San Joaquin County baseball playoffs: CIF SJS semifinal recap, results

Here’s the recap.

Nineteen San Joaquin County teams entered the 2026 Sac-Joaquin Section baseball playoffs dreaming of a deep postseason run. By the end of the single-elimination first round on May 6, more than half were already out, leaving just seven teams alive . The quarterfinals on May 8 trimmed that number to five .

Now, after the best-of-three semifinal series played May 12, 14, and 15, only two remain. Who made those postseason dreams a reality? Who saw their dreams end, and in what fashion?

Here’s the full breakdown from all five county semifinal series: Division I No. 1 St. Mary's (26-6) vs.