Yahoo Movies Prep playoffs: TRAC 4-0 in baseball openers; top seed loses; softball Wednesday’s scores
All four Tri-River Athletic Conference high school baseball teams in action Tuesday won Central Section first-round playoff games, two as lower seeds.
No. 6 Clovis East, No. 7 Clovis, No. 9 Reedley and No. 14 Clovis North all advanced to Thursday quarterfinals in Division II where top-seeded Kerman lost in an opener.
TRAC champion Buchanan is the No. 1 seed in D-I, an eight-team bracket that begins Thursday.
Softball action begins for most Wednesday. TRAC champion Clovis North is the No. 1 seed in D-I which begins Friday.
All preliminary games this week and next are hosted by the higher seed and scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. unless a change is agreed upon by both teams.
Championship games are planned for May 27-28 at neutral sites.
All six softball finals are planned for Margie Wright Diamond at Fresno State. Baseball finals are expected to be split between Fresno State and Visalia.
Baseball
Division I
Thursday quarterfinals
No. 8 Frontier at No. 1 Buchanan
No. 5 Righetti at No. 4 Clovis West
No. 6 Liberty-Bakersfield at No. 3 Bullard
No. 7 San Joaquin Memorial at No. 2 Stockdale
Division II
Tuesday first round
No. 16 St. Joseph 3, No. 1 Kerman 2
No. 9 Central 5, No. 8 Reedley 3
No. 5 Ridgeview 4, No. 12 Centennial 2
No. 4 Bakersfield Christian 3, No. 13 Redwood 1
No. 14 Clovis North 2, No. 3 San Luis Obispo 0
No. 6 Clovis East 8, No. 11 Templeton 3
No. 7 Clovis 2, No. 10 Fresno 1
No. 2 Arroyo Grande 12, No. 15 Nipomo 1
Thursday quarterfinals
No. 16 St. Joseph at No. Central
No. 5 Ridgeview at No. 4 Bakersfield Christian
No. 14 Clovis North at No. 6 Clovis East
No. 7 Clovis at No. 2 Arroyo Grande
Division III
Tuesday first round
No. 1 Kingsburg 5, No. 16 Edison 4
No. 8 Porterville 8, No. 9 Highland 2
No. 5 Monache 17, No. 12 Sierra Pacific 5
No. 13 Bakersfield 4, No. 4 Taft 3
No. 3 Morro Bay 5, No. 14 El Diamante 7
No. 6 Hanford 8, No. 11 Sanger 6
No. 7 Tulare Western 4, No. 10 Paso Robles 0
No. 15 Mt. Whitney 6, No. 2 Pioneer Valley 1
Thursday quarterfinals
No. 8 Porterville at No. 1 Kingsburg
No. 13 Bakersfield at No. 5 Monache
No. 6 Hanford at No. 3 Morro Bay
No. 15 Mt. Whitney at No. 7 Tulare Western
Division IV
Tuesday first round
No. 1 Liberty-Madera Ranchos 12, No. 16 Dinuba 10
No. 9 Atascadero 6, No. 8 Arvin 4
No. 5 Madera South 12, No. 12 Golden West 1
No. 13 Mission Prep 7, No. 4 Hanford West 5
No. 14 Lemoore 13, No. 3 Dos Palos 12
No. 6 Washington Union 3, No. 11 Central Valley Christian 1
No. 10 Wasco 9, No. 7 Independence 4
No. 15 Garces 8, No. 2 Bishop Union 2
Thursday quarterfinals
No. 9 Atascadero at No. 1 Liberty-Madera Ranchos
No. 13 Mission Prep at No. 5 Madera South
No. 14 Lemoore at No. 6 Washington Union
No. 15 Garces at No. 10 Wasco
Division V
Tuesday first round
No. 1 Kennedy 16, No. 16 Hoover 0
No. 9 Mammoth 10, No. 8 East Bakersfield 2
No. 5 Mission Oak 3, No. 12 McLane 2
No. 4 Fowler 10, No. 13 Stathmore 1
No. 3 Immanuel 4, No. 14 Tehachapi 2
No. 6 Exeter 7, No. 11 North 0
No. 10 Firebaugh 17, No. 7 Chowchilla 6
No. 2 Minarets 11, No. 15 Yosemite 5
Thursday quarterfinals
No. 9 Mammoth at No. 1 Kennedy
No. 5 Mission Oak at No. 4 Fowler
No. 6 Exeter at No. 3 Immanuel
No. 10 Firebaugh at No. 2 Minarets
Division VI
Tuesday first round
No. 1 Sierra 11, No. 16 Laton 1
No. 8 Farmersville 18, No. 9 South 10
No. 5 Rosamond 26, No. 12 Lone Pine 0
No. 4 Boron 12, No 13 Trona 0
No. 3 Mendota 18, No. 14 Kings Christian 4
No. 6 Lindsay 6, No. 11 Caruthers 2
No. 7 Chavez 3, No. 10 Orange Cove 1
No. 2 Fresno Christian 23, No. 15 Granite Hills 2
Thursday quarterfinals
No. 8 Farmersville at No. 1 Sierra
No. 5 Rosamond at No. 4 Boron
No. 6 Lindsay at No. 3 Mendota
No. 7 Chavez at No. 2 Fresno Christian
Softball
Division I
Friday quarterfinals
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
Wednesday first round
No. 1 Hanford 2, No. 16 Sanger 0
No. 8 Selma 3, No. 9 Redwood 2
No. 5 Madera 4, No. 12 Independence 1
No. 4 St. Joseph 4, No. 13 El Diamante 0
No. 3 Arroyo Grande 7, No. 14 Tulare Western 2
No. 11 Kingsburg at No. 6 Clovis East, 6 p.m.
No. 7 Bullard 3, No. 10 Clovis West 2
No. 2 Liberty-Madera Ranchos 3, No. 15 Mission Oak 2
Division III
Wednesday first round
No. 1 Fowler 7, No. 16 Edison 4
No. 9 Coalinga 5, No. 8 Taft 2
No. 5 Monache 3, No. 12 Chowchilla 1 (Tuesday)
No. 13 Bakersfield Christian at No. 4 Frontier
No. 3 Highland 8, No. 14 Templeton 7
No. 6 Garces 10, No. 11 Dinuba 5
No. 7 Tulare Union 4, No. 10 Reedley 2
No. 2 Wasco 5, No. 15 Kerman 4
Division IV
Wednesday first round
No. 16 Sunnyside at No. 1 Orange Cove
No. 8 Foothill 5, No. 9 Golden West 4
No. 12 San Joaquin Memorial at No. 5 Dos Palos
No. 13 Bakersfield at No. 4 Morro Bay
No. 3 Shafter 10, No. 14 Tehachapi 0
No. 11 Pioneer Valley at No. 6 Chavez
No. 7 Sierra Pacific 6, No. 10 San Luis Obispo 4
No. 3 Mission Prep 12, No. 15 Hanford West 3
Division V
Wednesday first round
No. 1 Boron 13, No. 16 North 2
No. 9 Golden Valley at No. 8 Bishop Union, 4 p.m.
No. 12 Porterville at No. 5 Woodlake
No 13 Fresno Christian 3, No. 4 Immanuel 2, 8 innings (Tuesday)
No. 14 Miramonte at No. 3 California City, 3:15 p.m.
No. 11 Washington Union 5, No. 6 Riverdale 2
No. 10 Mt. Whitney at No. 7 McLane
No. 2 Caruthers 18, No. 15 Fresno 4
Division VI
Wednesday first round
No. 16 Farmersville at No. 1 Lone Pine
No. 9 Lindsay 4, No. 8 Immanuel Christian 0
No. 12 Summit Charter 11, No. 5 Kern Valley 10
No. 4 Arvin 17, No. 13 Mojave 0
No. 3 Parlier 7, No. 14 Mendota 3 (Tuesday)
No. 6 Nipomo 15, No. 11 Firebaugh 2
No. 10 Orcutt 8, No. 7 Laton 5
No. 15 Corcoran 6, No. 2 Central Valley Christian 5
