Huntington Beach Top-Ranked Team in Baseball Poll

Huntington Beach, winner of the Loara tournament, is the top-ranked team in the opening Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. prep baseball poll.

Huntington Beach defeated El Dorado, 8-3, in the championship game of the 32-team tournament. Mater Dei, winner of the Newport Elks tournament, is ranked second and El Dorado is third.

The writers’ poll (records through Monday):

Pos. School (League) Record 1. Huntington Beach (Sunset) 5-0 2. Mater Dei (Angelus) 4-0 3. El Dorado (Empire) 4-1 4. Ocean View (Sunset) 4-1 5. Capistrano Valley (South Coast) 3-1 6. Saddleback (Sea View) 5-1 7. Laguna Hills (Pacific Coast) 4-1 8. Edison (Sunset) 3-1 9. Corona del Mar (Sea View) 3-1 10. Canyon (Century) 3-1

Others receiving votes: Loara (4-1), El Toro (3-2), Mission Viejo (4-1) and Irvine (3-2).