High school baseball rankings March 19, 2024: Bay Area News Group Top 20
Valley Christian, Granada, Acalanes, Los Gatos make big jumps as high school baseball season starts to heat up.
Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (9-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Santa Teresa 8-0, Jesuit-Carmichael 10-1, Archbishop Riordan 2-0, 9-2, Leigh 6-5
Up next: Tuesday at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 3:30 p.m.
No. 2 GRANADA (7-0)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Liberty 10-5, Washington-Fremont 17-2, San Ramon Valley 6-1, De La Salle 5-4
Up next: Wednesday vs. Dougherty Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 3 ACALANES (7-0)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Vintage 2-1 (10 innings), Las Lomas 10-4, Tamalpais 6-5
Up next: Wednesday vs. Piedmont, 4 p.m.
No. 4 DE LA SALLE (4-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 3-2, beat Palo Alto 9-4, Amador Valley 6-2, lost to Granada 5-4
Up next: Wednesday vs. Dublin, 4 p.m.
No. 5 LOS GATOS (7-1)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Santa Teresa 11-3, Leigh 17-3, Menlo-Atherton 12-3, Aptos 3-1
Up next: Wednesday at Palo Alto, 4 p.m.
No. 6 BELLARMINE (5-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Pioneer 1-0 (8 innings), Los Altos 7-1, St. Ignatius 3-0, lost to St. Ignatius 5-4 (9 innings)
Up next: Tuesday at Archbishop Mitty, 4 p.m.
No. 7 ST. IGNATIUS (7-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Sequoia 4-2, Willow Glen 7-0, lost to Rocklin 7-2, Bellarmine 3-0, beat Bellarmine 5-4 (9 innings), Mountain View 2-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Francis, 4 p.m.
No. 8 SERRA (7-1)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat Sequoia 5-0, Burlingame 1-0, Sacred Heart Cathedral 9-8, 11-0
Up next: Tuesday at Archbishop Riordan, 4 p.m.
No. 9 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (6-3-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Leigh 6-2, San Ramon Valley 9-5, lost to Menlo-Atherton 2-1, beat St. Francis 8-3, tied St. Francis 7-7, lost to Dublin 8-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Bellarmine, 4 p.m.
No. 10 JAMES LOGAN (5-1)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Foothill 7-3, Pittsburg 5-0, Dougherty Valley 7-4, San leandro 13-3
Up next: Wednesday at Moreau Catholic, 4 p.m.
No. 11 LEIGH (5-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Lost to Archbishop Mitty 6-2, Los Gatos 17-3, beat Sobrato 7-2, 4-2, lost to Valley Christian 6-5
Up next: Tuesday at Westmont, 4 p.m.
No. 12 PITTSBURG (6-2)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Mission San Jose 7-0, lost to James Logan 5-0, beat Irvington 8-1, Campolindo 9-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. De Anza, 4 p.m.
No. 13 BERKELEY (4-2)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Liberty 12-4, Rodriguez 8-2, lost to San Leandro 6-3, beat Cardinal Newman 3-2, lost to El Cerrito 7-6
Up next: Thursday vs. St. Mary’s-Stockton, 4 p.m.
No. 14 CAPUCHINO (9-2)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat Archbishop Riordan 5-3, St. Francis 3-2 (8 innings), Evergreen Valley 9-0, lost to Homestead 5-1, beat Mountain View 5-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. Carlmont, 4 p.m.
No. 15 AMADOR VALLEY (5-3)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Beat Bishop O’Dowd 2-0, Freedom 9-1, lost to De La Salle 6-2, beat Dougherty Valley 16-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. California, 4 p.m.
No. 16 HERITAGE (6-1-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Vacaville 3-2 (8 innings), Burlingame 8-0, Central Valley 6-2, Bear Creek 4-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. Tokay, 4 p.m.
No. 17 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (4-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Dougherty Valley 2-1, Vacaville 4-2 (8 innings), Arroyo 9-0, lost to Rocklin 5-4 (9 innings), Monte Vista 7-2
Up next: Thursday vs. Concord, 4 p.m.
No. 18 CASTRO VALLEY (9-3)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat San Leandro 7-0, Irvington 6-5, lost to Napa 1-0, Moreau Catholic 2-0, beat Newark Memorial 11-1, St. Mary’s-Berkeley 18-3
Up next: Wednesday at Bishop O’Dowd, 7 p.m.
No. 19 BURLINGAME (6-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat El Camino 10-2, lost to Serra 1-0, Heritage 8-0, beat Menlo School 5-4
Up next: Wednesday at The King’s Academy, 4 p.m.
No. 20 THE KING’S ACADEMY (7-3-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Lost to Pioneer 14-5, beat Leland 5-4, Hillsdale 1-0 (8 innings), 9-7, Westmont 6-5
Up next: Wednesday vs. Burlingame, 4 p.m.
Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.