Baseball: Chatsworth is seeded No. 1 in Division I playoffs; Banning draws Granada Hills

West Valley League teams were given the top four seeds in the City Section Division I baseball playoff pairings, which is believed to be a first in City history.

“I know those are strong teams,” said Chatsworth Coach Tom Meusborn, whose team received the No. 1 seed. “There’s a lot of parity.”

El Camino Real, the defending Division I champion, is No. 2, Birmingham No. 3 and Cleveland No. 4. Banning, with a 12-game winning streak and the Marine League champion, was seeded No. 5 and also gets one of the toughest opening games in drawing Granada Hills and ace pitcher Chris Murphy, the hardest thrower in the City Section.

Play-in games are Thursday and first-round games are next Tuesday.

No. 17 Palisades at No. 16 Marshall; winner at No. 1 Chatsworth; No. 9 Narbonne at No. 8 Kennedy; No. 12 Granada Hills at No 5 Banning; No. 20 Dorsey at No. 13 Carson; winner at No. 4 Cleveland.

No. 19 Taft at No. 14 North Hollywood; winner at No. 3 Birmingham; No. 11 Venice at No. 6 Roosevelt; No. 10 San Fernando at No. 7 Poly; No. 16 San Pedro at No. 15 Sylmar; winner at No. 2 El Camino Real.

Here’s the link to complete pairings.

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