MaxPreps Northern California Top 25 high school baseball rankings

The playoffs continue for the fortunate few teams still standing. The Sac-Joaquin Section completed its playoff runs for all divisions except Division I. Bellarmine (San Jose) is the new No. 1 team as the Central Coast Section Open Division included upsets.

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1. (Last week 13) Bellarmine (San Jose) (26-7)
The Bells beat West Catholic Athletic League rival Mitty (San Jose) 5-2 in the Central Coast Section Open Division semifinals as the surge continues. Pitchers Corby Punian and Conor Ridley have been strong.

2. (2) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) (24-7)
The Monarchs beat San Benito 4-3 in the Central Section Open playoffs on a Luke Rasmussen home run before falling to rival Bellarmine 5-2 in a semifinal.

3. (2) St. Francis (Mountain View) (26-5)
The Lancers lost to WCAL rival Bellarmine 2-0 in the Central Coast Section Open playoffs and remain ranked highly for the overall body of work that includes winning the WCAL tournament.

4. (14) Davis (20-12-1)
The Blue Devils won the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I North title by beating rival and previous No. 1 Elk Grove 5-2 after the Blue Devils forced a winner-take-all finale earlier in the day. Next is No. 12 St. Mary's of Stockton for the D-I title. John Ariola, Ryan Kreidler, Matt Trask, Trey Golston and Brett Bloomfield lead Davis.

5. (1) Elk Grove (25-6)
The Thundering Herd beat Davis three times this season, twice in Delta Valley Conference play, but lost to their rivals 5-2 in the Sac-Joaquin Section D-I North finals. A ton of talent returns for Elk Grove, including pitchers Chris Martin and Ty Madrigal and infielders Carlos Moseley and Nick Madrigal.

6. (6) College Park (Pleasant Hill) (26-3)
The Falcons are 3-0 in the North Coast Section D-II playoffs after beating Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) 8-1, Petaluma 6-0 and Montgomery (Santa Rosa) 9-0. Next is No. 11 Marin Catholic for the title.

7. (8) San Ramon Valley (Danville) (20-7)
The Wolves beat Pittsburg 9-1, Monte Vista (Danville) 10-5 and Berkeley 4-0 in North Coast Section D-I play. Next is rival No. 8 De La Salle in the finals.

8. (10) De La Salle (Concord) (20-7)
The Spartans rolled early in the North Coast Section D-I field with wins over Castro Valley (12-0), Liberty (Brentwood) (14-1) and Foothill (Pleasanton) (1-0) to set up a Saturday title match with rival San Ramon Valley. Austin Dondanville pitched well against Foothill.

9. (NR) Leland (San Jose) (22-9)
Bounding into the rankings, the Chargers showed they belong with a 4-3 win over previous No. 4 Valley Christian in the Central Coast Section Open semifinals to earn a title match with No. 1 Bellarmine. Pitchers Conner DiNaro and Jeremy Sullivan have played well.

10. (4) Valley Christian (San Jose) (23-9)
The Warriors survived the WCAL schedule and won two Central Coast Section Open playoff games, 2-1 over Soquel and 3-0 over Scotts Valley, before losing to Leland (San Jose) 4-3 in the semifinals.

11. (NR) Marin Catholic (Kentfield) (22-6)
Not just a football power on campus, the Wildcats are rolling in the North Coast Section D-II playoffs with wins over Alameda (11-1) and Maria Carrillo (5-4). Next is No. 6 College Park for the title. Matthew Tarantino is hitting .511.

12. (NR) St. Mary's (Stockton) (20-13)
The Rams won their sixth successive Sac-Joaquin Section D-I South title in outscoring their last four teams 36-0. Next is No. 4 Davis.

13. (17) Rocklin (18-13)
The Thunder beat previous No. 1 Elk Grove in a Sac-Joaquin Section D-I playoff game then lost to No. 4 Davis. Pitcher Logan Webb expects to get drafted.

14. (16) Franklin (Elk Grove) (20-11)
The Wildcats eliminated Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) in the Sac-Joaquin Section D-I playoffs and then lost to rival Elk Grove 6-1. Standout shortstop Hank LoForte returns.

15. (5) Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove) (21-5)
The Eagles lost to Franklin in the Sac-Joaquin Section D-I playoffs. Pleasant Grove returns Brett Elgin on the mound.

16. (15) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) (18-10)
The Trojans lost to Rocklin in a Sac-Joaquin Section D-I playoff game. Ace Austin Root is headed to Sacramento State.

17. (19) Benicia (27-5)
Fred Williams cranked a two-run home run and Matt Brown pitched a gem as the Panthers beat Christian Brothers (Sacramento) 2-1 in the Sac-Joaquin Section D-II finals.

18. (7) Clayton Valley Charter (Concord) (22-5)
The Ugly Eagles started strong and finished with a 3-0 loss to Newark Memorial in the North Coast Section playoffs.

19. (11) Campolindo (Moraga) (20-5)
The Cougars suffered just their second playoff loss since 2009 when they fell to Casa Grande (Pentaluma) 1-0 in the North Coast Section D-II field.

20. (21) Manteca (25-3)
The Buffaloes rallied late to beat Vista del Lago (Folsom) 7-6 to win the Sac-Joaquin Section D-IV playoffs as Dominick Pisano earned more coaching praise.

21. (NR) Berkeley (17-10)
The Yellowjackets beat previously ranked California (San Ramon) 7-2 and Granada (Livermore) 2-0 in the North Coast Section D-I playoffs before losing to No. 7 San Ramon Valley 4-0.

22. (NR) San Benito (Hollister) (21-7)
The Haybalers beat previously ranked Serra (San Mateo) 4-3 in the Central Coast Section Open playoffs before losing to No. 2 Mitty 4-3. lost to Mitty

23. (NR) Maria Carrillo (Santa Rosa) (25-3)
The Pumas started 3-0 in the North Coast Section playoffs before losing 5-4 to No. 11 Marin Catholic in the semifinals.

24. (25) Sutter (27-2)
The Huskies beat Lassen 6-5 to win the Northern Section D-II title, capping the season with a 25-game winning streak. Trenton McDaniel hit .400 and went 10-0 and Randy Post .538. Brad Bonnenfant went 8-0.

25. (NR) Chico (20-6)
The Panthers beat previously ranked Pleasant Valley (Chico) 10-8 to win the Northern Section D-I title. Sophomore Lukas Bolen went 7-0. Paolo Disano hit .376.

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Joe Davidson has covered high school sports for The Sacramento Bee since 1988. Follow him on Twitter @SacBee_JoeD and on www.sacbee.com/preps.