Video: Outfielder lays out at the last second
See a Texas fielder pull off a spectacular grabFor the first time this season, there are no changes among the top spots in the MaxPreps regional baseball rankings.
While the No. 1 teams remained the same from the previous week, there were also few new teams added to regional rankings. Only seven new teams made the regional lists this week with no new additions in either the South or Southwest.
The top teams include Buchanan in the West, Mountain Ridge in the Southwest, Bryant in the South, Brother Rice in the Midwest and Ketcham in the Northeast.
The regional rankings are based on the
MaxPreps National Baseball Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard. The team's record and computer ranking are noted in the rankings. Numbers are current as of Tuesday.
The 50 states are divided into five regions as follows:
West: Hawaii, California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, Colorado.
Southwest: Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona.
South:
Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia.
Midwest: North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas.
Northeast:
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
States not included: Montana and Wyoming (do not have baseball), Iowa (season is during the summer).
West
1. (last week 1)
Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.), 28-1, 30.8
2. (2)
JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), 25-6, 30.3
3. (3)
El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.), 24-5, 28.3
4. (4)
Orange Lutheran (Calif.), 21-8, 27.6
5. (5)
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 21-3, 27.4
6. (8)
Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 25-8, 25.1
7. (6)
Serra (San Mateo, Calif.), 25-7-1, 24.7
8. (NR)
Basic (Henderson, Nev.), 36-4, 24.5
9. (7)
Clovis North (Fresno, Calif.), 23-6-1, 24.2
10. (9)
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 31-6, 24.1
South1. (1)
Bryant (Ark.), 28-2, 29.0
2. (2)
Sparkman (Harvest, Ala.), 37-9, 27.1
3. (6)
Walton (Marietta, Ga.), 30-4, 26.9
4. (3)
Cullman (Ala.), 41-12, 26.6
5. (5)
Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), 35-6, 26.4
6. (7)
Faith Baptist Christian Academy (Ludowici, Ga.), 28-4, 26.2
6. (10)
Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 30-2, 26.2
8. (9)
North Davidson (Lexington, N.C.), 25-1, 25.9
9. (8)
Vestavia Hills (Ala.), 30-8, 25.8
10. (4)
West Orange (Winter Garden, Fla.), 27-3, 25.4
Southwest
1. (1)
Mountain Ridge (Glendale, Ariz.), 26-6, 27.2
2. (2)
Coppell (Texas), 32-2, 26.8
3. (5)
Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 27-7, 26.7
4. (4)
Deer Park (Texas), 34-0, 26.3
4. (3)
O'Connor (Phoenix), 30-7, 26.3
6. (6)
St. Thomas Catholic (Houston), 30-1-1, 25.3
7. (7)
Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.), 21-7, 24.8
8. (9)
Basha (Chandler, Ariz.), 24-6, 24.5
9. (8)
Hebron (Carrollton, Texas), 27-8, 23.7
10. (4)
Deer Creek (Edmond, Okla.), 31-9, 23.6
Midwest
1. (1)
Brother Rice (Chicago), 30-2, 27.9
2. (2)
Zionsville (Ind.), 25-4-1, 25.8
3. (4)
Noblesville (Ind.), 23-5, 24.9
4. (5)
Plainfield North (Ill.), 23-2, 23.4
5. (8)
Jasper (Ind.), 24-3, 23.2
6. (6)
Rock Bridge (Columbia, Mo.), 27-8, 23.0
6. (3)
Jackson (Massillon, Ohio), 23-0, 23.0
8. (NR)
Mt. Pleasant (Mich.), 12-1, 22.9
9. (9)
O'Fallon (Ill.), 29-3, 22.6
10. (NR)
Milford (Ohio), 28-2, 22.0
Northeast
Steinert of New Jersey has moved into the Northeast's Top 10.
Photo by Alyson Boyer Rode
1. (1)
Ketcham (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.), 18-1, 24.2
2. (T7)
Malvern Prep (Pa.), 26-5, 21.6
2. (5)
Amity Regional (Woodbridge, Conn.), 17-1 21.6
4. (NR)
Canisius (Buffalo, N.Y.), 10-0-1, 21.5
5. (NR)
Middletown South (N.J.), 22-4, 20.9
6. (T7)
Central Mountain (Mill Hall, Pa.), 18-2, 20.7
6. (T7)
Lancaster (N.Y.), 18-2, 20.7
8. (NR)
St. Mark's (Wilmington, Del.), 18-2, 20.6
9. (NR)
Steinert (Hamilton, N.J.), 25-4, 20.2
10. (6)
St. John's (Shrewsbury, Mass.), 15-3, 20.1