CIF-SS baseball: Brackets announced

The CIF-Southern Section Baseball Tournament begins on Thursday, May 2.

Sixteen Catholic school teams qualify for the first round of the CIF-SS baseball tournament, while three teams qualify for wild card spots.

Division 1: Chaminade plays at Aliso Niguel; Bishop Amat hosts El Dorado; J. Serra plays at Mira Costa; Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) hosts Dos Pueblos; Servite plays at Cypress. (5)

Division 2: Damien hosts Wild Card Winner C (Grace Brethren or Sierra Canyon). (1)

Division 3: Paraclete hosts Wild Card Winner A (Saugus or Downey). (1)

Division 4: St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs) hosts Temple City; Mary Star hosts Burbank. (2)

Division 5: Salesian (Los Angeles) hosts Fillmore. (1)

Division 6: St. Monica hosts Vista del Lago; Notre Dame (Riverside) plays at El Monte; St. Anthony plays at Desert Christian (Lancaster); St. Genevieve hosts Rio Hondo Prep. (4)

Division 7: St. Monica Academy plays at Arroyo; Don Bosco Tech hosts Wiseburn-DaVinci. (2)

In wild card games to be played Tuesday, April 30: Serra plays at South Torrance (Division 3), with the winner playing at Montebello.

In wild card games to be played Wednesday, May 1: Loyola plays at Oaks Christian (Division 2), with the winner playing at Agoura; La Salle plays at Trabuco Hills (Division 2), with the winner playing at Maranatha.

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