CCS softball playoffs: First-round matchups in all six divisions
Central Coast Section softball playoffs begin with opening-round games on Saturday
Open Division
Saturday’s first round
No. 6 Capuchino (22-5) at No. 3 Hollister (24-3), 1 p.m.
No. 7 Sequoia (18-5) at No. 2 Archbishop Mitty (20-3), 11 a.m.
No. 5 Willow Glen (19-6) at No. 4 Milpitas (21-4), 2 p.m.
No. 8 San Lorenzo Valley (21-2) at No. 1 St. Francis (24-2), 11 a.m.
Division I
Saturday’s first round
No. 6 Hillsdale (15-6) at No. 3 Westmont (18-8), 1 p.m.
No. 7 Wilcox (14-10) at No. 2 Sobrato (18-3), 1 p.m.
No. 5 Carlmont (15-8) at No. 4 Stevenson (18-3), 1 p.m.
No. 8 Branham (16-9) at No. 1 Notre Dame Salinas (17-7), 1 p.m.
Division II
Saturday’s first round
No. 6 Los Altos (14-9) at No. 3 Los Gatos (14-10), 11 a.m.
No. 7 Gilroy (11-12) at No. 2 Salinas (14-11), 12 p.m.
No. 5 Leigh (18-8) at No. 4 Fremont-Sunnyvale (14-5), 11 a.m.
No. 8 Valley Christian (14-9) at No. 1 Monterey (17-7), 1 p.m.
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Division III
Saturday’s first round
No. 6 Saratoga (13-6) at No. 3 Santa Teresa (12-14), 11 a.m.
No. 7 The King’s Academy (15-7) at No. 2 St. Ignatius (12-7) at Fremont Park, Pacifica, 1 p.m.
No. 5 Design Tech (16-4) at No. 4 Everett Alvarez (14-11), 11 a.m.
No. 8 Gunn (17-9) at No. 1 Silver Creek (15-6), 1 p.m.
Division IV
Saturday’s first round
No. 6 Aptos (14-9-1) at No. 3 Piedmont Hills (12-9), 11 a.m.
No. 7 Menlo-Atherton (15-7) at No. 2 Live Oak (10-11), 1 p.m.
No. 5 Mercy Burlingame (13-4) at No. 4 North Monterey County (12-12), 1 p.m.
No. 8 Pacific Grove (16-10) at No. 1 Mountain View (16-11), 1 p.m.
Division V
Saturday’s first round
No. 6 Monte Vista Christian (17-10) at No. 3 Burlingame (9-12-1), 1 p.m.
No. 7 Gunderson (12-1) at No. 2 North Salinas (10-12), 1 p.m.
No. 5 Sacred Heart Cathedral (11-12) at No. 4 Notre Dame Belmont (12-10), 1 p.m.
No. 8 King City (13-13-1) at No. 1 Leland (10-12), 12 p.m.