Southern Section Baseball Playoffs Move Into Quarterfinals With Matchups Set

Overview

• The Los Angeles Times roundup consolidates results across Divisions 1 through 9 and confirms that the tournament has reached the quarterfinal round with specific Friday pairings listed.
• Several Division 1 favorites advanced, including Norco, Corona, Cypress, and La Mirada, while lower divisions produced lopsided, high‑scoring outcomes such as Chadwick 26, Pasadena Marshall 23 and Temecula Prep 22, Cobalt 1.
• Quarterfinal games are scheduled for Friday with most starts at 3:15 p.m. and matchups that include Corona at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Norco at Orange Lutheran, St. John Bosco at La Mirada and Cypress at Harvard‑Westlake.
• The semifinals are set for May 26 and finals for May 29–30, with games planned at regional and neutral venues used for logistics and fan travel such as Rio Hondo College and Dodger Stadium for select City Section finals.
• The updated bracket gives teams, families and local fans a clear path to the title and highlights how single high‑scoring games can change public attention without altering the published schedule.