JSerra earns No. 1 spot in CIF Division 1 baseball playoffs: seedings and all brackets

Trinity League champion JSerra coached by Brett Kay, is seeded No. 1 in the CIF Division 1 baseball playoff pairings announced Sunday by the CIF Southern Section.

The playoffs begin this week.

The Lions, who have a bye in the opening round Thursday are 24-6.

Harvard Westlake is second, Trinity League runner-up Orange Lutheran is third and Ayala is fourth in Division 1.

Crestivew League champion Villa Park is third and Golden West League champion Ocean View fourth in Division 2,

Empire League runner-up Crean Lutheran, coached by Jake Haney, is seeded fourth in Division 5, The Saints play one of five wild card games on Tuesday, hosting Rio Hondo Prep at 3:15 p.m.

Laguna Hills, the third team out of the Pacific Coast League, also plays a Division 5 wild card game Tuesday hosting Bellflower at 3:15 p.m. Freeway League runner-up La Habra is second in Division 6 and Academy League champion Tarbut V’ Torah from Irvine is third in Division 7.

Pacific Coast League champion Woodbridge, Coached by Ryan Brucker, will play its first playoff game Friday at Ryan Lemmon Stadium at 4 p.m. in the Division 4 bracket. Beckman and Irvine from the PCL also advanced to the playoffs. Irvine plays at Chino Hills Thursday in Division 3 and Beckman plays at Ayala Thursday in Division 1.

CIF officials said that 231 teams qualified for the seven playoff divisions.

The championship finals will be held Friday, June 18 at Blair Field in Long Beach and Saturday, June 19 at Goodwin Field at Cal State Fullerton.

DIVISION 1 (32-team backet, 31 teams) 

SEEDED TEAMS: 

1. JSerra (24-6), Trinity League champion 

2. Harvard-Westlake (24-4), Mission League champion 

3. Orange Lutheran (26-4), Trinity League runner-up 

4. Ayala (21-2), Palomares League champion 

AT-LARGE ENTRY: Santa Margarita (Trinity League), 17-12; Foothill (Crestview League), 21-6

DIVISION 2 (32-team bracket, 33 teams) 

SEEDED TEAMS: 

1. Thousand Oaks (24-1), Marmonte League champion 

2. Sierra Canyon (20-3), Gold Coast League champion 

3. Villa Park (22-5), Crestview League champion 

4. Ocean View (21-6), Golden West League champion

DIVISION 3 (32-team bracket, 27 teams) 

SEEDED TEAMS: 

1. Hart (19-2), Foothill League champion 

2. Warren (24-3), San Gabriel Valley League champion 

3. Chino Hills (18-8), Baseline League runner-up 

4. Santa Barbara (14-7), Channel League co-runner-up

 AT-LARGE:: Redlands East Valley (Citrus Belt League), 14-9; Fountain Valley (Surf League), 14-13; Grand  Terrace (San Andreas League), 9-6.

DIVISION 4 (32-team bracket, 32 teams) 

SEEDED TEAMS: 

1. Murrieta Mesa (23-6), Southwestern League champion 

2. Paraclete (17-4), Gold Coast Valley League co-champion 

3. Royal (18-5), Coastal Canyon League At-large Entry 

4. Westlake (18-7), Marmonte League runner-Up 

AT-LARGE: California (Del Rio League), 13-13; Culver City (Bay League), 9-9; Rancho Cucamonga (Base line League), 18-11; Oxnard (Pacific View League), 9-7. 

DIVISION 5 (32-team bracket, 38 teams) 

SEEDED TEAMS: 

1. Citrus Valley (17-7), Citrus Belt League co-runner-up 

2. North Torrance (17-8), Pioneer League co-champion 

3. Malibu (15-3), Citrus Coast League champion 

4. Crean Lutheran (20-10), Empire League runner-up

DIVISION 6 (32-team bracket, 39 teams) 

SEEDED TEAMS: 

1. Aquinas (18-2), Ambassador League champion 

2. La Habra (18-10), Freeway League runner-up 

3. Ramona (18-8), River Valley League runner-up 

4. Viewpoint (14-6), Gold Coast League runner-up

DIVISION 7 (32-team bracket, 31 teams) 

SEEDED TEAMS: 

1. Hesperia Christian (15-1), Agape League champion 

2. Vasquez (16-3), Heritage League Tri-champion 

3. Tarbut V Torah (13-3), Academy League champion 

4. Desert Christian/Lancaster (14-4), Heritage League Tri-champion 

AT-LARGE ENTRIES: Western Christian (Ambassador League), 12-11.

Source: CIF Southern Section

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