High school baseball rankings: Edwardsville, Archbishop Moeller, Andrean among seven newcomers to this week's MaxPreps Top 25

The MaxPreps Top 25 national baseball rankings had the least movement at the top and greatest movement at the bottom of the rankings, all in the same week. While the top 11 teams remain the same, including St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) with five more wins this week, seven new teams enter the rankings overall.

Among the newcomers is Edwardsville (Ill.), which is undefeated in Illinois. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) joins the rankings as the top-ranked team in Ohio Division 1 while Andrean (Merrillville, Ind.) is ranked No. 1 in Class 3A in Indiana by the state coaches association.

Other newcomers include Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), which exited the rankings after the National High School Invitational, but returns after winning nine straight since the tournament. A pair of Florida panhandle teams make the rankings as both Pace and Tate (Cantonment) are two of the top-ranked teams in the state heading into the postseason.

Finally, Dutchtown (Geismar, La.), which looms as a candidate to possibly knock off defending national champion Barbe (Lake Charles, La.) in the Louisiana Class 5A postseason joins this week's MaxPreps Top 25.



Dropped out: No. 12 St. Laurence (Burbank, Ill.); No. 13 St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park, Fla.); No. 18 Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.); No. 20 Villa Park (Calif.); No. 23 Brother Rice (Chicago); No. 24 Trinity (Louisville, Ky.); No. 25 Nixa (Mo.).

Best game: St. Mary's Prep 1, Catholic Central 0. The Shamrocks gave the No. 1-ranked Eaglets their toughest game of the season, allowing one in the fourth inning to St. Mary's powerful offense. Fortunately for the Eaglets, Nolan Higgins gave up one hit and struck out 12 in the win.

Player of the Week: Eric Nachtsheim, Reno. After belting a grand slam against Reed he bettered that with three home runs and eight RBI against Damonte Ranch.

Games to watch: Trinity vs. St. Xavier. A pair of Louisville teams take center stage this week in a game that will likely determine the top team in the city. With a win, St. Xavier has a chance to replace Trinity in the rankings, considering that it defeated Brother Rice (Chicago) twice while Trinity lost to the Illinois team.

Streaks: Silo (Okla.) now has a 23-0 record raised its win streak to 52. White River Valley (White River Junction, Vt.) lost the first game in school history when it fell to Thetford Academy 7-2 on April 26. The loss ended a 39-game win streak. No. 1 St. Mary's Prep has a 43-game win streak. Another team to watch is Colusa (Calif.), which is 25-0 this year, won its final game last year during a 27-1 season. The RedHawks are 58-1 over the past three seasons.
MaxPreps Top 25 high school baseball rankings

1. St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.)
Record: 21-0 | Last week: 1
Results: Def. De La Salle Collegiate, 11-1, 10-0; def. Dexter, 3-0; dec. Catholic Central, 2-0, 1-0.
Stats: Ike Irish and Nolan Schubart both homered in the 11-1 win over DLS while Schubart and Ryan McKay homered in the 10-0 win. Ciaran Caughey struck out 13 against Catholic Central in the 2-0 win while Nolan Higgins struck out 12 in the 1-0 win.
Next: Wed. vs. University of Detroit Jesuit (DH)

2. Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.)
Record: 23-2 | Last week: 2
Results: Def. American Heritage (Delray Beach), 8-0; def. Gulliver Prep, 5-0.
Stats: Roman Anthony belted a home run against American Heritage and had a double against Gulliver Prep.

3. Sumrall (Miss.)
Record: 27-0 | Last week: 3
Results: Def. Mendenhall, 12-1, 20-4.
Stats: Walker Long had a home run in the first game while Levi Odom was 3-for-3 with three RBI. Marshall Phillips had a two home runs, Cade Dedeaux had a grand slam and Odom had a double and a home run in the second win.
Next: Fri. vs. Greene County



4. Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.)
Record: 23-1 | Last week: 4
Results: Def. River Ridge, 2-0.
Stats: Liam Peterson and Hunter Dietz combined for a no-hitter against River Ridge.
Next: Playoffs, TBD

5. Providence (Charlotte, N.C.)
Record: 21-0 | Last week: 5
Results: Def. East Mecklenburg, 13-8, 11-0; def. Alexander Central, 3-2.
Stats: Luke Wolff had a home run in the 13-8 win while Michael Forret struck out 11 in the 11-0 win.
Next: Playoffs, TBD

6. Tompkins (Katy, Texas)
Record: 25-1 | Last week: 6
Results: Def. Cinco Ranch, 7-3; def. Katy, 11-1.
Stats: Jace Laviolette had two home runs and six RBI against Katy while Jack Little had a two-run shot.
Next: Playoffs, TBD

7. Barbe (Lake Charles, La.)
Record: 35-2 | Last week: 7
Results: Def. Destrehan, 8-3, 6-0.
Stats: Landon Victorian tossed his second no-hitter of the season with 11 strikeouts in the 6-0 win. J.C. Vanek had 10 strikeouts and Gavin Guidry was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double in the 8-3 win.
Next: Fri./Sat. vs. St. Amant

8. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Record: 28-2 | Last week: 8
Results: Def. Arbor View, 12-4.
Stats: Demitri Diamant had two home runs and Justin Crawford had one against Arbor View.
Next: Tue. v. Desert Oasis

9. Berkeley Prep (Tampa, Fla.)
Record: 21-2 | Last week: 9
Results: Def. Carrollwood Day, 10-1; def. Tampa Prep, 3-0.
Stats: James Hankerson had a triple against Carrollwood Day and Cade Kurland was 3-for-4 against Tampa Prep.
Next: Tue. vs. Clearwater Central Catholic



10. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Record: 23-2 | Last week: 10
Results: Def. Canterbury, 9-2; def. Montverde Academy, 11-1; def. Northside Christian, 10-0.
Stats: Elijah Green had a home run against Canterbury and Montverde Academy, giving him nine for the season. J.P. Ortiz homered against Northside.
Next: Season over

11. North Oconee (Bogart, Ga.)
Record: 31-1 | Last week: 11
Results: Def. Mays, 15-0, 12-0.
Stats: K.J. Moon and Gavin Black homered in the 15-0 win. Cale Stricklin drove in three in the 12-0 win.
Next: Tue. vs. Columbus

12. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
Record: 22-1 | Last week: 16
Results: Def. Gulf Coast, 13-3, def. Flanagan, 2-0, forfeit win over Mater Lakes Academy.
Stats: Spencer Butt went 4-for-4 with a home run and Erik Blair had a home run and three RBI against Gulf Coast. Mateo Serna homered against Flanagan.
Next: Tue. vs. Northeast

13. Blythewood (S.C.)
Record: 25-1 | Last week: 17
Results: Def. Spring Valley, 8-0; def. A.C. Flora, 10-5.
Stats: Kevin Steelman, Justin Flemming and Caleb McCants each homered against Spring Valley. Steelman and Landon Penfield homered against AC Flora.
Next: Tue. vs. Nation Ford

14. Northwest Rankin (Brandon, Miss.)
Record: 28-2 | Last week: 19
Results: Def. St. Martin, 8-0, 5-0.
Stats: Nick Monistere and Powell Ingram each had a home run in the 8-0 win.
Next: Playoffs, TBD

15. Legacy (Broomfield, Colo.)
Record: 16-0 | Last week: 21
Results: Def. Boulder, 11-2; def. Monarch, 8-1; def. Poudre, 15-2.
Stats: Ethan Sanchez and Braden Hollis both homered against Boulder. Brandon Sanchez hit for the cycle with six RBI against Poudre.
Next: Tue. vs. Broomfield



16. Reno (Nev.)
Record: 25-2 | Last week: 14
Results: Def. Reed, 15-0; def. Damonte Ranch, 11-0; def. Carson, 6-2.
Stats: Eric Nachtshiem had a grand slam against Reed. He added thee more home runs and six RBI against Damonte Ranch. Mike Cruz hit a pair of home runs against Carson.
Next: Tue. vs. Bishop Manogue

17. Edwardsville (Ill.)
Record: 22-0 | Last week: NR
Results: Def. Belleville West, 8-3, 11-0; def. DeSmet Jesuit, 9-0.
Stats: Adam Powell had a home run in the 8-3 win. Caleb Copeland was 3-for-3 with a double in the 11-0 win. Grant Huebner went 3-for-3 with four RBI against DeSmet.
Next: Tue vs. Belleville East

18. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
Record: 16-1 | Last week: NR
Results: Def. Sycamore, 10-3; def. La Salle, 17-1; def. Conner, 15-8; def. Elder, 4-2.
Stats: Toby Hueber hit one out against Sycamore. Griff Cady went 3-for-3 with three RBI against La Salle. Nathan Manley and Conlan Daniel each homered against Conner.
Next: Wed. vs. Elder

19. Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
Record: 24-4 | Last week: 22
Results: Def. Santa Margarita, 7-0, 13-3.
Stats: Bryan Martinez and Mikey Romero each homered in the 7-0 win. Romero and Derek Curiel homered in the 13-3 win.
Next: Playoffs, TBD

20. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Record: 23-3 | Last week: NR
Results: Def. San Luis, 12-1.
Stats: Ryan Kucherak and Kole Klecker each homered against San Luis.
Next: Tue. vs. Chaparral

21. Tate (Cantonment, Fla.)
Record: 21-2 | Last week: NR
Results: Def. Niceville, 9-6; def. Escambia, 13-1; def. Booker T. Washington, 3-2.
Stats: Kirk Mosley had three hits against Niceville. Brayden Touchstone went 3-for-3 with two doubles against Escambia. Clifton Quiggins had three hits against BTW.
Next: Tue. vs. Crestview

22. Pace (Fla.)
Record: 20-3 | Last week: NR
Results: Def. Pensacola Catholic, 4-2; def. Gulf Breeze, 6-3.
Next: Playoffs, TBD



23. Andrean (Merrillville, Ind.)
Record: 16-1 | Last week: NR
Results: Def. Lowell, 7-2; def. Penn, 4-3; def. Bishop Dwenger, 14-0; def. Marian, 25-11; def. Hobart, 5-0.
Stats: Drayk Bowen had two doubles against Lowell. Jax Kalemba doubled and homered against Penn. Bowen and Miguel Martinez homered against Bishop Dwenger. Charlie Koeppen was 3-for-4 with two home runs, one of them a grand slam, with eight RBI against Marian. Billy Jones doubled twice against Hobart.
Next: Tue. vs. Hobart

24. Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.)
Record: 20-3 | Last week: 15
Results: Def. Central (Fresno), 11-3, 7-0, lost 6-3.
Stats: Max Bernal homered in the 11-3 victory.
Next: Tue./Wed./Fri. vs. Clovis West.

25. Dutchtown (Geismar, La.)
Record: 31-3 | Last week: NR
Results: Def. Ponchatoula, 4-3, 3-0
Next: Fri./Sat. vs. Central (Baton Rouge)