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Saint Francis had its hitting shoes on while scoring a 19-2 win at Presentation on May 7, 2025

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California (CIF) Central Coast Section softball high school playoff brackets (5/20/2025)

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California (CIF) Central Coast Section softball high school playoff brackets (5/20/2025)

Top seeds in each division are Willow Glenn (Open Division), Live Oak (D1), HIllsdale (D2), Carmel (D3), Notre Dame-San Jose (D4) and Independence (D5)

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Granada senior Delaney Aumua watches ball in flight during East Bay Athletic League game at Foothill May 2 2025. Aumua, who holds the North Coast Section record for career home runs (46) and single season (18, this season), leads the Matadors into a first-round Division 1 game Wednesday at Alameda.

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California (CIF) North Coast Section softball high school playoff brackets (5/19/2025)

Top seeds in each division are Chico (D2), West Valley (D3), Winters (D4), Mt. Shasta (D5), Los Molinos (D6) and Loyalton (D7)

Redwood's softball team is the seventh seed in the CIF Central Section playoffs which get underway Friday. Redwood opens at home against Madera.

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California (CIF) Central Section high school softball playoff brackets, matchups (5/16/2025)

Top seeds in each divisions are Central (D1), Hanford West (D2), Wasco (D3), Woodlake (D4), Orcutt Academy (D5) and Kearn Valley (D6)

Notre Dame Sherman Oaks stunned Orange Lutheran in the opening round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs.

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California Southern Section high school softball first-round playoff scores, brackets (5/15/2025)

Notre Dame Sherman Oaks bouncing Orange Lutheran in the opening round of the Division 1 playoffs was the headline of Thursday's action.

Foothill (Palo Cedro) pitcher Elisea Wiegand and her team enter the Northern Section Division 2 Super Regional as the No. 3 seed. Wiegand is 15-2 with a 1.47 ERA . She's struck out 257 batters in 128.1 innings, including 31 in a 13-inning 2-1 win over Red Bluff.

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California (CIF) Northern Section softball high school playoff brackets (5/16/2025)

Top seeds in each division are Pleasant Valley (D2), Lassen (D3), Colusa (D4), East Nicolaus (D5) and Los Molinos (D6/7)

SJV’s Brynn Utter hits a two run homer in the fourth inning to add to her team’s lead. St. John Vianney Girls Softball vs Red Bank Regional in Red Bank, NJ on April 30, 2025.

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Top 25 National high school softball rankings (5/14/2025)

Melissa (Texas) remains the country's top softball team; Kenton Ridge (Ohio) is the lone new team in this week's rankings

Notre Dame Sherman Oaks softball celebrates after a homerun.

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CIF Southern Section high school softball playoff brackets, pairings (Divisions 1-8)

Norco High is the No. 1 overall seed in Division 1, which has two byes in the opening round. Etiwanda, the No. 2 seed, has a bye, too.

Whitney (white uniforms) is the No. 2 seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division 2 playoffs, while Oak Ridge is No. 2 in Division 1. Both teams open play on Wednesday.

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California (CIF) Sac-Joaquin Section softball high school playoff brackets (5/9/2025)

Top seeds in each division are Del Oro (D1), Rocklin (D2), Central Catholic (D3), Desiny Christian Academy (D4), Casa Roble (D5), Argonaut (D6) and Foresthill (D7)

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Top 25 national high school softball rankings (5/8/2025)

Melissa (Texas) stays steady as the country's top softball team; St. John-Vianney (New Jersey) headlines three new teams in this week's rankings

Granada senior Delaney Aumua watches ball in flight during East Bay Athletic League game at Foothill May 2 2025

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Boom! Boom! Boom! California slugger Delaney Aumua shatters record with three more home runs

Granada senior and Auburn commit blasts home runs 16, 17 and 18 to break tie of North Coast Section HR mark in home win over Monte Vista

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CIF Southern Section final high school softball playoff computer rankings (5/6/25)

The last edition of the computer rankings that determine the high school softball playoff divisions is available.

Granada High school senior Delaney Aumua charges in on a San Ramon Valley bunt attempt during a recent EBAL game. Aumua, a Auburn signee, just broke the North Coast Section record for most career home runs with 43.

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Humble California softball slugger headed to Auburn breaks North Coast Section home run record, mirrors Jocelyn Alo

Granada-Livermore senior Delaney Aumua smashes car windshields, but honors family, school, NCAA career home run queen with quiet, constant class

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Top 25 national high school softball rankings (4/22/2025)

Melissa (Texas) remains the nation's top softball team after edging out Bentonville (Arkansas) last week; Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) and West Vigo (Indiana) are the latest newbies in this week's rankings

Prattville Christian's Saniyah Weaver (81) slides safely into second base before Curry's Jenna Madison (1) can get the tag during the AHSAA state softball tournament at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Ala., on Monday, May 13, 2024. Prattville Christian defeated Curry 3-2 in 8 innings.

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Top 25 national high school softball rankings (4/16/2025)

Alabama's Curry and Arizona's Empire are the latest newbies in this week's rankings; Melissa (Texas) remains the nation's top softball team

Orange Lutheran's Kai Minor (right) celebrates after robbing a home run in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 final in 2024 against Pacifica/Garden Grove.

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California high school softball Player of the Year 2025 watchlist: Vote for the best

The following softball standouts are among the top softball players in California and have earned themselves on 2025 Player of the Year shortlist.

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California high school softball Pitcher of the Year 2025 watchlist: Vote for the best

The following softball standouts are among the top softball players in California and have earned themselves on 2025 Pitcher of the Year shortlist.

St. Francis softball players celebrate during a game against Cathedral Catholic.

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California's top high school softball freshmen in 2025: Vote for the best

The following high school softball standouts are among the best performing freshmen in California this season, according to the numbers.

Huntington Beach softball takes on Los Alamitos

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California's top high school softball pitchers in 2025: Vote for the best

The following high school softball standouts are among the best pitchers in California this season, according to the numbers.

Los Alamitos softball player takes a swing against Huntington Beach.

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California's top high school softball hitters in 2025: Vote for the best

The following high school softball standouts are among the best home run hitters, RBI leaders and most consistent hitters in California this season, according to the numbers.

Hernando Tigers Olivia Skinner (3) pitches during game two of the Class 7A MHSAA Softball Championships between Northwest Rankin and Hernando at the University of Southern Miss Softball Complex in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

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Top 25 national high school softball rankings (4/1/2025)

Melissa (Texas) owns the top spot in our 2025 High School on SI national high school softball rankings; Bishop O'Connell (Virginia), Park Vista (Florida) and Weddington (North Carolina) all make their debut this week

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Top 25 national high school softball rankings (3/25/2025)

Melissa (Texas) takes the top spot in our 2025 High School on SI national high school softball rankings; Catawba Ridge (South Carolina) makes its debut this week

Saint Francis junior outfielder Jaime Oakland is in her third season as a starter and thus far is hitting .833 through four games.

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California (CIF) Central Coast Section Top 15 high school softball rankings (3/20/2025)

Spring is near, meaning that softball season becomes the forefront of every school's athletic department. In California, many teams are getting into the deep pa