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The Orange County high school softball rankings for this week, as of Monday, April 21.
Notable this week: El Modena climbs two spots to No. 3 to enter the county’s lead group with top-ranked Rosary and No. 2 Orange Lutheran. The Vanguards beat Pacifica 4-3 last week to move into first place in the Crestview League. Rosary and Orange Lutheran pace the Pacific Coast and Trinity leagues, respectively. … JSerra rises one spot to No. 9 after edging Santa Margarita 3-2 last week.
SOFTBALL TOP 25
(Records through Sunday, April 20)
1. Rosary (20-2-1): First baseman K’lene Gutierrez has a single-season school-record 35 RBIs for the Royals, who play Portola and Woodbridge this week.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Orange Lutheran (20-3): Oklahoma-bound Kai Minor earned tournament MVP after the Lancers claimed the La Mirada Classic.
Previous ranking: 2
3. El Modena (16-5): Kaitlyn Galasso is hitting .470 with eight home runs and 24 RBIs for the Vanguards.
Previous ranking: 5
4. Fullerton (16-6): Katelynn Mathews struck out 17 and Abby Lee hit a home run in a 1-0 win against Kennedy last week.
Previous ranking: 3
5. Pacifica (13-8): Leyla Ayres leads the Mariners in hits (22), RBIs (16) and ranks second in stolen bases (eight).
Previous ranking: 4
6. Canyon (18-6): Irma Urincho hit her team-leading seventh home run in a 5-3 win against Esperanza last week.
Previous ranking: 6
7. Mater Dei (14-10-1): The Monarchs begin the third and final round of the Trinity League at Santa Margarita on April 29.
Previous ranking: 7
8. Santa Margarita (15-7-1): The Eagles play three of their final four league games at home, including Thursday against JSerra.
Previous ranking: 8
9. JSerra (13-11): The Lions need to win one of their final four league games to finish .500, a requirement for applying for an at-large playoff berth.
Previous ranking: 10
10. La Habra (16-7): The Highlanders, who are 7-0 in the Freeway League, play three league games this week, including rival Sonora on Thursday and Friday.
Previous ranking: 9
11. Los Alamitos (12-9)
Previous ranking: 11
12. Huntington Beach (12-5)
Previous ranking: 12
13. Whittier Christian (20-5)
Previous ranking: 13
14. Cypress (13-9)
Previous ranking: 14
15. Tesoro (10-6)
Previous ranking: 15
16. Marina (11-11)
Previous ranking: 17
17. Mission Viejo (11-11)
Previous ranking: 18
18. Capistrano Valley (13-9)
Previous ranking: 20
19. Aliso Niguel (12-10-1)
Previous ranking: 19
20. El Dorado (14-10)
Previous ranking: 22
21. Sonora (14-5)
Previous ranking: 16
22. Esperanza (6-17)
Previous ranking: 21
23. Villa Park (12-11)
Previous ranking: 23
24. Brea Olinda (14-4)
Previous ranking: 24
25. San Clemente (18-5-1)
Previous ranking: 25
Also considered: Sunny Hills (9-10)
Please send feedback on the softball rankings to Dan Albano at dalbano@scng.com or @ocvarsityguy on X or Instagram
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