This week’s Orange County high school boys baseball rankings.
Notable this week: Huntington Beach ascends to No. 1 in this week’s rankings after winning the National High School Invitational for the second time. … The Oilers beat JSerra 8-1 in the championship game. … JSerra beat last week’s No. 1 Santa Margarita in the NHSI semifinals. … Pacifica rises into The top 10 after a 4-0 win over No. 5 Villa Park in the Loara Tournament final.
BASEBALL TOP 25
(Records through April 2)
1. Huntington Beach 12-6: The Oilers won the National High School Invitational in North Carolina for a second time, beating JSerra 8-1 in the championship game by scoring seven runs in the top of the ninth inning. Sophomore pitcher Tyler Bellerose was tournament MVP. Bradley Navarro and Ralphy Velazquez both drove in six runs in the tournament, and Dean Carpentier was named to the all-tournament team.
Previous ranking: 7
2. JSerra 10-7: The Lions beat Santa Margarita, last week’s No. 1 team, 4-1 in the NHSI semifinals and lost to Huntington Beach in extra innings in the tournament final. JSerra’s Trent Caraway and Matthew Champion were selected to the all-tournament team.
Previous ranking: 5
3. Santa Margarita 14-3: The Eagles went 3-1 in the NHSI. Pitcher Collin Clarke was named to the all-tournament team. They are in first place in the Trinity League with an 8-1 league record.
Previous ranking: 1
4. Mater Dei 12-5-1: The Monarchs, in second place in the Trinity League at 8-2, defeated Charter Oak in their only game last week.
Previous ranking: 3
5. Villa Park 12-3: The Spartans defeated Foothill twice in Crestview League games to complete a sweep of their three-game league series. They also lost to Pacifica in the Loara Tournament championship game and will play in the National Classic this week.
Previous ranking: 4
6. Orange Lutheran 10-9-1: The Lancers beat Hoover of Alabama and lost to Farragut of Tennessee in nonleague games. They don’t play again until the…
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