Category Archives: softball
Baseball/Softball Coach Milestones 2022
State record coaching lists for baseball and softball have now all been updated through the 2022 season and here’s a look at the most significant milestone wins that were celebrated. For baseball, John Diatte of San Jose Valley Christian won his 700th game and Darol Salazar of Palm Desert headed to retirement by moving up […]
State Coach of Year: Mike Centrullo
All of the pieces fell into place for this to be the season we can put the spotlight on the coach of record at Mater Dei Catholic of Chula Vista since the school opened in 2007 and before that at Marian Catholic back to 1999. Centrullo now has nine CIF San Diego Section titles on […]
Softball: Final Division State Ranks
Teams at the end getting big upward moves include Mater Dei Catholic of Chula Vista (D2), St. Anthony of Long Beach (D3), Ripon (D4) and Fort Bragg (D5). Previously announced teams of the year were St. Francis of Mountain View (D1), Otay Ranch (D2), Sutter (D3), Monterey (D4) and Big Valley Christian of Modesto (D5)....
Softball All-State Nominees (SoCal)
Welcome to another of the first steps toward the selection of the Cal-Hi Sports 2022 All-State Softball Teams. This is the second list of nominees from CIF sections in Southern California (with the Central Section in the north) based on information we’ve gained through coverage of the regular season and playoffs. It’s not meant to […]
Mr. Baseball & Ms. Softball Finalists
Two of the five players named as finalists to be baseball’s State Player of the Year are headed to Stanford with a third who went to high school across the street. For softball, there are two front-runners but three others who have been selected as finalists for the magical moments that they created for their […]
Softball All-State Nominees (NorCal)
Welcome to the first step toward the selection of the Cal-Hi Sports 2022 All-State Softball Teams. This is the first list of nominees from CIF sections in Northern California (with the Central Section in the north) based on information we’ve gained through coverage of the regular season and playoffs. It’s not meant to be a […]
St. Francis: State Softball Team of Year
St. Francis of Mountain View could have been No. 2 for the final evaluations of State Team of the Year candidates in softball this season, but the Lancers already were No. 1 entering the final week and did a great job in winning the CIF Northern California Division I title. They are just the second […]
One Day, Two CIF SoCal Titles
Huntington Beach baseball & Oaks Christian of Westlake Village softball have learned that losing in a section playoff game does not mean the season is over. It’s a lesson many teams in other sports that have CIF regional and state competitions have known for many years. Both teams won CIF Division I regional titles on […]
CIF Regional Championship Scoreboard
Here are some highlights and a complete look at all of the CIF baseball and softball regional championship games played on Saturday with one that was played on Friday and one game that has had to be delayed until Monday due to rain in the far North Coast region of the state. FOR FEATURE STORY […]
