This week’s Orange County high school baseball rankings.
Notable this week: Santa Margarita won two playoff games last week and will play in the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals Tuesday. … JSerra moves up to No. 2 and Orange Lutheran to No. 3 after also advancing to the Division 1 semifinals. … Villa Park climbs to No. 4. … Division 4 semifinalist Crean Lutheran makes its Top 25 debut.
BASEBALL TOP 25
(Records through May 15)
1. Santa Margarita 21-5: The Eagles advanced to the CIF Southern Section Division 1 semifinals with playoff wins last week over Long Beach Millikan and La Mirada.
Previous ranking: 1
2. JSerra 18-9: The CIF-SS Division 1 defending champion Lions won three playoff games last week.
Previous ranking: 3
3. Orange Lutheran 22-10-1: The Lancers are in the Division 1 semifinals after beating Harvard-Westlake and Villa Park last week.
Previous ranking: 4
4. Villa Park 21-11: The Spartans beat Huntington Beach in a second-round game, lost to Orange Lutheran in the Division 1 quarterfinals.
Previous ranking: 7
5. Huntington Beach 22-9: The Oilers lost a late lead, were eliminated by Villa Park in a Division 1 second-round game.
Previous ranking: 2
6. Mater Dei 18-12-1: The Monarchs lost by one run the Santiago of Corona in the Division 2 second round.
Previous ranking: 5
7. Cypress 23-8: The Centurions lost to Sierra Canyon 2-1 in a Division 1 second-round game.
Previous ranking: 6
8. Pacifica 20-3: The Mariners did not play last week, having been eliminated in the Division 1 first round.
Previous ranking: 8
9. El Dorado 16-13: The Golden Hawks lost in the Division 1 first round to San Dimas.
Previous ranking: 9
10. Tesoro 21-9: The Titans exited the playoffs when they lost to West Ranch in the Division 2 second round.
Previous ranking: 10
11. Servite 14-14
Previous ranking: 11
12. Foothill 14-15
Previous ranking: 12
13. Edison 18-9
Previous ranking: 13
14. Fullerton 20-8
Previous ranking: 14
15. Fountain Valley 15-11
Previous ranking: 15
16. Capistrano Valley 13-15
Previous ranking: 16
17. Aliso Niguel
Previous ranking: 17
18. Capistrano Valley Christian 21-11
Previous ranking: 18
19. Corona del Mar 13-14-1
Previous ranking: 19
20. El Modena 14-12-1
Previous ranking: 20
21. Ocean View 20-11
Previous ranking: 22
22. San Clemente 19-11
Previous ranking: 21
23. Los Alamitos 15-12
Previous ranking: 23
24. Yorba Linda 17-12-1
Previous ranking: 24
25. Crean Lutheran 22-8
Previous ranking: Not ranked
