Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 GRANADA (12-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Monte Vista 6-4 (9 innings), College Park 8-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. Reno at Bishop Gorman Invitational in Las Vegas, 7 p.m.
No. 2 ACALANES (13-0)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Pinole Valley 10-3, Miramonte 1-0, Antioch 6-4 (8 innings), beat San Leandro 7-2
Up next: Wednesday vs. TBA
No. 3 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (13-2)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat Mt. Carmel 8-3, Aquinas 3-1, Bishop Verot 7-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Palma, 4 p.m.
No. 4 SERRA (12-2)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Lost to Granite Bay 8-4, beat St. Mary’s-Stockton 4-0
Up next: Saturday at St. Mary’s-Stockton, noon
No. 5 ST. IGNATIUS (10-3)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Hillsdale 6-0
Up next: Thursday at St. Mary’s-Berkeley, 1 p.m.
No. 6 DE LA SALLE (7-3)
Prevous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Lost to Dougherty Valley 6-4, beat St. Francis 9-4
Up next: Saturday vs. Granite Bay, TBA
No. 7 BELLARMINE (9-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Lost to Granite Bay 12-2, beat Bakersfield Christian 12-7, lost to Whitey 5-1, beat Oak Ridge 7-5
Up next: Wednesday vs. Basic-Henderson, Nevada at Bishop Gorman tournament in Las Vegas, 5:15 p.m.
No. 8 LOS GATOS (10-2)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Mountain View 10-4, 10-1
Up next: Wednesday at Homestead, 4 p.m.
No. 9 JAMES LOGAN (9-2)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Newark Memorial 5-4 (8 innings), 2-0, lost to Palo Alto 1-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Monte Vista, noon
No. 10 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (8-5)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Tuesday vs. Woodside at South San Francisco tournament, 1 p.m.
No. 11 PITTSBURG (10-3)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat Foothill 5-3, Santa Rosa 9-2, Bethel 8-0
Up next: Tuesday at Freedom, 4 p.m.
No. 12 HERITAGE (10-2-1)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Antioch 5-0, lost to College Park 3-2 (8 innings), beat Antioch 11-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Foothill, noon
No. 13 LEIGH (8-4)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Willow Glen 7-4, 3-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Christopher, 4 p.m.
No. 14 BURLINGAME (9-3)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Beat Carlmont 2-1, 5-4 (8 innings)
Up next: April 10 vs. Hillsdale, 4 p.m.
No. 15 SAN RAMON VALLEY (6-4)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat California 6-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Rock Canyon at Bishop Gorman tournament in Las Vegas, 4 p.m.
No. 16 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (8-7-1)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Mary’s-Stockton 7-0, Rocklin 6-0, beat Marin Catholic 11-8, Whitney 8-4
Up next: Friday vs. Santa Cruz, noon
No. 17 WOODSIDE (11-1-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Menlo School 9-8, 7-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Half Moon Bay, 4 p.m.
No. 18 MENLO-ATHERTON (9-5)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Lost to Capuchino 5-4 (8 innings), beat Capuchino 4-3, Los Altos 10-3
Up next: Wednesday at Sequoia, 4 p.m.
No. 19 AMADOR VALLEY (7-5)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat Livermore 4-3, lost to Livermore 4-3
Up next: Wednesday vs, Righetti, 4 p.m.
No. 20 CARLMONT (8-4)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Lost to Burlingame 2-1, 5-4 (8 innings)
Up next: Saturday vs. Live Oak, 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.