CIF officials announced on Saturday the pairings for the softball playoffs, which include many Orange County teams.
There are 256 teams entered. The playoffs begin on Thursday, May 14 with first round games in Divisions 2, 4, 6 and 8 and Friday May 15 in Divisions 1, 3, 5 and 7.
Scheduled Friday games could be moved to Thursday if agreed to by both teams.
The championships will be held in Deanna Manning Stadium at Colonel Bill Barber Park
in Irvine on Thursday, May 28 through Saturday, May 30.
It’s the second year of using current regular season data in determining playoff groupings, CIF officials noted.
TOP OC SEEDS
—Empire League champion Fullerton (24-3) is seeded third in Division 1. Murrieta Mesa is seeded first, Norco second and La Mirada fourth.
—Trinity League at-large entry Mater Dei (15-11) is seeded second in Division 2.
—-In Division 3, Freeway League co-champion Villa Park (14-14) is seeded second and Sea View League runner-up San Juan Hills (19-6-2) is seeded fourth.
—-In Division 5, Pacific Coast League No. 3 team Northwood (10-7-1) is seeded second.
—-In Division 6, Pacific Coast League co-champion Irvine, which came on strong to share the crown with Rosary is top-seeded. The Vaqueros, coached by Jim Knapp, are 11-16 overall.
AT-LARGE ENTRIES
—Canyon and Cypress, both 16-12, earned at-large entries in Division 1.
—Mater Dei earned a berth in Division 2.
—University (14-9) received a berth in Division 5.
OC MATCH-UPS
Division 1, Friday, May 15:
Los Altos at La Habra
Millikan at Orange Lutheran
El Modena at Chino Hills
Los Alamitos at La Mirada (Thursday, May 14)
Cypress at Fullerton
Pacifica at Glendora
Yucaipa at JSerra
Canyon at Notre Dame Sherman Oaks
Marina at Norco
Division 2 Thursday, May 14
St. Joseph at Aliso Niguel
San Clemente at Corona
Santa Fe at Huntington Beach
Brea Olinda at Saugus
Yorba Linda at Gahr
Foothill at Mater Dei
Division 3 Friday, May 15:
El Segundo at Edison
Colton at El Toro
Trabuco Hills at West Ranch
JW North at San Juan Hills
Elsinore at Villa Park
Division 4 Thursday, May 14:
Don Lugo at Kennedy
Segerstrom at Rio Mesa
La Canada at Mission Viejo
Sunny Hills at Chino
Rosary Academy at Orange Vista
Division 5 Friday, May 15:
Flintridge Sacred Heart at Anaheim
Buena Park at Grace
Alemany at Crean Lutheran
University Prep at University
Santiago at Covina
Katella at Santa Monica
Duarte at Northwood
Division 6 Thursday, May 14
Vasquez at Irvine
Los Amigos at Hesperia Christian
Division 7 Friday, May 15
AB Miller at Savanna
Calvary Chapel at River Springs
Rancho Alamitos at Twentynine Palms
Costa Mesa at Notre Dame Riverside
Tustin at Victor Valley
Bellflower at Orange
Hawthorne at Santa Ana
Division 8 Thursday, May 14
Loma Linda Academy at Bolsa Grande
La Quinta at Arroyo Valley
Source: CIF Southern Section, send changes to timburt@ocsportszone.com
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