CIF Baseball Playoff Pairings: Finals
All games are at Diamond Stadium in Lake Elsinore
Friday May 17
DIV 7
South El Monte vs. Oxford Academy – 10:00 a.m.
DIV 6
Village Christian vs. Colony – 1:00 p.m.
DIV 5
Santa Monica vs. Chino Hills – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday May 18
DIV 8
Azusa vs. Pacifica Christian – 10:00 a.m.
DIV 4
St. Francis vs. Camarillo – 1:00 p.m.
Just ridiculous that the CIF can not find closer locations for the schools to play the Finals at.
A few years ago , MVL teams( Marshall and Arroyo) played for CIF championship at UC Riverside. There was a good crowd, but what size crowd would they have had had they played within 20 miles of the schools.
Thanks money-grabbing CIF agree completely
After all the monsoons during the football state championships a couple of years ago, they chose four neutral sites to have those games. Didn’t Temple City play for the ‘ship at Dodger Stadium?
Agree 💯
The message is that we can devalue lower Division games when it’s in “ our interest “. These squads have worked hard and deserve equal access to their fans, parents . 10am on a school day in a location remote to most is not reasonable access .
Why not add locations , make those locations as regionally specific as possible and give more opportunity for parents and boosters ( who pay significant teams fees ) to get there ?
Oh great! We’re in the finals! Let’s play at 10 A,M. on a school/work day! Who needs student body or parental support?
Why not Brookside field at the Rose Bowl?
A neutral location a little farther away couldn’t be found? Seriously, what does Camarillo have a 5 hour bus ride? Good luck to St Francis and South El Monte.