El Dorado First in Final Poll

El Dorado High School, coming off a two-game sweep of rival Esperanza, is the top-ranked team in the final Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. prep baseball poll.

The Golden Hawks (22-3) became the fifth team in five years to win the county’s mythical championship, following Esperanza (1987), Sonora (1986), Mater Dei (1985) and Capistrano Valley (1984).

The writers’ poll:

Pos. School (League) Record 1. El Dorado (Empire) 22-3 2. Mater Dei (Angelus) 20-3 3. La Quinta (Garden Grove) 23-4 4. Servite (Angelus) 19-6 5. Los Alamitos (Empire) 20-6 6. Saddleback (Sea View) 19-6 7. Esperanza (Empire) 16-8 8. Valencia (Orange) 15-8-1 9. Laguna Hills (Pacific Coast) 16-8 10. Irvine (South Coast) 17-8

Others Receiving Votes: Fullerton (18-7), Huntington Beach (18-7), Western (17-8-1), La Habra (15-8) and Santa Ana (16-9).