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TL;DR

The baseball regular season is nearing its end, with playoffs approaching. Bishop Hendricken leads Division I, East Greenwich tops Division II, and Woonsocket is close to an unbeaten season in Division III.

Key points

The baseball regular season is ending soon.
Bishop Hendricken leads Division I standings.
East Greenwich is at the top of Division II.
Woonsocket is close to an unbeaten season in Division III.
The playoffs will feature a double-elimination format.

Bishop HendrickenLa SalleEast ProvidenceEast Greenwich

The last full week of the baseball regular season is upon us.

There are still a few scattered games scheduled after Sunday, but the playoffs will be underway before we know it. It’s a sprint to Rhode Island College from there in all three divisions.

Bishop Hendricken continues to set the pace in Division I, leading La Salle in the tournament standings and East Providence by a game in the loss column. The Hawks rebounded nicely after a lone loss to the Townies and are riding an eight-game winning streak – two of those came against the Rams.

East Greenwich still sits atop Division II but might be hearing footsteps. Ponaganset is sizzling and handed the Avengers a second defeat of the season to begin last week. Middletown, West Warwick and Narragansett are all among those still lurking and should be considered dangerous once the double-elimination format takes hold.

Woonsocket is four games from an unbeaten regular season in Division III and has opened a gap over Exeter-West Greenwich, Scituate, Providence Country Day and Juanita Sanchez. The Villa Novans have posted three shutouts by a combined 38-0 after a tight 4-3 win over Pawtucket Co-op in a finals series rematch.

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This is the time of year when great players lift their respective teams. Standouts on the mound and in the lineup could be the difference between spending another day in uniform and packing up for the summer. Some of them will be featured here in the next set of nominees for the Longplex Athlete of the Week for Baseball.

Polls will be posted every Monday morning with the previous week’s nominees and run through Friday. There’s only one way to vote – click the link on the story, find the ballot included within and pick your player. Phone calls, emails and stating your preference in person won’t qualify.

Who won last week's poll?

Anthony DeLuca took 51% of the more than 6,400 votes cast in last week's Longplex Athlete of the Week poll for baseball.

DeLuca played a key role in all three wins for the Patriots two weeks ago. He knocked a run-scoring double in a 6-1 triumph over Westerly, allowed just four hits while striking out five in a 4-1 shutdown of South Kingstown and added two runs scored and an RBI in a 13-2 spanking of city rival Toll Gate.