Chagrin Falls leads baseball Top of the Crop

The Tigers are on top of this week’s edition of area rankings. Find out who else made the list. Plus, the latest installment of News-Herald players of the week.

Baseball

1: Chagrin Falls 5-3

2: Mentor 1-3

3: Chardon 6-1

4: Mayfield 4-2

5: Kenston 5-3

6: NDCL 1-6

7: Benedictine 3-5

8: Lake Catholic 4-4

9: Perry 4-3

10: Hawken 2-5

Watch list: North, South, Gilmour, Geneva, Kirtland

Crop comments: Chagrin Falls returned from its spring break trip to pick up wins over Beachwood and Fairport . ... Mentor dropped two games in its series against Solon. The Cardinals visit Elyria and host St. Edward to close out the week . ... Chardon is out to a fast start as winner of six of its first seven . ... Mayfield swept its two-game series against Madison to begin the week. The Wildcats match up with North in an important WRC series on April 12 and 13 . ... Kenston returned from its spring break trip to sweep Riverside. The Bombers open a series with Madison on April 12 . ... NDCL’s out to a rocky start after the Lions opened with five consecutive losses. NDCL ended its trip to Florida with a victory, then returned to Ohio and lost to Walsh Jesuit, 1-0 . ... Benedictine made a statement with a series sweep of Lake Catholic. The Bengals host Bay on April 13 . ... Lake Catholic was swept by Benedictine to begin the week. The Cougars visit Perry on April 12 . ... Perry rebounded from a loss to West Geauga with a 14-0 win over Fairport . ... Hawken has started slow, but took out its frustration in a 24-3 win against Harvey. The Hawks rematch Kirtland on April 12.