Esperanza Loses but Remains No. 1

Esperanza High School remained the top team in the final Orange County Sports Writers Assn. baseball poll, despite being upset by Kennedy, 4-3, Friday. Esperanza enters the Southern Section playoffs Friday as the defending 4-A champion and is the No. 1 seeded team in the 4-A division. The Aztecs will play host to Riverside Poly at 3:15 p.m.

The poll: Pos. School (League) Record

1. Esperanza (Empire) 21-2

2. Capistrano Valley (South Coast) 22-3

3. El Dorado (Empire) 19-4

4. Servite (Angelus) 19-5-1

5. Ocean View (Sunset) 18-6

6. La Quinta (Garden Grove) 21-3

7. Westminster (Sunset) 18-6-1

8. Saddleback (Sea View) 18-7

9. Troy (Freeway) 18-6

10. Mater Dei (Angelus) 16-6-1

Others receiving votes: Dana Hills (17-8-1), Canyon (17-7), and Orange (17-8).