Albano on softball: Division 1 playoff preview, predictions

A division-by-division look at the softball playoffs:
DIVISION 1
Top-seeded teams: 1. Norco (27-1), 2. Great Oak (20-3-1), 2. Santiago/Corona (17-5-1), 4. Grand Terrace (25-3-1)
OC teams: Pacifica (16-3-1), Orange Lutheran (21-6-1), Esperanza (18-8), Mater Dei (14-10-1), Huntington Beach (15-8), Los Alamitos (18-8), Santa Margarita (23-3), San Clemente (15-9), Aliso Niguel (16-8)
Analysis: Orange County certainly didn’t get much respect in the bracket with Surf League No. 1 Los Alamitos an