MaxPreps Northern California High School Baseball Top 25

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The season is over. Every section champion has been crowned, in the Central Coast, North Coast and Sac-Joaquin sections.
The Major League Baseball Draft looms, and there will be players from some of these programs selected. Some will attend college, and some have played their final games.

1. (Last week 2) Valley Christian (San Jose), 20-11-1
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: Open/I
Coach: John Diatte
Upcoming: Beat Serra (San Mateo) 4-3 for Central Coast Section Open championship.

2 (2) Elk Grove, 23-10
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Division: I
Coach: Jeff Carlson
Upcoming: Beat Tracy in two games to three-peat as Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship, 4-1 and 22-6.

3. (10) De La Salle (Concord), 21-8
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Division: I
Coach: David Jeans
Upcoming: Beat Monte Vista 4-3 to repeat as North Coast Section Division I champions.

4. (9) Monte Vista (Danville), 21-9
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Division: I
Coach: Bill Piona
Upcoming: Lost to De La Salle 4-3 in in North Coast Section Division I finals.

5. (5) Saint Francis (Mountain View), 21-10
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: I/Open
Coach: Mike Smith
Upcoming: Season complete

6. (6) Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 21-9
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: I/Open
Coach: Mike Rodriguez
Upcoming: Season complete

7. (7) Christian Brothers (Sacramento), 29-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Capital Athletic
Division: III
Coach: Rich Henning
Upcoming: Beat Oakdale 5-2 to win Sac-Joaquin Section Division III title.

8. (8) Davis, (23-9)
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Division: I
Coach: Dan Ariola
Upcoming: Season complete

9 (11) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 20-10
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Division: I
Coach: Todd Melton
Upcoming: Season complete

10. (12) Vacaville, 24-4
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Monticello Empire
Division: I
Coach: Stu Clary
Upcoming: Season complete

11. (5) Tracy, 24-6
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Diablo Valley
Division: I
Coach: Vic Alkire
Upcoming: Lost to Elk Grove 4-1 and 22-6 in Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship series.

12. (NR) Arroyo (San Lorenzo), 22-6-1
Section: North Coast
League: West Alameda County
Division: II
Coach: Upcoming: Beat Casa Grande 6-4 in the North Coast Section Division II finals.

13. (4) Casa Grande (Petaluma), 24-5
Section: North Coast
League: North Bay
Division: II
Coach: Paul Maytorena
Upcoming: Lost to Arroyo 6-4 in the North Coast Section Division II finals.

14. Drake (San Anselmo), 25-5
Section: North Coast
League: Marin County
Division: III
Coach: Will Mosley
Upcoming: Beat Miramonte 4-3 in the North Coast Section Division III finals.

15. (13) Miramonte (Orinda), 27-1
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Valley
Division: III
Coach: Vince Dell'Aquila
Upcoming: Lost to Drake 4-3 in the North Coast Section Division III finals.

16. (14) College Park (Pleasant Hill), 17-10
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Foothill
Division: I
Coach: Andy Tarpley
Upcoming: Lost to De La Salle 9-1 in the North Coast Section Division I playoffs.

17. (15) Serra (San Mateo), 17-14
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: I/Open
Coach: Craig Gianinno
Upcoming: Lost to Valley Christian 4-3 in Central Coast Section Open finals.

18. (16) Gregori (Modesto), 28-3
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Modesto Metro
Division: I
Coach: James Davis
Upcoming: Season complete

19. (20) Heritage (Brentwood), 17-9-1
Section: North Coast
League: Bay Valley
Coach: Kevin Brannan
Division: I
Upcoming: Lost to Monte Vista 1-0 in North Coast Section Division I playoffs.

20. (17) San Ramon Valley (Danville), 21-8
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Division: I
Coach: Chris Declercq
Upcoming: Season complete

(TIE) 20. (18) Clayton Valley Charter (Concord), 23-3
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo-Foothill
Division: I
Coach: Casey Coakley
Upcoming: Season complete

(TIE) 20. (19) Granite Bay, 18-8-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Coach: Pat Esposito
Division: I
Upcoming: Season complete

Next Five:
21. Franklin (Elk Grove), 18-8-1
22. Del Oro (Loomis), 18-13
23. Palma (Salinas), 23-5
24. San Benito (Hollister), 19-9
25. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose), 17-13-1

Notes:
- No. 2 Elk Grove finished the season by winning 15 of its final 16 games, including a 6-0 run in the playoffs to three-peat as Sac-Joaquin Section Division I champions. The Thundering Herd beat Tracy 4-1 and 22-6 in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I finals, scoring 15 times in the fourth inning in the clinching game - 14 of those with two outs. Riley Lamb went 3-0 in the playoffs and hit the last of his three home runs in the rout of Tracy.
- New No. 3 De La Salle beat East Bay Athletic League rival Monte Vista 4-3 in eight innings to repeat as North Coast Section Division I champions. De La Salle lost twice to Monte Vista in league play and fell to Granada 4-3 in the opener of the postseason league tournament. Cullen Kafka and Nick Cirelli combined to strike out 10 Monte Vista batters in the title game.
- New No. 14 Arroyo bounced back from a 1-2-1 start to the season with a 10-game winning streak and beat Casa Grande 6-4 for the North Coast Section Division II title. Adrian Padilla earned the win, and Arroyo scored four unearned runs.
- New No. 16 Drake stunned previously unbeaten Miramonte 4-3 to win the North Coast Section Division III championship. But it wasn't much of a fluke considering Drake opened the season with a 12-0 start and won its league and league tournament.

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