This week’s Orange County high school baseball rankings.
Notable this week: Mater Dei moves up two places to No. 4 after winning the championship of the prestigious Boras Classic South tournament. … Santa Margarita is still at No. 1 after going 3-1 in the National Classic. … No. 3 JSerra went 3-2 in the Boras Classic South. … Los Alamitos beat San Juan Hills in the Ryan Lemmon Spring Tournament, so the Griffins move up in the county rankings. … Servite is up to No. 9 after going 3-1 in the National Classic.
ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25
(Records through Sunday, April 7)
1. Santa Margarita 13-5-1: The Eagles were 3-1 in the National Classic, including a win over Bishop Amat. They play JSerra this week in a three-game Trinity League series.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Orange Lutheran 14-4: The Trinity League-leading Lancers played once last week, a 2-1 loss to Harvard-Westlake, which was No. 2 in last week’s CIF Southern Section Division 1 rankings. Orange Lutheran plays in the National High School Invitational in North Carolina this week.
Previous ranking: 2
3. JSerra 11-6-1: The Lions lost to Oaks Christian in the first round of the Boras Classic South, then won its next three, including a 10-1 victory over San Dimas in the consolation final. They play Santa Margarita three times this week; the teams are tied for second place in the Trinity League with 4-2 league records.
Previous ranking: 3
4. Mater De 12-6: They were not considered one of the tournament favorites but the Monarchs won the championship of the Boras Classic South, beating state No. 1 Corona 5-3 in the championship game.
Previous ranking: 6
5. Huntington Beach 14-5: The Oilers finished third in the Boras Classic South, beating Etiwanda 4-2 in the third-place game. Their tournament loss was to Mater Dei 4-3 in 11 innings. Huntington Beach is playing in the National High School Invitational this week; they won the tournament last season.
Previous ranking: 4
6. Los Alamitos 16-5: The Griffins won four Ryan Lemmon Spring Tournament games, including a 4-3 win over San Juan Hills. They play Edison twice in Surf League games this week.
Previous ranking:
7. San Juan Hills 15-4: The Sea View League-leading Stallions went 1-2 in the Ryan Lemmon tournament, including one-run losses to Los Alamitos and Pacifica. They play Aliso Niguel twice this week in league play.
Previous ranking: 5
8. Villa Park 12-9: It was a mixed week for the Spartans – a 3-2 win over Harvard-Westlake, the No. 2 team in the CIF-SS Division top 10, and close losses to Ocean View and Calabasas. Villa Park plays Crestview League-leader El Modena twice this week in league games.
Previous ranking: 7
9. Servite 10-10: The Friars were 3-1 in the National Classic, including an 8-0 win over Cypress. They lost to tournament champion Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks in the semifinals.
Previous ranking: 10
10. Cypress 12-8-1: The Centurions were 2-2 in the National Classic, with wins over Arcadia and Desert Oasis.
Previous ranking: 8
11. El Modena 13-4-1
Previous ranking: 12
12. Fountain Valley 13-7
Previous ranking: 11
13. Pacifica 15-6
Previous ranking: 14
14. Tesoro 12-6
Previous ranking: 13
15. Foothill 15-5
Previous ranking: 15
16. El Dorado 12-9
Previous ranking: 16
17. Aliso Niguel 12-7
Previous ranking: Not ranked
18. Fullerton 15-6-1
Previous ranking: 17
19. San Clemente 10-10
Previous ranking: 18
20. Ocean View 13-5
Previous ranking: 23
21. Buena Park 16-3
Previous ranking: 19
22. La Habra 16-6
Previous ranking: 20
23. Trabuco Hills 9-7
Previous ranking: Not ranked
24. Edison 9-11
Previous ranking: 22
25. Corona del Mar 11-7
Previous ranking: 25
