This week’s Orange County high school baseball rankings.
Notable this week: Rainy weather again exerted its havoc on the schedule, delaying most of the Ryan Lemmon Tournament until Tuesday and canceling some nonlegue games. … Santa Margarita did not play last week and Orange Lutheran swept Servite in three Trinity League games, but the Eagles stay at No. 1 because they beat Orange Lutheran in two of three league games March 19-22. … Buena Park gets into the Top 25. The Coyotes put together a good record against non-ranked teams before opening Freeway League play with two 1-0 wins over La Habra. … Villa Park moves up after beating Cypress 2-1 in the Desert Classic tournament in Nevada.
ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25
(Records through Sunday, March 31)
1. Santa Margarita 10-4-1: The Eagles did not play last week. They are in The National Classic tournament this week, which again is a solid tournament.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Orange Lutheran 14-3: After losing two of three Trinity League games to Santa Margarita the previous week, the Lancers came back strong with league wins of 4-3, 3-0 and 5-2 over No. 9 Servite.
Previous ranking: 2
3. JSerra 8-5-1: The Lions did not play last week. They co-host the Boras Classic South tournament that again is one of the top tournaments in California.
Previous ranking: 3
4. Huntington Beach 11-4: The Oilers, with only a couple of seniors in the starting nine, improved to 4-1 in the Surf League with a 2-0 win over No. 8 Los Alamitos and a 6-3 victory over No. 22 Edison.
Previous ranking: 4
5. San Juan Hills 14-2: The Stallions split a two-game Sea View League series against No. 18 San Clemente, losing at home 4-2 and winning at San Clemente 4-2.
Previous ranking: 6
6. Mater Dei 8-6: The Monarchs lost to La Salle of Pasadena 5-1, beat San Marcos 9-1. They co-host the Boras Classic South this week.
Previous ranking: 6
7. Villa Park 11-7: The pitching-rich Spartans went 2-1 in Desert Classic tournament games in Las Vegas, including a 2-1 win over Cypress. Villa Park plays at home against state No. 2 Harvard-Westlake on Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 10
8. Cypress 9-6-1: The Centurions lost to Villa Park 2-1 in the Desert Classic in Nevada, not a bad loss considering Cypress used a pair of freshmen pitchers in the game. They play in The National Classic this week.
Previous ranking: 7
9. Los Alamitos 11-5: The Griffins lost a couple of close ones in Surf League play, getting beat by No. 4 Huntington Beach 2-0 and No. 11 Fountain Valley 4-1.
Previous ranking: 8
10. Servite 7-9: The Friars went 0-3 against No. 2 Orange Lutheran. They play in The National Classic this week.
Previous ranking: 9
Fountain Valley pitcher Cayden Bonura delivers a pitch against Newport Harbor in a non-league baseball game in Newport Beach on Friday, March 8, 2024. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
11. Fountain Valley 9-7
Previous ranking: 18
12. El Modena 11-4
Previous ranking: 12
13. Tesoro 10-4
Previous ranking: 13
14. Pacifica 11-5
Previous ranking: 14
15. Foothill 12-5
Previous ranking: 16
16. El Dorado 9-8
Previous ranking: 17
17. Fullerton 13-5-1
Previous ranking: 20
18. San Clemente 8-9
Previous ranking: 24
19. Buena Park 15-1
Previous ranking: Not ranked
20. La Habra 14-6
Previous ranking: 15
21. Canyon 8-7-1
Previous ranking: 21
22. Edison 8-11
Previous ranking: 19
23. Ocean View 12-5
Previous ranking: 25
24. Marina 6-6
Previous ranking: 22
25. Corona del Mar 10-6
Previous ranking: 25
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