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Box scores from Central Section softball playoff games as reported to The Fresno Bee:
SOFTBALL BOX SCORES
CENTRAL SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS DIVISION I
No. 4 Buchanan 5, No. 9 Clovis 0
Clovis (22-14) 000 000 0 -- 0 4 0
Buchanan (25-7-1) 100 400 X -- 5 7 1
WP: Natalie Rendon. LP: Kacy Moritz. B, Diane Runge 2-3; Michelle Murphy 2-2, RBI; Dom Selby 2B, 2 RBI; Bailey O'Dell RBI.
No. 2 Stockdale 4, No. 3 Central 0
Central 000 000 0 -- 0 4 0
Stockdale 000 202 X -- 4 5 0
WP: Justine Vela. LP: Morgan Reiter.
DIVISION II
No. 1 Tulare Western 12, No. 4 El Diamante 2
El Diamante (22-11) 001 001 -- 2 5 6
Tulare Western (26-7) 302 106 -- 12 8 2
WP: Brianne Hardman. LP: Jordan Jacques. ED, Erin Hansen 3B. TW, Lindsey Vieira 2-4, RBI; Hardman 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI.
No. 2 Golden West 2, No. 3 Tulare 1
Tulare (24-7-1) 000 001 0 -- 1 7 1
Golden West (22-12) 000 110 X -- 2 4 1
WP: Kim Smith. LP: Lauren Crow. GW, Smith 3B; Kacy Fugate RBI.
DIVISION III
No. 4 Hanford West 5, No. 9 Clovis North 0
Clovis North 000 000 0 -- 0 2 1
Hanford West 112 100 X -- 5 9 0
WP: Brianna Young. LP: Hannah Green. HW, Bria Kennedy RBI; Jessica Hefley 2-4, 2 2B, RBI; Brianna Pontecorvo 2-3, RBI; Bridgette DeSousa 3B, 2RBI.
No. 6 Hanford 6, No. 2 Ridgeview 4
DIVISION IV
No. 3 Kingsburg 7, No. 7 McLane 2
McLane (18-15) 001 100 0 -- 2 6 3
Kingsburg (26-8) 131 200 X -- 7 10 0
WP: Tiffany Dennison. LP: Michelle Martinez. M, Vinnessa Johnson 2-3, HR; Elizabeth Vasquez 3B. K, Michelle Brassfield 3-4, 2B, 2RBI, 3R; Emily Campos 2-2, 2 2B; Amber Orosco 2RBI.
No. 4 Kerman 2, No. 8 Chowchilla 0
Chowchilla 000 000 0 -- 0 5 4
Kerman 010 010 X -- 2 3 1
WP: Chelsea Weber. LP: Stephanie Pierini. C, Shelby Hubbard 2-3. K, Weber HR; Cassie Sears RBI.
DIVISION V
No. 1 Riverdale 6, No. 5 Caruthers 5
Caruthers (11-12) 000 212 000 -- 5 8 3
Riverdale (22-7) 002 010 201 -- 6 12 2
WP: Elizabeth Carreiro. LP: Brianna Loera. C, Bailey Osmer 2-4; Veronica Vera 2-3. R, Carreiro 2-5; Taylor Errotabere 2-4; Amy Davis 3-5, RBI; Katie Conway 3-4, 2RBI.
No. 10 Liberty-Madera Ranchos 3, No. 3 Firebaugh 0
Liberty (15-18-1) 200 000 1 -- 3 9 2
Firebaugh (21-5-1) 000 000 0 -- 0 4 5
WP: Kayla Barber (CG, 6K). LP: Cecy Torres. L, Devin Kochergen 3-3, 3B, RBI; Darienne Schmall 2-4, RBI; Shae Ortega 1-3.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHUPS
All championship games at 4:30 p.m. Thursday
Division I: No. 4 Buchanan at No. 2 Stockdale
Division II: No. 2 Golden West at No. 1 Tulare Western
Division III: No. 6 Hanford at No. 4 Hanford West
Division IV: No. 4 Kerman at No. 3 Kingsburg
Division V: No. 10 Liberty-Madera Ranchos at No. 1 Riverdale
Division VI champion: No. 1 Laton
BASEBALL BOX SCORE
DIVISION I
No. 4 Stockdale 4, No. 8 Bullard 3
Bullard (21-11) 200 010 0 -- 3 6 3
Stockdale (25-5) 000 004 X -- 4 6 1
WP: K.C. Hobson (CG, 13K). LP: Matt Meyer. B, Chewy Telesco 2R; LaBronze Sanderson RBI. S, Scott Denesha 2-3, HR, 2RBI; J.D. Reed RBI.
BASEBALL MATCHUPS
Today's semifinal: No. 3 Clovis at No. 2 Clovis West, 7 p.m.
DIVISION II
Today's semifinals: No. 13 Memorial at No. 1 El Diamante; No. 6 Frontier at No. 2 Edison
DIVISION III
Today's semifinals: No. 5 Madera South at No. 1 Clovis North; No. 3 Fresno at No. 2 Hanford
DIVISION IV
Today's semifinals: No. 4 Selma at No. 1 Kingsburg; No. 6 Taft at No. 2 Washington
DIVISION V
Today's semifinals: No. 4 Fowler at No. 1 Liberty-Madera Ranchos; No. 7 Lindsay at No. 3 Corcoran
DIVISION VI
Today's final: No. 2 McFarland at No. 1 Orange Cove
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