MaxPreps Northern California Top 30 Baseball Rankings

It's playoff time and powerhouse programs still occupy the top spots.

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May 16, 2018, 12:00pm
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The playoffs start near and far this week with a sprint to the finals set for the end of May. The West Catholic Athletic League still occupies the top two spots and three of the top four with East Bay Athletic League rivals De La Salle and Foothill sitting at Nos. 3 and 5, respectively.

MaxPreps Northern California Top 30 baseball rankings
Owen Camp, Foothill
Owen Camp, Foothill
Photo by Aaron Godwin
1. (Last week 2) Valley Christian (San Jose), 25-3-1
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: John Diatte
Next: vs. Sacred Heart (Atherton)

2. (1) Serra (San Mateo), 22-8
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Chris Houle
Next: vs. Willow Glen

3. (3) De La Salle (Concord), 20-4
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay Athletic
Coach: David Jeans
Next: TBA (League tournament)

4. (5) Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 22-7
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Mike Rodriguez
Next: vs. Lincoln (San Jose)

5. (11) Foothill (Pleasanton), 19-4
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay Athletic
Coach: Angelo Scavone
Next: vs. TBA (League tournament)

6. (6) Saint Francis (Mountain View), 20-8
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Matt Maguire
Next: vs. Half Moon Bay

7. (4) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose), 20-7
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Coach: Brian Yocke
Next: vs. Westmont

8. (8) Franklin (Elk Grove), 21-6
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Coach: Bryan Kilby
Next: vs. Franklin (Stockton)

9. (8) Elk Grove, 18-6-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Coach: Jeff Carlson
Update: vs. Kennedy

10. (9) St. Mary's (Stockton), 20-6-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Tri-City Athletic
Coach: Randy Ortega
Next: vs. Chavez

11. (10) Jesuit (Carmichael), 18-9
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Coach: Joe Potulny
Next: vs. Gregori

12. (12) Alameda, 22-1-1
Section: North Coast
League: Foothill
Coach: Ken Arnerich
Next: vs. Castro Valley

13. (14) Davis, 15-11
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Coach: Dan Ariola
Next: vs. Modesto

14. (15) Berkeley, 20-4
Section: North Coast
League: West Alameda
Coach: Curtis Sandeford
Next: vs. Bishop O'Dowd

15. (16) Vacaville, 20-7
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Monticello Empire
Coach: Stu Clary
Next: vs. Pleasant Grove

16. (19) Winters, 28-1
Section: Northern
League: Butte View
Coach: Jeff Ingles
Next: vs. University Prep

17. (20) Los Gatos, 21-8
Section: Central Coast
League: De Anza
Coach: Nate Anderson
Next: Palo Alto

18. (20) Del Campo (Fair Oaks), 21-5-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Capital Valley
Coach: Kevin Dawidczik
Next: vs. Vintage

19. (24) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 16-11
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Coach: Todd Melton
Next: vs. McClatchy

20. (23) Willow Glen (San Jose), 22-5
Section: Central Coast
League: Mount Hamilton
Coach: Sam Piraro
Next: Serra

The Next 10
21. Woodcreek (Roseville) — 16-10
22. Casa Grande (Petaluma) — 18-6
23. San Benito (Hollister) — 22-5
24. Heritage (Brentwood) — 16-6
25. Del Oro (Loomis) — 12-14
26. Rocklin — 17-9
27. Granite Bay — 16-11
28. Northgate (Walnut Creek) — 18-3
29. Maria Carrillo (Santa Rosa) — 18-6
30. Acalanes (Lafayette) — 14-8

Joe Davidson has covered high school sports for The Sacramento Bee since 1988. Follow him on Twitter: @SacBee_JoeD and at sacbee.com

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