The 2026 Northern Section baseball playoffs are here, with play-in games for Divisions II and III starting on Tuesday, May 12.
Pleasant Valley and Foothill, the co-Eastern Athletic League Champions, edged out the rest of the Division II competition for the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. The Vikings took the No. 1 seed after defeating the Cougars in two out of three head-to-head matchups this season and will host the Super Regional matchups on May 19.
No. 4 Las Plumas and No. 5 Shasta will face off on Tuesday for the chance to play Pleasant Valley on Friday. No. 3 Chico and No. 6 Enterprise will also face off in the play-in round, with the winner heading to Foothill. The Division II championships will be played on May 23 at a neutral location.
West Valley earned the No. 1 spot in Division III after posting a dominant 19-5 record in the regular season. Head coach Willie Church and the Eagles will have home-field advantage until the championship games on May 23. Orland earned the No. 2 spot, and both teams avoided the play-in.
No. 5 Live Oak will head to No. 4 Gridley on Tuesday, with the winner set to play West Valley at the end of the week. No. 3 Lassen and No. 6 Yreka will face off to determine which teams plays Orland.
The playoff brackets for Divisions IV-VII have not been decided. Stay tuned for updated playoff brackets and scores.
Division II
Play-in games:
All games will be played at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12
Round 1:
All games will be played at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 15
Division III
Play-in games:
All games will be played at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12
Round 1:
All games will be played at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 15
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