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THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

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*--* Rank Team (Rec./Div.) Comment (Previous Ranking) 1 PACIFICA (25-2-1, SS-Div. III) Brittany Weil pitches perfect game, allows only four hits in last seven games. (1) 2 FOOTHILL (27-3, SS-Div. II) Played 14 games vs. top 25 teams and swept doubleheader vs. Clovis, state’s No. 1 team. (2) 3 ANAHEIM CANYON (24-8, SS-Div. II) Could have first-round playoff game vs. Loara, which was ranked in top 10 this season. (4) 4 MATER DEI (23-5, SS-Div. II) Sharee Zaleski has four RBIs in wins over St. Joseph, Rosary for Serra League title. (6) 5 EL MODENA (24-5, SS-Div. III) Norrelle Dickson’s seventh-inning run vs. Villa Park provides second-place tie with Canyon. (7) 6 RIVERSIDE POLY (24-2, SS-Div. II) Bears’ 19-game winning streak ends with five errors in first inning against Canyon Springs. (3) 7 CALIFORNIA (23-5, SS-Div. II) Possible second-round opponent Crescenta Valley goes into playoffs with 25-3 record. (8) 8 VALENCIA (23-4-2, SS-Div. I) Vikings clinch second consecutive Foothill League title and are seeded No. 1 in playoffs. (9) 9 LA PALMA KENNEDY (20-5-1, SS-Div. II) Michelle Turner on a roll, has thrown 12 consecutive shutouts for Empire League champions. (11) 10 ROYAL (23-5-1, SS-Div. II) Three of last four wins are against El Modena and Thousand Oaks (twice). (12) 11 HH WILSON (23-2-1, SS-Div. III) A 3-1 loss to Charter Oak cost Wildcats the No. 2 seeding; could face Pacifica in quarterfinals. (5) 12 THOUSAND OAKS (20-8-1, SS-Div. II) Worst draw in playoffs: First three opponents likely Mira Costa, Anaheim Canyon, Mater Dei. (13) 13 CORONA SANTIAGO (19-5-1, SS-Div. I) Taryne Mowatt tosses sixth no-hitter, has region-high 325 strikeouts. (10) 14 HART (19-9, SS-Div. I) Lindsey Gognetti pitches two-hitter in Indians’ victory over Burbank Burroughs. (14) 15 WESTLAKE (18-7-2, SS-Div. II) After that 22-inning game vs. Agoura two weeks ago, Warriors have last week off. (16) 16 SAN PEDRO (24-2, City) Will play for third consecutive City title against Carson on Tuesday at South Gate Park. (18) 17 LAGUNA HILLS (23-4, SS-Div. III) Sea View League champion is led by infielder Dominique Lastrapes’ .558 average. (20) 18 WOODBRIDGE (21-10, SS-Div. II) Kelly Cabana’s homer in sixth, Kayla Creamer’s RBI in seventh avenges loss to Aliso Niguel. (19) 19 LAKEWOOD (19-6, SS-Div. I) Lancers win Moore League title, are seeded No. 3 behind Valencia, Dana Hills. (15) 20 CORONA (19-8, SS-Div. II) Doesn’t seem fair to be this good and have to play a first-round game at Kennedy. (21) 21 DANA HILLS (21-7-1, SS-Div. I) With 10-inning victory over Capistrano Valley, Dolphins win first league title since 1981. (25) 22 NORCO (17-8, SS-Div. II) Third-place finish relegates Cougars to a wild-card game against West Covina. (17) 23 CHAPARRAL (22-4-1, SS-Div. II) Pumas tie for league title with Temescal Canyon after 2-0 loss to Murrieta. (24) 24 EL SEGUNDO (22-3, SS-Div. IV) Bay League champion, behind pitcher Richelle Billescas, has won 18 in a row. (NR) 25 CRESCENTA VALLEY (25-3, SS-Div. II) Schedule hasn’t been very tough, but it includes a victory over San Pedro. (NR)

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