The championship games for May 29 and 30 are set.
The CIF Southern Section will host nine baseball finals between Friday and Saturday, headlined by the Division 1 final between defending champion St. John Bosco and No. 1-seeded Norco, which will be played Friday night at Cal State Fullerton.
First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be televised live on Spectrum.
The section office will release an official finals schedule for the subsequent divisions in the coming days.
NOTE: Scroll down to see the final scores and notable stats from each semifinal game Tuesday afternoon, and every championship matchup.
BOSCO EDGES HARVARD-WESTLAKE
St. John Bosco 3, Harvard-Westlake 1: Ace pitcher Jack Champlin pitched four innings, allowed three hits and had five strikeouts. Troy Sibolboro tossed three shutout innings in relief.
The score was tied 1-1 in the fourth inning before the Braves scored two runs in the fifth highlighted by singles from Moises Razo and Noah Everly. Everly had two RBIs in the game.
Harvard-Westlake starting pitcher Evan Alexander threw 4 1/3 innings, allowing all three runs and striking out seven.
NORCO GETS REVENGE EN ROUTE TO FINAL
Norco 5, Notre Dame 2: The Cougars lost to Notre Dame in pool play 4-0 on May 15 but got their revenge Tuesday afternoon thanks to a big second inning. Norco made it 3-0 in the second inning anchored by a two-RBI single from Dylan Seward.
Notre Dame pulled within 3-2 but Norco’s Jacob Melendez hit a two-run homer in the fifth to deliver the gut punch.
Landon Hovermale earned the win from the bump in 5 2/3 innings of work with seven strikeouts.
DIVISION 2
Ganesha 2, Newport Harbor 1: Ganesha punches ticket to D2 final after a walk-off, hit by pitch with the bases loaded. Top-ranked player Logan Schmidt had three hits in the victory. Newport Harbor had a 1-0 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh.
Loyola 6, Foothill 3: The Cubs had five runs in the sixth inning after trailing 3-1. Luca Marucci hit a homer.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHUP: Loyola vs. Ganesha
DIVISION 3
Mira Costa 12, St. Francis 0: Three Mira Costa players had two RBIs.
Agoura 3. Millikan 1: Zach Partee threw six innings, allowed two hits and struck out seven.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHUP: Mira Costa vs. Agoura
DIVISON 4
Glendora 3, Saugus 2: Sebastian Lawrence threw a complete game for Glendora and struck out four batters, walked none. Santiago Garza hit a two-run home run in the sixth while trailing 2-1.
Laguna Beach 2, Grand Terrace 1: The Breakers were trailing 1-0 and scored two runs in the fifth inning. Dylan Yencho had two hits.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Glendora vs. Laguna Beach
DIVISION 5
Kaiser 3, Irvine 2: Kaiser led 3-0 into the last inning and held off a late rally by Irvine in the 6th.
Culver City 4, Long Beach Wilson 3: Culver City scored two runs in the sixth to win the game. Vince Ferrier laid down a sac bunt and Saul Sandoval singled — each scoring a run.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Kaiser vs. Culver City
DIVISION 6
Brentwood 8, Trinity Classical Academy 0: Jack Kaplan had 10 strikeouts.
Covina 6, Lakewood 1: Lucas Thorpe was 4 for 4 with an RBI in the victory.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Brentwood vs. Covina
DIVISION 7
South El Monte 3, Norwalk 0: Gabriel Canchola threw a complete game shutout with four strikeouts. Walked none.
North Torrance 9, Santa Paula 3: Andrew Bello hit a three-run bomb in the sixth to blow the game open.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: South El Monte vs. North Torrance
DIVISION 8
Schurr 4, Duarte 2: Jeff Borbon struckout six batters in 4 1/3 innings of work, let up one earned run.
Rancho Alamitos 3, Oxford Academy 0: Rancho has reached the finals after taking down the No. 1 seed (Los Amigos) in the opening round.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Schurr vs. Rancho Alamitos
DIVISION 9
Rolling Hills Prep 5, Temecula Prep 3: Matthew Moyer threw a complete game with 11 strikeouts. Samuel Lopez had three hits including a homer.
Webb 24, Crossroads Christian 15: There were 69 total at-bats, 31 hits, 30 RBIs, and 349 total pitches between the two teams.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:Rolling Hills Prep vs. Webb
UPDATED PLAYOFF BRACKETS
D1 POOL PLAY FORMAT BREAKDOWN
Here are the 16 teams that make up the Division 1 playoffs.
POOL A: Maranatha at Norco, Ayala at Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks
POOL B: Etiwanda at Corona, Santiago/Corona at Orange Lutheran
POOL C: Oaks Christian at Sierra Canyon, Cypress at St. John Bosco
POOL D: Huntington Beach at Temecula Valley, La Mirada at Harvard-Westlake
Pool play guarantees each team at least two games. After the first round of pool play, the teams that are 1-0 play each other. The teams that are 0-1 play each other.
Teams that go 0-2 are disqualified. Teams that go 2-0 advance to the quarterfinal, knockout stage. Teams that go 1-1 will play each other in a third game to advance. Two teams from each pool move on.
NOTE: In Division 1 pool play, the team that’s played the least amount of home games gets to host (the next game). If it’s the same, it’s a coin flip, which is similar to subsequent divisions.
BREAKDOWN OF EACH DIVISION, 2025 CHAMPIONS
DIVISION 1 (16-Team Bracket, 16 Entries)
SEEDED TEAMS:
1. Norco (24-3), Big VIII League Champion
2. Harvard-Westlake (23-5), Mission League Champion
3. Sierra Canyon (23-5), Mission League Runner-Up
4. Lutheran/ Orange (22-5), Trinity League Runner-Up
AT-LARGE ENTRY: None
2025 FINAL: St. John Bosco 3, Santa Margarita 2.
DIVISION 2 (32-Team Bracket, 32 Entries)
SEEDED TEAMS:
1. Villa Park (19-8-1), Crestview League Runner-Up
2. Westlake (18-8), Marmonte League Runner-Up
3. Servite (15-13), Trinity League No. 3 Entry
4. Gahr (17-10-1), Gateway League Runner-Up
AT-LARGE ENTRY: Chaminade (Misson), 17-11; Loyola (Mission), 15-12-1;
Santa Margarita (Trinity), 15-13.
2025 FINAL: West Ranch 2, Mater Dei 1.
DIVISION 3 (32-Team Bracket, 32 Entries)
SEEDED TEAMS:
1. Mira Costa (16-12), Bay League No. 3 Entry
2. Arcadia (18-10), Pacific League Runner-Up
3. Agoura (15-13), Marmonte League At-Large Entry
4. St. Francis (14-13-1), Mission League At-Large Entry
AT-LARGE ENTRY: Corona del Mar (Sunset), 14-13.
2025 FINAL: Glendora 2, San Dimas 0.
DIVISION 4 (32-Team Bracket, 31 Entries)
SEEDED TEAMS:
1. San Marino (20-8), Rio Hondo League No. 3 Entry
2. Moorpark (19-9), Coastal Canyon League No. 3 Entry
3. Marina (13-15), Sunset League No. 3 Entry
4. Canyon/ Anaheim (14-14), Freeway League Runner-Up
AT-LARGE ENTRIES: Upland (Baseline), 14-12-2; Claremont (Palomares), 17-9.
2025 FINAL: Ganesha 8, Dos Pueblos 2.
DIVISION 5 (32-Team Bracket, 32 Entries)
SEEDED TEAMS:
1. Citrus Valley (13-14), Citrus Belt League No. 3 Entry
2. St. Bernard (15-12), Del Rey League Runner-Up
3. Wilson/ Long Beach (16-12), Moore League Runner-Up
4. Santa Barbara (14-14), Channel League At-Large Entry
AT-LARGE ENTRY: Moreno Valley (Ivy), 14-12; Kaiser (Sunkist), 15-13.
2025 FINAL: Elsinore 2, St. Anthony 0.
DIVISION 6 (32-Team Bracket, 32 Entries)
SEEDED TEAMS:
1. California (15-13), Del Rio League No. 3 Entry
2. Crossroads (17-6), Gold Coast League Champion
3. Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary (18-9), Camino Real League At-Large Entry
4. El Rancho (16-12), Del Rio League At-Large Entry
AT-LARGE ENTRIES: Troy (North Hills), 17-11.
2025 FINAL: Estancia 4, Marshall 3.
DIVISION 7 (32-Team Bracket, 32 Entries)
SEEDED TEAMS:
1. New Roads (18-9), Coastal League Champion
2. Norwalk (14-7), Mid-Cities League No. 3 Entry
3. Hemet (17-11), Inland Valley League No. 3 Entry
4. Victor Valley (12-11), Desert Sky League Runner-Up
AT-LARGE ENTRIES: Campbell Hall (Gold Coast), 15-11;
Golden Valley/ Santa Clarita (Foothill), 13-12; Viewpoint (Gold Coast), 17-10.
2025 FINAL: Mary Star 8, Notre Dame/ Riverside 7.
DIVISION 8 (32-Team Bracket, 32 Entries)
SEEDED TEAMS:
1. Los Amigos (17-5), Orange League Champion
2. Schurr (11-16), Almont League No. 3 Entry
3. Duarte (10-11), Montview League Runner-Up
4. Oxford Academy (9-19), 605 League Runner-Up
AT-LARGE ENTRIES: Rio Hondo Prep (Prep), 9-9-1; Chadwick (Prep), 11-10;
Compton (Moore), 14-11.
2025 FINAL: Fillmore 7, Pioneer 6.
DIVISION 9 (32-Team Bracket, 31 Entries)
SEEDED TEAMS:
1. Dunn (11-7), Frontier League Runner-Up
2. St. Pius X – St. Matthias Academy (14-14), Santa Fe League No. 3 Entry
3. Rolling Hills Prep (7-11), Coastal League Runner-Up
4. Yucca Valley (7-9), Desert Valley League Runner-Up
AT-LARGE ENTRIES: St. Monica Academy (Heritage), 9-6; Pacifica Christian/ Santa Monica
(Liberty), 15-13.
2025 FINAL: Nuview Bridge 3, Mountain View 2.
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