High school baseball rankings: National tournaments bring three new teams to MaxPreps Top 25

The All Faiths Classic, the National Classic in Orange County, the San Diego Lions Tournament and the Boras Classic North all influenced this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school baseball rankings.

Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) edged Basic (Henderson, Nev.) for the championship of the All Faiths Classic, which featured private schools from all over the country. The win allowed the Gaels to move from No. 13 to No. 9 this week.

Cypress (Calif.) captured the National Classic tournament with an 8-2 win over Servite (Anaheim, Calif.). The tournament championship, along with a previous win over JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), jumped Cypress into the rankings at No. 19.

La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, Calif.) knocked off Eastlake (Chula Vista, Calif.) for the championship of the San Diego Lions tournament and entered the rankings at No. 17 with a 12-1 record.

Finally, Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa, Calif.) remained undefeated at 14-0 after winning the Boras Classic North with a victory over Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose, Calif.). The Cardinals join the rankings at No. 14.

More changes could be coming as the Boras Classic South gets underway this week with five teams from the this week's rankings competing, including Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), Cypress, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) and Huntington Beach (Calif.) all taking part along with former ranked teams JSerra Catholic and Villa Park (Calif.) also competing.

Other newcomers to the rankings this week include Cypress Woods (Cypress, Texas), Friendswood (Texas), Godwin (Richmond, Va.) and The First Academy (Orlando, Fla.).

Game of the Week: Bishop Gorman def. Basic, 1-0. In the final of the All Faiths Classic, Easton Shelton hit a home run in the ninth inning to give the host Gaels  the 1-0 win over Basic, the defending state champions.

Player of the Week: Luke Matlock of Cypress earned tournament MVP honors at the National Classic, earning a win over El Dorado in the semifinals.

Game to watch: St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) vs. Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio). If the Eaglets have a game on their schedule this year that could be trouble, it's this one. Walsh Jesuit went 22-6 last year and reached the Division 1 regional finals in Ohio.

Streaks: St. Mary's Prep added two more games to its win streak to get to 73 games in a row. Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.) has the second-longest active list with 39 wins in a row.

Team of the Week: Selected based on stats submitted to MaxPreps.

P — Maddox Underwood, Upper Scioto Valley (McGuffey, Ohio): Tossed a five-inning no-hitter with 13 strikeouts.
C — Ruben Roman, St. John Paul II Catholic (Avondale, Ariz.): Batted 7-for-7 with five RBI and a home run.
1B — Grady Daniels, Skyview (Nampa, Idaho): Went 8-for-8 with seven runs scored, nine RBI, three doubles, one triple and one home run.
2B — Hayden Wigley, Gateway Christian (Roswell, N.M.): Batted 5-for-5 with seven RBI, a double and two home runs.
3B — Logan Wilson, Ellicott (Calhan, Colo.): Was 6-for-6 with six runs, nine RBI, three doubles and a home run.
SS — Matthew Thorsen, Chatham (N.Y.): Went 5-for-5 with nine RBI, seven runs scored and three home runs.
OF — Gabe Ciralsky, University School of Milwaukee (Wis.): Batted 6-for-6 with six runs, 12 RBI, two triples and two home runs.
OF — Clifford Goldy, Grandview (Aurora, Colo.): Batted 5-for-5 with 10 RBI, one triple and one home run.

1. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Record: 18-0 | Last week: 1
Scores: Def. Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), 15-0
Hitter of the week: Sean Gamble went 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI against Parkview.
Pitcher of the week: Cam Johnson threw a one-hitter with seven strikeouts for the win.
Next: Tuesday vs. Dunedin, Wednesday vs. Jesuit (Tampa).

2. Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.)
Record: 17-0 | Last week: 2
Scores: Def. Bishop Verot (Fort Myers), 4-0; def. Jupiter, 5-1
Hitter/Pitcher of the week: Christian Rodriguez went 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and an RBI against Bishop Verot. He also struck out 14 for the win.
Next: Tuesday vs. Naples

3. Barbe (Lake Charles, La.)
Record: 30-1 | Last week: 3
Scores: Def. Lafayette, 6-2, 16-1, Def. Sulphur, 5-3
Hitter of the week: Kasen Bellard went 3-for-3 with a double and four RBI in a 16-1 win.
Pitcher of the week: Landon Victorian got the complete game win over Sulphur, striking out five.
Next: Tuesday vs. Sulphur

4. St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 4
Scores: Def. University Liggett, 8-5, 10-0
Hitter of the week: Jasen Oliver had a home run and four RBI in the 8-5 win.
Pitcher of the week: Aidan Donovan struck out seven and allowed no runs on one hit over four and two-thirds innings in the 10-0 win.
Next: Wednesday vs. Walsh Jesuit

5. Sinton (Texas)
Record: 22-1 | Last week: 6
Scores: Def. Rockport Fulton, 12-0; def. West Oso, 11-0
Hitter of the week: Rob Thomas went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI against West Oso.
Pitcher of the week: Braeden Brown gave up no runs on one hit with 10 strikeouts and no walks against Rockport Fulton.
Next: Tuesday vs. Jones (Beeville)

6. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)
Record: 1-0 | Last week: 7
Scores: Def. Tenafly, 10-3
Hitter of the week: Eric Becker had a home run and three RBI in the opener.
Pitcher of the week: Dylan Henshaw threw two no-hit innings with two strikeouts in relief.
Next: Today vs. St. Joseph (Montvale)

7. Catholic-B.R. (Baton Rouge, La.)
Record: 27-2 | Last week: 10
Scores: Def. Woodlawn-B.R., 16-1, 12-0, def. Teurlings Catholic, 11-1
Hitter of the week: Andrew Hodges went 3-for-4 with a grand slam home run and six RBI in a 12-0 win.
Pitcher of the week: Trip Dobson threw a three-inning no-hitter with seven strikeouts in a 16-1 win over Woodlawn-B.R. He also had a home run and five RBI on offense.
Next: Today vs. St. Augustine

8. Huntington Beach (Calif.)
Record: 14-6 | Last week: 12
Scores: Def. Corona Del Mar (Newport Beach), 4-1, 10-8
Hitter of the week: Bradley Navarro hit a home run with three RBI in a 10-8 win.
Pitcher of the week: Carson Lane went five innings in a 4-1 win, striking out eight.
Next: Tuesday vs. La Mirada

9. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Record: 16-2 | Last week: 13
Scores: Def. Juan Diego Catholic, 5-1; def. Vauxhall, 6-3; def. St. Laurence, 6-2; def. Basic, 1-0
Hitter of the week: Easton Shelton had the game-winning run against Basic with a ninth-inning home run.
Pitcher of the week: Kamdyn Perry threw nine innings and gave up no runs on five hits with nine strikeouts against Basic.
Next: Tuesday vs. Arbor View (Las Vegas)

10. Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)
Record: 16-2 | Last week: 14
Scores: Did not play
Next: Tuesday vs. San Dimas

11. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
Record: 14-3 | Last week: 15
Scores: Did not play
Next: Tuesday vs. Corona

12. Westlake (Austin, Texas)
Record: 24-2 | Last week: 8
Scores: Lost to Dripping Springs, 2-1, def. Dripping Springs, 8-0
Hitter of the week: Nathan Duvall went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the win.
Pitcher of the week: Jack Brady got the win in an 8-0 victory, striking out five while giving up no runs on four hits in four innings.
Next: Tuesday vs. Austin

13. Sam Houston (Lake Charles, La.)
Record: 23-2 | Last week: 16
Scores: Def. Comeaux (Lafayette), 8-2, 12-0
Hitter of the week: Cole Flanagan had a pair of home runs in the 8-2 win.
Pitcher of the week: Sam Ardoin struck out seven in five innings of the 8-2 win.
Next: Today vs. New Iberia

14. Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
Record: 14-0 | Last week: NR
Scores: Def. Liberty (Brentwood), 1-0; def. Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 6-3; def. St. Mary's (Stockton), 5-2; def. Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 8-0
Hitter of the week: Brady Boyd had a home run and three RBI in the Oak Ridge win.
Pitcher of the week: Jack Larson was the winning pitcher in the championship game of the Boras Classic North tournament, going five and two-thirds innings and giving up no runs on four hits with eight strikeouts.
Next: Wednesday vs. Ukiah

15. Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.)
Record: 16-2 | Last week: 19
Scores: Def. Male (Louisville), 12-2; def. Nature Coast Tech, 10-0
Hitter of the week: Jake Kulikowski had a home run and three RBI against Male and went 2-for-4 with an RBI against Nature Coast Tech.
Pitcher of the week: Wes Mendes threw three no-hit innings of a five-inning no-hitter with Wilson Andersen, striking out nine with no walks.
Next: Wednesday vs. IMG Academy

16. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
Record: 17-1 | Last week: 23
Scores: Def. Osceola (Kissimmee), 3-2; def. Mendon (Pittsford, NY), 11-1; def. West Orange, 10-0
Hitter of the week: Logan Chapman went 3-for-3 with two doubles and five RBI against West Orange.
Pitcher of the week: Oscar Hernandez tossed a two-hitter against West Orange, striking out 11.
Next: Tuesday vs. Foundation Academy

17. La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, Calif.)
Record: 12-1 | Last week: NR
Scores: Def. Santana, 10-0; def. Granite Hills, 12-0; def. Grossmont, 9-3; def. Eastlake, 3-1
Hitter of the week: Matt Pueschel went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI against Grossmont.
Pitcher of the week: Caden Pearlman threw a seven-inning one-hit shutout against Santana, striking out eight.
Next: Today vs. Rancho Bernardo

18. Cypress Woods (Cypress, Texas)
Record: 21-3 | Last week: NR
Scores: Def. Cypress Falls, 11-0
Hitter of the week: Ethan Farris went 3-for-4 with three RBI.
Pitcher of the week: Mason Green went six innings and allowed no runs on three hits with nine strikeouts.
Next: Tuesday vs. Bridgeland

19. Cypress (Calif.)
Record: 16-4 | Last week: NR
Scores: Def. Liberty, 6-2; def. Foothill (Santa Ana), 5-1; def. El Dorado (Placentia), 1-0; def. Servite (Anaheim), 8-2
Hitter of the week: Max Senesac went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the championship game of the National Classic against Servite.
Pitcher of the week: Luke Matlock tossed a seven-inning, four-hit shutout with four strikeouts in the semifinals of the National Classic against El Dorado.
Next: Tuesday vs. Aquinas (San Bernardino)

20. Friendswood (Texas)
Record: 20-2-2 | Last week: NR
Scores: Def. Manvel, 13-1, 11-0
Hitter of the week: Dane Perry had a home run and four RBI in the 13-1 win. He also homered in the 11-0 win.
Pitcher of the week: Easton Tumis went four innings and gave up one run on three hits with seven strikeouts in a 13-1 win.
Next: Tuesday vs. LaPorte

21. The First Academy (Orlando, Fla.)
Record: 18-1 | Last week: NR
Scores: Def. Victory Charter School (Kissimmee), 10-0; def. Master's Academy, 4-1
Hitter of the week: Jaden Bastian went 1-for-2 with a home run in the 4-1 win.
Pitcher of the week: Freshman Ryon Smith threw a five-inning, one-hit shutout with five strikeouts in a 10-0 win.
Next: Thursday vs. South Lake

22. Godwin (Richmond, Va.)
Record: 8-0 | Last week: NR
Scores: Def. Freedom, 6-4; def. Hanover, 6-3
Hitter of the week: Justin Tobin had a home run against Freedom and a double against Hanover.
Pitcher of the week: Hank Piersol threw three innings of no-hit ball with three strikeouts against Hanover.
Next: Tuesday vs. Maggie Walker

23. Sulphur (La.)
Record: 23-3 | Last week: 24
Scores: Def. Southside (Youngsville), 4-3, 1-0, lost to Barbe, 5-3
Pitcher/Hitter of the week: Luke Benoit went seven innings in a 1-0 win, giving up four hits and striking out eight. He also went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in the 4-3 win.
Next: Today vs. Elizabeth, Tuesday vs. Barbe

24. Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Record: 15-3 | Last week: 11
Scores: Def. Lane Tech (Chicago), 10-4; def. Lemont (Ill.), 2-1; lost to Miami Springs, 6-4
Hitter of the week: Andrew Ildefonso had a double and a home run against Lemont.
Pitcher of the week: Connor McShane went six innings and gave up one run on six hits with three strikeouts.
Next: Tuesday vs. Chaminade-Madonna

25. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Record: 15-4 | Last week: 21
Scores: Lost to Basha (Chandler), 7-3; def. Basha, 11-3
Hitter of the week: Ryan Kucherak had a home run and three RBI in the 11-3 win.
Pitcher of the week: Rohan Lettow got the win over Basha, striking out two.
Next: Today vs. Perry (Gilbert)

Dropped out: No. 5 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio), No. 9 Concordia Lutheran (Tomball, Texas), No. 17 Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.), No. 18 Pace (Fla.), No. 20 Rancho Bernardo (San Diego, Calif.), No. 22 Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), No. 25 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)