Orange Lutheran receives No. 1 seed for Southern Section Division 1 softball playoffs
Los Angeles Times -

Orange Lutheran High, the Trinity League champion armed with the best pitcher in Southern California in Brianne Weiss, has been seeded No. 1 for the 16-team Southern Section Division 1 softball playoffs released Saturday. Weiss, a Notre Dame commit, is 16-1 with a 0.51 ERA. Division 1 teams have wild-card games on Thursday and first-round games on May 7. Orange Lutheran will face the winner of the wild-card game between Marina and Capistrano Valley. Defending champion Garden Grove Pacifica is...

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