Despite four losses during the postseason, Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall, Texas) came through in the final two games of the state tournament, defeating Smithson Valley and Keller to win the 6A championship and earn a spot in the MaxPreps Top 25 high school baseball rankings.
Smithson Valley and Keller both exited the rankings this week while Rockwall-Heath moved in at No. 24. Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu, Texas), which won the 5A state finals, moved from No. 24 to No. 17.
The only other addition this week was New Albany (Ohio), which concluded the season with wins over Olentangy Orange, Walsh Jesuit and Elder to win the Division 1 state championship.
Dropped out: Smithson Valley (Spring Branch, Texas), Keller (Texas)
Game of the Week: New Albany 6, Elder 5. After Elder scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and had two runners on base, New Albany got a strikeout and a fly ball out to end the inning. New Albany then put the side down in order in the seventh to preserve the win.
Player of the Week: Matthew Klein, Trinity took the spotlight away from All-American candidate Daylen Liles this week with a pair of home runs in a playoff win over DeSales.
Recruit watch: Roc Riggio, Thousand Oaks. In a playoff win over San Dimas, Riggio blasted three home runs and finished with six RBI.
Game to watch: JSerra Catholic vs. Ayala. The Bulldogs actually have a better record than Trinity League champion JSerra Catholic, sporting a 24-2 mark for the season with a 14-1 record in the Palomares League. The winner faces the winner of the Orange Lutheran-Harvard-Westlake matchup.
Streaks: Webster (Wis.) upped its win streak to 55 games with a 16-4 win over Clear Lake and a 15-0 win over Chetek Weyerhaueser. Webster is tied with Unicoi County (Tenn.) and Muskegon at No. 24 on the all-time high school win streak list.
Rockwall-Heath players celebrate their Texas 6A title win over Rockwall.
Photo by Robbie Rakestraw
1. Barbe (Lake Charles, La.)
Record: 39-2 |
Last week: 1
Season complete; 5A champions
2. St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.)
Record: 41-1 |
Last week: 2
Results: Def. Fitzgerald, 15-0; def. Notre Dame Prep, 8-1; def. Lutheran North, 15-3.
Stats: Jake Dresselhouse had a triple and a home run while
Ike Irish also hit a home run against Fitzgerald. Dresselhouse also had a double and a triple against Lutheran North.
Next: June 18 vs. New Boston Huron.
3. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Record: 23-2 |
Last week: 3
Season complete
4. Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.)
Record: 28-2 |
Last week: 4
Season complete; 7A champions
5. Madison Central (Madison, Miss.)
Record: 34-2 |
Last week: 5
Season complete; 6A champions
6. Thousand Oaks (Calif.)
Record: 27-1 |
Last week: 6
Results: Def. Mission Viejo, 6-2; def. San Dimas, 12-1.
Stats: Dylan Jackson and
Maxwell Muncy both hit home runs against Mission Viejo.
Roc Riggio blasted three home runs with six RBI in the win over San Dimas.
Next: June 15 vs. Bonita (Southern Section Division 2 semifinals)
7. Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Record: 37-2 |
Last week: 7
Results: Def. St. Xavier, 3-2; def. DeSales, 13-3.
Stats: Matthew Klein hit two home runs,
Daylen Lile and
Korbyn Dickerson each hit one against DeSales.
Next: June 17 vs. Hazard.
8. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Record: 27-4 |
Last week: 8
Season complete; Division II Class AA champion
9. Roff (Okla.)
Record: 33-0 |
Last week: 9
Season complete; Class B champions
10. Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.)
Record: 21-3 |
Last week: 11
Season complete; Division I champion
11. Buford (Ga.)
Record: 32-2 |
Last week: 12
Season complete
12. Jackson Prep (Jackson, Miss.)
Record: 35-3 |
Last week: 13
Season complete; MAIS champion
13. Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.)
Record: 27-2 |
Last week: 14
Results: Def. Righetti, 7-6; def. Clovis West, 11-1.
Stats: Drew Smith went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a triple,
Sky Collins had a double and a triple and
Evan Wallace was 4-for-4 with a home run against Clovis West.
Next: Wed. vs. Stockdale (Central Section Division 1 semifinals)
14. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Record: 26-6 |
Last week: 15
Results: Def. Capistrano Valley, 4-0; def. Yucaipa, 7-1.
Stats: Luke Jewett had a home run and
Eric Silva struck out eight in the quarterfinal win over Yucaipa.
Next: Tue. vs. Ayala (Southern Section Division 1 semifinal)
15. Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
Record: 29-4 |
Last week: 16
Results: Def. Mira Costa, 5-1; def. Bishop Amat, 2-1.
Stats: Mikey Romero was 3-for-3 against Mira Costa while
Ryan White went 2-for-3 with a double against Bishop Amat.
Next: June 15 vs. Harvard-Westlake (Southern Section Division 1 semifinal)
16. New Albany (Ohio)
Record: 29-5 |
Last week: NR
Results: Def. Walsh Jesuit, 6-2; def. Elder, 6-5
Stats: Brock Tibbitts went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI against Walsh Jesuit. He also went 2-for-4 with a double against Elder.
Season complete; Division 1 champion
17. Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu, Texas)
Record: 39-8-1 |
Last week: 24
Results: Def. Amarillo, 12-8; def. Hallsville, 2-1.
Stats: Jace Martinez scored winning run in bottom of the sixth on a sacrifice fly
against Hallsville.
Simon Larranaga went 4-for-4 with a double and three RBI
against Amarillo.
Season complete; 5A champion.
18. Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.)
Record: 26-3 |
Last week: 18
Season complete
19. Auburn (Ala.)
Record: 36-7 |
Last week: 19
Season complete; 7A champion
20. The First Academy (Orlando, Fla.)
Record: 31-1 |
Last week: 20
Season complete; 3A champion
21. Marist (Atlanta, Ga.)
Record: 33-9 |
Last week: 21
Season complete; AAAA champion
22. Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.)
Record: 30-10 |
Last week: 22
Season complete; AAAAAAA champion
23. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Record: 18-1 |
Last week: 23
Season complete; Southern Nevada 5A Regional Champion
24. Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall, Texas)
Record: 38-11-1 |
Last week: NR
Results: Def. Smithson Valley, 8-4; def. Keller, 4-3.
Stats: Johnny Lowe went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI against Smithson Valley.
Kevin Bazzell drove in two runs in the final against Keller.
Season complete; 6A champion.
25. Friendswood (Texas)
Record: 31-3 |
Last week: 25
Season over.
