Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 SERRA (16-3)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat St. Ignatius 1-0, Mitty 14-3, Pleasant Grove 11-4, lost to Rocklin 6-0
Up next: Wednesday at Boras Classic, TBA
No. 2 GRANADA (13-3)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Lost to Corona del Sol 10-3, beat Holly Springs 1-0, Edwardsville 5-0, Regis Jesuit 11-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. San Ramon Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 3 ST. FRANCIS (15-4)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Riordan 9-2, Sacred Heart Cathedral 9-0, Carmel 11-2, Palma 14-5
Up next: April 25 at Marin Catholic, 4 p.m.
No. 4 DE LA SALLE (9-2)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Jesuit 6-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Franklin at Boras Classic
No. 5 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (13-4)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Mitty 3-0, Riordan 7-1, Aquinas 5-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. North Cobb Christian at All Faiths Classic in Las Vegas
No. 6 PITTSBURG (13-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Tesoro 4-1
Up next: Tuesday at Freedom, 4 p.m.
No. 7 LOS GATOS (11-3)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Wednesday vs. Palo Alto, 4 p.m.
No. 8 FOOTHILL (13-3)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Berean Christian 12-3, Redwood 6-2, Livermore 13-5
Up next: Wednesday at Dublin, 4 p.m.
No. 9 DUBLIN (14-2)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Clayton Valley 5-1, Alhambra 7-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Livermore, 4 p.m.
No. 10 HERITAGE (12-2)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Deer Valley 23-0, lost to Redwood 8-6 (8), beat Berean Christian 13-0, Rancho Mirage 11-0,
Up next: Tuesday vs. Lincoln-Stockton, 4 p.m.
No. 11 LEIGH (12-2)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Lost to Soquel 7-6, beat Bret Harte 9-4
Up next: Wednesday at Willow Glen, 4 p.m.
No. 12 ST. IGNATIUS (10-5-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Lost to Serra 1-0, Bellarmine 2-0, beat San Marin 3-0, Benicia 7-2
Up next: Wednesday at Boras Classic, TBA
No. 13 BENICIA (10-3)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Acalanes 8-3, lost to Acalanes 4-2, beat Oak Ridge 8-4 (8), lost to St. Ignatius 7-2
Up next: Wednesday at Boras Classic, TBA
No. 14 ACALANES (10-3-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Lost to Benicia 8-3, beat Benicia 4-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. Petaluma, 4 p.m.
No. 15 CLAYTON VALLEY (12-2)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Lost to Dublin 5-1, California 1-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Alhambra, 4 p.m.
No. 16 ALHAMBRA (10-4)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat California 3-1, lost to Dublin 7-3,
Up next: Tuesday at Clayton Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 17 MENLO-ATHERTON (12-5)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat Pioneer 7-3, lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral 10-7
Up next: Wednesday vs. Capuchino, 4 p.m.
No. 18 BELLARMINE (10-8)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 4-3, St. Ignatius 2-0, lost to Carlmont 5-4
Up next: Wednesday vs. Palma, 4 p.m.
No. 19 LIVERMORE (11-4)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Santa Rosa 7-1, San Marin 4-2, lost to Foothill 13-5
Up next: Tuesday at Dublin, 4 p.m.
No. 20 CASTRO VALLEY (12-4)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Tesoro 7-1, lost to Arroyo 5-0, beat St. Mary’s-Berkeley 11-1
Up next: Wednesday vs. Berkeley, 4 p.m.
Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.