TOP OF THE CROP

Baseball 1: Amherst 4-1 2: Vermilion 3-0 3: Midview 2-1 4: Bay 3-0 5: Olmsted Falls 2-1 6: Firelands 2-0 7: Avon 2-2 8: Rocky River 3-0 9: Brookside 3-0 10: Elyria 1-2

Watch list: Elyria Catholic 1-2, Fairview 1-1, Keystone 0-1, Lorain 2-2 Crop comments: Amherst (4-1) suffered a walk-off loss to Southwestern Conference foe Midview on April 2 but the Comets remain the front-runners in the conference . ... Vermilion (3-0) has won its first three games by a margin of 46-17, scoring double digits in each game. The Sailors return the core of last season’s Sandusky Bay Conference championship team . ... Midview (2-1) is undefeated in conference play with wins over North

Olmsted and No. 1 Amherst to start the season. The Middies will likely stay near the top of the SWC all season . ... Bay (3-0) has outscored opponents, 26-6, ahead of Great Lakes Conference play . ... Olmsted Falls (2-1) went 1-1 in a Columbus tournament before opening SWC play with a win over Lakewood. The Bulldogs return so much talent it’s hard not to imagine they will contend for a conference title. ... Firelands (2-0) returns some heavy hitters and beat Buckeye, 4-3, to start 1-0 in the PAC Stars Division. ... Avon (2-2) has won two straight after falling behind, 0-2, to start the season. The Eagles have talent but have to work through the growing pains left behind by graduation . ... Rocky River (3-0) is undefeated and most recently beat Division III regional semifinalist, Lutheran West, 10-2 . ... Brookside (3-0) beat Lorain in a doubleheader to open the season before a walk-off win over 2017 PAC Stars Division champion, Keystone. ... Elyria (1-2) had a rough start against No. 1 Amherst but beat Elyria Catholic. The Pioneers traveled to Myrtle Beach, S.C., for a spring break tournament and lost their first game, 7-2.

Note: Records as of April 3.