Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Tuesday)
No. 1 SERRA (9-0)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Menlo School 4-1, Sacred Heart Prep 6-0, Los Gatos 6-1 (8), Capuchino 5-0, Lincoln-Stockton 15-5, St. Mary’s-Stockton 6-2, San Ramon Valley 6-3, Burlingame 10-1, Bellarmine 4-1
Up next: Friday vs. Bellarmine, 4 p.m.
No. 2 GRANADA (4-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Ignatius 6-0, beat James Logan 6-0, College Park 4-2, Cardinal Newman 4-1, De La Salle 6-2
Up next: Wednesday at Dougherty Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 3 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (6-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Elk Grove 2-0, Buchanan 8-0, Hollister 12-2, Wilcox 2-0, Mitty 3-0, lost to Cardinal Newman 1-0, St. Francis 4-0
Up next: Friday vs. St. Francis, 4 p.m.
No. 4 ST. IGNATIUS (2-2-2)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Granada 2-0, tied Redwood 5-5 (9), Acalanes 4-4 (8), lost to Cardinal Newman 6-5, beat Palo Alto 11-0, lost to Los Gatos 1-0
Up next: Wednesday at Menlo-Atherton, 4 p.m.
No. 5 ST. FRANCIS (7-2)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Leigh 5-4, lost to Los Altos 3-2, beat Palo Alto 4-3, Lincoln-Stockton 3-1, Mountain View 3-2 (8), Menlo-Atherton 3-1, Capuchino 2-1 (10), lost to Sequoia 3-2, beat Valley Christian 4-0
Up next: Friday at Valley Christian, 4 p.m.
No. 6 DE LA SALLE (0-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 4-1 (8), Granada 6-2
Up next: Saturday vs. Archbishop Murphy at Everett Memorial Stadium, 7 p.m.
No. 7 ACALANES (4-1-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Bat Pinole Valley 3-2 (8), lost to Piedmont 7-5, tied St. Ignatius 4-4 (8), beat Marin Catholic 8-7, Bishop O’Dowd 3-0, James Logan 1-0
Up next: Thursday at Vintage, 4 p.m.
No. 8 LOS GATOS (6-2)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Menlo-Atherton 15-2, Menlo School 8-2, lost to Serra 6-1 (8), beat The King’s Academy 5-1, Santa Teresa 7-4, Aptos 2-0, lost to Leigh 8-4, beat St. Ignatius 1-0
Up next: Wednesday at Leland, 4 p.m.
No. 9 PITTSBURG (7-0)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Vacaville 4-0, Bethel 11-0, Miramonte 3-2, Washington-Fremont 7-3, De Anza 12-1, Kennedy-Fremont 11-0, Castro Valley 6-0
Up next: Wednesday at Irvington, 4 p.m.
No. 10 HERITAGE (4-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Tokay 10-0, Kimball 16-1, Franklin 3-1, Bear Creek 7-1, lost to Benicia 4-3 (10)
Up next: Saturday vs. Lodi at Banner Island Ballpark, 8 p.m.
No. 11 COLLEGE PARK (2-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 4-1, Foothill 1-0, beat San Ramon Valley 8-0, lost to Granada 4-2, beat Vacaville 6-4
Up next: Thursday at Cardinal Newman, 4 p.m.
No. 12 BENICIA (4-1)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat Wood 11-0, American Canyon 9-4, San Ramon Valley 6-3, lost to Vintage 10-4, beat Heritage 4-3 (10)
Up next: Friday at Vacaville, 4 p.m.
No. 13 FOOTHILL (6-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Fairfield 8-0, Freedom 11-1, College Park 1-0, James Logan 11-0, Berkeley 8-1, Washington-Fremont 9-2, lost to Rocklin 7-2
Up next: Wednesday at San Ramon Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 14 LEIGH (6-1)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Francis 5-4, beat Hillsdale 6-5, Evergreen Valley 9-1, Milpitas 15-2, Archbishop Riordan 7-1, Los Gatos 8-4, Homestead 10-0
Up next: Saturday vs. Piedmont Hills, 11 a.m.
No. 15 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (6-2)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Homestead 3-2, lost to San Ramon Valley 11-3, beat Christopher 11-0, Palo Alto 9-2, lost to Valley Christian 3-0, beat Santa Cruz 6-1, Menlo-Atherton 5-4, Archbishop Riordan 9-6
Up next: Friday at Riordan, 4 p.m.
No. 16 SAN RAMON VALLEY (3-4)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat James Logan 7-6, lost to Irvington 1-0, beat Mitty 11-3, lost to College Park 8-0, Benicia 6-3, Serra 6-3, beat Rodriguez 2-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Foothill, 4 p.m.
No. 17 PIEDMONT (4-2)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat Salesian 9-1, Acalanes 7-5, Albany 3-2, lost to Head-Royce 7-1, beat Miramonte 1-0, lost to El Cerrito 2-1
Up next: Thursday vs. San Leandro, 4 p.m.
No. 18 CAPUCHINO (5-3)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat El Camino 7-2, Evergreen Valley 16-1, Mills 7-0, Terra Nova 4-3, lost to Serra 5-0, beat Santa Cruz 3-2, lost to Riordan 19-1, St. Francis 2-1 (10)
Up next: Wednesday vs The King’s Academy, 4 p.m.
No. 19 LOS ALTOS (4-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat St. Francis 3-2 (8), Branham 9-1, Leland 10-1, Leland 3-1, lost to The King’s Academy 7-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. Carlmont, 4 p.m.
No. 20 JAMES LOGAN (2-5)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Lost to San Ramon Valley 7-6, Granada 6-0, Foothill 11-0, Amador Valley 7-6, beat Deer Valley 33-0, Dougherty Valley 5-0, lost to Acalanes 1-0
Up next: Saturday vs. Pittsburg, 11 a.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.