THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

BASEBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS

*--* Rk Team (Record) Comment (Last Week) 1 CHATSWORTH (24-1, City) Should be given three consecutive byes in City playoffs. (1) 2 WST. LA QUINTA (21-2, SS-Div. IV) Ian Kennedy is back, Ian Stewart (13 HRs) has been there all along. (2) 3 MATER DEI (18-4, SS-Div. I) Was that really a late-season game vs. Div. V Arrowhead Christian? (4) 4 ANA. CANYON (18-4, SS-Div. II) With rough part of schedule over, should win Century League. (5) 5 EL DORADO (17-5, SS-Div. II) Good news, Jeff Flaig’s home run at National Classic finally landed. (7) 6 EDISON (19-4, SS-Div. I) Robbie Blauer made sure Chargers weren’t swept by Marina. (3) 7 CAMARILLO (16-3, SS-Div. I) Might have state’s best outfield with Delmon Young and Donald Brown. (8) 8 MARINA (16-6, SS-Div. I) Almost snuffed Edison’s David Huff but lost, 2-1. (9) 9 RIV. ARLINGTON (17-3, SS-Div. I) No longer messing around, scored 43 runs in three games. (10) 10 CAPISTRANO VLY (19-3, SS-Div. I) Was it only two weeks ago that Cougars were No. 1? (6) 11 ARCADIA (17-3, SS-Div. I) Failed to mercy-rule any Pacific League opponents last week! (11) 12 LOS ALAMITOS (18-5, SS-Div. I) Poor Griffins finish with two games vs. Marina, two vs. Edison. (13) 13 UPLAND (18-2, SS-Div. I) Didn’t allow any runs last week. Then again, didn’t play last week. (14) 14 VILLA PARK (16-6, SS-Div. II) Will Mark Trumbo win second consecutive Division II MVP award? (15) 15 EL SEGUNDO (18-4, SS-Div. III) Be honest now: Did anybody pick the Eagles to be the best D-III team? (16) 16 G.G. PACIFICA (22-0, SS-Div. IV) Might be the least-respected 22-0 team in Southern Section history. (17) 17 ROOSEVELT (21-3, City) Still cringing at video tape of last month’s 1-0 loss to South Gate. (18) 18 MISSION VIEJO (13-7, SS-Div. I) Proved it belonged in rankings, split with Capistrano Valley. (21) 19 PALM DESERT (19-2, SS-Div. III) Resort town glad spring break ain’t what it used to be. (22) 20 VALENCIA (16-6, SS-Div. II) World beaters one week, egg beaters the next. (12) 21 LAKEWOOD (17-7, SS-Div. I) Would be top-10 team if Jason Wanamaker were healthy. (23) 22 GLENDORA (17-4, SS-Div. I) Note to basketball school: This is the fourth quarter. (24) 23 FOOTHILL (19-3, SS-Div. II) Hard to overlook these guys. We’ve done it the entire season. (NR) 24 QUARTZ HILL (16-3, SS-Div. II) Tough to see through sandstorm, but Rebels atop Golden League. (NR) 25 THOU. OAKS (17-6, SS-Div. II) Last week, entered rankings. This week, almost exited. (19)

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