St. Xavier makes move to No. 5 in national rankings after eighth Kentucky state title.
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While most of the teams in the Xcellent 50 National Baseball Rankings have completed their season, there were still a few teams on the move last week.
St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.) made the biggest jump as it went from No. 14 to No. 5 in the rankings thanks to beating Highlands (Fort Thomas, Ky.) in the Kentucky state championships. The state of Kentucky is one of the few states to run a single-division state tournament. The state crown is the eighth in school history for the Tigers.
The only other team making a move was Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg, Pa.), which entered the Xcellent 50 at No. 50 after beating Bensalem for the Pennsylvania Class 6A state championship. Bensalem defeated La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), which was ranked No. 50 last week, in the 6A semifinals.
The final Xcellent 50 rankings will not appear next week, but will run on July 2. All-American teams are scheduled for July 3-12.
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Capistrano Valley won the CIF Southern Section Division I championship and is No. 24 in the Xcellent 50 national baseball rankings.
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Texas Class 4A state champions. Season over.
2. (2) Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), 26-0Season over.
3. (3) Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Md.), 32-1Season over.
4. (4) Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 35-6Texas Class 6A state champions. Season over.
5. (14) St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.), 37-2The Tigers captured the Kentucky state championship by defeating Highlands (Fort Thomas), 10-6 in the finals. St. Xavier also knocked off Hazard 3-0 in the semifinals. The state title is the eighth in school history for the Tigers.
6. (5) John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.), 30-4Louisiana Division I state champion. Season over.
7. (6) Vianney (Kirkwood, Mo.), 37-2Missouri Class 5 state champion. Season over.
8. (7) Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 26-1Colorado Class 5A state champion. Season over.
9. (8) Har-Ber (Springdale, Ark.), 31-4Arkansas Class 7A state champion. Season over.
10. (9) Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.), 29-3-1CIF Central Section Open Division champion. Season over.
11. (10) La Cueva (Albuquerque), 27-3New Mexico Class 6A state champion. Season over.
12. (11) Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 17-15Florida Class 4A state champion. Season over.
13. (12) Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.), 30-1Season over.
14. (13) Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.), 23-1North Carolina NCISAA Class 3A state champion. Season over.
15. (15) Faith Academy (Mobile, Ala.), 34-3Alabama Class 5A state champion. Season over.
16. (16) Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), 36-6Georgia Region AAAAAAA state champion. Season over.
17. (17) St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 27-3Florida Class 7A state champion. Season over.
18. (18) Greenwood (Ark.), 32-3Arkansas Class 6A state champions. Season over.
19. (19) Reagan (San Antonio), 36-7Season over.
20. (20) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 31-4Season over.
21. (21) Auburn (Ala.), 35-7Alabama Class 7A state champions. Season over.
22. (22) Pope (Marietta, Ga.), 33-7Georgia Region AAAAAA state champion. Season over.
23. (23) Bishop England (Charleston, S.C.), 31-2South Carolina Class 3A state champions. Season over.
24. (24) Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo, Calif.), 25-10CIF Southern Section Division I champion. Season over.
25. (25) Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.), 25-8Season over.
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De La Salle is No. 34 in the Xcellent 50 national baseball rankings after winning the CIF North Coast Section Division I title.
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Louisiana Class 5A state champion. Season over.
27. (27) Zachary (La.), 35-4Season over.
28. (28) New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.), 28-1North Carolina Class 3A state champion. Season over.
29. (29) O'Connor (Phoenix), 22-10Arizona Class 6A state champion. Season over.
30. (30) Loganville (Ga.), 35-6Georgia Region AAAAA state champion. Season over.
31. (31) DeSoto Central (Southaven, Miss.), 29-9Mississippi Class 6A state champion. Season over.
32. (32) Aurora (Mo.), 29-1Missouri Class 4 state champion. Season over.
33. (33) Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 24-8CIF Central Coast Section Division II champion. Season over.
34. (34) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 26-4CIF North Coast Section Division I champion. Season over.
35. (35) Torrey Pines (San Diego), 29-6CIF San Diego Section Open Division champion. Season over.
36. (36) Foothill (Santa Ana, Calif.), 25-8Season over.
37. (37) Bishop Kelley (Tulsa, Okla.), 29-5Oklahoma Class 5A state champion. Season over.
38. (38) Baldwin (Wailuku, Hawaii), 17-1Hawaii Division I state champion. Season over.
39. (39) Jefferson (Ga.), 28-12Georgia Region AAAA state champion. Season over.
40. (40) Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.), 34-6Season over.
41. (41) Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio), 30-4Ohio Division I state champion. Season over.
42. (42) Malvern Prep (Malvern, Pa.), 30-7PAISA state champion. Season over.
43. (43) St. Augustine Prep (Richland, N.J.), 26-4New Jersey Non-Public A state champion. Season over.
44 (44) Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.), 26-4Season over.
45. (45) George Jenkins (Lakeland, Fla.), 26-4Season over.
46. (46) Jefferson (Tampa, Fla.), 22-8Florida Class 6A state champion. Season over.
47. (47) Plainfield North (Plainfield, Ill.), 29-7-1Illinois Class 4A state champion. Season over.
48. (48) Merritt Island (Fla.), 24-7Season over.
49. (49) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 24-4Season over.
50. (50) Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg, Pa.), 21-5The Big Macs defeated Bensalem 10-3 to capture the Pennsylvania Class 6A state championship. Season over.
Dropped out: No. 50 La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.)
