Eagles Earn #14 Seed for Regional Playoffs

The MSJC softball team has qualified for the 3C2A Southern California Regional Tournament for the second year in a row as they earned the #14 seed and will travel to San Diego Mesa for a best of three series beginning on Friday.

The Eagles wrapped up their regular season last week on the road as they defeated College of the Desert 8-0 in five innings Wednesday and lost at Moorpark on Thursday.

Wednesday MSJC finished off their Inland Empire Athletic Conference schedule for the season with the win over Desert to post a league record of 13-2. That 13-2 mark was good enough for a second-place IEAC finish. In Wednesday's game Charlotte Bayless was the star as she threw a no-hitter to secure the pitching victory. Along the way she walked four and struck out five. At the plate Kaylee Fraund and Vanessa Garcia each drove in a pair of runs while Trinity Barnes, Arianna Vasquez, and Neveah Bachman drove in one each. Thursday the Eagles managed just one hit in a loss to Moorpark, that came off the bat of Makayla Frye.

MSJC heads into the playoff with an overall record of 27-13, Mesa will enter the postseason 26-12 overall they were the second-place team in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference. The two teams met back in January in a doubleheader at Mesa. The Olympians won game one 4-0, but the Eagles bounced back to win the night cap 11-3.

This weekend's best of three series begins on Friday at 2 pm with game one at Mesa. Game two at Mesa will be at noon on Saturday with game three if necessary to be played thirty minutes after game two's conclusion.

For the full 2026 3C2A Softball playoff bracket click the link below:

2026 Softball Playoff Brackets