Dallas Jesuit moves into Top 10 after winning Texas state championship.
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Watch a Minnesota player walk it off - actually, dab it offAfter reaching the state tournament in 2015 and losing in the semifinals, Dallas Jesuit went all the way this year, defeating Johnson (San Antonio) 6-2 for the Texas Class 6A state championship.
The win, along with a 2-0 semifinal win over Langham Creek, propelled the Rangers into the top 10 in this week's MaxPreps Xcellent 50 National Baseball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.
Dallas Jesuit was No. 23 last week after winning the Region 2 championship. The Rangers received a shutout from Gatorade National Player of the Year Kyle Muller in the semifinals against Langham Creek - one day after Muller found out that he had been drafted in the second round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Atlanta Braves.
In the final, The Rangers defeated Johnson, a team that advanced two spots farther than they did last season when they lost to Alexander in the Region 4 championship game. While Dallas Jesuit moves up to No. 10 in this week's rankings, Johnson is right behind at No. 11.
Two teams that were not in the rankings last week entered in the top 25 this week after winning state titles. Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.) defeated St. Augustine Prep (Richland) 4-2 for the New Jersey Non-Public A championship and entered the rankings at No. 22. Meanwhile, Providence Catholic (New Lenox, Ill.) defeated Mundelein 10-3 for the Illinois Class 4A championship. The title is the third in a row for the Celtics and puts them at No. 23 this week.
The 2016 high school baseball season concludes this week with championships decided in Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin. Iowa will not conclude its season until late July and is not included in the Xcellent 50.
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MaxPreps Xcellent 50 National Baseball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard
Buchanan appears to be untouchable in the top spot.
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California Central Section Division I champion. Season over.
2. (2) Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.), 27-2
Florida Class 9A state champion. Season over.
3. (3) Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 29-2
Florida Class 6A state champion. Season over.
4. (4) Canterbury (Fort Myers, Fla.), 31-1
Florida Class 3A state champion. Season over.
5. (5) Walton (Marietta, Ga.), 32-4
Georgia Class 6A state champion. Season over.
6. (6) North Davidson (Lexington, N.C.), 30-2
North Carolina Class 4A state champion. Season over.
7. (7) Rockledge (Fla.), 28-2
Season over.
8. (8) Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette, La.), 35-4
Louisiana Class 4A state champion. Season over.
9. (9) Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), 34-6
Louisiana Class 5A state champion. Season over.
10. (23) Dallas Jesuit, 36-8-2
Kyle Muller pitched a four-hit shutout with nine strikeouts to lift the Rangers over Langham Creek 2-0 in the Class 6A semifinals.
Jacob Palisch got the win in the championship game, a 6-2 win over Johnson (San Antonio), giving up two runs on seven hits with six strikeouts.
11. (10) Johnson (San Antonio), 32-6
Johnson advanced to the Class 6A championship game with a 2-1 win over Amarillo, but then fell to Dallas Jesuit 6-2 in the finals.
12. (12) West Orange (Winter Garden, Fla.), 27-3
Season over.
13. (13) Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), 27-4
Season over.
14. (14) South Caldwell (Hudson, N.C.), 28-2
Season over.
15. (15) University (Orange City, Fla.), 23-4-1
Season over.
16. (16) Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.), 27-3
Florida Class 5A state champion. Season over.
17. (17) Bryant (Ark.), 28-2
Arkansas Class 7A state champion. Season over.
18. (18) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 27-7
Arizona Division I state champion. Season over.
19. (19) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 25-3
North Coast Section Division I champion. Season over.
20. (22) Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.), 31-2
California Southern Section Division III champion. Season over.
21. (42) Hanover (Mechanicsville, Va.), 24-1
Hanover captured the Virginia Class 4A state championship with a 13-12 win over Liberty Christian (Lynchburg). Season over.
22. (NR) Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.), 28-3
The Pirates defeated St. Joseph Regional 6-2 in the Non-Public A North championship game and then topped St. Augustine Prep 4-2 in the Non-Public A championship game.
23. (NR) Providence Catholic (New Lenox, Ill.), 33-9
Providence Catholic won its third-straight Class 4A state championship with a 10-3 win over Mundelein. Also defeated Plainfield North 7-4 in the semifinals.
24. (24) Langham Creek (Houston), 30-12
Langham Creek fell to Dallas Jesuit 2-0 in the Class 6A state semifinals. Season over.
25. (25) Deer Park (Texas), 37-3
Season over.
Next 25
26. (26) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 19-5
Season over.
27. (27) Mountain Ridge (Glendale, Ariz.), 26-6
Season over.
28. (28) Catholic-B.R. (Baton Rouge, La.), 31-7
Season over.
29. (28) Basic (Henderson, Nev.), 36-4
Nevada Division I state champion. Season over.
30. (30) Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa, Ala.), 40-10
Alabama Class 6A state champion. Season over.
31. (31) Locust Grove (Ga.), 33-5
Georgia Class 4A state champion. Season over.
32. (32) Westminster (Atlanta), 30-6
Georgia Class 3A state champion. Season over.
33. (33) Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.), 33-4
Season over.
34. (34) Buford (Ga.), 32-5
Season over.
35. (35) Russellville (Ala.), 47-7
Alabama Class 5A state champion. Season over.
36. (36) Steinbrenner (Lutz, Fla.), 27-5
Florida Class 8A state champion. Season over.
37. (37) Gaither (Tampa, Fla.), 20-9
Florida Class 7A state champion. Season over.
38. (49) Zionsville (Ind.), 30-4-2
The Eagles advanced to the Class 4A state championship with a 3-1 win over Homestead (Fort Wayne), an 8-4 win over Carmel and an 8-5 win over Penn (Mishawaka) in the semifinals. Zionsville faces Roncalli in the finals.
39. (20) St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 25-4
St. Joseph Regional fell to eventual Non-Public A champion Seton Hall Prep 6-2 in the Non-Public A North championship game. Season over.
40. (NR) Grapevine (Texas), 35-6-2
Grapevine knocked off Alamo Heights (San Antonio) 9-2 to capture the Class 5A state championship.
41. (38) Alamo Heights (San Antonio), 27-8
Alamo Heights fell to Grapevine 9-2 in the Class 5A state championship game after beating College Station 5-2 in the semifinals.
42. (39) Venice (Fla.), 26-6
Season over.
43. (41) Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas), 35-1
TAPPS Class 5A state champion. Season over.
44. (43) Siegel (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), 31-9
Tennessee Class AAA state champion. Season over.
45. (44) East (Shawnee Mission, Kan.), 21-4
Kansas Class 6A state champion. Season over.
46. (48) Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta, Calif.), 27-7
California Southern Section Division I champion. Season over.
47. (50) Pickerington North (Pickerington, Ohio), 23-9
Ohio Division I state champion. Season over.
48. (45) Amarillo (Texas), 32-15
Amarillo lost to Johnson (San Antonio) 2-1 in the Class 6A state semifinals. Season over.
49. (46) Midland Lee (Midland, Texas), 28-11
Season over.
50. (47) Coppell (Texas), 33-4
Season over.
Dropped out: No. 11 Greenup County (Greenup, Ky.), No. 21 Plainfield North (Ill.), No. 42 Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas).
