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Central Section opening-round baseball playoff matchups

vongni yang, visalia times-delta
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Golden West's Moses Magallanes fields a hit ball against Redwood in a West Yosemite League high school baseball game Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
Golden West's Moses Magallanes fields a hit ball against Redwood in a West Yosemite League high school baseball game Tuesday, April 19, 2022.

The Central Section high school baseball playoff brackets were released on Saturday. Division I is a eight-team bracket. Division II through Division VI are 16-team brackets.

Playoffs begin on Tuesday for D-II through D-VI. Division I starts on Thursday with quarterfinal showdowns.

Here are the opening-round matchups for each division:

Division I

  • No. 8 Frontier at No. 1 Buchanan

  • No. 5 Righetti-Santa Maria at No. 4 Clovis West

  • No. 6 Liberty-Bakersfield at No. 3 Bullard

  • No. 7 San Joaquin Memorial at No. 2 Stockdale

Division II

  • No. 16 St. Joseph-Santa Maria at No. 1 Kerman

  • No. 9 Central at No. 8 Reedley

  • No. 12 Centennial at No. 5 Ridgeview

  • No. 13 Redwood at No. 4 Bakersfield Christian

  • No. 14 Clovis North at No. 3 San Luis Obispo

  • No. 11 Templeton at No. 6 Clovis East

  • No. 10 Fresno at No. 7 Clovis

  • No. 15 Nipomo at No. 2 Arroyo Grande

Division III

  • No. 16 Edison at No. 1 Kingsburg

  • No. 9 Highland at No. 8 Porterville

  • No. 12 Sierra Pacific at No. 5 Monache

  • No. 13 Bakersfield at No. 4 Taft

  • No. 14 El Diamante at No. 3 Morro Bay

  • No. 11 Sanger at No. 6 Hanford

  • No. 10 Paso Robles at No. 7 Tulare Western

  • No. 15 Mt. Whitney at No. 2 Pioneer Valley

Division IV

  • No. 16 Dinuba at No. 1 Liberty-Madera Ranchos

  • No. 9 Atascadero at No. 8 Arvin

  • No. 12 Golden West at No. 5 Madera South

  • No. 13 Mission Prep-San Luis Obispo at No. 4 Hanford West

  • No. 14 Lemoore at No. 3 Dos Palos

  • No. 11 Central Valley Christian at No. 6 Washington Union

  • No. 10 Wasco at No. 7 Independence-Bakersfield

  • No. 15 Garces-Bakersfield at No. 2 Bishop Union

Division V

  • No. 16 Hoover at No. 1 Kennedy-Delano

  • No. 9 Mammoth at No. 8 East-Bakersfield

  • No. 12 McLane at No. 5 Mission Oak

  • No. 13 Strathmore at No. 4 Fowler

  • No. 14 Tehachapi at No. 3 Immanuel

  • No. 11 North-Bakersfield at No. 6 Exeter

  • No. 10 Firebaugh at No. 7 Chowchilla

  • No. 15 Yosemite at No. 2 Minarets

Division VI

  • No. 16 Laton at No. 1 Sierra

  • No. 9 South-Bakersfield at No. 8 Farmersville

  • No. 12 Lone Pine at No. 5 Rosamond

  • No. 13 Trona at No. 4 Boron

  • No. 14 Kings Christian at No. 3 Mendota

  • No. 11 Caruthers at No. 6 Lindsay

  • No. 10 Orange Cove at No. 7 Cesar Chavez

  • No. 15 Granite Hills at No. 2 Fresno Christian

Vongni Yang is a sports reporter for the Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register. He covers Tulare County sports. Follow him on Twitter @Vongni. To support his continued coverage of local sports, subscribe today.

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