The wildcards have added a new twist to the playoffs this year. It looks like 6 teams will be wildcards:
Santiago-Corona
Oxnard
Brea-Olinda
Mission Viejo
Hart
Temescal Canyon

That means that 8 3rd place teams and 2 4th place teams will go in the hat to see which 6 of them play a wildcard game. I'm just guessing at the process though. The biggest issue could be Oxnard who won their league before the 5 forfeits but ended up 4th. That could be a tough game for a 3rd or 4th place team that draws them and then for their first round opponent as that would really be a first place team vs first place team in the first round of the playoffs.

Norco and Capo Valley look strong. I wouldn't pick Simi to win it but I wouldn't have last year either and the team is very similar in makeup to last season's team. Royal has excellent pitching but I don't know if they've got the hitting or defense to go far.

I don't know enough about some of the OC teams to have a feel for how good they are. The Trinity league looks to have been exceptionally strong.

Looking closer it looks like there are three 7+ team leagues and seven 6 team leagues. That means that there are a total of 33 teams that made the playoffs "directly". There were also 6 teams that should have qualified for a wildcard spot. With a total of 39 teams that would require 7 wildcard games. Given that there were seven third place teams and 3 fourth place teams that qualified for the playoffs that means that 7 of the 10 will have to play a wildcard team. I assume that the third place teams from the 7 or 8 team leagues will not be included in the draw.

Just my guesses. We'll know for sure at about 1:00 PDT today. It'll be interesting to see who draws Oxnard, especially if all their players are eligible now.

Wild Card:
Moorpark v Brea Olinda - Edge to Moorpark because they are at home and Brea Olinda doesn't seem to have an overpowering pitcher.

Newbury Park v Vista Murrietta - Edge to NP for same reasons.

Temescal C. v Santiago/C - Temescal

Long Beach Wilson v Roosevelt - Wilson

ML King v Mission Viejo - Mission Viejo

Camarillo v Hart - Hart

Oxnard v Saugus - Oxnard because they are really a #1

1st round
Norco v Brea Olinda
Could be ugly

Temecula Valley v Esperanza - Temecula

Tesoro v Long Beach Poly - Tesoro

Mater Dei v Saugus - Mater Dei

Edison v Lakewood - Edison

West Ranch v El Dorado - El Dorado in an upset

Rio Mesa v Dana Hills - Dana Hills

Simi v wildcard - Simi

Capo Valley v Wilson - CV

Canyon/A v O Lutheran - Canyon

Marina v Hueneme - nice pitching matchup - Hueneme to upset

Valencia v Vista Murrietta - Valencia

Millikan v wildcard - Millikan

Royal v Villa Park - Royal

Poly/R v Chapparral - Poly/R

JSerra v Camarillo - JSerra

I'm not sure but it looks like they placed the 4th place teams in the wildcard draw then put the 3rd place teams in a hat and drew from there.

Brea-Olinda d Moorpark 1-0 ...Not a big surprise. Could have gone either way. When you play mediocre players and schedule weak opponents instead of developing talent and playing strong opponents you aren't going to be ready for playoff baseball. 13 of Moorpark's 17 wins were against teams ranked 2000 or worse in the MaxPreps rankings. The average ranking of those 17 teams was over 3000. A very nice pitching effort wasted. Moorpark will have a strong squad next season if they don't manage to misuse a strong but shallow pitching staff. They should be a contender for the league championship in what looks to be a down year for the league overall.

Vista Murrietta d Newbury Park A bit of a surprise, but NP never really had playoff quality pitching, although I thought they had enough for this game.

Saugus d Oxnard "Crime" didn't pay?

Wilson d Roosevelt

Camarillo d Hart

All of the City Section scores:

CITY
DIVISION III
First round, Tuesday
Community Harvest 15, King Drew 0
Los Angeles Jordan 7, Manual Arts 1
Maywood 12, Central City Value 0
Discovery Prep 7, Animo Robinson 2
Elizabeth 18, West Adams 8
Fulton 10, Animo de la Hoya 0
Santee 8, Vaughn 5
Sherman Oaks CES 10, Harbor Teacher Prep 0


SOUTHERN SECTION
DIVISION I
Wild-card games, Tuesday
Brea Olinda 1, Moorpark 0
Saugus 4, Oxnard 2
Temescal Canyon 9, Corona Santiago 0
Long Beach Wilson 4, Corona Roosevelt 2
Vista Murrieta 8, Newbury Park 4
Mission Viejo 2, King 0
Camarillo 7, Hart 6

DIVISION II

Wild-card games, Tuesday
Rancho Cucamonga 9, Valley View 2
Glendora 10, West Torrance 1
Redlands East Valley 11, Pasadena 0
Mayfair 4, Redlands 3
Santa Barbara 6, Loyola 4
Bellflower 5, Burbank 2
Alta Loma 10, Paso Robles 3
Alemany 2, Vista del Lago 0
Damien 10, Miller 4
Chino Hills 5, Burbank Burroughs 2 (8)
Atascadero 5, San Marcos 4
Mira Costa 6, Placentia Valencia 1
Huntington Beach 14, Glenn 8
Los Osos 8, Peninsula 1
Buena 5, St. Francis 3
Crescenta Valley 5, Righetti 4

DIVISION III
Wild-card games, Tuesday
Hawthorne 10, Segerstrom 0
Palmdale 8, Montebello 0
El Rancho 6, Walnut 3
Laguna Hills 6, Hacienda Heights Wilson 1
Santa Monica 1, Knight 0
Los Altos 3, Elsinore 2
Gahr 5, Rancho Alamitos 4
Pacific 12, Eastside 0

DIVISION IV
Wild-card games, Tuesday
Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 8, North Torrance 1
La Quinta 4, Garey 1
Oak Park 8, Bishop Montgomery 0
Sonora 6, Temple City 1
Norte Vista 9, Century 1
Baldwin Park 6, Carpinteria 5
La Canada 7, South Torrance 4
Granite Hills 12, Indio 0

DIVISION V
Wild-card games, Tuesday
Cathedral 3, Arroyo 2
Beaumont 10. Serrano 3
Montclair Prep 10, Lompoc 8
Citrus Hill 14, Azusa 3
Heritage 4, Big Bear 1
Paraclete 7, Los Angeles Baptist 1
Gladstone 9, Bosco Tech 2

DIVISION VI
Wild-card games, Tuesday
Oakwood 10, La Verne Lutheran 5
Capistrano Valley Christian 13, Moreno Valley Calvary Chapel 4
Upland Christian 5, Desert Chapel 4
Hesperia Christian 10, Redlands Adventist 6
Bell-Jeff 19, La Sierra Academy 1
Kern Valley 14, Flintridge Prep 10
Grace Brethren 16, Sierra Canyon 0
Lone Pine 5, Excelsior 4

DIVISION VII
Wild-card games, Tuesday
Lennox Academy 19, Pacific Lutheran 3
West Shores 17, New Harvest C

Thursday's scores:
Bunch of DI games tonight.

BASEBALL
CITY
DIVISION III
Quarterfinals, Thursday
Community Harvest 5, Los Angeles Jordan 4
Maywood 9, Discovery Prep 2
Elizabeth 6, Fulton 2
Sherman Oaks CES 5, Santee 2


SOUTHERN SECTION
DIVISION I
First round, Thursday
Temecula Valley 9, Esperanza 5

DIVISION II
First round, Thursday
El Toro 4, Rancho Cucamonga 2
Redlands East Valley 4, Glendora 0
San Luis Obispo 5, Mayfair 2
Santa Barbara 2, Arcadia 1
Garden Grove Pacifica 9, Bellflower 3
Crespi 6, Alta Loma 0
Dos Pueblos 7, Alemany 2
Damien 4, Palos Verdes 1
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 8, Rialto 0
Chino Hills 4, La Mirada 3
Foothill 11, Atascadero 2
Mira Costa 7, Upland 6
Huntington Beach 5, Chino 3
Arlington 8, Los Osos 6
Cypress 11, Buena 10
Yucaipa 15, Crescenta Valley 7

DIVISION IV



First round, Thursday
Bishop Amat 4, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 1
La Habra 6, Savanna 1
St. Bonaventure 6, San Marino 5
La Quinta 3, Patriot 2 (13)
Palm Desert 6, Oak Park 0
El Segundo 11, Don Lugo 1
Sonora 12, Victor Valley 2
San Dimas 5, Laguna Beach 1
Torrance 12, Norte Vista 5
Palm Springs 4, Costa Mesa 2
Barstow 5, Monrovia 0
Fullerton 13, Baldwin Park 2
Anaheim 13, La Canada 3
Kaiser 4, Colony 2
St. Paul 2, Oaks Christian 1 (8)
Northview 5, Granite Hills 0

DIVISION V
First round, Thursday
San Jacinto 3, Cathedral 1
Sultana 8, Riverside Christian 1
Lompoc Cabrillo 3, Gabrielino 2 (8)

DIVISION VI
First round, Thursday
Bloomington Christian 8, Oakwood 4
Crossroads 12, Academy for Academic Excellence 2
Capistrano Valley Christian 4, Southlands Christian 3
Santa Paula 6, Rio Hondo Prep 0
Oxford Academy 10, Upland Christian 1
Lancaster Desert Christian 9, Bishop 8
Salesian 8, Buckley 6
Vasquez 22, Hesperia Christian 4
Windward 6, Bell-Jeff 0
Baptist Christian 2, Viewpoint 1
Boron 18, Victor Valley Christian 9
Nordhoff 9, Kern Valley 1
Pasadena Poly 8, Grace Brethren 4
Saddleback Valley Christian 17, California Lutheran 0
Rosamond 12, Lone Pine 0

DIVISION VII
First round, Thursday
Rolling Hills Prep 22, Wildwood 0
Faith Baptist 10, Shalhevet 0
North County Christian 24, Valley Torah 2
Rio Contiguo 16, Calvary Baptist 1

The Marmonte league sure didn't do well in the playoffs this year. Next year the league looks to be a bit weaker overall. However, I can almost guarantee they won't do worse in the playoffs.

Wow out here lot's of upsets. Simi, Royal lost. Hueneme & Oxnard lost. DP and Santa Barabara still in it. DP is playing well and I have no idea why SB is still playing, because they are not a very talented team. Just shows you how unpredictable the playoff's can be.

BOF you are right, geez the upsets are everywhere. Last year I dont think there was even one upset first round.

Top half of the bracket there is just one upset that was not really an upset. I thought Tago would pitch and his ERA is .98 and Tago did not even pitch, their catcher did.

Dana Hills beat Rio Mesa

These three are just shockers to me. And not because the winners are weak, everyone out here is good, it is just the losing teams I felt were particularly strong. That is three upsets in the lower half of the bracket. And they were all one run loses.

Temescal Canyon beat Simi in a 6-5
Vista Murrieta beat Valencia 10-9
Villa Park beat Royal 2-1

As you'll notice from my predictions, which weren't very accurate overall, that I didn't consider Dana Hills beating Rio Mesa to be an upset.

CADad, I dont think anyone thought Simi, Valencia, or Royal would lose. Dana Hills was a minor upset.

BTW, our boys were on the same Sunshine team. I was rooting for your son's team in the wild cards.

Best of luck next year.

Thx. I expected Simi to win and although I figured Royal should be the favorite in that game I didn't think they'd go far. They had great pitching but didn't have the defense or hitting to keep from being upset at some point. Good luck to your son, I thought he might have been which is why I asked.

In an odd twist of fate both Channel League teams, Dos Pueblos and Santa Barbara are still playing while the Marmonte power houses are home. Frankly SB is not a very talented team, but you have to give their coaching some credit since they seem to find a way to win. DP is peaking at the right time and are hitting the stuffing out of the ball, not too good of pitching, but all it takes is to score more runs and you can move on. I think DP will win and SB will lose next round....but so far I have been clueless in my predictions.

DP had a little home cooking in their last game and the team they beat was a little flat on top of that. The other team had prom that evening and DP didn't want to reschedule. The other team would have. While Damien has a good record their schedule was not as strong as Crespi. Crespi will take good care of them if DP gets that far.

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Originally posted by MTS:
Crespi will take good care of them if DP gets that far.

I would agree with you on this, but it just shows you how hard it is to get through single elimination playoff's. One bad game (or bad inning for that matter) and you are done.

From the paper this morning. MTS: looks like Crespi snuck by GGP.

DP got clobbered by Damien..I heard the ump had a really tight zone and the lack of a high velocity pitcher caught up with them, nice season for them however. SB lost and it amazes me they got this far....same with St Bonnie.

West Ranch getting clobbered is a surprise. Mater Dei moves on as expected. Will look at the remaining match ups later today and post something.


BASEBALL
CITY
DIVISION III

Semifinals, Tuesday
Maywood 7, Community Harvest 2
Sherman Oaks CES 3, Elizabeth 1


SOUTHERN SECTION
DIVISION I
Second round, Tuesday
Norco 3, Temecula Valley 1 (8)
Mater Dei 7, Tesoro 4
Edison 13, West Ranch 1
Dana Hills 2, Temescal Canyon 1
Marina 5, Vista Murrieta 3
Millikan 1, Villa Park 0
Riverside Poly 5, JSerra 3

DIVISION II



Second round, Tuesday
Redlands East Valley 6, El Toro 2
San Luis Obispo 4, Santa Barbara 3
Crespi 2, Garden Grove Pacifica 1
Damien 20, Dos Pueblos 3
Chino Hills 3, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 1
Foothill 4, Mira Costa 1
Huntington Beach 3, Arlington 1
Yucaipa 10, Cypress 4

DIVISION III
Second round, Tuesday
Beckman 2, La Serna 0
Charter Oak 6, Palmdale 1
Downey 3, Ocean View 1
Lancaster 12, Bell Gardens 2
Los Altos 3, Santa Monica 1
Corona del Mar 7, Paramount 3
South Hills 7, Hemet 5
Bonita 9, Alhambra 2

DIVISION IV
Second round, Tuesday
Bishop Amat 9, La Habra 5
La Quinta 7, St. Bonaventure 5
El Segundo 6, Palm Desert 4
San Dimas 4, Sonora 0
Torrance 5, Palm Springs 0
Fullerton 14, Barstow 9
Kaiser 3, Anaheim 2
St. Paul 6, Northview 4

DIVISION V
Second round, Tuesday
San Jacinto 2, Whittier Christian 1
Sultana 10, Sierra Vista 5
Beaumont 7, Downey Calvary Chapel 4
Woodcrest Christian 7, Aquinas 3 (8)
Maranatha 9, Mary Star 1
Campbell Hall 6, Lompoc Cabrillo 4
Paraclete 7, Linfield Christian 6 (8)
Tahquitz 5, Santa Ynez 4

DIVISION VI
Second round, Tuesday
Crossroads 15, Bloomington Christian 7
Santa Paula 9, Capistrano Valley Christian 1
Oxford Academy 7, Lancaster Desert Christian 6
Vasquez 10, Salesian 3
Windward 7, Baptist Christian 0
Boron 7, Nordhoff 4
Pasadena Poly 6, Sage Hill 2
Rosamond 2, Saddleback Valley Christian 1

DIVISION VII
Second round, Tuesday
Camarillo Cornerstone Christian 18, Eastside Christian 3
Thacher 8, Granada Hills Hillcrest Christian 7
Rolling Hills Prep 20, Nuview Bridge 2
Faith Baptist 13, Lee Vining 2
North County Christian 30, Rio Contiguo 5
St. Michael's Prep 4, Packinghouse Christian 3
Cate 9, Pacifica Christian 3
Milken 8, Animo Leadership 4

Here are the matchups:

I would think Cleveland would be heavily favored. El Camino and Chatsworth should be a great game, same with Crepi vs Damien, and Norco vs Mater Dei.

The rest I don't know.

CITY
DIVISION I
Semifinals, Wednesday, 3 p.m.
#12 Granada Hills (15-16) at #1 Cleveland (25-7)
#3 El Camino Real (23-9) at #2 Chatsworth (28-4)

DIVISION II
Semifinals, Wednesday, 3 p.m.
#4 Fremont (24-4) at #1 Westchester (20-9)
#15 Monroe (10-14) at #3 Los Angeles (22-7)

DIVISION III
Championship at USC, Friday, 4 p.m.
#5 Maywood (13-14) vs. #2 Sherman Oaks CES (18-2)


SOUTHERN SECTION
DIVISION I
Quarterfinals, Friday
#1 Norco (25-4) at Mater Dei (23-5)
Edison (21-5) at Dana Hills (17-12)
Marina (22-6) at #3 Capistrano Valley (23-6)
Riverside Poly (19-10-1) at Millikan (22-10)

DIVISION II

Quarterfinals, Friday
San Luis Obispo (23-5) at Redlands East Valley (22-6)
Crespi (18-11) at Damien (21-8)
Foothill (21-7) at Chino Hills (18-10)
#2 Yucaipa (27-2) at Huntington Beach (17-12)

DIVISION III
Quarterfinals, Friday
#1 Beckman (24-4) at Charter Oak (17-9)
Downey (23-6) at #4 Lancaster (20-7)
Corona del Mar (17-10) at Los Altos (14-11)
#2 Bonita (21-5) at South Hills (19-8)

DIVISION IV
Quarterfinals, Friday
La Quinta (21-7) at #1 Bishop Amat (25-5)
#4 San Dimas (21-5) at El Segundo (23-8)
Fullerton (21-7) at #3 Torrance (23-7)
St. Paul (18-12) at Kaiser (20-8)

DIVISION V
Quarterfinals, Friday
Sultana (16-8) at #1 San Jacinto (25-1)
Beaumont (19-10) at #4 Woodcrest Christian (21-5)
Campbell Hall (18-7) at #3 Maranatha (23-5)
Paraclete (16-11) at Tahquitz (18-8)

DIVISION VI
Quarterfinals, Friday
Crossroads (16-5) at Santa Paula (21-7)
#4 Vasquez (24-3) at Oxford Academy (19-5)
Boron (16-7) at #3 Windward (21-7)
Pasadena Poly (17-7-1) at #2 Rosamond (18-4)

DIVISION VII
Quarterfinals, Friday
Thacher (10-9) at #1 Camarillo Cornerstone Christian (19-0)
Rolling Hills Prep (18-3) at #4 Faith Baptist (15-6)
St. Michael's Prep (20-2) at #3 North County Christian (17-3)
#2 Milken (18-2) at Cate (17-1)

I'm surprised that Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks was eliminated.

Me too. They beat my son's team twice during the season and they split with Crespi. Notre Dame was the best team I saw in DII.

Crepsi beat Damien 6-2 and face Redlands East Valley next Tuesday in the Semi Final.