MaxPreps Northern California Top 25 high school baseball rankings

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Buchanan, top ranked in the country, remains firm here with Bellarmine moving up three spots to No. 2 and Franklin from 13 to five. League play continues this week with the playoffs looming next month.


1. (Last week 1) Buchanan (Clovis), 22-1
Section: Central
League: Tri-River
Division: I
Coach: Tom Donald
Upcoming: Clovis West (Fresno), Clovis (Fresno)

2. (5) Bellarmine College Prep (San Jose), 17-5
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: I/Open
Coach: Mike Rodriguez
Upcoming: Serra (San Mateo), Riordan (San Francisco)

3. (3) Clovis, 20-3-1
Section: Central
League: Tri-River
Division: I
Coach: James Patrick
Upcoming: Central (Fresno)

4. (7) Foothill (Pleasanton), 16-0-1
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Division: I
Coach: Angelo Scavone
Upcoming: De La Salle, Dublin

5. (13) Franklin (Elk Grove), 15-4-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Division: I
Coach: Bryan Kilby
Upcoming: Monterey Trail (Elk Grove), Sheldon (Sacramento)

6. (8) Serra (San Mateo.), 13-6
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: I/Open
Coach: Craig Gianinno
Upcoming: Valley Christian (San Jose)

7. (9) Monte Vista (Danville), 13-5
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Division: I
Coach: Bill Piona
Upcoming: Granada (Livermore), De La Salle

8. (3) De La Salle (Concord), 13-5
Section: North Coast
League: East Bay
Division: I
Coach: David Jeans
Upcoming: Foothill (Pleasanton), Monte Vista (Danville)

9. (4) Clayton Valley Charter (Concord), 16-0
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo-Foothill
Division: I
Coach: Casey Coakley
Upcoming: Alhambra (Martinez), College Park (Pleasant Hill)

10. (NR) Granite Bay, 13-4-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Coach: Pat Esposito
Division: I
Upcoming: Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) 11. (23) Gregori (Modesto), 21-0
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Modesto Metro
Division: I
Coach: James Davis
Upcoming: Johansen (Modesto), Enochs (Modesto)

12. (12) Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), 13-5
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Sierra Foothill
Division: I
Coach: Todd Melton
Upcoming: Granite Bay

13. (15) Christian Brothers (Sacramento), 16-1
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Capital Athletic
Division: III
Coach: Rich Hennig
Upcoming: Mira Loma (Sacramento), Jesuit (Carmichael)

14. (16) Vacaville, 19-2
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Monticello Empire
Division: I
Coach: Stu Clary
Upcoming: Rodriguez (Fairfield), Benicia

15. (10) Tracy, 14-3
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Tri-City Athletic
Division: I
Coach: Vic Alkire
Upcoming: St. Mary's (Stockton)

16. (NR) Jesuit (Carmichael), 10-8
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Division: I
Coach: Joe Potulny
Upcoming: Davis, Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove)

17. (6) Davis, 15-5
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Division: I
Coach: Dan Ariola
Upcoming: Jesuit (Carmichael), Elk Grove

18. (17) Saint Francis (Mountain View), 14-8
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: I/Open
Coach: Mike Smith
Upcoming: Sacred Heart (San Francisco), Palo Alto

19. (11) Elk Grove, 9-9
Section: Sac-Joaquin
League: Delta
Division: I
Coach: Jeff Carlson
Upcoming: Sheldon (Sacramento), Davis

(TIE) 20. (18) Palo Alto, 19-4
Section: Central Coast
League: De Anza
Division: I/Open
Coach: Pete Fukuhara
Upcoming: Los Altos, Saint Francis (Mountain View)

(TIE) 20. (19) Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco), 18-4
Section: Central Coast
League: West Catholic Athletic
Division: I/Open
Coach: Brian Morgan
Upcoming: Riordan (San Francisco)

(TIE) 20. (20) Miramonte (Orinda), 17-0
Section: North Coast
League: Diablo Valley
Division: III
Coach: Vince Dell'Aquila
Upcoming: Ygnacio Valley (Concord), Concord

And 5 more:
21. College Park (Pleasant Hill), 11-4
22. Pleasant Valley (Chico), 19-2-1
23. San Ramon Valley (Danville), 13-5
24. Casa Grande (Petaluma), 12-4
25. Palma (Salinas), 17-3

Notes:
- No. 2 Bellarmine extended its winning streak to eight with with a 3-0 showing in winning its Cunningham Easter Classic, including a 1-0 win over No. 7 Monte Vista in eight innings. Bellarmine also won the NorCal version of the Boras Baseball Classic.
- No. 4 Foothill is in first place in the rugged East Bay Athletic League after beating San Ramon Valley (Danville) 2-1 and Monte Vista 1-0 in nine innings.
- Darby Tatum improved to 9-1 for No. 3 Clovis, nearly half his team's victory total, after beating Clovis North (Fresno) 2-0.
- No. 5 Franklin has won 10 consecutive games, a school record, and is ranked No. 1 by the Sacramento Bee for just the second time in the 13-year history of the program, thanks to a lot of non-senior pitchers. Franklin swept two-time defending Sac-Joaquin Section Division I champion Elk Grove for the first time.
- No. 10 Granite Bay bounced back into these rankings after beating previous Sacramento Bee No. 1 Davis and current Bee No. 2 Oak Ridge 7-2 as Matthew Voelker II struck out seven in beating Oak Ridge ace Trenton Denholm, who also struck out seven.
- No. 11 Gregori have relied on defense and pitching to its school-record best start with Matt Dallas a big reason as the 6-0 ace.

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Joe Davidson has covered high school sports for The Sacarmento Bee since 1988. Follow him on Twitter: @SacBee_JoeD