The NorCal playoffs have become a fun extra week to the end of the high school baseball season. Now that we have had two years of competition, what has stood out?
1. De La Salle remains the top team in Northern California with a second NorCal Division I title. The Spartans have now won 30 straight playoff games combining NCS and NorCal action. That streak is even more impressive considering it has come in Division I fields and the lack of predictability.
2. Those two NorCal wins weren’t without drama for the Spartans. Last year, De La Salle scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to beat St. Francis 7-6. This year playing at Valley Christian, De La Salle scored six runs in the top of the seventh to win 11-8.
3. For the second straight year, a CCS team won the NorCal Division II title. Mitty won the CCS and NorCal Division II titles in 2022. In 2023, St. Ignatius allowed three runs in three NorCal games after losing in the CCS Division I semifinals.
4. This year’s Division III matchup was the first intersectional game as Central Catholic beat Oakmont 5-2.
5. NorCal Division IV champion Sutter was the only No. 1 seed to win a title this year. Valley Christian was the only other No. 1 seed to reach a regional final.
6. Eight of the 10 NorCal champions the past two years have been private schools.
7. The NCS, CCS and SJS are tied with three champions and De La Salle is the only two time champion.
2023
Division I: De La Salle over Valley Christian (3 NCS teams, 2 CCS teams, 2 SJS teams, 1 Central team)
Division II: St. Ignatius over Casa Grande (1 NCS team, 3 CCS teams, 2 SJS teams, 1 NS team, 1 Central team)
Division III: Central Catholic over Oakmont (1 NCS team, 1 CCS team, 3 SJS teams, 2 NS teams, 1 Central team)
Division IV: Sutter over Gridley (2 NCS teams, 3 CCS teams, 2 SJS teams, 1 NS team)
Division V: Lowell over University (2 NCS teams, 0 CCS teams, 1 SJS team, 2 NS teams, 1 Central team, 1 San Francisco team, 1 Oakland team)
2022
Division I: De La Salle over St. Francis (3 NCS teams, 3 CCS teams, 2 SJS teams)
Division II: Mitty over Granite Bay (1 NCS team, 2 CCS teams, 3 SJS teams, 1 NS team, 1 Central team)
Division III: St. Bernard’s ove Alpha Charter (2 NCS teams, 1 CCS team, 2 SJS teams, 2 NS teams, 1 Central team)
Division IV: Bradshaw Christian over Colusa (2 NCS teams, 2 CCS teams, 2 SJS teams, 1 NS team, 1 Central team)
Division V: Monte Vista Christian over Berean Christian (1 NCS team, 1 CCS team, 1 SJS team, 2 NS teams, 1 Central team, 1 San Francisco team, 1 Oakland team)
1. De La Salle remains the top team in Northern California with a second NorCal Division I title. The Spartans have now won 30 straight playoff games combining NCS and NorCal action. That streak is even more impressive considering it has come in Division I fields and the lack of predictability.
2. Those two NorCal wins weren’t without drama for the Spartans. Last year, De La Salle scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to beat St. Francis 7-6. This year playing at Valley Christian, De La Salle scored six runs in the top of the seventh to win 11-8.
3. For the second straight year, a CCS team won the NorCal Division II title. Mitty won the CCS and NorCal Division II titles in 2022. In 2023, St. Ignatius allowed three runs in three NorCal games after losing in the CCS Division I semifinals.
4. This year’s Division III matchup was the first intersectional game as Central Catholic beat Oakmont 5-2.
5. NorCal Division IV champion Sutter was the only No. 1 seed to win a title this year. Valley Christian was the only other No. 1 seed to reach a regional final.
6. Eight of the 10 NorCal champions the past two years have been private schools.
7. The NCS, CCS and SJS are tied with three champions and De La Salle is the only two time champion.
2023
Division I: De La Salle over Valley Christian (3 NCS teams, 2 CCS teams, 2 SJS teams, 1 Central team)
Division II: St. Ignatius over Casa Grande (1 NCS team, 3 CCS teams, 2 SJS teams, 1 NS team, 1 Central team)
Division III: Central Catholic over Oakmont (1 NCS team, 1 CCS team, 3 SJS teams, 2 NS teams, 1 Central team)
Division IV: Sutter over Gridley (2 NCS teams, 3 CCS teams, 2 SJS teams, 1 NS team)
Division V: Lowell over University (2 NCS teams, 0 CCS teams, 1 SJS team, 2 NS teams, 1 Central team, 1 San Francisco team, 1 Oakland team)
2022
Division I: De La Salle over St. Francis (3 NCS teams, 3 CCS teams, 2 SJS teams)
Division II: Mitty over Granite Bay (1 NCS team, 2 CCS teams, 3 SJS teams, 1 NS team, 1 Central team)
Division III: St. Bernard’s ove Alpha Charter (2 NCS teams, 1 CCS team, 2 SJS teams, 2 NS teams, 1 Central team)
Division IV: Bradshaw Christian over Colusa (2 NCS teams, 2 CCS teams, 2 SJS teams, 1 NS team, 1 Central team)
Division V: Monte Vista Christian over Berean Christian (1 NCS team, 1 CCS team, 1 SJS team, 2 NS teams, 1 Central team, 1 San Francisco team, 1 Oakland team)
