How baseball and softball section races finished

April 28, 2016 by Les Willsey, AZPreps365


Section champs have been decided in baseball and softball. State tournament plays begins Friday April 29 for divisons III-IV and V and for divisions I and II on April 30. Here's the list by division and section:

BASEBALL

Division I: 24 teams qualify for state with automatic berths to section champs. Tournament format is single elimination the first two rounds and double elimination when the field is narrowed to eight teams. Top 8 teams receive first-round bye.

Section I: Basha is champ. Section II: Mountain Ridge is champ. Section III: Skyline is champ. 

Division II: 24 teams qualify for state with automatic berths to section champs. Tournament format is single elimination the first two rounds and double elimination when the field is narrowed to eight teams. Top 8 teams receive first-round bye.

Section I:  Sunnyside is champ. Section II: Thunderbird is champ. Section III: Arcadia is champ. If tied with Williams Field and Saguaro, Arcadia wins tiebreaker. Section IV: Salpointe is champ. Section V: Bradshaw Mountain is champ.

Division III: 32 teams qualify for state with automatic berths to section champs. Tournament format is single elimination.

Section I:  Mingus is champ. Section II: Nogales is champ. Section III: San Luis is champ. Section IV: North Canyon is champ. Section V: Lee Williams is champ. Section VI: Alhambra is champ. Section VII: Casa Grande is champ. 

Division IV: 24 teams qualify for state with automatic berths to section champs,. Tournament format is single elimination. Top eight teams receive first-round bye. 

Section I: Sedona Red Rock is champ. Section II: Yuma Catholic is champ. Section III: Pueblo is champ. Section IV: Tempe Prep is champ. Section V: Florence is champ.  

Division V: 24 teams qualify for state with automatic berths to section champs,. Tournament format is single elimination. Top eight teams receive first-round bye.

Section I: Joseph City is champ. Section II: Bisbee is champ. Section III: Bagdad is champ. Section IV: Santa Cruz is champ. Section V: Miami is champ.

SOFTBALL

Division I: 24 teams qualify for state with automatic berths to section champs. Tournament format is single elimination the first two rounds and double elimination when the field is narrowed to eight teams. Top 8 teams receive first-round bye.

Section I:  Desert Vista is champ. Section II: Pinnacle is champ. Section III: Desert Ridge is champ. 

Division II: 24 teams qualify for state with automatic berths to section champs. Tournament format is single elimination the first two rounds and double elimination when the field is narrowed to eight teams. Top 8 teams receive first-round bye.

Section I: Sahuaro is champ. Section II: Cactus is champ.Section III: Mesquite is champ. Section IV: Canyon del Oro is champ. Section V: Shadow Ridge is champ.

Division III: 32 teams qualify for state with automatic berths to section champs. Tournament format is single elimination.

Section I:  Payson is  champ. Section II: Douglas is champ.Section III: Cibola is champ .Section IV: Bourgade is champ. Section V: River Valley is  champ. Section VI: Betty Fairfax is champ. Section VII: Poston Butte is champ.

Division IV: 24 teams qualify for state with automatic berths to section champs,. Tournament format is single elimination. Top eight teams receive first-round bye.

Section I: Camp Verde is champ. Section II:  Yuma Catholic is champo. Section III: Benson is champ. Section IV: North Pointe is champ. Section V: Chandler Prep is champ.  

Division V: 24 teams qualify for state with automatic berths to section champs,. Tournament format is single elimination. Top eight teams receive first-round bye.

Section I: Joseph City is champ. Section II: Valley Union is champ. Section III: Santa Cruz is champ. Section IV: Seligman is champ, wins tiebreaker among Mohave Accelerated, Mayer and Bagdad. Section V:  Ray is champ.

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