Bay Area News Group high school baseball rankings
No. 1ST. FRANCIS (24-4)
Previous ranking: 3
What's happened since the last ranking: Lancers return to the top of the Bay Area News Group poll with convincing victories over Mitty and Riordan. No. 2VALLEY CHRISTIAN (22-5-1) Previous ranking: 4
What's happened since the last ranking: Warriors' coach John Diatte earned his 700th career victory in a first-round playoff win over Serra. He is the 14th baseball coach in California history to win that many games.
No. 3DE LA SALLE (19-5)
Previous ranking: 1
What's happened since the last ranking:.Spartans have lost two of their last three, including a 10-5 non-league setback against Granite Bay on April 30. No. 4 BELLARMINE (20-6-1) Previous ranking: 2 What's happened since the last ranking: Bells did all their scoring in the second inning of a 7-2 victory over St. Ignatius Tuesday in the opening round of the WCAL playoffs. Lefty hitting OF Rowan Kelly, a UC-Santa Barbara commit, homered for Bellarmine. No. 5 PALO ALTO (22-5) Previous ranking: 6 What's happened since the last ranking:
Vikings outscored Los Altos 33-6in a two-game sweep to conclude the regular season. CF Henry Bolte, rated the No. 44prospect in the country by Baseball America, finished with a .482BA, 12HR in
83AB, 39RBIs and 43steals in 27games.
No. 6CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (19-4) Previous ranking: 7
What's happened since the last ranking: Oregon State signee Jacob Krieg homered and pitched a complete game as the Ugly Eagles edged Acalanes 2-1 Tuesday.
No. 7CALIFORNIA (21-4)
Previous ranking: 8
What's happened since the last ranking: Grizzlies have won five in a row, including three against ranked opponents. But they got a scare from unranked Dublin on Tuesday in the EBAL playoffs, needing seven unanswered runs for a 9-6victory. No. 8FOOTHILL (20-4) Previous ranking: 7 What's happened since the last ranking:
Falcons are 5-3in their last eight games after a 15-1start. Two of the three defeats were against ranked opponents. Foothill beat Amador Valley 4-3 in its regular-season final Friday.
No. 9SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (17-9-1) Previous ranking: 10
What's happened since the last ranking: 1B Colin Spear belted his fifth homer of the season and drove in four runs, boosting his team-leading RBI total to 33, as SHC hammered Mitty 10-3Tuesday. No. 10COLLEGE PARK (15-8) Previous ranking: 15
What's happened since the last ranking: Redhot Falcons won their eighth in a row Tuesday, edging Miramonte 2-1. Jacob Courtney and Ben Pence had fourth-inning RBIs.
No. 11CARLMONT (19-6-1)
Previous ranking: 16
What's happened since the last ranking: Tripp Garrish and Colton Fisher pitched back-to-back shutouts in Carlmont's most recent wins over Capuchino and Sequoia.
No. 12BERKELEY (18-6)
Previous ranking: 11
What's happened since the last ranking: Yellowjackets won for the ninth time in 10games, beating Arroyo 8-0Tuesday. Bowdoin College (Maine) commit Luca McKerley ran his record to 9-1with a complete game. Berkeley suffered its only WACC Foothill loss Friday, dropping a 3-2 decision to Alameda in eight innings.
No. 13 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (18-10) Previous ranking: 9
What's happened since the last ranking: Monarchs lost for the fifth time in eight games, spotting Sacred Heart Cathedral a 7-0advantage after two innings Tuesday in a 10-3defeat.
No. 14 ACALANES (15-8)
Previous ranking: 14
What's happened since the last ranking: Despite a 2-1loss to Clayton Valley on Tuesday, the Dons still have a shot at a DAL Foothill pennant if they beat the Ugly Eagles in today's rematch.
No. 15BRANHAM (19-6)
Previous ranking: 12
What's happened since the last ranking: Not sure what the past week says about the Bruins, who lost to Santa Teresa 10-0in the opener of a two-game series, then beat the Saints 15-3two
days later.
No. 16SAN RAMON VALLEY (15-9) Previous ranking: 18
What's happened since the last ranking: Things have settled down since the stunning resignation of coach Tony Battilega a couple of weeks ago. SRV has won two in a row, including a 4-2victory over Granada on Tuesday in the EBAL playoffs.
No. 17LIBERTY (19-6)
Previous ranking: 13
What's happened since the last ranking: After going 10-0in the BVAL during the regular season, the Lions got bounced out of the league playoffs Tuesday by Pittsburg, losing 10-2. No. 18WILCOX (19-8) Previous ranking: Not ranked What's happened since the last ranking:
Chargers come into the SCVAL De Anza playoffs having won six in a row. Before that, they lost four straight. Two of the defeats were against ranked opponents Branham and Valley Christian.
No. 19SANTA TERESA (20-5) Previous ranking: 17
What's happened since the last ranking: Saints, Branham and Live Oak are all 9-3in the BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division with two games apiece remaining. No. 20LIVE OAK (16-8)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
What's happened since the last ranking: The Acorns are 10-3since a three-game losing streak in March. They have a .317team average and have scored almost seven runs per game.