they also changed the area 3 tiebreaker rule this year. , used the runs aloud rule instead of the record against higher seed. back in 1970's if there was a tie for the last playoff spot they played a one game playoff game. need to determine rules in May before the season starts and shouldnt be changed a 3 out 5 series should be 3 out 5, double elimination tournament should be just that regardless the weather. MLB playoff rules states that all playoff game must be 9 innings regardless of score, not official after 5 innings except during regular season,,. 3 out 5 is better format than double eliminate or pool format, one time the MLB world series was posted a week.. if each team played every teams in their area 1 time the head to head tiebreaker would be the only tiebreaker needed, in 3 out of 5 series less likely to have weather issues , could require a double headed if a game is rained out per North Carolina rule book .