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Central Section baseball and softball playoff scores, plus next week’s schedule
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- Central Section baseball championships will be May 27-30 at Valley Strong Ballpark.
- Central Section softball championships will be at Fresno State’s Margie Wright Diamond.
- Friday’s Central Section playoff games start at 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
The start of the high school baseball and softball Central Section playoffs begin Friday.
The baseball championships will take place in Visalia at Valley Strong Ballpark on May 27-30 and the softball championships will be at Margie Wright Diamond at Fresno State the same week.
Here is a look at Friday’s schedule.
Baseball
Central Section playoffs
Friday’s games start at 4:30 p.m., unless noted.
Division I
No. 1 St. Joseph, bye
No. 9 Righetti 5, No. 8 Stockdale 3
No. 5 Buchanan 12, No. 12 Madera 5
No. 4 Liberty-Bakersfield 12, No. 13 Clovis West 2
No. 14 Centennial 6, No. 3 San Joaquin Memorial 5
No. 11 Redwood 7, No. 6 Clovis 1
No. 7 Clovis North 11, No. 10 Frontier 1
No. 2 Bullard, bye
May 19 quarterfinals
No. 9 Righetti at No. 1 St. Joseph
No. 5 Buchanan at No. 4 Liberty-Bakersfield
No. 14 Centennial at No. 11 Redwood
No. 7 Clovis North at No. 2 Bullard
Division II
No. 1 Bakersfield Christian 6, No. 16 Atascadero 5
No. 8 Fresno 7, No. 9 Mission Prep 5
No. 12 Clovis East 7, No. 5 Sanger 6
No. 13 Lompoc 6, No. 4 El Diamante 4
No. 3 Arroyo Grande 8, No. 14 Kerman 7
No. 11 Paso Robles 2, No. 6 Sierra Pacific 1
No. 10 Tulare Western 9, No. 7 San Luis Obispo 2
No. 15 Hanford 7, No. 2 Ridgeview 1
May 19 quarterfinals
No. 8 Fresno at No. 1 Bakersfield Christian
No. 13 Lompoc at No. 12 Clovis East
No. 11 Paso Robles at No. 3 Arroyo Grande
No. 15 Hanford at No. 10 Tulare Western
Division III
No. 1 Kingsburg 10, No. 16 Tehachapi 2
No. 9 Central Valley Christian at No. 8 Mt. Whitney
No. 5 Lemoore 15, No. 12 Bakersfield 4
No. 4 Edison 22, No. 13 Mission Oak 8
No. 14 Templeton 2, No. 3 Morro Bay 0
No. 6 Garces 7, No. 11 Exeter 4
No. 7 Garza 16, No. 10 Washington Union 5
No. 15 Pioneer Valley 6, No. 2 Selma 3
May 18 quarterfinals
No. 9 Central Valley Christian at No. 1 Kingsburg
No. 5 Lemoore at No. 4 Edison
No. 14 Templeton at No. 6 Garces
No. 15 Pioneer Valley at No. 7 Garza
Division IV
No. 1 Monache 15, No. 16 Fowler 4
No. 9 Highland 4, No. 8 Bishop Union 2
No. 5 Nipomo 11, No. 12 Chowchilla 10
No. 4 Santa Ynez 10, No. 13 Kennedy 0
No. 3 Immanuel 7, No. 14 Arvin 6
No. 6 Wasco 9, No. 11 Hanford West 1
No. 7 Liberty-Madera Ranchos 10, No. 10 Golden West 6
No. 2 Reedley 3, No. 15 Taft 2
May 18 quarterfinals
No. 9 Highland at No. 1 Monache
No. 5 Nipomo at No. 4 Santa Ynez
No. 6 Wasco at No. 3 Immanuel
No. 7 Liberty-Madera Ranchos at No. 2 Reedley
Division V
No. 1 Shafter 11, No. 16 Kern Valley 1
No. 8 Dos Palos 7, No. 9 East 6
No. 5 Yosemite 8, No. 12 Madera South 7
No. 4 Sierra 7, No. 13 Golden Valley 1
No. 3 Chavez 10, No. 14 North 0
No. 6 McLane 11, No. 11 Caruthers 2
No. 7 Santa Maria 5, No. 10 Foothill 4
No. 2 Minarets 12, No. 15 Firebaugh 1
May 18 quarterfinals
No. 8 Dos Palos at No. 1 Shafter
No. 5 Yosemite at No. 4 Sierra
No. 6 McLane at No. 3 Chavez
No. 7 Santa Maria at No. 2 Minarets
Division VI
No. 1 Corcoran 5, No. 16 Riverdale 0
No. 9 Cal City 13, No. 8 Legacy Christian 6
No. 5 Orange Cove 6, No. 12 Mira Monte 3
No. 4 Woodlake 9, No. 13 Orosi 0
No. 3 Rosamond 17, No. 14 McFarland 2
No. 6 Torres 10, No. 11 Lindsay 8
No. 10 Boron 25, No. 7 Lone Pine 4
No. 2 Roosevelt 11, No. 15 Granite Hills 1
May 18 quarterfinals
No. 9 Cal City at No. 1 Corcoran
No. 5 Orange Coast at No. 4 Woodlake
No. 6 Torres at No. 3 Rosamond
No. 10 Boron at No. 2 Roosevelt
Softball
Central Section playoffs
Friday’s games unless noted, 4:30 p.m.
Division I
May 20 quarterfinals
No. 8 Sanger at No. 1 Clovis North
No. 5 Clovis West at No. 4 Madera
No. 6 Bullard at No. 3 Clovis East
No. 7 Buchanan at No. 2 St. Joseph
Division II
No. 1 Garces, bye
No. 9 Centennial 11, No. 8 Highland 2
No. 5 Righetti 10, No. 12 Clovis 0
No. 4 Stockdale 9, No. 13 Tulare Union 8
No. 3 Redwood 10, No. 14 Paso Robles 0
No. 6 Selma 13, No. 11 Liberty-Bakersfield 8
No. 7 Monache 8, No. 10 Frontier 3
No. 2 Kingsburg 11, No. 15 Lompoc 1
May 20 quarterfinals
No. 9 Centennial at No. 1 Garces
No. 5 Righetti at No. 4 Stockdale
No. 6 Selma at No. 3 Redwood
No. 7 Monache at No. 2 Kingsburg
Division III
No. 1 Chowchilla 14, No. 16 Tulare Western 4
No. 9 Reedley 9, No. 8 Taft 1
No. 5 Dinuba 12, No. 12 Fowler 7
No. 13 Hanford 15, No. 4 Golden West 5
No. 3 Hanford West 7, No. 14 Sanger West 1
No. 11 Wasco at No. 6 Liberty-Madera Ranchos
No. 7 Tehachapi 24, No. 10 El Diamante 0
No. 2 Kerman 10, No. 15 Cabrillo 0
May 20 quarterfinals
No. 9 Reedley at No. 1 Chowchilla
No. 13 Hanford at No. 5 Dinuba
No. 3 Hanford West vs. No. 6 Liberty-Madera Ranchos/No. 11 Wasco winner
No. 7 Tehachapi at No. 2 Kerman
Division IV
No. 1 Immanuel 4, No. 16 Garza 0
No. 8 Golden Valley 5, No. 9 Sierra Pacific 4
No. 5 San Luis Obispo 11, No. 12 Orange Cove 9
No. 4 South 11, No. 13 Bakersfield 0
No. 3 Mission Prep 13, No. 14 Pioneer Valley 3
No. 6 Coalinga 9, No. 11 Atascadero 8
No. 7 Shafter 3, No. 10 Porterville 2
No. 2 Lemoore 19, No. 15 Caruthers 1
May 20 quarterfinals
No. 8 Golden Valley at No. 1 Immanuel
No. 5 San Luis Obispo at No. 4 South
No. 6 Coalinga at No. 3 Mission Prep
No. 7 Shafter at No. 2 Lemoore
Division V
No. 1 Woodlake 16, No. 16 Kern Valley 0
No. 9 Nipomo 12, No. 8 North 7
No. 5 Torres 16, No. 12 Washington Union 3
No. 4 Hoover 10, No. 13 San Joaquin Memorial 4
No. 3 Strathmore 8, No. 14 Farmersville 4
No. 6 Orcutt Academy 8, No. 11 McLane 2
No. 10 California City 1, No. 7 Corcoran 0
No. 2 Exeter 15, No. 15 Bishop Union 9
May 20 quarterfinals
No. 9 Nipomo at No. 1 Woodlake
No. 5 Torres at No. 4 Torres
No. 6 Orcutt Academy at No. 3 Strathmore
No. 10 California City at No. 2 Exeter
Division VI
No. 1 Minarets 9, No. 16 Mendota 5
No. 9 Chavez 21, No. 8 Immanuel Christian 13
No. 5 Roosevelt 12, No. 12 Parlier 0
No. 4 Lindsay 11, No. 13 Lone Pine 1
No. 3 Avenal 6, No. 14 Granite Hills 4
No. 11 Madera South 15, No. 6 Mira Monte 10
No. 7 Dos Palos 14, No. 10 Riverdale 1
No. 2 Boron 12, No. 15 Trona 1
May 20 quarterfinals
No. 9 Chavez at No. 1 Minarets
No. 5 Roosevelt at No. 4 Lindsay
No. 11 Madera South at No. 3 Avenal
No. 7 Dos Palos at No. 2 Boron
This story was originally published May 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM.