Emotions play a huge part in sports.<\/p>\n
Patrick Henry High School baseball coach Sheldon Watkins and Cathedral Catholic\u2019s Gary Remiker will have to deal with opposite sides of the emotional scale this week, when Southern California Regionals begin.<\/p>\n
Cathedral Catholic, the No. 1-ranked team in San Diego all season, was knocked out of the section playoffs by Henry. The Dons still made the SoCal playoffs, where they\u2019re the No. 8 in Division 1 and will travel to Bellflower St. John Bosco, the No. 1-ranked team in the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, we\u2019re disappointed,\u201d Remiker said after losing to Henry. \u201cNow we have to get ourselves ready to play again. Nobody wants to end the season on a loss, so we need to get it together and play like the great team we are.\u201d<\/p>\n
Henry entered the San Diego Section Open Division playoffs as the No. 5 seed. The Patriots beat Cathedral Catholic twice<\/a>, then survived Saturday\u2019s emotional championship game, beating Eastlake 7-6 before a packed stadium at USD Fowler Park.<\/a><\/p>\n The Patriots were rewarded with the No. 2 seed in Division 1. They\u2019ll host No. 7 Huntington Beach on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Henry (24-9) is ranked 20th in the state, while the Oilers (22-8-1) are ranked 10th. The teams played on April 19 on the fourth day of the Boros Classic at JSerra High School. Henry won 4-3.<\/p>\n Watkins said Sunday that Huntington Beach is \u201cloaded\u201d and \u201ca fantastic team.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe lost to St. John Bosco last season in the SoCal playoffs in the championship game, so we know what to expect at this level,\u201d he said. \u201cIt will be tough, so I told the players to enjoy a day off Sunday, then focus and get after it in practice on Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n Of the 10 divisions \u2014 five in baseball, five in softball \u2014 San Diego Section teams were awarded three No. 1 seeds.<\/p>\n Mt. Carmel is the top seed in Division 3 in baseball while the Mater Dei Catholic softball team is No. 1 in Division 1 and has a first-round bye. Madison is No. 1 in Division 4.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re happy to have it,\u201d Mater Dei Catholic (29-3) co-head softball coach Mike Centrullo said of the top seed. \u201cThese girls deserve that recognition, and it\u2019s always nice to play at home.\u201d<\/p>\n The Crusaders will start \u00a0Arri Romero, who is 25-3 record with an 0.98 ERA in the circle Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s about as competitive as they get,\u201d Centrullo said. \u201cShe has a dynamic personality. She still wants to be a kid and have fun. She\u2019s a bit of a momma bear, making sure everyone\u2019s taken care of, being a leader. But when she steps into that circle or that box, she is all business.\u201d<\/p>\n Madison made the SoCal playoffs in softball and baseball. The softball team beat Grossmont to capture the Division 4 title.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m excited for the girls and the team,\u201d said Madison softball coach Tom Kamfonik. \u201cThey earned every bit of that.\u201d<\/p>\n Freshman Aniyah Shelby will get the start Tuesday vs. Arieta. She has pitched 176 2\/3 innings, all but three innings of the entire season. She\u2019s 20-8 with a 2.26 ERA and 186 strikeouts.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s our dog, man, her enthusiasm and energy,\u201d said Kamfonik. \u201cShe just builds the team and nothing rattles her. Her energy is electric.\u201d<\/p>\n The Madison baseball team beat Mt. Carmel for the Division 1 championship, the first baseball title for the Warhawks in 50 years. The club was rewarded with a No. 7 seed in Division 2, traveling to Newport Harbor.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re on a nice roll and we\u2019re confident,\u201d said Madison coach Robert Lovato of a team that has won 15 of its last 16 games. \u201cWe have two No. 1 starters (Jeremiah Jennings, who beat Mt. Carmel, and Colin Gallagher, who figures to start Tuesday). So we\u2019ll be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n Mt. Carmel, which lost to Madison, is the No. 1 seed in Division 3 and hosts Fontana Kaiser on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Helix, the San Diego Section Division 3 baseball champion, is seeded No. 3 and is on the same side of the bracket as Mt. Carmel.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t even know if my team knows we have another playoff,\u201d said Helix coach Diego Reynoso. \u201cBut I guarantee we\u2019ll \u00a0be ready to play.\u201d<\/p>\n Don Norcross contributed to this story<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emotions play a huge part in sports. 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