Barbers Hill
(Mt. Belvieu, Texas) ended the greatest baseball season in Friendswood history over the weekend with an 8-2, 5-2 sweep that advanced the Eagles to the Class 5A state tournament and dropped Friendswood 23 spots in the MaxPreps Top 25 high school baseball rankings.
Barbers Hill entered the rankings at No. 24 this week while Friendswood, which was threatening Barbe (Lake Charles, La.) for the No. 1 overall ranking, dropped to No. 25. Barbers Hill was the only new team in this week's rankings after Butler (Vandalia, Ohio) lost to Elder (Cincinnati) in the Ohio Division 1 quarterfinals.
St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.), meanwhile, leapfrogged IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) to No. 2 with a pair of impressive playoff wins.
Dropped out: Butler (Vandalia, Ohio)
Game of the Week: Keller 6, Southlake Carroll 4. Just one out away from an opportunity to win the game in the bottom of the seventh, Southlake Carroll gave up five straight walks to score two Keller runs (one on a balk). Keller set down the Dragons in order in the bottom of the seventh to advance to the state tournament.
Player of the Week: Jake Dresselhouse, St. Mary Prep, blasted two more home runs last week, giving him a team-best 13 for the season.
Recruit watch: Daylen Lile, Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) continues to hit them out of the ballpark as he moved to third place on the national home runs leaderboard with 16 round-trippers. He had a home run against Atherton and another against Portland Christian.
Game to watch: Smithson Valley vs. Rockwall-Heath. Smithson Valley is the hottest team in the Class 6A playoffs, going 29-2 since starting the season 6-3. Rockwall-Heath, meanwhile, knows how to play from behind. The Hawks have trailed in three of their four playoff series, but have won the final two games three times to advance to the state tournament.
Streaks: Webster (Wis.) upped its win streak to 53 games. The total moves Webster into a four-way tie with Amsterdam (N.Y.), Omaha Northwest (Neb.) and Garber (Okla.) for 29th place on the list of longest all-time win streaks. Webster finishes the regular season Tuesday vs. Clear Lake.
Henry Godbout, Baylor
Photo by Andy Mitchell
1. Barbe (Lake Charles, La.)
Record: 39-2 |
Last week: 1
Louisiana Class 5A champions
2. St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.)
Record: 38-1 |
Last week: 4
Results: Def. Hazel Park, 15-0; def. Detroit Country Day, 10-1.
Stats:
Jake Dresselhouse and
Ike Irish both hit home runs against Hazel Park
and Detroit Country Day. Dresselhouse has 13 home runs on the season
while Irish has 10.
Next: June 9 vs. Fitzgerald (Warren)
3. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Record: 23-2 |
Last week: 3
Season complete
4. Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.)
Record: 28-2 |
Last week: 5
Florida Class 7A state champions
5. Madison Central (Madison, Miss.)Record: 34-2 |
Last week: 6
Results: Def. Northwest Rankin, 3-2, 11-1.
Stats: Braden Montgomery had 15 strikeouts in the 3-2 win while
Ross Highfill went 3-for-3 with a double in the second game.
Next: Season over. Mississippi Class 6A state champion.
6. Thousand Oaks (Calif.)
Record: 25-1 |
Last week: 7
Results: Def. Moorpark, 6-0.
Stats: Easton Rulli went 2-for-3 with a double and a triple.
Next: Tues. vs. Mission Viejo.
7. Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Record: 35-2 |
Last week: 10
Results: Def. Atherton, 10-0; def. Portland Christian, 10-0; def. Male, 6-4.
Stats: Daylen Lile and
Matthew Klein both hit home runs against Atherton. Lile added a triple and a home run against Portland Christian.
Next: Region finals, TBD
8. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Record: 27-4 |
Last week: 8
Tennessee Division II Class AA champion
9. Roff (Okla.)
Record: 33-0 |
Last week: 9
Oklahoma Class B state champions
10. Smithson Valley (Spring Branch, Texas)
Record: 35-5 |
Last week: 11
Results: Def. Los Fresnos, 3-2.
Stats: Ethan Gonzalez had a pair of RBI in the win.
Next: State tournament vs. Rockwall Heath.
11. Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.)
Record: 21-3 |
Last week: 12
Arizona Division I state champion
12. Buford (Ga.)
Record: 32-2 |
Last week: 14
Season complete
13. Jackson Prep (Jackson, Miss.)
Record: 35-3 |
Last week: 15
MAIS state champion
14. Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.)
Record: 26-2 |
Last week: 16
Results: Def. Clovis West, 13-3.
Stats: JP Acosta had a grand slam and
Max Bernal had double and a home run against Clovis West.
Next: Wed. vs. Righetti.
15. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Record: 24-6 |
Last week: 17
Results: Did not play
Next: Tue. vs. Capistrano Valley.
16. Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
Record: 27-4 |
Last week: 18
Results: Def. Aliso Niguel, 11-0.
Stats: Ben Reiland had a triple and
Mikey Romero had a double in the win.
Next: Tue. vs. Mira Costa.
17. Keller (Texas)
Record: 34-7 |
Last week: 19
Results: Def. Southlake Carroll, 2-1, lost to Southlake Carroll, 11-1; def. Southlake Carroll, 6-4.
Stats:
Eric Hammond had eight strikeouts in the first game
Griffin Barton,
Braden Davis and
Clayton Thomas each had a double in the 6-4 win.
Next: State tournament vs. Strake Jesuit College Prep.
18. Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.)
Record: 26-3 |
Last week: 20
Season complete
19. Auburn (Ala.)
Record: 36-7 |
Last week: 21
Alabama Class 7A state champion
20. The First Academy (Orlando, Fla.)
Record: 31-1 |
Last week: 22
Florida Class 3A champion
21. Marist (Atlanta, Ga.)
Record: 33-9 |
Last week: 23
Georgia Class AAAA champion
22. Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.)
Record: 30-10 |
Last week: 24
Georgia Class AAAAAAA champion
23. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Record: 18-1 |
Last week: 25
Southern Nevada 5A Regional Champion
24. Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu, Texas)
Record: 36-8-1 |
Last week: NR
Results: Def. Friendswood, 8-2, 5-2.
Next: Season over.
25. Friendswood (Texas)
Record: 31-3 |
Last week: 2
Results: Lost to Barbers Hill, 8-2, 5-2.
Next: Season over.
