NCS baseball playoffs: First-round matchups in all six divisions
North Coast Section baseball playoffs begin with opening-round games Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Baseball
Division I
Tuesday’s first round
No. 16 Castro Valley (10-15) at No. 1 De La Salle (20-5), 5 p.m.
No. 9 Dublin (16-8) vs. No. 8 Liberty (16-9) at Pittsburg HS, 5 p.m.
No. 13 Freedom (13-11) at No. 4 Amador Valley (18-5), 5 p.m.
No. 12 Pittsburg (18-9) at No. 5 Granada (20-7), 5 p.m.
No. 15 Antioch (15-9) at No. 2 San Ramon Valley (18-9), 5 p.m.
No. 10 Berkeley (18-7) at No. 7 Heritage (19-7), 5 p.m.
No. 14 College Park (11-13) at No. 3 Clayton Valley Charter (19-5), 5 p.m.
No. 6 Foothill (15-9) at No. 11 James Logan (18-6), 5 p.m.
Division II
Wednesday’s first round
No. 16 Northgate (9-14) at No. 1 Casa Granada (19-5), 5 p.m.
No. 9 San Marin (16-10) at No. 8 Petaluma (15-10-1), 5 p.m.
No. 13 Vintage (11-14) at No. 4 Ukiah (15-6), 7 p.m.
No. 12 Livermore (10-14) at No. 5 Redwood (17-8), 5 p.m.
No. 15 El Cerrito (14-6-1) at No. 2 Windsor (18-7), 7 p.m.
No. 10 American Canyon (13-13) at No. 7 Benicia (13-10-1), 5 p.m.
No. 14 Washington-Fremont (15-9) at No. 3 Marin Catholic (19-6), 5 p.m.
No. 11 Tamalpais (14-12) at No. 6 Maria Carrillo (13-9), 5 p.m.
Division III
Tuesday’s first round
No. 1 Cardinal Newman (24-1), bye
No. 8 Saint Mary’s-Berkeley (14-8-1) at No. 9 Montgomery (14-10), 5 p.m.
No. 13 Sonoma Valley (9-15) at No. 4 Alhambra (17-7), 7 p.m.
No. 12 Eureka (11-10) at No. 5 Bishop O’Dowd (13-12), 7 p.m.
No. 2 Redwood Christian (16-4-1), bye
No. 10 Las Lomas (12-12) at No. 7 Pinole Valley (16-11), 5 p.m.
No. 14 Kennedy-Fremont (12-10-1) at No. 3 Campolindo (15-8-1), 5 p.m.
No. 6 Novato (16-8) at No. 11 Encinal (14-11), 5 p.m.
Division IV
Wednesday’s first round
No. 16 St. Helena (11-11) vs. No. 1 Fortuna (11-7-1) at Newburg Park in Fortuna, 7 p.m.
No. 9 Branson (12-11) at No. 8 Piedmont (12-10), 7 p.m.
No. 13 St. Patrick-St. Vincent (10-13-1) vs. No. 4 Kelseyville (17-5) at Lloyd Larsen Field, 5 p.m.
No. 12 Berean Christian (8-16) at No. 5 Justin-Siena (12-9), 5 p.m.
No. 2 St. Joseph Notre Dame (19-4-1) at No. 15 Fremont Christian (17-2), 5 p.m.
No. 10 Fort Bragg (13-6-1) at No. 7 Del Norte (12-11-1), 5 p.m.
No. 3 Arcata (20-6) at No. 14 Salesian (14-7), 5 p.m.
No. 11 Healdsburg (14-11) at No. 6 McKinleyville (14-11), 5 p.m.
Division V
Tuesday’s first round
No. 16 Gateway (5-8) at No. 1 Head-Royce (13-7), 5 p.m.
No. 9 Stuart Hall (8-7) at No. 8 Athenian (6-14), 5 p.m.
No. 13 Bentley (8-7) at No. 4 St. Vincent de Paul (11-13), 5 p.m.
No. 12 International (11-7) vs. No. 5 Credo (11-4) at Golis Park in Rohnert Park, 7 p.m.
No. 15 South Fork (5-11) vs. No. 2 University (18-7) at Paul Goode Field, 5 p.m.
No. 10 Cloverdale (8-12) vs. No. 7 Sonoma Academy (9-3) at Doyle Park in Santa Rosa, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Upper Lake (6-3) vs. No. 3 The Bay School (17-3) at West Sunset Diamond, 5 p.m.
No. 11 Clear Lake (8-10) vs. No. 6 Technology (13-6) at Technology Middle School, 5 p.m.
Division VI
Wednesday’s first round
No. 8 Potter Valley (5-8) vs. No. 1 St. Bernard’s (17-8) at Crusader Field, 5 p.m.
No. 5 Making Waves Academy (10-10) at No. 4 Point Arena (11-4), 5 p.m.
No. 7 Tomales (6-10) at No. 2 Ferndale (7-8), 5 p.m.
No. 6 Jewish Community (6-7) vs. No. 3 San Domenico (12-6) at Albert Park in San Rafael, 7 p.m.