CCS softball playoffs 2025: The matchups are set. Here’s what to know
MEET THE TOP GANG WILLOW GLEN In something of a surprise it is Willow Glen not St Francis who is the No seed in the Central Coast Section Open Division bracket The Rams are hardly an undeserving top seed Willow Glen finished the regular season - including a - mark in Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt Hamilton Division play To top things off Willow Glen picked up a few key nonleague wins the majority of vital of which was a - preeminence over Valley Christian at home on April That nonconference triumph may be the biggest reason the Rams were slotted ahead of St Francis The Lancers - split their two meetings with Valley this year in West Catholic Athletic League play St Francis won - at home on April but the Lancers dropped a - loss to the Warriors just three days ago The loss to VC was St Francis only defeat to a Bay Area group this season With all the good teams out there it s an honor to be the No seed Willow Glen coach Don Spingola communicated the Bay Area News Group These young ladies have competed all season against various of the Bay Area s best teams and have continued to win one way or another This No seed is well deserved St Francis is currently the No organization in the San Francisco Metro MaxPreps rankings with an overall rating of and strength of schedule rating of Willow Glen s overall rating is and the Rams strength of schedule rating is Spingola revealed the Rams have a group of people who calculate metrics that mimic the CCS selection criteria Willow Glen was close to St Francis before Valley Christian s win on Friday and after the Warriors topped the Lancers Willow Glen was confident it would be the top seed Nevertheless if both teams take care of business the only difference will be which group gets the last at-bat The Open final is scheduled to be played on May at a neutral site either West Valley College or San Jose City College negating a prospective home-field advantage that would come with earning the higher seed There s a lot of good teams out there Spingola stated We played a lot of good teams The teams that are playing in this Open CCS are all good and have played good teams and have won and lost It s truly going to be who makes the least amount of mistakes Who pitches the best It s going to be pitching it s going to be defense that it s going to come down to in these CCS games We feel we re pretty solid across the board right now which gives us a good opportunity But that s why it s a match because you got to perform and you got to play TOP STORYLINES That s not the only intrigue in the Open bracket Aforementioned Valley Christian pulled down the No seed in the Open tournament and could make a few noise in the bottom of the bracket But the Warriors will have to first get past No Capuchino which has had an excellent close to the season and is in the present MaxPreps No rated association in the San Francisco metro area On the other side of the Open bracket an all-Pacific Coast Athletic League matchup between No Salinas and No Monterey will decide who advances to face the winner of No St Francis and No Los Gatos Willow Glen will first face No Archbishop Mitty hosting the WCAL school at p m on Saturday In the Division I bracket Live Oak was rewarded after a stellar - regular season with the top seed Other strong contenders in the division include No Gilroy also from the BVAL and No King s Academy which has wins over Valley Christian Gilroy and Capuchino on its resume The Knights also pushed Willow Glen harder than any other association losing a -inning thriller at Willow Glen - on April WHO CAN MAKE A SURPRISE RUN Surprise is perhaps an overstatement but Capuchino has been as hot as any company in the Bay Area down the stretch The No Mustangs have a tall task ahead to get to the final with matchups against Valley Christian and likely Willow Glen looming But Cap has been dominant of late The Mustangs have not lost since April and that was to non-Bay Area opponent Calaveras Related Articles CCS softball playoffs First-round games in all divisions De La Salle wins its fifth consecutive NCS Division I golf title Vote now Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week Vote now Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week NCS softball playoffs The matchups are set Here s what to know Strictly against Bay Area teams Cap has not lost since falling - to Hillsdale on April a stretch of consecutive wins They aren t squeaking out victories either Three of their last five triumphs have come by run rule in the tough Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division Another PAL company Mills could make noise in the Division I bracket The Vikings - - who enjoyed a near-perfect season - in league play were seeded No in the D-I tournament Their first-round opponent No Saratoga is - but ranks outside the top in MaxPreps San Francisco metro rankings Saratoga comes in at No while Mills is No
