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Central Section opening-round softball matchups

vongni yang, visalia times-delta
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Mission Oak's Bailee Bustos fields a hit ball against Tulare Western in an East Yosemite League high school softball game Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Mission Oak's Bailee Bustos fields a hit ball against Tulare Western in an East Yosemite League high school softball game Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

The 2022 Central Section high school softball playoffs start on Wednesday throughout the Central San Joaquin Valley.

Here are the opening-round matchups for each division:

Division I

  • No. 8 Stockdale at No. 1 Clovis North

  • No. 5 Liberty-Bakersfield at No. 4 Central

  • No. 6 Paso Robles at No. 3 Clovis

  • No. 7 Centennial at No. 2 Buchanan

Division II

  • No. 16 Sanger at No. 1 Hanford

  • No. 9 Redwood at No. 8 Selma

  • No. 12 Independence-Bakersfield at No. 5 Madera

  • No. 13 El Diamante at No. 4 St. Joseph-Santa Maria

  • No. 14 Tulare Western at No. 3 Arroyo Grande

  • No. 11 Kingsburg at No. 6 Clovis East

  • No. 10 Clovis West at No. 7 Bullard

  • No. 15 Mission Oak at No. 2 Liberty-Madera Ranchos

Division III

  • No. 16 Edison at No. 1 Fowler

  • No. 9 Coalinga at No. 8 Taft

  • No. 12 Chowchilla at No. 5 Monache

  • No. 13 Bakersfield Christian at No. 4 Frontier

  • No. 14 Templeton at No. 3 Highland-Bakersfield

  • No. 11 Dinuba at No. 6 Garces-Bakersfield

  • No. 10 Reedley at No. 7 Tulare Union

  • No. 15 Kerman at No. 2 Wasco

Division IV

  • No. 16 Sunnyside at No. 1 Orange Cove

  • No. 9 Golden West at No. 8 Foothill

  • No. 12 San Joaquin Memorial at No. 5 Dos Palos

  • No. 13 Bakersfield at No. 4 Morro Bay

  • No. 14 Tehachapi at No. 3 Shafter

  • No. 11 Pioneer Valley-Santa Maria at No. 6 Cesar Chavez

  • No. 10 San Luis Obispo at No. 7 Sierra Pacific

  • No. 15 Hanford West at No. 2 Mission Prep-San Luis Obispo

Division V

  • No. 16 North-Bakersfield at No. 1 Boron

  • No. 9 Golden Valley-Bakersfield at No. 8 Bishop Union

  • No. 12 Porterville at No. 5 Woodlake

  • No. 13 Fresno Christian at No. 4 Immanuel

  • No. 14 Mira Monte-Bakersfield at No. 3 California City

  • No. 11 Washington Union at No. 6 Riverdale

  • No. 10 Mt. Whitney at No. 7 McLane

  • No. 15 Fresno at No. 2 Caruthers

Division VI

  • No. 16 Farmersville at No. 1 Lone Pine

  • No. 9 Lindsay at No. 8 Immanuel Christian

  • No. 12 Summit Charter at No. 5 Kern Valley

  • No. 13 Mojave at No. 4 Arvin

  • No. 14 Mendota at No. 3 Parlier

  • No. 11 Firebaugh at No. 6 Nipomo

  • No. 10 Orcutt at No. 7 Laton

  • No. 15 Corcoran at No. 2 Central Valley 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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