Bishop Gorman's A.J. Van Meetren, Joey Gallo, Michael Blasko and coach Nick Day. The Gaels end the season ranked No. 1 in the Xcellent 25 rankings.
Photo by Jann Hendry
Coach Nick Day's team began the season ranked No. 1 in the Xcellent 25 National Baseball Rankings and that's where it finishes the season after winning a seventh-straight Nevada Class 4A state title and collecting 40 wins - the most of any team in the Xcellent 25.
According to the statistics posted on MaxPreps, Bishop Gorman also led the nation in runs with 476, home runs with 57 and RBIs with 413.
A look back at the Gaels' past five seasons (for which MaxPreps has stats) shows an incredible run. From 2008 to 2012, Bishop Gorman averaged 500 runs a season. No other team in the country has scored more than 500 runs during that stretch. The Gaels have also averaged 69 home runs a year in that time and have finished among the top three teams in the country in home runs during each of those seasons.
The Gaels have also averaged just more than 38 wins a season over the past five years with records of 41-3, 40-4, 36-4, 35-5 and this year's mark of 40-3.
This year, the Gaels defeated teams from six different states or countries. They defeated the New Jersey Non-Public A state champion, Gloucester Catholic, on a no-hitter by Joey Gallo.
If not for three bad innings, the Gaels may have gone undefeated. They gave up eight runs in one inning against Mater Dei, five against Gulliver Prep and seven against Arbor View. In only two other games did Bishop Gorman give up at least five runs in an inning and both of those games were blowout wins.
The Gaels also had two players selected in the MLB draft with Joey Gallo selected by the Texas Rangers in the sandwich rounds and Johnny Sewald going to the Orioles on the third day.
Here's a look at the rest of the final MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Baseball Rankings.
Carroll had plenty of reason to celebrate this season, as it climbed up to No. 2 in the Xcellent 25.
Photo by Alyson Boyer Rode
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Baseball Rankings
1. (1) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 40-3
Nevada 4A state champions. Season over.
2. (2) Columbus (Ga.), 33-4
Georgia AAA state champions. Season over.
3. (3) Spruce Creek (Port Orange, Fla.), 28-4
Florida 8A state champions. Season over.
4. (4) Olympia (Orlando, Fla.), 29-1
Season over.
5. (5) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 27-4
Florida 5A state champions. Season over.
6. (6) Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.), 28-2
Season over.
7. (7) Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), 31-6
Georgia AAAAA state champions. Season over.
8. (8) Ashley Ridge (Summerville, S.C.), 31-2
South Carolina 4A state champions. Season over.
9. (9) Columbus (Miami), 28-5
Season over.
10. (10) Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, Miss.), 34-3
Mississippi 6A state champions. Season over.
11. (11) Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 27-4-1
Florida 6A state champions. Season over.
12. (12) Cypress Ranch (Houston), 32-8
Texas 5A state champions. Season over.
13. (13) Martin (Arlington, Texas), 36-6-1
Season over.
14. (14) Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall, Texas), 39-9
Texas 4A state champions. Season over.
15. (15) Oxford (Ala.), 39-13
Alabama 6A state champions. Season over.
16. (16) Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.), 24-3
Colorado 5A state champions. Season over.
17. (17) Pensacola Catholic (Fla.), 27-3
Florida 4A state champions. Season over.
18. (18) Vista (Calif.), 31-4
San Diego Section Division I champions. Season over.
19. (19) Newbury Park (Calif.), 21-7
Southern Section Division I champions. Season over.
20. (20) Orange Lutheran (Calif.), 23-5
Season over.
21. (21) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 21-6
Season over.
22. (22) Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas), 33-2
Season over.
23. (23) A&M Consolidated (College Station, Texas), 29-12
Season over.
Andrew Benavides, Carroll
Photo by Alyson Boyer Rode
Season over.
25. (25) Lake Central (St. John, Ind.), 32-1
Indiana Class 4A state champions. Season over.
The Next 25
26. (26) Edmond North (Okla.), 24-15
Oklahoma 6A state champions. Season over.
27. (27) Broken Arrow (Okla.), 35-5
Season over.
28. (28) Owasso (Okla.), 29-5
Season over.
29. (29) Carl Albert (Midwest City, Okla.), 39-3
Oklahoma 5A state champions. Season over.
30. (30) Lake Braddock (Burke, Va.), 28-3
Virginia AAA state champions.
31. (31) Grand Street Campus (Brooklyn, N.Y.), 21-1
PSAL Class A champions. Season over.
32. (32) Chaparral (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 27-7
Arizona Division 1 state champions. Season over.
33. (33) Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), 32-6
Louisiana 5A state champions. Season over.
34. (34) Spanish Fort (Ala.), 37-8
Alabama 5A state champions. Season over.
35. (35) Cathedral Catholic (San Diego), 30-5
San Diego Section Division III champions. Season over.
36. (36) Calvert Hall (Baltimore), 30-6
MIAA A champions. Season over.
37. (37) Malvern Prep (Pa.), 31-5
Pennsylvania Independent Schools champions. Season over.
38. (38) Bishop Verot (Fort Myers, Fla.), 29-3
Season over.
39. (39) Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.), 21-4
Season over.
40. (40) Kentwood (Covington, Wash.), 25-2
Washington 4A state champions. Season over.
41. (41) Arlington (Tenn.), 34-11
Tennessee AAA state champions. Season over.
42. (42) Loganville (Ga.), 31-9
Georgia AAAA state champions. Season over.
43. (43) Venice (Fla.), 24-8
Florida 7A state champions.
44. (44) Fairhope (Ala.), 36-8
Season over.
45. (45) Bullard (Fresno, Calif.), 26-7
California Central Section Division I champions. Season over.
46. (46) Middle Creek (Apex, N.C.), 26-7
North Carolina 4A state champions. Season over.
47. (47) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 26-5
Ohio Division I state champions. Season over.
48. (48) Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.), 25-8
California Central Coast Section Division I champions. Season over.
49. (49) St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.), 27-6
California Sac-Joaquin Section Division I champions. Season over.
50 (50) Gloucester Catholic (Gloucester City, N.J.), 28-4
Non-Public Group A champion.
Dropped Out: None.
