Edison Ranked First in Prep Baseball Poll

Edison High School, with six starters returning from a team that finished 22-6 last season, is the top-ranked team in the preseason Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. prep baseball poll.

The Chargers, who feature returning All-Southern Section pitcher Chip Damato, received six first-place votes while Los Amigos earned the other first-place vote. The season opens this week with the 32-team Loara Tournament beginning on Wednesday.

The writers’ poll:

Pos. Team (League) Points 1. Edison (Sunset) 69

2. Canyon (Century) 57

3. Loara (Empire) 36

4. Mater Dei (Angelus) 31

5. Los Amigos (Garden Grove) 28

6. Esperanza (Empire) 24

7. Fountain Valley (Sunset) 23

8. Katella (Empire) 22

9. Capistrano Valley (South Coast) 17

10. Magnolia (Orange) 16

Others Receiving Votes: Sonora, Valencia, Foothill, Laguna Hills, El Toro, Mission Viejo, Villa Park and Western.