Sonora Takes Over Top Spot in Baseball Poll

Sonora High School replaced El Dorado this week as Orange County’s top-ranked baseball team in the Sportswriters’ Assn. poll. Esperanza, which defeated El Dorado, 8-3, Friday, is No. 2, while the Golden Hawks dropped to No. 3. Irvine, which leads the South Coast League, moved into the Top 10 for the first time and is ranked ninth.

The poll:

Pos. School (League) Record 1. Sonora (Freeway) 14-1

2. Esperanza (Empire) 12-1-1

3. El Dorado (Empire) 10-4

4. Western (Orange) 13-3

5. Loara (Empire) 11-4-1

6. Ocean View (Sunset) 8-4-1

7. Mission Viejo (South Coast) 11-3

8. Fountain Valley (Sunset) 10-3-1

9. Irvine (South Coast) 11-6-1

10. Santa Ana (Century) 9-4

Others receiving votes: Katella (11-5), Tustin (10-2) and Garden Grove (8-3).