MaxPreps Northern California Top 25 high school baseball rankings

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Playoffs and league tournaments have begun and there are a few shakeups in the rankings. Look for more as the Central, Central Coast, North Coast, Northern and Sac-Joaquin sections finish their playoffs.

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There are no Northern California baseball playoffs as the season would stretch past all high school graduations, though there has been discussion within CIF circles about moving the athletic calendar up to make it work, should member schools ever vote for it.

1. (Last week 1) Buchanan (Clovis), 26-3
Section: Central
League: Tri-River
Division: I
Coach: Tom Donald
Upcoming: Central Section playoffs, TBA

2. (16) Saint Francis (Mountain View), 21-9
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: I/Open
Coach: Mike Smith
Upcoming: Los Gatos in Central Coast Section Open playoffs

3. (2) Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 21-8
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: I/Open
Coach: Mike Rodriguez
Upcoming: Santa Cruz in Central Coast Section Open playoffs

4. (9) Valley Christian (San Jose), 18-11-1
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: Open/I
Coach: John Diatte
Upcoming: Willow Glen (San Jose) in Central Coast Section Open playoffs.

5. (5) Casa Grande (Petaluma), 19-4
Section: North Coast
League: North Bay
Division: II
Coach: Paul Maytorena
Upcoming: North Bay League tournament

6. (6) Monte Vista (Danville), 17-7
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Division: I
Coach: Bill Piona
Upcoming: East Bay Athletic League tournament

7. (7) De La Salle (Concord), 17-7
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Division: I
Coach: David Jeans
Upcoming: East Bay Athletic League tournament

8 (10) Elk Grove, 17-10
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Division: I
Coach: Jeff Carlson
Upcoming: Woodcreek in Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.

9. (13) Christian Brothers (Sacramento), 25-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Capital Athletic
Division: III
Coach: Rich Henning
Upcoming: Sierra (Manteca) in Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs

10. (13) Vacaville, 24-3
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Monticello Empire
Division: I
Coach: Stu Clary
Upcoming: Del Oro (Loomis) in Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.

11. (15) Clayton Valley Charter (Concord), 21-1
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo-Foothill
Division: I
Coach: Casey Coakley
Upcoming: College Park (Pleasant Hill), Northgate (Walnut Creek)

12. (18) Amador Valley (Pleasanton), 19-5
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Division: I
Coach: Lou Cesario
Upcoming: East Bay Athletic League tournament.

13. (11) Foothill (Pleasanton), 19-3-1
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Division: I
Coach: Angelo Scavone
Upcoming: East Bay Athletic League tournament

14. (17) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 19-8
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Division: I
Coach: Todd Melton
Upcoming: Napa in Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs

15. (11) Granite Bay, 18-7-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Coach: Pat Esposito
Division: I
Upcoming: Davis in Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs

16. (9) Gregori (Modesto), 26-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Modesto Metro
Division: I
Coach: James Davis
Upcoming: Lodi in Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.

17. (19) Miramonte (Orinda), 22-0
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Valley
Division: III
Coach: Vince Dell'Aquila
Upcoming: Ygnacio Valley (Concord), Concord

18. (10) Franklin (Elk Grove), 18-8-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Division: I
Coach: Bryan Kilby
Upcoming: Season complete

19. (20) Tracy, 21-4
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Diablo Valley
Division: I
Coach: Vic Alkire
Upcoming: El Capitan (Merced) in Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.

20. (NR) Del Oro (Loomis), 17-11
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Division: I
Coach: Jeff Dietrich
Upcoming: Vacaville in Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs

Next Five:
21. Davis, 20-7
22. Napa, 18-10
23. Palo Alto, 25-6
24. Pleasant Valley (Chico), 23-3-1
25. Palma (Salinas), 21-5

Notes:
- No. 12 Amador Valley has won 11 consecutive games heading into the East Bay Athletic League tournament. Mitch Benson is 7-1 and Trevor Wallace 5-1.
- No. 2 Saint Francis won a share of its seventh consecutive West Catholic Athletic League championship and then won the WCAL postseason title with wins over No. 3 Bellarmine and No. 4 Valley Christian. Ace Kyle Joye tossed a complete-game against Valley Christian, winning 3-2.
- No. 5 Casa Grande takes a 10-game winning streak into the North Bay League tournament. Pitchers Broc Burleson, Quinton Gago, Chris Joaquim and Parker Ruoff are a combined 17-4.
- Darren Nelson looked the part of draft prospect as the 6-foot-7 ace struck out five and swatted a 3-run home run to lead No. 15 Granite Bay past Sheldon (Sacramento) 14-4 in a Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoff opener.

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Joe Davidson has covered high school sports for The Sacramento Bee since 1988. Follow him on Twitter: @SacBee_JoeD