The Orange County baseball top 25 for this week.
ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25
(Records through May 9)
1. Orange Lutheran (25-5)
The Lancers, who were the Trinity League champs and the top seed in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs, lost to Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks in extra innings in the quarterfinals.
2. Villa Park (25-4)
Gavin Grahovac continues to mash the baseball for the Spartans, who advanced to the Division 1 semifinals with wins last week over San Dimas and Cypress. They will play host to JSerra in the semifinals Tuesday.
3. Huntington Beach (22-8)
Ralph Velasquez homered and drove in five runs in a 12-5 win over Foothill in the Division 1 quarterfinals. The Surf League-champion Oilers will play at home against Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks in the semifinals Tuesday.
4. JSerra (21-10)
Pitching, defense and timely hitting have the Lions in the Division 1 semifinals. They play Tuesday at Villa Park, a team that beat JSerra in the Boras Classic South championship game.
5. Foothill (20-10)
The Crestview League-champion Knights got a one-run win over Santa Margarita in the second round, but were eliminated by Huntington Beach 12-5 in the quarterfinals.
6. Cypress (22-6-2)
The Empire League-champion Centurions got fine pitching from Luke Matlock and Wyatt Rosales to beat Servite in the second round, lost to Villa Park in the quarterfinals in the Division 1 playoffs.
7. Servite (17-12)
The Friars had opportunities but could not exploit them in a 5-2 loss to Cypress in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs.
8. Santa Margarita (19-11)
The Eagles, who made the Division 1 playoffs as an at-large team, lost 5-4 to Foothill in the second round.
9. Capistrano Valley (17-11-1)
The South Coast League-champion Cougars were out-pitched by JSerra in a 4-2 loss to the Lions in the Division 1 second round.
10. El Dorado (17-13)
The Golden Hawks were eliminated in the Division 1 second round by Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, the team that eliminated Orange Lutheran in the quarterfinals.
11. Trabuco Hills (23-6)
12. Pacifica (21-9)
13. Tesoro (21-8)
14. Mater Dei (12-16)
15. Los Alamitos (18-9-2)
16. Corona del Mar (18-11)
17. Newport Harbor (19-11)
18. El Modena (22-8)
19. Woodbridge (22-8)
20. Ocean View (19-9)
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21. Tustin (20-10)
22. Fullerton (22-6)
23. San Clemente (14-14)
24. Sunny Hills (18-12)
25. Capistrano Valley Christian (21-9)
