High school baseball playoff brackets: Rocklin, Davis, Jesuit among high seeds
The CIF Sac-Joaquin Section baseball playoffs start Wednesday at home sites with teams spread across seven divisions looking to win a prized blue banner.
Section finalists advance to the Northern California Regional rounds.
Sacramento Bee No. 1-ranked Rocklin, winner of the stacked Sierra Foothill League, earned the No. 2 seed in the large-school Division I bracket. St. Mary’s of Stockton is the top seed, having beaten Rocklin last month in the finals of the prestigious Boras Tournament, a quasi-NorCal championship event.
The D-I field is so deep that a team that was ranked in the top three all season by The Bee is just the No. 3 seed. That’s Franklin of Elk Grove. The SFL otherwise dominates this bracket and tops the D-II bracket. Other SFL teams in the D-I field include No. 4 seeded Davis, No. 5 Granite Bay and No. 6 Oak Ridge.
Metro League champion McClatchy is the No. 7 seed.
In Division II, SFL members Jesuit and Whitney are the top two seeds, respectively. Elk Grove of the Delta League is the No. 3 seed, Capital Valley Conference champion Woodcreek is the 4 seed and Del Oro of the SFL is the No. 5 seed.
In Division III, two-time defending section and NorCal champion Oakmont is the top seed under retiring coach Paul Martinez, followed by No. 2 West Park of Roseville of the Metro League, No. 3 Yuba City of the Foothill Valley League and No. 4 Christian Brothers, which placed second in the CVC behind Woodcreek.
In Division IV, top-seeded Bradshaw Christian of Sacramento seeks a third consecutive section banner and the program’s third NorCal title in four years. No. 2 Oakdale tied Central Catholic of Modesto for the Valley Oak League championship, No. 2 Roseville is from the deep FVL, and Golden Empire League champion Sutter is the No. 4 seed.
In Division V, top-seeded Lincoln of Placer County is paced by Bee Player of the Year candidate Landyn Plaut, who has a .500 batting average, a section-leading 14 home runs and 42 RBI and is 6-3 on the mound with a 1.03 earned-run average.
In Division VI, Bear River and ace pitcher Kaden Nichols (7-3, 1.06 ERA) are the top seed, opposite of defending champion and second-seeded Woodland Christian.
In Division VII, small schools Turlock Christian and Vacaville Christian earned the top two seeds, respectively.
Full brackets, ticket information and more are available via the CIF section website.
CIF Sac-Joaquin Section baseball playoffs
First-round home games begin 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 7.
Division I
Central Valley-Franklin winner at No. 1 St. Mary’s
No. 9 Pleasant Grove at No. 8 Lincoln-Stockton
No. 12 Inderkum at No. 5 Granite Bay
No. 13 Enochs at No. 4 Davis
No. 14 Folsom at No. 3 Franklin
No. 11 River City at No. 6 Oak Ridge
No. 10 Turlock at No. 7 McClatchy
No. 15 Gregori at No. 2 Rocklin
Division II
Cordova-Armijo winner at No. 1 Jesuit
No. 9 Laguna Creek at No. 8 Vacaville
No. 12 Bella Vista at No. 5 Del Oro
No. 13 Tokay at No. 4 Woodcreek
No. 14 Downey at No. 3 Elk Grove
No. 11 Atwater at No. 6 Lodi
No. 10 Tracy at No. 7 Rodriguez
No. 15 Pitman at No. 2 Whitney
Division III
No. 16 Antelope at No. 1 Oakmont
No. 9 Patterson at No. 8 Pioneer
No. 12 Bear Creek at No. 5 Central Catholic
No. 13 Fairfield at No. 4 Christian Brothers
No. 14 Ponderosa at No. 3 Yuba City
No. 11 El Capitan at No. 6 Vista del Lago
No. 10 Rio Americano at No. 7 Manteca
No. 15 Ceres at No. 2 West Park
Division IV
No. 16 Burbank at No. 1 Bradshaw Christian
No. 9 Casa Roble at No. 8 Twelve Bridges
No. 12 Center at No. 5 Del Campo
No. 13 Nevada Union at No. 4 Sutter
No. 14 Beyer at No. 3 Roseville
No. 11 Sierra at No. 6 Placer
No. 10 Vanden at No. 7 East Union
No. 15 Los Banos at No. 2 Oakdale
Division V
No. 16 Mesa Verde at No. 1 Lincoln
No. 9 Escalon at No. 8 Liberty Ranch
No. 12 Union Mine at No. 5 Linden
No. 13 Marysville at No. 4 Woodland
No. 14 Ripon at No. 3 Wheatland
No. 11 Destiny Christian at No. 6 Hilmar
No. 10 El Dorado at No. Venture Academy
No. 15 Ben Holt at No. 2 Hughson
Division VI
No. 16 Leroy Greene at No. 1 Bear River
No. 9 Golden Sierra at No. 8 Gustine
No. 12 Le Grand at No. 5 Amador
No. 13 Argonaut at No. 4 Bret Harte
No. 14 Western Sierra at No. 3 Colfax
No. 11 Millenium at No. 6 Ripon Christian
No. 10 Mariposa Couty at No. 7 Summerville
No. 15 Humphreys Charter at No. 2 Woodland Christian
Division VII
No. 9 Sacramento Country Day at No. 8 Big Valley Christian
No. 4 Delta Charter at No. 5 Rio Vista, Wednesday
No. 6 Delta at No. 3 Valley Christian, Wednesday
No. 10 Stockton Christian at No. 7 Foresthill
Byes: No. 1 Turlock Christian, No. 2 Vacaville Christian