High school softball: Defending section champions Central advances behind clutch hitting
Central scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, helped by Kamana Powell’s two-run double as the top-seeded Grizzlies defeated No. 8 Redwood 4-3 in a Central Section high school softball Division I quarterfinal game on Friday afternoon.
The Rangers didn’t go away quietly in the seventh inning, however, scoring two runs.
Redwood had runners on second and third with two outs, but Central pitcher Sara Barbosa got Kenzi Cantu to pop out to end the game.
The defending champions will next host No. 4 Frontier at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Softball
Friday’s quarterfinals
Division I
No. 1 Central 4, No. 8 Redwood 3
No. 3 Buchanan 7, No. 6 Bullard 6
No. 4 Frontier 5, No. 5 Centennial 1
No. 2 Clovis North 7, No. 7 Kingsburg 3
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 4 Frontier at No. 1 Central
No. 3 Buchanan at No. 2 Clovis North
Division II
No. 1 St. Joseph 1, No. 8 Righetti 0
No. 5 Clovis West 8, No. 5 Clovis West 6
No. 6 Mission Oak 3, No. 14 Lompoc 2
No. 12 Monache 12, No. 15 Paso Robles 2
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 5 Clovis West at No. 1 St. Joseph
No. 12 Monache at No. 6 Mission Oak
Division III
No. 1 Taft 1, No. 9 Cabrillo 0
No. 5 Tulare Western 14, No. 13 Independence 4
No. 3 Wasco 2, No. 11 Edison 0
No. 2 Bakersfield Christian 12, No. 10 Reedley 0
Wednesday’s semifinals
‘No. 5 Tulare Western at No. 1 Taft
No. 3 Wasco at No. 2 Bakersfield Christian
Division IV
No. 1 Mission Prep 6, No. 9 Shafter 5
No. 4 Kerman 8, No. 5 Immanuel 0
No. 3 Pioneer Valley 14, No. 11 South 0
No. 2 Orange Cove 3, No. 7 Lemoore 0
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 4 Kerman at No. 1 Mission Prep
No. 3 Pioneer Valley at No. 2 Orange Cove
Division V
No. 1 Woodlake 10, No. 9 Washington Union 0
No. 5 Corcoran 5, No. 4 California City 1
No. 6 Porterville 1, No. 3 Chavez 0
No. 2 Orcutt Academy 1, No. 7 Roosevelt 0
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 5 Corcoran at No. 1 Woodlake
No. 6 Porterville at No. 2 Orcutt Academy
Division VI
No. 8 Nipomo 2, No. 1 Lindsay 0
No. 4 Riverdale 10, No. 5 Mojave 0
No. 3 Sierra 7, No. 11 Desert 4
No. 2 Avenal 5, No. 10 Firebaugh 1
Wednesday’s semifinals
No. 8 Nipomo at No. 4 Riverdale
No. 3 Sierra at No. 2 Avenal
