The championship tradition continues at Fresno City College without its coaching legend.
After the retirement of long-time head coach Ron Scott, Mitch Karraker continued right where he left off by leading the Rams to an 18-6 record and the 2023 Central Valley Conference championship.
It was Karraker's first conference title and Fresno City's 25th over the past 34 seasons.
FCC edged Merced and Reedley by one game as they ended tied for second place at 17-7. College of the Sequoias followed in fourth at 16-8. | FINAL STANDINGS
Those four squads all qualified for the upcoming Northern California Regional Playoffs, set for May 5-6.
CVC champion Fresno City earned the conference's top seed at No. 6. The Rams will host No. 19 Diablo Valley College in a best-of-three-game series.
Northern California Regional Playoffs | BRACKET
No. 6 Fresno City vs. No. 19 Diablo Valley
No. 8 Merced vs. No. 16 Cañada
No. 12 Reedley vs. No. 13 Feather River
No. 20 Sequoias at No. 5 Sierra
The winners of the opening series will advance to a three-team, double-elimination Super Regional on May 11-13. Winners of the Super Regionals meet in a three-game Regional Finals series on May 19-21 with a trip to the state championships on the line.
The state championships are scheduled for May 27-29 at Folsom Lake College.