Baseball: VIBL playoffs begin on Saturday

Hart and El Camino Real, the top teams during the regular season of the Valley Invitational Baseball League, have drawn first-round byes for the playoffs. The rest of the teams begin playoff action on Saturday.

The opening schedule: Burbank at Royal; Kennedy at Cleveland; Burroughs at Birmingham; Saugus at Crespi; Canyon at Golden Valley; Taft at Camarillo.

All games are at 10 a.m.

Teams will be re-seeded after Saturday’s games. The championship will be held at Burroughs on July 16 at 7 p.m.

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