Making its first playoff appearance since 2009, Ceres High School's varsity softball team compiled a 1-2 record en route to a fourth-place finish in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division-IV bracket this past week at Arnaiz Stadium in Stockton.
The Western Athletic Conference champion Bulldogs edged Sierra Valley Conference No. 2 seed Cosumnes Oaks 9-8 in the first round on Thursday.
Ceres High dropped into the loser's bracket following its 11-0 loss to eventual-section/Valley Oak League champion Oakdale Thursday evening.
The Bulldogs were eliminated from the postseason on Friday.
Kimball, the VOL runner-up, posted a 7-5 win over the Bulldogs.
A total of 22 teams, including seven from both the WAC and SVC, and eight from the VOL, vied for Division-IV playoff berths this season.
Just nine programs were invited to the postseason.
Ceres High compiled a 17-9 overall and finished in first place in the WAC standings (10-2).
The Bulldogs secured their first playoff win since 2007.
Ceres High lost in the opening round in 2009 and 2008.
The Western Athletic Conference champion Bulldogs edged Sierra Valley Conference No. 2 seed Cosumnes Oaks 9-8 in the first round on Thursday.
Ceres High dropped into the loser's bracket following its 11-0 loss to eventual-section/Valley Oak League champion Oakdale Thursday evening.
The Bulldogs were eliminated from the postseason on Friday.
Kimball, the VOL runner-up, posted a 7-5 win over the Bulldogs.
A total of 22 teams, including seven from both the WAC and SVC, and eight from the VOL, vied for Division-IV playoff berths this season.
Just nine programs were invited to the postseason.
Ceres High compiled a 17-9 overall and finished in first place in the WAC standings (10-2).
The Bulldogs secured their first playoff win since 2007.
Ceres High lost in the opening round in 2009 and 2008.
