SAN JOSE >> Five consecutive trips to the postseason for King City High following a 27-year absence have been looked upon as building blocks.

Four previous appearances produced one playoff win. In a span of seven days, the Mustangs have tripled that total — bringing home the softball program’s first-ever Central Coast Section title.

Erupting for five runs in the third inning and five more in the sixth, King City celebrated a milestone moment after knocking off No. 2 seed South San Francisco 11-4 Saturday at San Jose City College.

“This was for our seniors,” sophomore pitcher Alizah Carrillo said. “I didn’t want this ride to end with them. I’m beyond happy. I am glad someone in our family was able to achieve this.”

The title was the first CCS crown in a girls’ sport at King City since the basketball team did it in 1992. The only other programs to win section titles in girls’ sports were the volleyball team in 1991 and the track and field program in 1974.

“It’s been a process for us,” King City coach Artie Carrillo said. “We’ve had a lot of good players come through. We’ve been building off of what we’ve been doing. Honestly, this group of seniors have been a different group. They’ve enjoyed the journey.”

King City will go into the Northern California playoffs, which begin on Tuesday, having produced 36 runs in three postseason games.

Over the season, the Mustangs, who finished fourth in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division, have scored 279 runs in 29 games, second to Carmel in the league.

“It’s one of those things where I don’t think anyone expected us to reach this point,” Artie Carrillo said. “The goal all year was to be competitive and make a push. Once we got to the playoffs, the time to go is right now.”

Included in the Mustangs’ ride to the finals was a stunning 16-0 win over top-seed Independence of San Jose in the semifinals last Thursday, while South San Francisco shut down Soledad 11-1 in five innings.

In fact, the Warriors came into the game riding a five-game winning streak, having scored 77 runs, including 27 runs in their first two postseason games.

On the heels of tossing a two-hitter in the semifinals. Alizah Carrillo won her 18th game of the season in the circle for the Mustangs, finishing with six strikeouts, limiting South San Francisco to three hits after the first inning.

“This was one of my best-pitched games,” said the younger Carrillo. “I relied on my screwball and came in with a back-door pitch. I felt some pressure down 2-0. As soon as my team made a difference in the game, it took the pressure off my chest.”

A mild threat in the seventh inning for South San Francisco ended when freshman third baseman Crystal Paramo tagged out the runner to end the game, creating pandemonium.

“At first, I was in shock,” the younger Carrillo said. “I looked at my teammates. We all raced toward Crystal. That’s when it became a reality.”

Staring at a 2-0 deficit in the third inning, once the nerves subsided, the Mustangs’ bats awoke as Janesa Lopez ignited a five-run outburst with a two-run triple, while Raylie Moore added a run-scoring double.

In three postseason games hitting out of the seventh hole, Lopez has six hits and has driven in eight runs for King City, while Moore has knocked in five runs.

“The motto has been lean on each other and come back in strength in numbers,” Artie Carrillo said. “Hitting is contagious. Keep passing the bat to each other.”

Looking for insurance, King City (18-11) struck again with five runs in the sixth inning, two coming on Amity Hearne’s double, with Paramo collecting a run-scoring double.

“To see something like this happen is good for the program, the school and community,” Artie Carrillo said. “The support has always been like this. It’s a very special moment.”