DIVISION VI

Seeded teams: No. 1 Riverside Christian; No. 2 Calvary Murrieta; No. 3 Sherman Indian; and No. 4 Alverno.

Top county contender: The playoffs are all about momentum and Oxford Academy, the Academy League champion, is riding a nine-game winning streak into the postseason.

Darkhorse: Connelly won eight of its past nine games to close out the regular season and take the San Joaquin League title.

Best first-round matchup: Capistrano Valley Christian (8-14) at Connelly (15-6-1), Friday, 3:15 p.m.

Players to watch: Tori Calhoon (Brethren Christian, .431, 2 HR, 19 RBIs); Natasha Dewakuku (Sherman Indian, 7-2, 2.15 ERA, 82 K); Michelle Escamilla (Alverno, 20-2, 0.22 ERA, 249 K); Tory Ferreira (Calvary Murrieta, 19-8, 0.37 ERA, 241 K); Reina Gaber (South El Monte, .472, 5 HR, 31 RBIs); Melissa Gioino (Oxford Academy, 11-2, 1.12 ERA, 94 K, .524, 2 HR, 13 RBIs); Angelica Jensen (Calvary Murrieta, .437, 4 HR, 27 RBIs); Coleicia Moses (Sherman Indian, .516, 3 HR, 28 RBIs); Barbara Parker (Alverno, .377, 7 HR, 23 RBIs); Adriana Perez (Paraclete, .566, 6 HR, 28 RBIs); Caitlin Relyea (Notre Dame Academy, .397, 20 RBIs); Bri Remlinger (Upland Christian, .588, 3 HR, 42 RBIs); Lia Robinson (Kern Valley, 20-2, 0.39 ERA, 235 K); Capri Ruiz (Capitsrano Valley Christian, .571, 5 HR, 23 RBIs); Monica Sepulveda (Connelly, 14-6, 0.76 ERA, 215 K, .445, 6 HR, 28 RBIs); Alex Skinkis (Oxford Academy, .561, 4 HR, 19 RBIs); Heather Williams (Brethren Christian, 9-6, 1.43 ERA, 156 K); Lauren Yao (Cantwell-Sacred Heart, .564, 2 HR, 21 RBIs)

Contact the writer: carias@ocregister.com