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See one of the top players from Huntington Beach (Calif.), which enters this week's Xcellent 50Two teams with long winning streaks saw their seasons end with a loss and thus a drop in the MaxPreps Xcellent 50 National Baseball Rankings.
Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) had not lost to a New Jersey team during the season after losing to a Florida team in late March. Although the Ironmen won the Non-Public A North Sectional tournament, they fell 7-0 to Christian Brothers Academy in the Non-Public A state final. The loss drops Don Bosco Prep to No. 24 in the rankings while Christian Brothers Academy enters the rankings at No. 23.
Meanwhile, San Dimas won its first 31 games of the season and rose to No. 3 in last week's rankings. However a 4-1 loss to Walnut in the Southern Section Division 3 semifinals ended the season for San Dimas. Walnut then lost in the section final, thus dropping San Dimas out of the rankings completely.
In a showdown between two of the top teams in Texas, previous No. 7 Dallas Jesuit dropped previous No. 6 Oak Ridge in two games in the Region 2 championship series to advance to the state tournament. Dallas Jesuit moves up to No. 5 while Oak Ridge falls to No. 15.
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Joe DeMers and College Park made a small jump in the rankings after winning a section title in California.
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Georgia Class 6A state champion. Season over.
2. (2) Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.), 32-2
Arizona Division II state champion. Season over.
3. (4) Oxford (Miss.), 35-1
Mississippi Class 5A state champion. Season over.
4. (5) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 32-3
Nevada Division I state champion. Season over.
5. (7) Dallas Jesuit (Texas), 35-3-2
The Rangers advanced in the state tournament with a 3-1, 4-0 sweep of Oak Ridge in the Region 2 championship series.
Chase Jennings had three hits in the first game and
Kyle Muller pitched a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts in the second game. Dallas Jesuit will face Cypress Ranch in the semifinals.
6. (8) Buford (Ga.), 34-2
Georgia Class 4A state champion. Season over.
7. (10) College Park (Pleasant Hill, Calif.), 26-4
College Park avenged an earlier loss to De La Salle with a 5-2 win over the Spartans in the North Coast Section Division I championship game. College Park got 10 strikeouts from
Joe DeMers, who picked up the win after entering in the second inning. College Park was supposed to face De La Salle ace Justin Hooper, but he was reportedly held out of the game with a sore elbow.
8. (11) Alexander (Laredo, Texas), 31-3
Alexander began the week by topping Reagan (San Antonio) 6-2 to advance to the Region 4 final against Johnson (San Antonio). There, Alexander beat Johnson 10-7 and 9-0 to advance to the state tournament. Alexander will face Arlington Martin in the semifinals.
9. (12) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 31-3
The Crusaders captured the Ohio Division I championship by beating Westerville Central 16-0 in five innings. Moeller won its semifinal game against Aurora 6-1. The title is the third in the past four seasons and the eighth in school history for the Crusaders.
10. (13) Columbus (Miami), 27-5
Florida Class 8A state champion. Season over.
11. (14) Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 27-5
Florida Class 5A state champion. Season over.
12. (15) Venice (Fla.), 29-3
Florida Class 6A state champion. Season over.
13. (16) Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.), 29-4
California Central Section Division I champion. Season over.
14. (18) Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 29-5
California Central Coast Section Open Division champion. Season over.
15. (6) Oak Ridge (Conroe, Texas), 29-4
Oak Ridge lost two straight to Dallas Jesuit in the Region 2 championship series. Dallas Jesuit won the first game 3-1 and then shut out Oak Ridge 4-0 in the second game.
16. (19) Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), 34-10
Louisiana Class 5A state champion. Season over.
17. (20) Jasper (Ind.), 29-1
Jasper won its sectional tournament 10-0 over Vincennes Lincoln and then won the first two games of the Class 3A state tournament over South Dearborn, 14-1, and Mt. Vernon, 6-2. Jasper meets West Vigo in the semifinals this week.
18. (23) Chicago Mt. Carmel, 34-4
The Caravan topped St. Rita 5-4 in the section championship game after beating Simeon 4-2 in the semifinals. Mt. Carmel will take on Plainfield North in the super-sectionals.
19. (21) Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), 31-4
After falling to Millbrook 4-3 in the first game of the three-game championship series, Providence won the next two 10-0 and 10-2 to claim its first state title since 1995.
20. (46) Martin (Arlington, Texas), 27-5
Martin advanced to the Class 6A state tournament with an 8-9, 6-3, 14-4 win over Keller in the Region 1 championship game.
21. (25) Park Vista (Lake Worth, Fla.), 28-3
Season over.
22. (22) Keller (Texas), 27-6-1
Keller lost in three games to Arlington Martin, winning the first game 9-8 before falling 6-3 and 14-4.
23. (NR) Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft, N.J.), 26-5
CBA defeated Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) 7-0 for the Non-Public A championship.
24. (9) Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 29-2
The Ironmen lost to a New Jersey team for the first time this year, losing 7-0 to Christian Brothers in the Non-Public A championship game.
25. (NR) Cypress Ranch (Houston), 29-6
Cypress Ranch defeated Clear Creek 0-1, 5-0, 6-0 in the Region 3 championship series to advance to the Class 6A state tournament. Cy Ranch will take on Dallas Jesuit in the semifinals.
The Next 2526. (17) Edwardsville (Ill.), 35-2
Edwardsville saw its season come to an end with a 3-1 loss to O'Fallon in the Bloomington Section semifinals.
27. (27) Boca Raton (Fla.), 23-3
Season over.
28. (28) Olympia (Orlando, Fla.), 27-2
Season over.
29. (29) Mosley (Lynn Haven, Fla.), 28-4
Season over.
30. (30) Sulphur (La.), 35-3
Season over.
31. (31) South Caldwell (Hudson, N.C.), 26-1
Season over.
32. (NR) Huntington Beach (Calif.), 25-8
The Oilers defeated Hart (Newhall) 3-1 to claim the Southern Section Division I championship.
33. (32) Whitewater (Fayetteville, Ga.), 29-7
Season over.
34. (33) Hardin Valley Academy (Knoxville, Tenn.), 30-15
Tennessee Class 3A state champion. Season over.
35. (34) Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.), 41-8
Season over.
36. (35) DeSoto Central (Southaven, Miss.), 28-9
Mississippi Class 6A state champion. Season over.
37. (36) JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), 26-5-1
Season over.
38. (37) Houston (Germantown, Tenn.), 31-10
Season over.
39. (38) Bartlett (Tenn.), 33-9
Season over.
40. (40) Cullman (Ala.), 45-10
Alabama Class 6A state champion. Season over.
41. (41) Mesquite (Gilbert, Ariz.), 24-9
Arizona Division I state champion. Season over.
42. (42) Owasso (Okla.) 28-5
Oklahoma Class 6A state champion. Season over.
43. (43) Pleasant Grove (Pleasant Grove, Utah), 27-3
Utah Class 5A state champion. Season over.
44. (45) Greenbrier (Evans, Ga.), 29-4
Georgia Class 5A state champion. Season over.
45. (26) Flower Mound (Texas), 29-6
Season over.
46. (47) Walton (Marietta, Ga.), 30-7
Season over.
47. (48) Catholic (Baton Rouge, La.), 37-5
Season over.
48. (49) Oviedo (Fla.), 24-5-1
Florida Class 7A state champion.
49. (50) Wando (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.), 25-8
South Carolina Class 4A state champion. Season over.
50. (NR) Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 23-4
Colorado Class 5A state champion. Season over.
Dropped out: No. 3 San Dimas, No. 24. Reagan (San Antonio), No. 39. McCracken County, No. 44. St. Rita (Chicago).
