Granite Hills Runs to Top of Baseball Poll

Granite Hills, having scored 88 runs during a five-game winning streak that carried it to the AAA Division championship of the Lions tournament last week, is the No. 1-ranked high school baseball team in this week’s Times’ Top 10 poll.

The Eagles (12-3) beat fifth-ranked Mt. Carmel, 14-3, in the Lions championship game last Wednesday.

Orange Glen (12-4) is ranked No. 3 this week after beating No. 6 Fallbrook, 1-0, to win the AA Division of the Lions tournament.

Here’s this week’s Times’ Top 10:

Pos. Team (League) W-L

1. Granite Hills (Grossmont) 12-3

2. El Capitan (Grossmont) 10-4

3. Orange Glen (Palomar) 12-4

4. USDHS (City Western) 11-4

5. Mt. Carmel (Palomar) 19-6

6. Fallbrook (Palomar) 12-4

7. Grossmont (Grossmont) 11-4

8. Mira Mesa (City Eastern)) 10-5

9. Mission Bay (City Western) 10-5

10. Coronado (Metro-South Bay) 11-4

Best of the rest: Patrick Henry 8-4-1, Point Loma 8-5, Santana 9-6, San Diego 11-4-1, Mar Vista 9-5-2.