MaxPreps final medium schools national high school baseball rankings

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Hanover won the Class 4A state championship in Virginia and that was enough to give it the top spot in the MaxPreps final medium schools national baseball rankings.

The Hawks edged Oxford, last year's medium schools mythical champion, which came in No. 2 after winning the Class 5A state championship in Mississippi. Washington Class 2A champion Selah came in at No. 3 while a pair of Florida state champions, 5A winner Bolles (Jacksonville) and 6A champ Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale), rounded out the top five.

Hanover lost only to River Bluff (Lexington, S.C.) in a South Carolina tournament. The Hawks won 13 of their 23 wins by shutout and had six other games where they gave up just one run. They defeated Liberty Christian (Lynchburg, Va.), 13-12 in the state final.

The medium schools rankings are based on the MaxPreps National Baseball Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard. Medium-sized schools are those that play in state enrollment divisions that generally have between 1,000 and 2,000 students.


1. (last ranking NR) Hanover (Mechanicsville, Va.), 23-1, 32.5
Virginia Class 4A state champion.

2. (13) Oxford (Miss.), 28-8, 29.9
Mississippi Class 5A state champion.

3. (NR) Selah (Wash.), 25-1, 29.8
Washington Class 2A state champion.

4. (3) Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.), 28-3, 29.7
Florida Class 5A state champion.

5. (1) Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 29-2, 29.5
Florida Class 6A state champion.

6. (15) Houston (Miss.), 31-4, 29.3
Mississippi Class 4A state champion.

7. (4) Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.), 31-2, 29.2
California Southern Section Division III champion.

7T. (20) Belton-Honea Path (Honea Path, S.C.), 32-4, 29.2
South Carolina Class 3A state champion.

9. (2) Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette, La.), 35-4, 28.9
Louisiana Class 4A state champion.

10. (NR) Wylie (Abilene, Texas), 33-3, 27.8
Texas Class 4A state champion.

11. (5) Russellville (Ala.), 48-7, 27.6
Alabama Class 5A state champion.

12. (12) Buford (Ga.), 32-5, 27.2
Georgia Class 4A state runner-up.

13. (NR) Westminster (Atlanta), 30-6, 27.1
Georgia Class 3A state champion.

14. (NR) Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw, N.C.), 30-6, 26.9
North Carolina Class 3A state champion.

15. (NR) Wantagh (N.Y.), 25-5, 26.6
New York Class A state champion.

15T. (NR) Waupaca (Wis.), 25-4, 26.6
Wisconsin Division 2 state champion.

17. (NR) Lake Washington (Kirkland, Wash.), 24-2, 26.4
Washington Class 3A state champion.

18. (10) Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.), 33-4, 26.2
Georgia Class 3A state runner-up.

18. (NR) Old Town (Maine), 19-1, 26.2
Maine Class B state champion.

20. (18) Robinson (Texas), 29-4, 25.6
Texas Class 4A state semifinalist.

20. (NR) Defiance (Ohio), 29-2, 25.6
Ohio Division 2 state champion.

22. (NR) Pleasant Grove (Texarkana, Texas), 27-6, 25.4
Texas Class 4A state semifinalist.

23. (NR) Spring Hill (Columbia, Tenn.), 33-8, 25.1
Tennessee Class AA state champion.

23T. (23) Acalanes (Lafayette, Calif.), 26-2, 25.1
California North Coast Section Division III champion.

25. (NR) Jasper (Ind.), 28-4, 24.9
Indiana Class 3A quarterfinalist.