The 2011 Arizona State Playoffs get underway on Friday night as the seventh-seeded Marcos de Niza Padres host the number-10 Canyon del Oro Dorados in a Division Two first round matchup.

Much has been made, by a few, over the changes that have occurred at the AIA since the 2008-2013 Strategic Plan was adopted and implemented in 2008. Its success has been the fodder of the uninformed and by those who do not want to face the facts of the changing landscape in Arizona. The Board, membership and staff stand together in our focus and resolve to complete the objectives and goals of our game plan.