Many of the longest win streaks in 2021 are holdovers, trapped in time
from the 2020 season. With COVID-19 wiping out the entire season for
most states in the Midwest and northeast, many teams have still-active win streaks heading into the 2021 season.
MaxPreps lists the Top 10 active win streaks to start the 2021 season, along with the addition of Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.), which has already started its season and has moved up among the top 10 active win streaks.
MaxPreps No. 1 Jesuit also has a 20-game win streak, among active national leaders.
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1. Webster (Wis.) — 37
Led
by former MLB pitcher Jarrod Washburn, the Tigers have won back-to-back
state championships, but haven't played since 2019. Webster
won 30 games in 2019 and the last seven games of the 2018 season to
build a 37-game win streak. Webster had the third-longest win streak
entering last season behind Silo (40) and Blanchard (39), both of
Oklahoma. Webster doesn't play until April, but it returns all-state
selection
Owen Washburn, the coach's son, who batted .561 as a sophomore
in 2019.
2. Andrean (Merrillville, Ind.) — 35
The Fighting 59ers won the
3A championship in 2019, losing the second game
of the season and then winning 35 in a row. Coach Dave Pishkur went over
1,000 career wins during the 2019 season and also became the all-time
winningest coach in Indiana. Andrean doesn't open its season until late
March.
3. Center Moriches (N.Y.) — 32
Like Webster, the Red Devils have a winning streak that extends into the 2018 season. They
won their final five games of the 2018 season to win the Class B state
championship. They then went 27-0 in the 2019 season to win the crown
again. Center Moriches did not play in 2020.
4. Colonel Richardson (Federalsburg, Md.) — 24
Last
year was supposed to be another stellar season for the Colonels
as they returned half of the starting lineup from a club that went 24-0 in
2019 and won the Maryland Class 1A state championship. They never took the field, leaving it up to the 2021 team to extend
the nation's fourth-longest active win streak.
5. (tie) Elkhart (Kan.) — 22
The Wildcats
edged Marion 3-2 in the Kansas Class 2-1A state championship game.
Elkhart finished the season 22-0, but it did not play in 2020. The
Wildcats are scheduled to begin their season on March 29.
5. (tie) Appoquinimink (West Middletown, Del.) — 22
The
Jaguars went 22-0 and captured the 2019 state championship. They were one of the favorites again in 2020 with Gatorade State
Player of the Year
Lorenzo Carrier leading the way at shortstop. He returns for his senior season
2021 to help the Jaguars extend their streak.
7. Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.) — 21
The
Tigers won their final eight games of the
2019 season to a capture a Florida state championship. Jesuit started
the 2020 season with a 9-0 record and is the only team on this list
that played in 2020. The Tigers, ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps
to start 2021, is off to a 4-0 start. The Tigers take on Venice, the team Jesuit beat to start the streak in 2019.
8. (tie) Lisbon (Lisbon Falls, Maine) — 20
The
Greyhounds went undefeated in winning the Class C state championship in
2019. Lisbon did not take the field in 2020 and is not expected to play
again until April.
8. (tie) Gateway Christian (Roswell, N.M.) — 20
The Warriors
simply dominated in 2019, winning games by an average score of 14-1.
Twice, Gateway scored over 30 runs in a game. The Warriors won the Class A
state championship, but they did not play in 2020.
8. (tie) St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) — 20
The
Eaglets actually started the 2019 season with a 7-9 record, but they
won 27 of their final 29 games with two ties. Thus St. Mary Prep has a
29-game unbeaten streak with 20 straight wins in a row. St. Mary Prep
did not play in 2020, but is ranked by MaxPreps as the top team in
Michigan for the 2021 season.
11. White River Valley (Royalton, Vt.) — 18
The
Wildcats have the distinction of never having lost a baseball game in
the school's history. That's because the school began play in 2019 and
went 18-0 with a Division 3 state championship. White River Valley lost
one starter from the 2019 team, but did not play in 2020.
