What began amid the hot summer sun last August will end on baseball and softball fields today.

The high school sports year has reached the finish line, with one final day of competition before the pause button is pushed until it all starts again in two months.

De La Salle’s baseball team will be aiming for its third NorCal Division I championship in four years when it welcomes Serra to Concord this afternoon.

Liberty will battle for the Division II softball title at Salinas. St. Francis’ baseball team also will be seeking a D-II championship when it travels to top seed Yuba City.

In Division III softball, Hillsdale will be at home to face Cardinal Newman.

In the South Bay, Santa Clara will try to put the finishing stroke on a storybook season – following up its first section title with its first regional crown – but standing in its way at home today will be Menlo School.

Menlo survived a second trip to the Sacramento area in as many days, holding off Woodland Christian 15-11 in eight innings on Friday in a semifinal that was delayed Thursday because of darkness.