Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Tuesday)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (18-3)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Livermore 18-4, Amador Valley 7-2, Dougherty Valley 22-0
Up next: Wednesday at California, 4 p.m.
No. 2 GRANADA (18-4)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Dublin 4-0, 4-1
Up next: Wednesday at Livermore, 4 p.m.
No. 3 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (19-5-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Riordan 11-0, lost to St. Ignatius 2-1 (8), beat St. Ignatius 5-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral
No. 4 SERRA (20-5)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 5-1, 17-5
Up next: Tuesday at Riordan, 4 p.m.
No. 5 LOS GATOS (19-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Gunn 3-0, 12-0, James Logan 6-3
Up next: Wednesday at Milpitas, 4 p.m.
No. 6 ST. FRANCIS (19-6)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral 9-6, beat Archbishop Mitty 5-1, 13-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Ignatius
No. 7 FOOTHILL (17-5)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Livermore 22-1, 10-2
Up next: Wednesday at Amador Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 8 HERITAGE (16-4)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Freedom 5-1, 8-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Antioch, 4 p.m.
No. 9 ST. IGNATIUS (14-8-2)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Bellarmine 3-2, Valley Christian 2-1 (8), lost to Valley Christian 5-1
Up next: Tuesday at St. Francis, 6 p.m.
No. 10 CLAYTON VALLEY (16-4)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Benicia 6-2, 4-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Acalanes, 4 p.m.
No. 11 LEIGH (18-4)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Santa Teresa 12-2, 12-3
Up next: Wednesday vs. Christopher, 4 p.m.
No. 12 BENICIA (13-6)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Lost to Clayton Valley 6-2, 4-3
Up next: Tuesday at College Park, 4 p.m.
No. 13 LIBERTY (13-6)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Pittsburg 2-1, 4-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Freedom, 4 p.m.
No. 14 DUBLIN (16-7)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Lost to Granada 4-0, 4-1
Up next: Wednesday at Dougherty Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 15 COLLEGE PARK (11-9)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Alhambra 13-3, 1-0, Monte Vista 7-4 (9)
Up next: Tuesday vs. Benicia, 4 p.m.
No. 16 MENLO-ATHERTON (16-7)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Lost to The King’s Academy 5-4, beat The King’s Academy 5-4
Up next: Wednesday vs. Burlingame, 4 p.m.
No. 17 PITTSBURG (15-5)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Lost to Liberty 2-1, 4-1
Up next: Tuesday at Deer Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 18 ALHAMBRA (12-8)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Lost to College Park 13-3, 1-0
Up next: Tuesday at Campolindo, 4 p.m.
No. 19 LOS ALTOS (17-5)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat Mountain View 12-0, 8-1, lost to Aptos 13-7
Up next: Wednesday vs. Wilcox, 4 p.m.
No. 20 CASTRO VALLEY (17-5)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Beat Encinal 6-4, 2-0
Up next: Tuesday at Alameda, 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.