St. Mary Prep's rise in the MaxPreps Top 25 high school baseball rankings took a slight detour last week after the Eaglets suffered their first loss of of the season, 2-1 to Saline.
The loss dropped St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) five spots to No. 7 and moved undefeated Friendswood (Texas) to No. 2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), which has finished its season, is at No. 3 while Barbe (Lake Charles, La.) comes in at No. 4.
Buford (Ga.) maintained a firm hold on No. 1 with a first-round sweep of Alexander in the Georgia Class AAAAAA playoffs.
New teams to the rankings this week include Trinity (Louisville, Ky.), which defeated previous No. 22 Columbus North (Ind.), undefeated Puyallup (Wash.) and St. Christopher's (Richmond, Va.) and Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
Dropped out: Winter Park (Fla.); Rancho Bernardo (San Diego); Bryant (Ark.); Rocky Mountain (Meridan, Idaho).
Game of the Week: Baylor 5, Farragut 2. The Red Raiders claimed top team in Tennessee with a 5-2 win over Farragut. Cooper Kinney had a double and a home run to lead the win.
Player of the Week: Jack Walker, Barbe. The senior left-hander posted his second no-hitter of the season, only this time it came in the first round of the playoffs. The victory was also Walker's 12th of the year.
Recruit Watch: Roc Riggio, Thousand Oaks. One of the top outfielders in the Class of 2021, Riggio dominated last week with home runs against Oaks Christian and Westlake.
Game to Watch: Lakeland Christian vs. Calvary Christian. Lakeland Christian handed Calvary Christian its first loss of the season back in February with a 4-2 win. The win allowed Lakeland Christian to join the MaxPreps cifnsTop 25 rankings. The two meet again on Thursday in the Florida Class 3A state playoffs.
Streaks: St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) raised its active win streak to 41 in a row before losing to Saline. The loss ended the streak, including an unbeaten streak of 50 games. The longest active win streak in the nation now reverts back to Webster (Wisc.), which held the longest active streak until last week when St. Mary's Prep took the lead. Webster, which hadn't played a game since June 13, 2019, opened its season on April 27 with an 18-0 win over Unity. Webster also defeated Clayton/Turtle Lake, 3-0, to raise its win streak to 39.
Gunnar Mansfield, Orange Lutheran
Photo by Alyson Boyer Rode
1. Buford (Ga.)
Record: 31-0 |
Last week: 1
Results: Def. Alexander 10-0, 7-2.
Stats: Nathan Smith had a double and a home run in the first game while
Dylan Lesko picked up his 10th win of the season.
Jax Brockett struck out 11 in the second game for the win.
Next: Wed. vs. Pope.
2. Friendswood (Texas)
Record: 24-0 |
Last week: 3
Results: Def. Texas City, 8-1.
Stats: Izaak Pacheco and
Dylan Maxcey both went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double against Texas City.
Next: Postseason TBD.
3. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Record: 23-2 |
Last week: 4
Results: Season over
4. Barbe (Lake Charles, La.)
Record: 35-2 |
Last week: 5
Results: Def. Alexandria, 7-1, 10-0.
Stats:
Gavin Guidry struck out 15 in the first game against Alexandria while
Grant Comeaux had home run.
Jack Walker tossed a no-hitter in the second
game, striking out 10. Comeaux and
Tyler Barrett each hit a home run.
Next: Fri. vs. Haughton.
5. Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.)
Record: 25-2 |
Last week: 6
Results: Def. Clearwater, 9-0; def. Jefferson, 10-3
Stats: Tyler Corish had a double and a triple against Clearwater.
Wes Mendes and
Cole Russo each homered against Jefferson.
Next: Thur. vs. Brandon
6. Madison Central (Madison, Miss.)
Record: 26-1 |
Last week: 7
Results: Def. Lafayette, 10-0.
Stats: Braden Montgomery had a double and two home runs and five RBI against Lafayette.
Next: Thur. vs. South Panola.
7. St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.)
Record: 23-1 |
Last week: 2
Results: Def. University of Detroit, 15-0, 15-2; lost to Saline, 2-1; def. Divine Child, 20-8, 11-0.
Stats: Jake Dresselhouse and
Ryan McKay each had a double and a home run in the 15-0 win. Dresselhouse also had a home run in the second game against University. Dresselhouse also had a double and home run in a 20-8 win over Divine Child.
Thomas Allman had a no-hitter with 12 strikeouts in the 11-0 win.
Next: Wed. vs. Brother Rice (2)
8. Thousand Oaks (Calif.)
Record: 16-0 |
Last week: 9
Results: Def. Oaks Christian, 18-1, 15-2; def. Westlake, 7-1.
Stats:
Maxwell Muncy,
Roc Riggio,
Tyler Jackson and
Dylan Jackson all homered in
the 18-1 win. Muncy also had a grand slam and Dylan Jackson and
Charlie Saum each homered in the 15-2 win. Riggio also homered against Westlake.
Next: Wed./Thur. vs. Westlake
9. Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.)
Record: 23-2 |
Last week: 10
Results: Def. Coral Springs, 10-0; def. Monarch, 11-1.
Stats:
Chris Arroyo tossed a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts against Coral
Springs.
Jake Clemente went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI against
Monarch.
Next: Fri. vs. Santaluces
10. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Record: 17-2 |
Last week: 11
Results: Def. Mountain Pointe, 8-4; def. Corona del Sol, 19-3; def. O'Connor, 12-8.
Stats:
Ryan Kucherak had a home run five RBI
against Corona del Sol.
Josh Tiedemann drove in five runs and Cholowsky had
two home runs against O'Connor
Next: Wed. vs. Mountain Ridge
11. Gregory-Portland (Portland, Texas)
Record: 29-2-1 |
Last week: 14
Results: Def. Hebronville, 11-1; def. Ray, 6-3.
Stats: Walker Janek hit a grand slam and
Robbie Spencer added a home run against Ray. Janek also doubled against Hebronville.
Next: Sat. vs. United (Laredo)
12. Lakeland Christian (Lakeland, Fla.)
Record: 25-1 |
Last week: 15
Results: Def. Windermere Prep, 5-1; def. Tampa Prep, 10-0.
Stats:
Hunter Laurell homered against Windermere Prep.
Ty Evans had three
doubles and
Ryan Jenkins had a double and a triple against Tampa Prep.
Next: Thur. vs. Calvary Christian (Clearwater).
13. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Record: 21-3 |
Last week: 19
Results: Def. McCallie, 8-2, 3-2; def. Farragut, 5-2.
Stats: Cooper Kinney had a double and a home run in the 8-2 win. He also had a double and a home run against Farragut.
Next: Tue. vs. Silverdale Academy
14. Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)
Record: 27-4-2 |
Last week: 12
Results: Def. Westlake, 3-1, lost to Westlake, 2-1
Stats: Kaeden Kent was 2-for-4 with two RBI in the win.
Next: Fri./Sat. vs. Vista Ridge.
15. Reagan (San Antonio, Texas)
Record: 28-3 |
Last week: 13
Results: Def. Calallen, 4-1.
Stats: Aidan Coleman was 2-for-3 with an RBI against Calallen.
Next: Postseason TBD
16. Pleasant Grove (Utah)
Record: 19-0 |
Last week: 21
Results: Def. Corner Canyon, 19-3, 16-0, 3-2.
Stats: Jordan Pace and
Ryker Schow both hit home runs in the 19-3 win.
Tate Lewis had two doubles in the second win.
Next: Tues/Thur vs. American Fork
17. Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge, La.)
Record:30 -0 |
Last week: 23
Results: Def. Haynes Academy, 13-1, 9-0.
Stats: Hunter Ponson had two home runs and five RBI while
Caleb Stelly had a home run in
the 13-1 win.
Ryan Harland had a perfect game with 19 strikeouts in the
9-0 win.
Next: tt
18. Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.)
Record: 14-1 |
Last week: 24
Results: Def. Clovis East, 15-1, 6-3, 15-1.
Stats: Austin Young went 3-for-4 with three RBI in the first 15-1 win.
Next: Tues. vs. Clovis
19. Roff (Okla.)
Record: 30-0 |
Last week: 25
Results: Def. Cement, 20-0; def. Tipton, 10-0, 10-0.
Stats: Cade Baldridge and
Trayson Miller each homered against Cement. Baldridge also had a grand slam against Tipton.
Next: Postseason TBD.
20. Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Record: 29-4 |
Last week: 8
Results: Def. Maryville, 5-3; lost to Pigeon Forge 5-0, lost to Baylor, 5-2.
Stats: Hudson Seiglar had a double and 2 RBI against Maryville.
Next: Postseason TBD
21. Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Record: 19-1 |
Last week: NR
Results: Def. Columbus North, 4-0; def. Jeffersonville, 7-4; def. Atherton, 17-0.
Stats: Matthew Klein had two doubles against Columbus North.
Korbyn Dickerson had two triples against Jeffersonville and two home runs against Atherton.
Daylen Lile also homered against Atherton.
Next: Thur. vs. Shelby County.
22. Columbus North (Columbus, Ind.)
Record: 17-1-1 |
Last week: 22
Results: Def. Southport 10-3, def. Cathedral, 1-0; lost to Trinity (Louisville), 4-0.
Stats: Reese Harmon and
Kyler McIntosh both had triples against Southport.
Will Baker tossed a two-hitter with nine strikeouts against Cathedral.
Next: Tue. vs. Noblesville; Thur. vs. Greenwood.
23. Puyallup (Wash.)
Record: 16-0 |
Last week: NR
Results: Def. South Kitsap, 13-1, 10-1, def. Olympia, 4-3.
Stats: Jacob Yang hit one out in the 13-1 win.
Garrett Ringer had two doubles in the 10-1 win.
Next: Postseason TBD
24. St. Christopher's (Richmond, Va.)
Record: 15-0-1 |
Last week: NR
Results: Def. Collegiate, 6-3, 13-1, Miller of Albemarle, 4-2.
Next: Tue. vs. Woodberry Forest.
25. Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
Record: 16-2 |
Last week: NR
Results: Def. Servite, 5-1, 1-0, 9-4
Stats: Max Andeel went 3-for-5 in the 9-4 win.
Next: Tue./Wed. vs. Mater Dei.
