What do you keep on your line-up cards?

[Forest Ump]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

California is not courteous in this respect either. We never adapted any of the "speed up (yeah, right)" rules that NFHS suggests, except we do have the 10 run rule back, I think. Anyone know for sure?

Up here in Northern California, about 550 miles from you, we don't use the CR rule and unfortunately the 10 run rule either. I know that doesn't answer your question because we have, I think, three HS sections in this state.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Forest Ump

Up here in Northern California, about 550 miles from you, we don't use the CR rule and unfortunately the 10 run rule either. I know that doesn't answer your question because we have, I think, three HS sections in this state.

We have 10 sections here in CA.

http://www.cifcs.org/CIFSectionsMap/SECTIO~1.HTM

[Forest Ump]

10, wow!! It is a big state for sure. Thanks for that info.

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by Welpe

We have 10 sections here in CA.

Map of CIF Sections

So do the section champions ever play each other? Or are there just multiple "state" champions in CA?

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by SethPDX

So do the section champions ever play each other? Or are there just multiple "state" champions in CA?

Not that I'm aware of. There are only sectional champions in baseball. Football used to have only sectional champions until a few years ago where they went to a bowl system where a team from Northern California plays a team from Southern California in each division. From what I understand, basketball has a tradtional state tournament.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by SethPDX

So do the section champions ever play each other? Or are there just multiple "state" champions in CA?

The LA City section winner doesn't even play the Southern Section winner, even though the City Section is right in the middle of the Southern Section and many of the schools play each other in the spring season.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by SethPDX

So do the section champions ever play each other? Or are there just multiple "state" champions in CA?

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

The LA City section winner doesn't even play the Southern Section winner, even though the City Section is right in the middle of the Southern Section and many of the schools play each other in the spring season.

Los Angeles is huge, and San Diego isn't tiny either.

In San Diego County, there are 74 high schools that have baseball programs. They are divided into leagues and conferences, with usually 10 to 12 teams each, by area. There are four division classes, based on enrollement size; 4A, 3A, 2A, and 1A. Each division has first round, second round, quarter finals, and semi-finals. There are then four Section CIF Finals, one for each division, which are now held at Tony Gwynn Field at S.D.S.U. At one time, they held the finals at Qualcomm Stadium. This year, 10 teams got to play in 5 games at Petco Park during the regular season.