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Read more Baseball teams battling for position before CIF-SS playoff pairings released<\/a><\/p>\n

Fullerton and JSerra\u2019s softball teams, both highly-ranked in the CIF Southern Section power ratings, lost their final games of the regular season.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the schools learned how much the setbacks affected their playoff seeding.<\/p>\n

The answer? Not much.<\/p>\n

Fullerton and JSerra mostly held their positions and earned the No. 3 and No. 6 seeds, respectively, on the same side of the 32-team bracket for Division 1 to highlight the playoff draw for Orange County teams.<\/p>\n

First-round games across eight divisions are Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n

The championship games will be played at Deanna Manning Stadium in Irvine on May 28-30.<\/p>\n

Fullerton (24-3), ranked No. 1 in Orange County, opens the Division 1 playoffs by playing host to Cypress (16-12) on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Fullerton lost to Millikan 4-3 in its regular-season finale. The Indians took the defeat as a reminder about the demands of the postseason. They fell to Roosevelt 1-0 in the first round of the Division 1 playoffs last season.<\/p>\n

Fullerton has gained confidence this spring. The Indians beat No. 2-seeded Norco and Trinity League champion Orange Lutheran on the final day of the Dave Kops Tournament of Champions. They also placed second to Norco in the Carew Classic.<\/p>\n

\u201cD1 is a gauntlet. Every team is good,\u201d Fullerton coach Trevor Holton said after the Millikan game. \u201cWe know we have to play our best to beat some of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

JSerra (20-8), ranked No. 2 in Orange County, plays host to Yucaipa (21-6) in the first round Friday.<\/p>\n

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The Lions lost to Mater Dei 9-5 in the Trinity League to close the regular season.<\/p>\n

JSerra is led by ace Liliana Escobar, who helped the Lions place second to top-seeded Murrieta Mesa in the Dave Kops Tournament of Champions.<\/p>\n

Last season, JSerra was the Division 2 runner-up to Los Alamitos.<\/p>\n

If Fullerton and JSerra win Friday and in the second round, which is scheduled for Saturday, the schools would collide for the first time this season in the quarterfinals May 20.<\/p>\n

The Division 1 bracket, along with the other odd-numbered divisions, feature consecutive days of games in the first two rounds but that\u2019s not necessarily how the schedule will work out.<\/p>\n

\u201cGames can be played on different days by mutual agreement by both schools,\u201d assistant section commissioner Thom Simmons said. \u201cThese dates are not set in stone except for the championships.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the reasons we released early was so teams could actually play first round games on Tuesday or Wednesday if they so choose,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Orange Lutheran (19-8) plays host to Moore League champion Millikan (22-6) in one of the intriguing first-round matchups in Division 1.<\/p>\n

Cypress and Canyon received at-large berths to join fellow Crestview League members El Modena, La Habra and Pacifica in Division 1.<\/p>\n

La Habra was the lone Crestview League team to draw a home game Friday. The Highlanders (20-7), part of a three-way tie for first in league, play host to Los Altos (20-8).<\/p>\n

Also in Division 1 are Los Alamitos and Marina, both of which claimed section titles last season.<\/p>\n

Los Alamitos (19-8), the reigning Division 2 champion, plays at La Mirada on Friday. The Griffins beat La Mirada 10-0 early in the season.<\/p>\n

Marina (19-8), the reigning Division 3 champion, plays at defending Division 1 champion Norco in another top game.<\/p>\n

Los Alamitos and Marina enter the showdowns with two pitchers to watch, Jaliane Brooks and Mia Valbuena.<\/p>\n

Mater Dei (15-11), under first-year coach Nicole Wise, surged late in Trinity League play and received the No. 2 seed in Division 2 as an at-large team.<\/p>\n

The Monarchs play host to sizzling Foothill (18-9) on Thursday at Fountain Valley Sports Park. The Knights, with several young players, went 12-0 in the North Hills League and have won 16 of their past 17 games.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great first matchup,\u201d Wise said. \u201cFoothill is a competitive team so this will give us a good look of what the division consists of.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c(Our) girls have worked tremendously hard throughout the school year for the moment to not only play in CIF, but to take it all,\u201d the coach added.<\/p>\n

Villa Park (14-14) and San Juan Hills (19-6-2) are seeded second and fourth, respectively, in Division 3.<\/p>\n

Orange County\u2019s other top seeds for the playoffs are Northwood (second seed in Division 5) and Irvine (first seed in Division 6) from the Pacific Coast League. Irvine (11-16) tied Rosary for first place in league while Northwood (10-7-1) took third.<\/p>\n

University (14-9), the fourth-place team from the Pacific Coast, earned an at-large berth in Division 5. The Trojans won Division 6 last season. They play host to University Prep (15-10) of Victorville on Friday.<\/p>\n

Read more Orange County baseball Top 25: Orange Lutheran, Huntington Beach stay in top spots<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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