Video: Pitcher hugs hitter after striking him out Two childhood friends share a moment after one wins and the other loses in Minnesota playoffs.
Center Moriches, a school with an enrollment about 600 on Long Island, finished the season ranked No. 9 in the MaxPreps baseball computer national rankings and is the No. 1 team in the final 2018 MaxPreps Small Schools National Baseball Rankings.
Center Moriches won the first Class B state championship in school history while finishing 23-4 with a 32.2 rating in the MaxPreps computer rankings. That rating was good enough for Center Moriches to be ranked No. 1 in the state of New York regardless of school size.
Tattnall Square Academy (Macon, Ga.), the Georgia Class 1A Private School champion comes in at No. 2 while Whiteville (N.C.), the Class 2A state champion in North Carolina, is the No. 3 team.
Small schools are those that play in state enrollment divisions that generally have less than 1,000 students. Each team is listed with its season record, its computer rating, it's highest season accomplishment, its state ranking and its overall national ranking. All ranking numbers are based on the MaxPreps computer rankings.
Final 2018 MaxPreps Small Schools National Baseball Rankings
Center Moriches not only won the New York Class B title, but finished as the No. 1 Small Schools team in the nation.
Photo by Catalina Fragoso
Accomplishment: New York Class B state champion.
State Ranking: 1
Overall National Ranking: 9
2. (4) Tattnall Square Academy (Macon, Ga.), 33-4, 28.1
Accomplishment: Georgia Class 1A Private state champion.
State Ranking: 3
Overall National Ranking: 40
3. (23) Whiteville (N.C.), 29-2, 27.4
Accomplishment: North Carolina Class 2A state champion.
State Ranking: 3
Overall National Ranking: 55
4. (12) Jones (Okla.), 24-4, 27.1
Accomplishment: Oklahoma Class 3A state champion.
State Ranking: 2
Overall National Ranking: 67
5. (NR) Austin Prep (Reading, Mass.), 24-1, 27.0
Accomplishment: Massachusetts Division III state champion.
State Ranking: 1
Overall National Ranking: 70
6. (NR) Babylon (N.Y.), 18-6. 26.8
Accomplishment: Suffolk Class B runner-up.
State Ranking: 2
Overall National Ranking: 79
7. (NR) Beckville (Texas), 34-3, 26.1
Accomplishment: Texas Class 3A state champion.
State Ranking: 7
Overall National Ranking: 90
8. (NR) Ledford Senior (Thomasville, N.C.) 29-5, 25.6
Accomplishment: North Carolina Class 2A state runner-up.
State Ranking: 4
Overall National Ranking: 102
9. (NR) Hall (Spring Valley, Ill.), 31-3, 25.4
Accomplishment: Illinois Class 2A state champion.
State Ranking: 8
Overall National Ranking: 111
10. (tie) (5) Silo (Okla.), 29-4-1, 25.1
Accomplishment: Oklahoma Class 2A state champion.
State Ranking: 5
Overall National Ranking: 122
10. (tie) (NR) Century (Sykesville, Md.), 20-3, 25.1
Accomplishment: Maryland Class 2A state champion.
State Ranking: 3
Overall National Ranking: 125
12. (1) Oktaha (Okla.), 32-5, 25.0
Accomplishment: Oklahoma Class 3A state runner-up.
State Ranking: 7
Overall National Ranking: 129
13. (NR) Mobile Christian (Mobile, Ala.), 27-9, 24.8
Accomplishment: Alabama Class 3A state champion.
State Ranking: 8
Overall National Ranking: 141
14. (NR) North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, Fla.), 25-4, 24.0
Accomplishment: Florida Class 3A state runner-up.
State Ranking: 14
Overall National Ranking: 179
15. (NR) Boonsboro (Md.), 20-4, 23.9
Accomplishment: Maryland Class 1A state champion.
State Ranking: 5
Overall National Ranking: 185
16. (NR) Ascension Catholic (Donaldsonville, La.), 32-8, 23.4
Accomplishment: Louisiana Division IV state champion.
State Ranking: 10
Overall National Ranking: 212
17. (NR) Central Heights (Nacogdoches, Texas), 28-6-1, 23.3
Accomplishment: Texas Class 3A regional semifinalist.
State Ranking: 21
Overall National Ranking: 220
18. (tie) (NR) Big Sandy (Dallardsville, Texas), 36-4-1, 23.2
Accomplishment: Texas Class 2A state champion.
State Ranking: 23
Overall National Ranking: 225
18. (tie) (NR) Notre Dame (Crowley, La.), 26-8, 23.2
Accomplishment: Louisiana Division III state champion.
State Ranking: 11
Overall National Ranking: 221
20. (8) Carrollwood Day (Tampa, Fla.), 24-4, 23.1
Accomplishment: Florida Class 3A semifinalist.
State Ranking: 17
Overall National Ranking: 230
21. (NR) Clifton (Texas), 28-7-1, 22.7
Accomplishment: Texas Class 3A state runner-up.
State Ranking: 30
Overall National Ranking: 280
22. (tie) (NR) Canterbury (Fort Myers, Fla.), 27-5, 22.5
Accomplishment: Florida Class 3A state champion.
State Ranking: 22
Overall National Ranking: 295
22. (tie) (9) Gateway College Preparatory (Georgetown, Texas), 31-4, 22.5
Accomplishment: Texas Class 3A semifinalist.
State Ranking: 32
Overall National Ranking: 300
24. (NR) Columbia Academy (Columbia, Tenn.), 31-9, 22.4
Accomplishment: Tennessee Class 1A state champion.
State Ranking: 11
Overall National Ranking: 302
25. (NR) St. John (Plaquemine, La.), 31-6-1, 22.2
Accomplishment: Louisiana Division IV state runner-up.
State Ranking: 14
Overall National Ranking: 319
