THE PREPS : Mater Dei Still Ranked No. 1 in Baseball Poll

Mater Dei High School is the top-ranked team in the Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. prep baseball poll for the fifth consecutive week.

The second spot has changed teams for the fourth time, with Laguna Hills moving into the No. 2 position after Kennedy lost to Pacifica, 4-3, last Friday. Kennedy drops to third with Mission Viejo fourth.

The writers’ poll:

Pos. School (League): Record

1. Mater Dei (Angelus): 19-4

2. Laguna Hills (Pacific Coast): 20-4

3. Kennedy (Garden Grove): 19-5

4. Mission Viejo (South Coast): 16-6

5. Fountain Valley (Sunset): 16-7

6. La Quinta (Garden Grove): 19-5-1

7. Capistrano Valley (South Coast): 15-8

8. Westminster (Sunset): 16-7-1

9. Loara (Empire): 13-10

10. El Dorado (Empire): 16-8

Others Receiving Votes: Ocean View (15-9), Anaheim (16-8), Sunny Hills (17-7), Foothill (16-7) and Trabuco Hills (14-5).