Clayton Valley Charter of Concord is the new No. 1 in these rankings, rolling along at 6-0.
The Ugly Eagles represent the North Coast Section. Buchanan of the Central Section is No. 2, followed by NCS heavies De La Salle of Concord and California of San Ramon and Mitty of San Jose of the Central coast Section.
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Record: 6-0 |
Last Week: 2
Section: North Coast
Update: The Ugly Eagles, a football force for years, can play some good baseball, too. Big wins include Cardinal Newman and Buchanan, and last week's wins over Concord and Armijo of Fairfield included big efforts by
Myles Walton.
2. Buchanan (Clovis)
Record: 5-2 |
Last week: 3
Section: Central
Update: The Bears did not play last week but own a big win over De La Salle (3-2) and a 3-2 loss to Clayton Valley Charter.
3. De La Salle (Concord)
Record: 4-1 |
Last week: 3
Section: North Coast
Update: The Spartans beat previous No. 1 Elk Grove 6-5 on the road, followed by a 5-0 win over Saint Francis behind ace
Tyler Wood. The loss was 3-2 to Buchanan.
4. California (San Ramon)
Record: 8-0 |
Last week: 5
Section: North Coast
Update: The bats remained hot in outscoring Santa Rosa 32-3 in two wins as
Aidan Camberg and
Zac Ragland led the charge.
5. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose)
Record: 5-0 |
Last week: 6
Section: Central Coast
Update: The Monarchs won the Wilcox Tournament and then beat Menlo-Atherton 9-3 and San Benito of Hollister 6-0 as
Antonio Cabrera and
Alijah Ramos led the way.
6. Valley Christian (San Jose)
Record: 5-2 | Last week: 5
Section: Central Coast
Update: The Warriors lost to league rival Mitty in the Wilcox Tournament and then beat Los Gatos 8-2 as
Mitchell Birdsall and
Jacob Hudson led the hit parade.
7. Elk Grove
Record: 4-2 |
Last week: 1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Update: Still top-ranked by The Sacramento Bee with no Sacramento-area losses, the Thundering Herd lost 6-5 to De La Salle before beating St. Mary's of Stockton 3-0 as
Kade Brown struck out 10 before beating Delta League rival Pleasant Grove 14-1.
8. Stockdale (Bakersfield)
Record: 8-0 |
Last week: 8
Section: Central
Update: The Mustangs rolled on, including a 6-2 win over Highland behind
Brayden Gutierrez, who had two hits.
9. McClatchy (Sacramento)
Record: 7-0 |
Last week: 14
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Update: The Lions in their last five games have won 14-1, 5-1, 12-0, 17-1 and 9-0, thanks to stellar bats and arms, including
Gabe Henderson moving to 3-0 on the mound.
10. Palo Alto
Record: 6-1 |
Last week: 15
Section: Central Coast
Update: The Vikings beat Sacramento-area power Granite Bay 6-0 as
Jack Haight and
Sam Papp combined on a three-hitter. The loss was to highly ranked Valley Christian in the Mike Hazlett Tournament.
Brett Ott, Granite Bay
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Record: 7-2 |
Last week: 9
Section: Central
Update: The last loss was 1-0 to Clovis East and the first one was 2-0 to Frontier of Bakersfield.
12. Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa)
Record: 4-1 |
Last week: 13
Section: North Coast
Update: The Cardinals have an early 6-0 loss to Clayton Valley Charter, a big 8-0 win over Buchanan and an extra-innings 6-4 win over Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills as
Brady Boyd and
Nate Phelps each drove in two.
13. Woodcreek (Roseville)
Record: 3-1 |
Last week: 10
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Update: The Timberwolves beat Oak Ridge 7-0, Granite Bay 4-2 and Yuba City 6-0. Sophomore
Dylan Green is batting .667.
14. Granite Bay
Record: 3-3 |
Last week: 13
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Update: The losses are to highly ranked Elk Grove 3-1, Woodcreek 4-2 and Palo Alto 6-0, and there's a 7-6 win over Franklin of Elk Grove. The most recent win was 6-5 over Roseville as
Brett Ott led the way with two runs and an RBI.
15. Franklin (Elk Grove)
Record: 6-1 |
Last week: 12
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Update: It's always big news when a team beats a Delta League rival 10-0, as Franklin did against regional power Jesuit.
Nolan Stevens drove in two and struck out seven in five innings.
16. Willow Glen (San Jose)
Record: 6-0-1 | Last week: NR
Section: Central Coast
Update: The surging Rams have been on a tear behind hitters
Alex Coleman and
Jonas Primrose, who is also off to a good start on the mound.
17. Mountain View
Record: 6-1 | Last week: NR
Section: Central Coast
Update: The Spartans have an ace in
Chase Yocum, who is 3-0. The big win is over storied Saint Francis.
18. Saint Francis (Mountain View)
Record: 5-2 | Last week: 19
Section: Central Coast
Update: The Lancers, before falling to De La Salle 5-0, beat O'Dowd of Oakland 5-1 behind
Blake Rogers, who earned the win on the mound.
19. Casa Grande (Petaluma)
Record: 6-1 |
Last week: 16
Section: North Coast
Update: The Gauchos recovered from a 2-0 loss to Miramonte with a 7-6 effort over Tamalpais as
Dylan Petersen drove in two.
20. Heritage (Brentwood)
Record: 5-1 |
Last week: NR
Section: North Coast
Update: The Patriots have wins over Foothill of Pleasanton and San Ramon Valley behind senior stars
Jalen Owens and
Ryan Wheeler.
The Next 1021.
San Ramon Valley (Danville), 6-2
22.
Serra (San Mateo), 7-2
23.
Foothill (Pleasanton), 5-1
24.
College Park (Pleasant Hill), 3-3
25.
Pleasant Valley (Chico), 8-0
26.
Clovis, 5-3
27.
Vista del Lago (Folsom), 5-1
28.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco), 6-0-1
29.
Rocklin, 3-4
30.
Marin Catholic (Kentfield), 5-2
