THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

MIKE BRESNAHAN’S BASEBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS

*--* Rk Team (Record) Comment (Last Week) 1 CHATSWORTH (26-1, City) Third time still not a charm for El Camino Real. (1) 2 WSTMTR LA QUINTA (23-2, SS-Div. IV) Ready for Pacifica? Outscored Bolsa Grande in two games, 30-0. (2) 3 MATER DEI (20-4, SS-Div. I) Possible No. 1-seeded team in Division I has won 20 of its last 21. (3) 4 ANAHEIM CANYON (20-4, SS-Div. II) Unlike El Dorado, took care of business last week in Century League. (4) 5 EDISON (21-4, SS-Div. I) Still wondering how Chargers lost to Dana Hills and Fountain Valley. (6) 6 CAMARILLO (19-3, SS-Div. I) Weird score of the week: Beat Channel Islands in eight innings, 14-5. (7) 7 CAP. VALLEY (21-3, SS-Div. I) With free fall over, Cougars start to climb up rankings. (10) 8 MARINA (17-7, SS-Div. I) Held its own in split with Los Alamitos. (8) 9 LOS ALAMITOS (19-6, SS-Div. I) Held its own in split with Marina. (12) 10 EL DORADO (18-6, SS-Div. II) A 4-2 loss to Tustin? Must be a typo. (5) 11 UPLAND (20-2, SS-Div. I) After nearly two weeks off, swept dust off field, won twice. (13) 12 VILLA PARK (18-6, SS-Div. II) Close calls: Two one-run victories against El Modena. (14) 13 ROOSEVELT (23-3, City) City Section’s best pitching outside of Chatsworth. (17) 14 MISSION VIEJO (15-7, SS-Div. I) How’d this team stumble so much in the beginning? (18) 15 VALLEY VIEW (17-7, SS-Div. I) The view is undeniably clearer atop Ivy League standings. (NR) 16 ARLINGTON (20-4, SS-Div. I) Surprise! Lions lose to Valley View, 7-1. (9) 17 ARCADIA (19-4, SS-Div. I) Ugly: 1-0 victory vs. Muir. Uglier: 4-3 loss to Glendale. (11) 18 PALM DESERT (21-2, SS-Div. III) Possible playoff opponents scrambling for time-share condos. (19) 19 VALENCIA (18-6, SS-Div. II) And you thought Vikings were about to call it a season. (20) 20 LAKEWOOD (21-7, SS-Div. I) Continued strong finish with 3-1 victory vs. L.B. Wilson. (21) 21 GLENDORA (19-4, SS-Div. I) Took longer than expected, but Tartans pulling away in Sierra League. (22) 22 FOOTHILL (21-3, SS-Div. II) Record looks nice, but not 10-inning, 4-3 victory over struggling Irvine. (23) 23 QUARTZ HILL (18-3, SS-Div. II) Rebels win Golden League ... again. (24) 24 THOUSAND OAKS (19-6, SS-Div. II) My friend Flicka: Mike Flickinger hit three-run homer vs. Royal. (25) 25 OCEAN VIEW (20-4, SS-Div. III) Stole La Quinta’s thunder by knocking off Pacifica, 2-0. (NR)

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