The District 11 4A baseball playoffs got under way on Monday afternoon and helped paint a clearer picture for Wednesday's quarterfinal action.

East Penn Conference champion Parkland took home the top-seed, while Stroudsburg, who lost to the Trojans in last week's EPC title, is the second-seed, as 12 teams qualified for the postseason tournament.

In the top half of the bracket, Pocono Mountain East defeated Allen 3-1 in the eight-nine matchup to set up a meeting with the Trojans on Wednesday.

Fifth-seeded Northampton had little trouble dispatching 12th-seeded Bangor on Monday 5-0 to set a quarterfinal bout with fourth-seeded Liberty.

Third-seeded Easton earned a first-round bye and gets eleventh-seeded Pleasant Valley, after the Bears used a three-run fourth inning to upset the Patriots.

At the bottom of the bracket, Stroudsburg gets seventh-seeded Emmaus, as the Hornets held off Whitehall 4-2 on Monday.

All quarterfinals were slated for Wednesday at the site of the higher seed. Semifinals will take place this Saturday and finals are scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. start on May 26 at Coca-Cola Park.

The East Penn Conference also announced their inaugural list of all-stars last week. Below you'll find first-team honors and honorable mention recipients.

First Team

Pitchers: Connor Higgins (Parkland, senior) and Mike Nikorak (Stroudsburg, senior).

Catcher: Ian Luberti (Northampton, junior).

Infielder: Chris Rabasco (Parkland, senior); Eric Pugliesi (Stroudsburg, senior); Sammy Kraihanzel (Liberty, sophomore); Ian Csencsits (Northampton, junior); Justin Kratz (William Allen, senior); Justin Afflerbach (Parkland, senior); John Yocum (Freedom, junior).

Outfielder: Misael Sanchez (William Allen, junior); Jeison Peralta (Dieruff, junior); Jayson Mitch (Easton, senior); James Cramer (Stroudsburg, senior) and Zak Gagnon (Freedom, senior).

Utility: Luke Hohenstein (Pocono Mountain East, senior).

Most Valuable Player: Chris Rabasco

Honorable Mention

Pitcher: Zach McCambley (Pocono Mountain East).

Catcher: Conor Smith (Easton).

Infielder: Brett Hardy (Pleasant Valley); Tyler Bruno (Parkland) and Joel Bartoni (Emmaus).

Outfielder: Angel Ruiz (William Allen) and TJ Backer (Stroudsburg).

Utility: Evan McAndrew (Parkland).