Servite (9-1) Remains Atop Baseball Poll

Servite High School, which defeated rival Mater Dei, 5-4, last Thursday to improve to 9-1, remained the county’s top-ranked team in this week’s Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. baseball poll. Third-ranked Esperanza travels to fourth-ranked El Dorado Wednesday.

The poll:

Pos. School (League) Record 1. Servite (Angelus) 9-1

2. Capistrano Valley (South Coast) 9-1

3. Esperanza (Empire) 10-1

4. El Dorado (Empire) 12-1

5. Westminster (Sunset) 9-1-1

6. (Tie) Loara (Empire) 8-3

La Quinta (Garden Grove) 10-1

8. Ocean View (Sunset) 7-4

9. Mission Viejo (South Coast) 7-3

10. (Tie) Troy (Freeway) 8-2

Tustin (Sea View) 7-4

Others receiving votes: El Toro (8-4), Huntington Beach (8-4-1), Edison (9-4), Canyon (8-2) and Trabuco Hills (7-1-1).