High school baseball rankings: Twists and turns in Texas playoffs produce new No. 1 in this week's MaxPreps Top 25

Last week in high school baseball had it all – the end of the nation's longest winning streak, a climb to No. 1 in the MaxPreps Top 25 for the winningest coach in Texas history and a preseason favorite that kept its national championship very much alive.

Previous No. 1 Tomball saw its 38-game win streak and 40-game unbeaten streak come to an end with a 2-1 loss to Marcus (Flower Mound) in the Texas Class 6A Division 2 semifinals, dropping to No. 4. The good news for the Cougars is that they were able to take two in a row from Marcus on Saturday to advance to the championship game against Memorial (Houston) on Saturday.

Taking Tomball's spot is another Texas team led by the winningest coach in state history. Calallen (Corpus Christi) coach Steve Chapman, with a career record of 1,254-273-5, returns to the state final for the second straight year. Chapman and the Wildcats will appear in their 10th championship game with three titles to their credit. Calallen faces Pleasant Grove (Texarkana), which lost to the Wildcats in the state final last year. The Hawks swept West Plains (Amarillo) in two games and moved from No. 20 to No. 14 this week.

In California, St. John Bosco (Bellflower) won its second straight Southern Section Division 1 championship by beating Harvard-Westlake (Studio City) in the semifinals and Norco in the championship game. The preseason No. 1 team in the nation by MaxPreps, Bosco improves to No. 3 this week but sits behind Trinity (Louisville, Ky.), which defeated the Braves at the National High School Invitational.

St. John Bosco will compete in the Southern California Regional playoffs this week but will not have to face Orange Lutheran (Orange), Harvard-Westlake or Norco, all of which either didn't qualify or chose not to participate. 

Two new teams joined the rankings this week. Lovejoy (Lucas), which is competing for the Class 5A Division 2 championship in Texas against Sharyland (Mission), comes in at No. 24. Loganville upended Pope (Marietta) to snap a 26-game win streak, capture the Georgia AAAAA state championship and earn the No. 25 spot in this week's rankings.
  
Game of the Week

Loganville 4, Pope 3. In the rubber game of the Class AAAAA championship game, Loganville scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to overcome a 3-1 deficit and win the state title. Brantley Carter had the game-winning hit with a two-run, walkoff single.

Game to Watch

No. 1 Calallen vs. No. 14 Pleasant Grove, Friday. These two teams battled for the Class 4A Division 1 championship last year with Calallen winning 5-3. Coach Steve Chapman will have his choice of either Drayton Mitchell or Collier Carroll on the mound. Both have double-digit win totals this year. Pleasant Grove can counter with Hunter Rose, a 10-win pitcher with two no-hitters this year.

Pitcher of the Week

Julian Garcia of St. John Bosco threw a seven-inning, one-hit shutout with 14 strikeouts and no walks to beat Norco and give the Braves their second straight Southern Section Division 1 championship.

Hitter of the Week

One of the top pitchers in the country, Hunter Rose of Pleasant Grove can hit, too. He went 5-for-5 with a double and two triples in the two wins over West Plains. He drove in five runs, including four in one game.

Streaks

With Tomball's streak ending at 38 straight games, the new leader is Lakewood (Ohio) with 27 wins in a row. Calallen  and Germantown (Wis.) are right behind with 26 straight wins.
 
MaxPreps Top 25 baseball rankings

1. Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Record: 38-2 | Last week: 2
Scores: Def. Bullard 4-3, 14-4 
Next: Friday vs. Pleasant Grove

2. Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Record: 37-3 | Last week: 3
Scores: Def. St. Xavier 2-0
Next: Friday vs. Bullitt East

Record: 27-5 | Last week: 4
Scores: Def. Harvard-Westlake 3-1, def. Norco 2-0
Next: Tuesday vs. Cathedral Catholic

4. Tomball (Texas)
Record: 42-1-1 | Last week: 1
Scores: Lost to Marcus 2-1, def. Marcus 11-4, 8-6
Next: Saturday vs. Memorial

5. Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.)
Record: 28-6 | Last week: 6
Season complete. Class 7A state champion.

Record: 30-4 | Last week: 7
Season complete. Class 3A state champion.

7. Catholic (Baton Rouge, La.)
Record: 37-5 | Last week: 8
Season complete. Select Division I state champion.

Record: 35-2 | Last week: 15
Scores: Def. Argo 15-0, def. Oak Lawn 5-0
Next: Wednesday vs. Chicago Mt. Carmel

9. Norco (Calif.)
Record: 28-5 | Last week: 9
Scores: Def. Notre Dame 5-2, lost to St. John Bosco 2-0
Season complete.

10. Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.)
Record: 23-6 | Last week: 5
Scores: Lost to St. John Bosco 3-1
Season complete.

11. Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
Record: 25-6 | Last week: 10
Season complete.

12. Venice (Fla.)
Record: 32-2 | Last week: 11
Season complete.

13. Magnolia Heights (Senatobia, Miss.)
Record: 36-4-1 | Last week: 12
Season complete. MAIS Class 4A Division 1 state champion.

14. Pleasant Grove (Texarkana, Texas)
Record: 38-4 | Last week: 20
Scores: Def. West Plains 10-3, 10-0
Next: Friday vs. Calallen

15. Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.)
Record: 28-6 | Last week: 16
Season complete. Class 4A state champion.

16. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)