Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Tuesday)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (21-3)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat California 7-1, 9-0, Dougherty Valley 14-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Foothill, 4 p.m.
No. 2 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (21-5-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 2-0, 17-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 4 p.m.
No. 3 SERRA (22-5)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Archbishop Riordan 13-0, 12-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Riordan, 4 p.m.
No. 4 GRANADA (19-5)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Livermore 18-4, lost to Livermore 1-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. San Ramon Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 5 LOS GATOS (21-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Milpitas 17-2, 6-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Wilcox, 4 p.m.
No. 6 FOOTHILL (19-5)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Amador Valley 10-3, 13-4
Up next: Tuesday at De La Salle, 4 p.m.
No. 7 ST. IGNATIUS (16-8-2)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat St. Francis 11-1, 7-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Archbishop Mitty, 4 p.m.
No. 8 ST. FRANCIS (19-8)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Ignatius 11-1, 7-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Bellarmine, 4 p.m.
No. 9 HERITAGE (18-4)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Antioch 7-0, 7-1
Up next: Tuesday at Liberty, 4 p.m.
No. 10 LIBERTY (16-6)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Freedom 12-3, 5-3, Soledad 11-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Heritage, 4 p.m.
No. 11 LEIGH (19-5)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Christopher 10-0, lost to Christopher 7-5 (9)
Up next: Wednesday vs. Branham, 4 p.m.
No. 12 COLLEGE PARK (12-10)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Lost to Benicia 5-3 (8), beat Benicia 10-2 (8)
Up next: Tuesday at Acalanes, 4 p.m.
No. 13 BENICIA (14-8)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat College Park 5-3 (8), lost to College Park 10-2 (8), Cardinal Newman 2-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Alhambra , 4 p.m.
No. 14 DUBLIN (17-7)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Dougherty Valley 8-1
Up next: TBD
No. 15 PITTSBURG (17-5)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Deer Valley 16-0, 20-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Antioch, 4 p.m.
No. 16 MENLO-ATHERTON (18-7)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Burlingame 4-3, 7-2
Up next: Wednesday at Hillsdale, 4 p.m.
No. 17 CLAYTON VALLEY (16-6)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Lost to Acalanes 3-2, 4-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Campolindo, 4 p.m.
No. 18 CASTRO VALLEY (20-5)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Beat Alameda 9-6, 10-8, Bishop O’Dowd 4-3
Up next: Thursday vs. Encinal, 4 p.m.
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No. 19 ALHAMBRA (13-9)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Lost to Campolindo 3-2, beat Campolindo 2-0
Up next: Tuesday at Benicia, 4 p.m.
No. 20) LOS ALTOS (18-7)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Lost to Wilcox 13-3, 6-3, beat Sequoia 8-6
Up next: Wednesday at Homestead, 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.