"Norco High received the No. 1 seed for the Southern Section Division 1 baseball playoffs on Friday that will begin with pool play on Tuesday. It's the first time you can lose an opening game and not go home. There are four four-team pools, with the first- and second-place teams advancing to the single-elimination quarterfinals."
"Norco opens in pool A with a home game against Maranatha. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame hosts Ayala and standout pitcher Caleb Trugman in the other pool A game. Round 2 is May 15 and if another round is needed, Tuesday, May 19. The quarterfinals are May 22."
"Other top seeds in the Division 1 pools are No. 2 Harvard-Westlake (pool B), No. 3 Sierra Canyon (pool C) and No. 4 Orange Lutheran (pool D). Since the Southern Section uses computer rankings, you have the strange situation of Trinity League runner-up Orange Lutheran getting seeded ahead of Trinity League champion St. John Bosco."
"Coaches have been lobbying for years to have best two-out-of-three series, and this comes close but other divisions remain single elimination and 32-team brackets. Villa Park is seeded No. 1 in Division 2."
Norco High received the No. 1 seed for the Southern Section Division 1 baseball playoffs, which start with pool play on Tuesday. Four four-team pools determine advancement, with first- and second-place teams moving to single-elimination quarterfinals. Norco opens pool A at home against Maranatha, while Sherman Oaks Notre Dame hosts Ayala in the other pool A game featuring pitcher Caleb Trugman. Round 2 is May 15, with a possible additional round on May 19, followed by quarterfinals on May 22. Other top seeds include Harvard-Westlake, Sierra Canyon, and Orange Lutheran. Computer rankings place Orange Lutheran ahead of St. John Bosco despite Trinity League results.
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