at No. 3 Lehighton, 3 p.m.Thursday, May 26SemifinalsPalisades/Blue Mountain winner vs. North Schuylkill/Southern Lehigh winner, TBAPottsville/Central Catholic winner vs. Northwestern/Lehighton winner, TBAWeek of May 31FinalsSemifinal winners, TBAClass AATuesday, May 24QuarterfinalsNo. 5 Williams Valley at No. 4 Schuylkill Haven, 4:30 p.m.No. 7 Pine Grove at No. 2 Northern Lehigh, 4 p.m.No. 6 Minersville at No. 3 Salisbury, 4 p.m.Thursday, May 26SemifinalsWilliams Valley/Schuylkill Haven vs. No. 1 Pen Argyl, TBAPine Grove/Northern Lehigh winner vs. Minersville/Salisbury winner, TBAWeek of May 31FinalsSemifinal winners, TBAClass ATuesday, May 24QuarterfinalsNo. 5 Nativity at No. 4 Lehigh Valley Christian, 4 p.m.Thursday, May 26SeminfinalsNativity/LV Christian winner vs. Pius X, TBANo. 3 Marian vs. No. 2 Tri-Valley, TBAWeek of May 31FinalsSemifinal winners, TBADISTRICT 11 SOFTBALLClass AAAATuesday, May 24Opening RoundNo. 9 Nazareth at No. 8 Emmaus, 4 p.m.No. 12 Pocono Mountain East at No. 5 Northampton, 4 p.m.No. 10 East Stroudsburg South at No. 7 Whitehall, 4 p.m.No. 11 Stroudsburg at No. 6 Easton, 4 p.m.Thursday, May 26QuarterfinalsNazareth/Emmaus winner at No. 1 Pleasant Valley, 4 p.m.PM East/Northampton winner at No. 4 Parkland, 4 p.m.ES South/Whitehall winner at No. 2 Liberty, 4 p.m.Stroudsburg/Easton winner at No. 3 Freedom, 4 p.m.Tuesday, May 31SemifinalsNazareth/Emmaus/Pleasant Valley winner vs. PM East/Northampton/Parkland winner, TBAES South/Whitehall/Liberty winner vs. Stroudsburg/Easton/Freedom winner, TBAThursday, June 2FinalsSemifinal winners, TBAClass AAAThursday, May 26SemifinalsNo. 4 Pottsville vs. No. 1 Bethlehem Catholic at Pates Park, 7 p.m.No. 3 Saucon Valley vs. No. 2 Southern Lehigh at Pates Park, 5 p.m.Tuesday, May 31FinalsPottsville/Bethlehem Catholic winner vs. Saucon Valley/Southern Lehigh winner at Parkland, 7 p.m.Class AAThursday, May 26QuarterfinalsNo. 5 Catasauqua at No. 4 Notre Dame-GP, 4 p.m.No. 7 Tamaqua at No. 2 Pen Argyl, 4 p.m.No. 6 North Schuylkill at No. 3 Northern Lehigh, 4 p.m.Tuesday, May 31SemifinalsCatasauqua/Notre Dame winner vs. No. 1 Pine Grove, TBATamaqua/Pen Argyl winner vs. North Schuylkill/Northern Lehigh winner, TBAThursday, June 2FinalsSemifinal winners, TBAClass ATuesday, May 24QuarterfinalsNo. 5 Nativity at No. 4 Marian, 4 p.m.No. 6 Weatherly at No. 3 Tri-Valley, 4 p.m.Thursday, May 26SemifialsNativity/Marian winner vs. No. 1 Williams Valley at Blue Mountain, 7 p.m.Weatherly-Tri-Valley winner vs. No. 2 Minersville at Blue Mountain, 5 p.m.Tuesday, May 31FinalsSemifinal winners at Blue Mountain, 7 p.m.