High School Baseball Playoffs: Thursday Results and Upcoming Schedule

In the latest round of the high school baseball playoffs, several teams made significant strides in the tournament. Thursday’s matches featured quarterfinal and second-round games across various divisions.

Thursday’s Results

Open Division Quarterfinals:

• 1 Birmingham triumphed over #8 Wilmington Banning with a decisive score of 5-1.

Division III Second Round:

• 1 Fairfax dominated #1 WISH Academy, winning 22-0 in just five innings.

• 9 LA Hamilton delivered a strong performance against #8 Fulton, securing a 20-0 victory, also in five innings.

• 4 Sotomayor edged out #13 Westchester with a close 3-2 win.

• In a notable upset, #21 King/Drew defeated #5 Sun Valley Magnet 12-6.

• 11 Eagle Rock blanked #6 Triumph Charter, winning 10-0 in five innings.

• 19 Arleta pulled off a surprise by defeating #3 Marquez 6-4.

• 7 Fremont narrowly beat #23 Gardena, finishing 4-3.

• 2 Van Nuys dominated #15 Roybal with a final score of 15-1 in five innings.

Upcoming Schedule for Saturday

Looking ahead, Saturday’s matches will feature more quarterfinals:

Division I Matches (3 p.m. Start):

• 8 Chatsworth at #1 Sylmar

• 13 Verdugo Hills at #5 Sun Valley Poly

• 6 Palisades at #3 Venice

• 10 Taft at #2 Cleveland

Division II Matches (3 p.m. Start):

• 16 Granada Hills Kennedy at #8 Port of LA

• 5 LA Roosevelt at #4 LA Wilson

• 6 South East at #3 Torres

• 7 Franklin at #2 Sherman Oaks CES

Division III Matches (3 p.m. Start):

• 16 Fairfax at #9 LA Hamilton

• 21 King/Drew at #4 Sotomayor

• 19 Arleta at #11 Eagle Rock

• 7 Fremont at #2 Van Nuys

Looking forward, semifinals for Divisions II and III are scheduled for May 19, while the Open Division I semifinals will take place on May 20 at 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at a location to be determined. The finals for Open Division I are set for May 23 at Dodger Stadium, with times still to be announced.