High school baseball rankings: Bay Area News Group Top 15
Bay Area News Group Top 15
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 Valley Christian (10-2)
Last week’s ranking: 2
Past week’s results: Beat Archbishop Mitty 7-1, 6-1, lost to Mitty 5-1
Who’s hot: Jacob Hudson had two hits, including a grand slam, in the 6-1 win over Mitty.
What’s next: Today at Bellarmine
No. 2 Serra (9-1)
Last week’s ranking: 3
Past week’s results: Beat St. Ignatius 5-2, 12-3, 9-2, lost to Palo Alto 10-5
Who’s hot: Will Bowen leads the Padres with 15 hits. He’s batting .455 with seven RBIs.
What’s next: Today at Archbishop Riordan
No. 3 Archbishop Mitty (6-2)
Last week’s ranking: 1
Past week’s results: Lost to Valley Christian 7-1, 6-1, beat Valley Christian 5-1.
Who’s hot: Zach Yorke had two hits, including a home run, and four RBIs in the win over Valley.
What’s next: Today vs. St. Francis
No. 4 Palo Alto (6-2)
Last week’s ranking: 5
Past week’s results: Lost to Los Gatos 17-5, beat Homestead 5-0, Serra 10-5.
Who’s hot: Xavier Esquer hit two home runs, both in an eight-run first inning, and had four RBIs in the win over Serra.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. Los Altos
No. 5 San Ramon Valley (8-4)
Last week’s ranking: 12
Past week’s results: Beat De La Salle 3-0, 7-0, lost to DLS 19-7, beat Livermore 12-8
Who’s hot: Jaron Nevarez had a home run and two RBIs and scored twice against Livermore.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. Livermore
No. 6 Los Gatos (5-3)
Last week’s ranking: 7
Past week’s results: Beat Palo Alto 17-5, Leland 13-1, lost to Pioneer 2-0, beat Santa Cruz 11-3
Who’s hot: Tommy Splaine had a triple and a double and knocked in four runs against Santa Cruz.
What’s next: Wednesday at Cupertino
No. 7 California (11-3)
Last week’s ranking: 8
Past week’s results: Beat Amador Valley 10-4, 3-1, lost to Dougherty Valley 3-2
Who’s hot: Kyle Olimpia had two hits and drove in a run in the 10-4 win over Amador Valley.
What’s next: Wednesday vs. Dougherty Valley
No 8 Sequoia (8-0)
Last week’s ranking: 9
Past week’s results: Beat Half Moon Bay 8-4, 8-4
Who’s hot: Max McClellan had three hits, scored three runs and knocked in a run in the first win against HMB and had two RBIs in the second win.
What’s next: Today vs. Woodside
No. 9 St. Francis (4-2)
Last week’s ranking: 10
Past week’s results: Beat Bellarmine 7-3, 1-0, 12-1
Who’s hot: Max Ross had two hits and four RBIs and scored a run in the 12-1 win over the Bells.
What’s next: Today at Archbishop Mitty
No. 10 De La Salle (9-4)
Last week’s ranking: 4
Past week’s results: Lost to San Ramon Valley 3-0, 7-0, beat SRV 19-7, College Park 9-0
Who’s hot: Blake Burke is 8 for 8 with seven RBIs and a home run in the past two games.
What’s next: Wednesday at Monte Vista
No. 11 Live Oak (6-0)
Last week’s ranking: 11
Past week’s results: Beat Leland 1-0, 6-5
Who’s hot: Landon Stump pitched a two-hitter with eight strikeouts and only one walk in the 1-0 win over Leland.
What’s next: Today at Branham
No. 12 Heritage (11-2)
Last week’s ranking: 6
Past week’s results: Beat Freedom 10-5, lost to Freedom 9-5
Who’s hot: Brandon Marion had three hits and an RBI in the win over Freedom.
What’s next: Today vs. Antioch
No. 13 Capuchino (9-2)
Last week’s ranking: 13
Past week’s results: Beat The King’s Academy 3-2, 7-2
Who’s hot: Nicholas Gomez had three hits and scored a run in the 7-2 win over TKA.
What’s next: Wednesday at Carlmont
No. 14 Los Altos (4-2)
Last week’s ranking: 15
Past week’s results: Beat Saratoga 31-1, Carlmont 9-8, Branham 11-4
Who’s hot: Adam Stothard hit a home run and a double and knocked in three runs against Branham.
What’s next: Wednesday at Palo Alto
No. 15 Dougherty Valley (9-6)
Last week’s ranking: 14
Past week’s results: Lost to Monte Vista 8-4, beat Monte Vista 4-2, California 3-2
Who’s hot: Jake Russel allowed one run and two hits over five innings in the win over California.
What’s next: Wednesday at California