Redlands Area High Schools in CIF Baseball, Softball Playoffs

The Redlands High School baseball team will host the winner of Tuesday’s wild card game between Bellflower and Glendale Hoover on Thursday in a first round game of the 2011 CIF-Southern Section Division 2 Baseball Championships.

Pairings for all divisions in softball and baseball were announced Monday afternoon at the CIF-Southern Section offices in Los Alamitos. Wild card games begin Tuesday, with first round games in Division 2 starting Thursday. Teams playing in wild card games are competing for a spot in first round action.

In all, 289 teams qualified for the seven divisional single-elimination baseball tournaments. For softball, 284 teams spanning seven divisions made it to the playoffs.

The Terriers (22-4) were the Citrus Belt League champions this season. Cypress High is the number 1 seed in Division 2 baseball.

The Division 2 baseball finals are scheduled for June 2 at Dodger Stadium.

In the CIF Division 1 softball playoffs, Redlands will host the winner of Tuesday’s wild card game between Huntington Beach Marina and Temecula Valley High School in a first-round matchup on Thursday at Redlands High School.

All Division 1 first round games will be played Thursday, with all CIF divisional finals scheduled for June 3 and 4.

The Terriers (25-5) were the Citrus Belt League champions. Esperanza High School of Anaheim is the top seeded team in Division 1 softball.

In the CIF Division 7 softball playoffs, Redlands Adventist Academy will play in a wild card game Tuesday against St. Genevieve at St. Genevieve High School in Panorama City.

The Bulldogs (7-10) are the fourth-place team in the Victory League, while St. Genevieve (9-8) came in third in the Santa Cruz League. Pomona Catholic is the top seeded team in Division 7 softball.

Here is the link to the CIF website’s baseball and softball pairings:
www.cifss.org