MaxPreps Final 2015 National Small Schools Top 25 High School Baseball Rankings

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Eaton (Colo.) has one of the most successful small-school baseball programs in the country, and the 2015 season may have been one of its best.

Under coach Jim Danley, the 2009 MaxPreps Small School Coach of the Year, the Reds have won 11 state championships since 1993. During that time, Eaton has won the regional championship every year (23 years straight) and has won 22 league championships during that time.

Eaton also finishes the year as the No. 1 team in the MaxPreps Small Schools National Rankings.

In his 44 years as head coach, Danley has the best winning percentage in the nation at 83.1 percent. He is 807-163-2. This season, Danley led the Reds to the most wins in a single season (26), according to the program's website, en route to winning the Class 3A state championship.

Mattituck (N.Y.), the Class B state champion in New York, comes in at No. 2 while West (Texas), the Class 3A state champion in Texas, is the No. 3 team.

The small-school rankings are based on the MaxPreps Computer Rankings and include schools that belong to state enrollment divisions generally with fewer than 1,000 students. Each team is listed with its record and its computer rating.


1. Eaton (Colo.), 26-1, 30.06*

2. Mattituck (N.Y.), 27-1, 29.51*

3. West (Texas), 32-2-1, 27.94*

4. Sumrall (Miss.), 33-5, 26.92*

5. South Spencer (Rockport, Ind.), 24-2, 26.88*

6. Silo (Okla.), 32-1, 26.75*

7. Wesleyan (Norcross, Ga.), 32-4, 26.59*

8. Roff (Okla.), 34-2, 25.57

9. Brunswick (Md.), 20-2, 25.22*

10. King's Ridge Christian (Alpharetta, Ga.), 30-5, 24.87*

11. Ouachita Christian (Monroe, La.), 28-4, 24.67*

12. Belmont (Miss.), 26-5, 24.58

13. Harleton (Texas), 21-3, 24.39

14. Campbell (Litchfield, N.H.), 21-0, 24.22*

15. Livonia (N.Y.), 25-2, 24.21

16. Verdigris (Claremore, Okla.), 33-3, 24.21

17. Whiteville (N.C.), 28-5, 23.66*

18. Ninety Six (S.C.), 26-6, 23.54*

19. Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City, Okla.), 34-4, 23.36*

20. Mid-Carolina (Prosperity, S.C.), 25-4, 22.37

21. Westminster Christian (Miami), 23-7-1, 22.12*

22. Hoosic Valley (Schaghticoke, N.Y.), 23-1, 22.01*

23. Teague (Texas), 19-9-1, 22.0

24. Christian (El Cajon, Calif.), 29-2, 21.98

25. North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, Fla.), 21-10, 21.76

*Denotes state champion