Loara Tops Poll in Orange County

Loara High School is the top-ranked team in the season’s first Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. baseball poll. The Saxons (6-0) open Empire League play Wednesday against fourth-ranked Esperanza (6-1) on the Aztecs’ field.

The poll: Pos. School (League) Record 1. Loara (Empire) 6-0 2. Servite (Angelus) 5-1 3. Capistrano Valley (South Coast) 7-1 4. Esperanza (Empire) 6-1 5. Westminster (Sunset) 6-0-1) 6. El Dorado (Empire) 8-1 7. Mission Viejo (South Coast) 6-1 8. El Toro (South Coast) 6-1 9. Edison (Sunset) 6-1 10. Mater Dei (Angelus) 4-2

Others receiving votes: Fullerton (4-2), Troy (5-1), Katella (3-4), Marina (6-3) and Santa Ana (6-1).