Esperanza Remains Atop Baseball Poll

Esperanza High School, which clinched its fourth straight Empire League championship with Friday’s 1-0 victory over El Dorado, remained the top-ranked team in this week’s Orange County Sportswriters Assn. poll.

Villa Park, which can clinch the Century League title by defeating Canyon today, made its first appearance in the poll this season at No. 9.

The poll:

Pos. School (League) Record 1. Esperanza (Empire) 20-1

2. Capistrano Valley (South Coast) 20-3

3. Servite (Angelus) 19-4

4. La Quinta (Garden Grove) 21-2

5. Ocean View (Sunset) 17-5

6. El Dorado (Empire) 17-4

7. Saddleback (Sea View) 16-7

8. Westminster (Sunset) 16-6-1

9. Villa Park (Century) 16-8

10. Troy (Freeway) 15-6

Others receiving votes: Dana Hills (15-8-1), Orange (16-7), Mater Dei (15-6) and Edison (14-9).