Division I softball

 More than a quarter of the field for the Division I softball bracket is coming from either the Gabilan or Pacific Division.

 If there is a sleeper team in this tournament, it's Gabilan Division co-champion San Benito, who was seeded No. 15 -- behind two league opponents it went 3-1 against.

 Talk about incentive going into today's game at No. 2 Santa Clara. 

 Salinas, who hosts Branham, is limping into the playoffs at 15-8 overall, having dropped three of its last four games. That being said, the one win came against Division I top seed Gilroy.

 University of New Mexico bound Leslie Romero is hitting .455 for the Cowboys with a team high 18 runs batted in, while Kayla Stone has hit seven homers.

 Alvarez, who visits No. 8 Los Altos, closed the season with four straight wins to gather a share of the Pacific Division title, its first in 12 years.

 Aliyah Robles has put together an MVP type season for the No. 9 seeded Eagles (18-7), as she will be the teams triple crown winner, having ripped seven home runs.

 Melissa Belnas has 35 hits on the season for Alvarez, while Stephanie Vasquez is 10-0 in the circle this spring.

 Seeded No. 13, Pacific Division co-champion North Salinas won eight in a row before being upset by Seaside in the final week, opening the door for Alvarez to get a share of the title.

 Behind Alyssa Allen's 10 homers, 52 RBI and .619 batting average, the Vikings (16-7) will visit No. 4 seed Oak Grove (14-7). Sofia Gombos hit over .500 and was 9-3 in the circle.