Nine Fresno-area high school baseball and softball teams to play in the CIF regionals
Nine Fresno-area high school baseball and softball teams will look to add to their trophy case when they open the CIF regionals this week.
Four pf those will host games.
Softball
Both teams from Saturday’s Central Section Division I championship game will host Tuesday.
Central, which came away with a 4-2 victory over Bullard at Margie Wright Diamond, is seeded third and will host No. 6 California-San Ramon in a Northern California Division I game.
California defeated San Ramon Valley 5-1 for the North Coast Division I championship.
No. 4 Bullard will host No. 5 Monterey in NorCal Division II.
▪ No. 7 Madera is coming off a 4-2 victory over Frontier in the Division II championship. The seventh-seeded Coyotes will visit No. 2 Central Catholic-Modesto in NorCal Division III. The Raiders lost to Ponderosa 1-0 in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III championship.
▪ No. 2 Fowler will host in the NorCal Division IV playoffs. The Redcats will face No. 7 Summerville-Tuolumne. The Bears defeated Riverbank in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division VI championship.
▪ Central Section D-IV champion Orange Cove will hit the road to play No. 2 Fullerton in SoCal Division III.
The Titans beat Mission Prep 4-0 on Saturday at Fresno State.
The Indians are coming off a 5-3 loss to Foothill-Santa Ana in the Southern Section Division IV championship.
Baseball
Fresh off Kingsburg ending its 20-year title drought, the Vikings will play in front of their fans in the NorCal regionals.
The top-seeded Vikings will play No. 8 Bellarmine College Prep-San Jose in Division II.
Kingsburg defeated Dos Palos 7-5 in the Central Section Division III championship in Visalia.
The Prep Bells held off Leigh-San Jose 2-0 for the Central Coast Division II championship.
▪ No. 7 Buchanan will look to recover from its stunning 4-3 loss to Centennial in the Central Section Division I final when the Bears visit No. 2 De La Salle-Concord in NorCal Division I.
The Bears were one out away from winning a section title before a three-run home run ended those hopes.
The Spartans beat Clayton Valley Charter 7-3 in the North Coast Division I championship.
▪ In NorCal Division V, No. 8 Firebaugh plays at No. 1 Ripon Christian.
The Eagles won the Central Section Division V championship with a 4-1 victory over East Bakersfield. The Knights rolled to an 11-3 victory over Turlock Christian in the Sac-Joaquin Division VII championship.
▪ After a long section title drought, No. 6 Woodlake will play in the SoCal Division V and will visit Ganesha-Pomona.
The Tigers defeated Orange Cove 7-0 in Division VI for their first section title since 1982.
The Giants blanked Fillmore 7-0 in the Southern Section Division VII championship.
CIF regionals schedule
Softball
Games at 4 p.m. unless noted
NorCal
Division I
No. 6 California-San Ramon at No. 3 Central, 4:30 p.m.
Division II
No. 5 Monterey at No. 4 Bullard
Division III
No. 7 Madera at No. 2 Central Catholic-Modesto
Division IV
No. 7 Summerville at No. 2 Fowler
SoCal
Division III
No. 7 Orange Cove at No. 2 Fullerton
Baseball
NorCal
Division I
No. 7 Buchanan at No. 2 De La Salle-Concord
Division II
No. 8 Bellarmine College Prep at No. 1 Kingsburg
Division V
No. 8 Firebaugh at No. 1 Ripon Christian, 2 p.m.
SoCal
Division V
No. 6 Woodlake at No. 3 Ganesha-Pomona
