Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 GRANADA (16-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Reno 4-3, Legend 10-1, St. Rita 12-0, San Ramon Valley 9-4
Up next: Wednesday vs. Amador Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 2 ACALANES (14-0)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Vintage 7-1
Up next: Tuesday at Northgate, 4 p.m.
No. 3 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (15-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Palma 9-3, Hollister 2-1 (8 innings)
Up next: Tuesday vs. Serra, 4 p.m.
No. 4 SERRA (13-2)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat St. Mary’s-Stockton 10-1
Up next: Tuesday at Valley Christian, 4 p.m.
No. 5 DE LA SALLE (9-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Freedom 24-1, Granite Bay 17-1
Up next: Wednesday at Foothill, 4 p.m.
No. 6 ST. IGNATIUS (12-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat St. Mary’s-Berkeley 3-1, The King’s Academy 3-2
Up next: Tuesday at Archbishop Mitty, 4 p.m.
No. 7 LOS GATOS (11-3)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Lost to Homestead 7-6, beat Homestead 3-1
Up next: Wednesday vs. Gunn, 4 p.m.
No. 8 SAN RAMON VALLEY (9-5)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat Rock Canyon 8-1, Basic 9-7, Faith Lutheran 4-1, lost to Granada 9-4
Up next: Wednesday at Dougherty Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 9 HERITAGE (12-3-1)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Foothill 8-5, lost to Redwood 4-1, beat San Marin 4-1
Up next: Friday at Liberty, 4 p.m.
No. 10 BURLINGAME (9-3)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Wednesday vs. Hillsdale, 4 p.m.
No. 11 PITTSBURG (13-3)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Freedom 6-0, Oakland Tech 13-0, Hayward 15-1
Up next: Tuesday vs, Freedom, 4 p.m.
No. 12 JAMES LOGAN (10-3)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Lost to Monte Vista 8-4, beat Sacred Heart Prep 7-4
Up next: Wednesday vs. Washington-Fremont, 4 p.m.
No. 13 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (11-6)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Wood 10-0, lost to El Camino 5-4, beat South San Francisco 9-1, Mission College Prep 3-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Archbishop Riordan, 4 p.m.
No. 14 BELLARMINE (10-7)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Lost to Basic 14-1, Rock Canyon 4-3, beat Liberty-Nevada 8-5, lost to Centennial-Las Vegas 13-6
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Francis, 4 p.m.
No. 15 WOODSIDE (12-2-1)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Half Moon Bay 9-4, lost to Half Moon Bay 5-4 (9 innings)
Up next: April 16 at San Mateo, 4 p.m.
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No. 16 BEREAN CHRISTIAN (12-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Credo 21-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Alhambra, 4 p.m.
No. 17 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (9-7-1)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Santa Cruz 3-2 (10 innings)
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Ignatius, 4 p.m.
No. 18 LEIGH (9-5)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Christopher 5-4, lost to Christopher 5-4
Up next: Thursday vs. Santa Teresa, 4 p.m.
No. 19 MENLO-ATHERTON (11-6)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Beat Sequoia 6-3, 5-0, lost to Pioneer 7-3
Up next: Saturday vs. Homestead, noon
No. 20 COLLEGE PARK (7-5)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat San Marin 4-3 (9 innings), Livermore 5-4, Redwood 4-3
Up next: Tuesday at Campolindo, 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.