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California (CIF) Central Section high school baseball playoff brackets, matchups (5/15/2025)

Top seeds in each divisions are Buchanan (D1), Sierra Pacific (D2), Fowler (D3), Lemoore (D4), Cesar Chavez (D5) and Roosevelt (D6)

Mitch Stephens

Buchanan pitcher Tyler Gonzales in a recent game with Clovis North 2025. The Bears are the No. 1 seed in Division 1 Central Section playoffs.
Buchanan pitcher Tyler Gonzales in a recent game with Clovis North 2025. The Bears are the No. 1 seed in Division 1 Central Section playoffs. / Photo by Bobby Medellin

The Central Section released its 2025 baseball playoff brackets on Wednesday with all six divisions begining Friday with championships on May 30-31.

CIF Regional play then runs for one week starting June 3 and finishing up June 7.

Top seeds in each divisions are Buchanan (D1), Sierra Pacific (D2), Fowler (D3), Lemoore (D4), Cesar Chavez (D5) and Roosevelt (D6).

Defending champions are Bakersfield Liberty (D1), Bakersfield Christian (D2), Kingsburg (D3), Madera Liberty (D4), Shafter (D5) and Chavez (D6).

CENTRAL SECTION (CIF) 2025 BASEBALL BRACKETS

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Mitch Stephens
MITCH STEPHENS

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.

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