This week’s Orange County high school baseball rankings.
Notable this week: Huntington Beach’s 3-2 win over Santa Margarita in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs moves the Oilers to No. 2 in the rankings, a position held by Santa Margarita last week. … Fountain Valley rises into the Top 10. The Barons finished second in the Surf League, behind Huntington Beach, and finished ahead of Los Alamitos, a Division 3 semifinalist. … Beckman rises to No. 18 after advancing to the Division 3 final.
ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25
1. Orange Lutheran 25-6: The Lancers lost to Harvard-Westlake 4-2 in the Division 1 semifinals. They were the Trinity League champions and won the championship of the Prep Baseball California tournament and lost to Division 1 finalist Corona in the National High School Invitational championship game.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Huntington Beach 23-9: The Oilers beat Santa Margarita 3-2 in the Division 1 quarterfinals on Trevor Goldenetz’s walk-off hit in the bottom of the eighth inning. Huntington Beach, champion of the Surf League, lost to Corona 3-1 in the semifinals.
Previous ranking: 3
3. Santa Margarita 22-9-1: The Eagles, who finished second to Orange Lutheran in the Trinity League, lost in extra innings to Huntington Beach 3-2 in the Division 1 quarterfinals after playoff wins over Tesoro 7-0 and Gahr 6-3.
Previous ranking: 2
4. JSerra 15-13-1: After finishing third in the Trinity League the Lions lost to Bonita 15-2 in the first round of the Division 1 playoffs.
Previous ranking: 4
5. Cypress 20-10-1: The Empire League champion Centurions beat Calabasas 5-2 in the first round and lost to San Dimas 7-6 in the second round of the Division 1 playoffs.
Previous ranking: 6
6. Mater Dei 17-13: The Monarchs lost in extra innings to eventual finalist Corona 3-1 in the Division 1 playoffs second round. They won the Boras Classic South championship with a win over Corona, then finished sixth in the six-team Trinity League.
Previous ranking: 7
7. Servite 15-13: The Friars finished fifth in the Trinity League but did not get a spot in the playoffs because the Division 2 bracket did not have room for them as an at-large team.
Previous ranking: 8
8. Foothill 21-9: The Knights, who were Crestview League co-champions with El Modena and Villa Park, beat South Hills 7-5 in the Division 1 first round before losing to La Mirada 5-2 in the second round.
Previous ranking: 10
9. Pacifica 18-4: The Mariners lost to Aquinas 7-2 in the first round of the Division 1 playoffs. Pacifica finished second to Cypress in the Empire League.
Previous ranking: 11
10. Fountain Valley 21-9: The Barons finished second to Huntington Beach in the Surf League, ahead of Division 3 semifinalist Los Alamitos, and beat Trabuco Hills 4-3 in the Division 3 playoffs before losing to El Segundo 2-1 in the second round.
Previous ranking: 16
11. Los Alamitos 24-8
Previous ranking: 5
12. Tesoro 17-10
Previous ranking: 12
13. Aliso Niguel 18-8
Previous ranking: 9
14. San Juan Hills 21-8
Previous ranking: 13
15. Villa Park 18-12
Previous ranking: 14
16. El Modena 19-9-1
Previous ranking: 15
17. El Dorado 14-15
Previous ranking: 17
18. Beckman 24-6-1
Previous ranking: 25
19. Corona del Mar 19-10
Previous ranking: 20
20. Trabuco Hills 17-11
Previous ranking: 19
21. Mission Viejo 17-14
Previous ranking: 18
22. Fullerton 18-10-1
Previous ranking: 21
23. Buena Park 24-7
Previous ranking: 22
24. Yorba Linda 14-14
Previous ranking: 23
25. La Habra 21-9
Previous ranking: 24
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