MaxPreps Regional High School Baseball Computer Rankings
By Kevin Askeland
Apr 25, 2014, 12:00am
Hamilton No. 1 in West, Fayetteville top team in Southwest, Lambert on top of South region.
A pair of undefeated teams highlight the first MaxPreps Regional Baseball Computer Rankings of the 2014 season.
Lambert (Suwanee, Ga.), which is ranked No. 2 in the
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 with a 25-0 record, is No. 1 in the Southern Region. Meanwhile St. Mark's (Wilmington, Del.) is the top team in the Northeast with an 8-0 record.
Other No. 1 teams include Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) in the West, Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, Ill.) in the Midwest and Fayetteville (Ark.) in the Southwest.
The regional rankings are compiled by splitting the nation into five separate regions (with 10 states in each region) and using the
MaxPreps Computer Rankings to determine the top 10 teams in those regions.
MaxPreps Regional Baseball Computer Rankings
Northeast
Ketcham debuts at No. 2 in the Northeast rankings.
Photo by Bill Starzyk
1.
St. Mark's (Wilmington, Del.), 8-0, 14.9
2.
Ketcham (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.), 6-0, 14.6
3.
Bishop Eustace Prep (Pennsauken, N.J.), 8-0, 14.5
4.
Pennsville Memorial (Pennsville, N.J.), 10-0, 13.2
5.
Bridgewater-Raynham (Bridgewater, Mass.), 7-0, 12.9
6.
Caravel (Bear, Del.), 6-2, 12.7
7.
New Hartford (New Hartford, N.Y.), 7-0, 12.7
8.
Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Md.), 15-3, 12.3
9.
Longwood (Middle Island, N.Y.), 11-2, 12.2
10.
Arundel (Gambrills, Md.), 14-1, 12
West
Hamilton is the top team in the West rankings to start the season.
Photo by Mark Jones
1.
Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 23-3, 17.2
2.
Great Oak (Temecula, Calif.), 15-5, 15.6
3.
Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.), 14-5, 15.3
4.
Chaparral (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 22-3, 15.3
5.
Temecula Valley (Temecula, Calif.), 14-4, 15.2
6.
Horizon (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 22-5, 15.2
7.
St. Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 18-3, 15.1
8.
California (San Ramon, Calif.), 14-3, 14.5
9.
Norco (Calif.), 17-2, 14.5
10.
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 18-3, 14.4
South
Lambert, No. 2 in the Xcellent 25, is the No. 1 team in the South region.
Photo by Steve Hampton
1.
Lambert (Suwanee, Ga.), 25-0, 16.1
2.
Cosby (Midlothian, Va.), 8-0, 15.8
3.
Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tenn.), 19-3, 15.8
4.
Western Branch (Chesapeake, Va.), 13-0, 15.7
5.
Olympia (Orlando, Fla.), 23-2, 15.5
6.
Sumter (S.C.), 18-2-1, 15.4
7.
Arlington (Tenn.), 26-3, 14.7
8.
Hickory (Chesapeake, Va.), 11-1, 14.3
9.
Lexington (S.C.), 15-5, 14.2
10.
Freeman (Richmond, Va.), 10-0, 13.9
Midwest
Edwardsville is the No. 3 team in the Midwest rankings.
Photo by Chris Johns
1.
Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, Ill.), 16-1, 14.9
2.
Mason (Ohio), 11-2, 14.5
3.
Edwardsville (Ill.), 16-3, 13.9
4.
Lemont (Ill.), 8-0, 13.9
5.
Fishers (Ind.), 11-1-1, 13.9
6.
St. Rita (Chicago), 20-1, 13.3
7.
Heritage (Monroeville, Ind.), 8-0, 13.1
8.
Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs, Ind.), 7-0, 13.1
9.
Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, Ill.), 6-2, 12.9
10.
Indianapolis Cathedral, 7-1, 12.9
Southwest
The Woodlands holds down the No. 4 spot in the Southwest rankings.
Photo by Oladipo Awowale
1.
Fayetteville (Ark.), 18-3, 15.6
2.
Stillwater (Okla.), 23-2, 15.1
3.
Liberty North (Liberty, Mo.), 14-0, 15.1
4.
The Woodlands (Texas), 24-4, 14.9
5.
Timberland (Wentzville, Mo.), 12-3, 14.7
6.
Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), 32-2, 14.5
7.
Christian Brothers (St. Louis), 15-5, 14.3
8.
Broken Arrow (Okla.), 28-5, 14.1
9.
Chatfield (Littleton, Colo.), 14-1, 14
10.
Lee's Summit West (Mo.), 9-2, 13.9
