This week’s Orange County high school baseball rankings.
To note this week: It’s the last week of the regular season. … Orange Lutheran returns to No. 1 after sweeping Mater Dei last week in a three-game Trinity League series. The Lancers have won nine of their last 11 games with losses to Corona and Harvard-Westlake, which are Nos. 1 and 3, respectively, in CIF-SS Division 1. They also had wins against Corona and Harvard-Westlake. … Mission Viejo climbs into the Top 10 after beating Tesoro in two of their three South Coast League games. … Aliso Niguel climbs to 7th after winning 10 of his last 13 matches.
TOP 25 ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL
(Recordings until Sunday April 21)
1. Orange Lutheran 20-5: The Lancers dominated Mater Dei 15-3 in their three-game sweep last week. Josiah Hartshorn homered and drove in all three Orange Lutheran runs in the series finale, a 3-1 victory. Colt Peterson blanked Mater Dei on three hits over six innings in a 5-0 victory. Sophomore pitcher Gary Morse was sharp in the first game.
Previous ranking: 2
2. Saint Margaret 17-7-1: The Eagles beat Servite in two of their three Trinity League games, including a 6-3 victory in which Carter Enoch had three RBIs. Cade Townsend continued his strong season in Santa Margarita’s 5-2 win over Servite with 10 strikeouts in 5⅔ innings.
Previous ranking: 1
3. JSerra 15-9-1: The Lions went 2-1 in a three-game Trinity League series against St. John Bosco. In an 8-6 win at St. John Bosco, Gavin Flores and Dimitri Susidko had two RBI hits to help the team recover from a 6-0 deficit.
Previous ranking: 3
4. Mater Dei 14-10: The Monarchs went 0-3 against Orange Lutheran in Trinity League play. They finished the week with a 7-3 victory over Granite Bay in the Boras Classic championship game Saturday at Santa Clara University.
Previous ranking: 4
5. Huntington Beach 18-7: The Surf League-leading Oilers swept Edison in a two-game series. Travis Curry went 3 for 5 with five RBIs in the two games.
Previous ranking: 5
6. Los Alamitos 20-6: The Griffins split a two-game series with Fountain Valley in the Surf League. In their 6-5 victory, they came back from a four-run deficit, with Devin Porch capping the rally with a solo homer in the sixth inning for the winning run.
Previous ranking: 6
7. Aliso Niguel 16-7: The Wolverines swept a two-game series against San Clemente in the Sea View League. Brandon Tatch allowed no earned runs in six innings of pitching in a 2-1 victory that completed the sweep.
Previous ranking: 9
8. Buttresses 19-6: The Knights beat Villa Park twice last week, 1-0 and 7-2, in the Crestview League. Foothill pitchers, led by Tyler Hawkins and Brian Harbour, allowed nine hits in the two wins.
Previous ranking: 16
9. Pacific 18-6: The Empire League-leading Mariners beat Kennedy twice, 8-0 and 17-3. They play second-ranked Cypress twice this week.
Previous ranking: 10
10. Mission Viejo 15-10: The South Coast League leaders Diablos have won two of three league matches against Tesoro. In a 7-2 win, Max Osika drove in three runs while pitcher Keenan Anzai pitched a complete game and struck out 10.
Previous ranking: 21
11. Service 12-13
Previous ranking: 11
12. Cypress 16-10-1
Previous ranking: 12
13. Treasure 15-9
Previous ranking: 8
14. Villa Parc 14-11
Previous ranking: 7
15. San Juan Hills 18-6
Previous ranking: 13
16. Fountain Valley 15-9
Previous ranking: 15
17. Modena 16-12-1
Previous ranking: 14
18. El Dorado 14-11
Previous ranking: 17
19. San Clemente 13-12
Previous ranking: 18
20. Fullerton 17-8-1
Previous ranking: 19
21. Ocean View 18-7
Previous ranking: 20
22. Corona del Mar 15-9
Previous ranking: Unclassified
23. La Habra 20-8
Previous ranking: 23
24. Trabuco Hills 13-10
Previous ranking: 24
25. Northwood 16-5-1
Previous ranking: Unclassified
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