San Benito, winners of its last seven games, won’t play until
Saturday’s quarterfinal round, where it will square off against the
winner of Wednesday’s first-round matchup between No. 9 Leigh
(17-9-1) and No. 8 Los Gatos (20-6-1).
SAN JOSE
After completing the regular season with a 26-1 overall record, the San Benito High softball team was awarded the No. 1 seed in next week’s Central Coast Section Division I Championships on Saturday, and as a result will receive a first-round bye.
It is the second year in a row the Haybalers have earned the No. 1 seed, and the third time in the last four years.
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San Benito, winners of its last seven games, won’t play until Saturday’s quarterfinal round, where it will square off against the winner of Wednesday’s first-round matchup between No. 9 Leigh (17-9-1) and No. 8 Los Gatos (20-6-1).
The Balers previously defeated both Los Gatos and Leigh earlier this season. They posted a 2-1 victory against Los Gatos to open their regular season on March 5, while also recording an 8-2 win over Leigh a month later, on April 9.
If they win, San Benito would have the chance to play in the Division I semifinals against either No. 4 Santa Teresa (22-5), No. 5 Carlmont (20-6), No. 12 Wilcox (11-16) or No. 13 Palo Alto (10-15), with Santa Teresa-Palo Alto and Carlmont-Wilcox scheduled first-round matchups.
Other first-round matchups include No. 6 Monta Vista (19-2) versus No. 11 St. Francis (14-11-1), and No. 7 Leland (21-6) against No. 10 Salinas (18-7).
The No. 2 seed in the Division I bracket went to Homestead (21-3), while Gilroy, which finished runner-up in the Tri-County Athletic League to San Benito, earned the No. 3 seed.
Like the Balers, both Homestead and Gilroy earned a first-round bye as well, but both appear on the opposite side of San Benito’s bracket.
The CCS Division I Championship is scheduled for Saturday, May 28.
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