THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

MARTIN HENDERSON’S FINAL REGULAR-SEASON SOFTBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS:

*--* Rk Team (Rec.) Comment (Last Week) 1 COR. SANTIAGO (23-3, SS-Div. II) Taryne Mowatt closed season with 21st shutout. (2) 2 G.G. PACIFICA (26-2, SS-Div. III) Brittany Weil, Camille Hundley combined for perfect game vs. La Quinta. (3) 3 VALENCIA (26-3, SS-Div. I) Win streak at 17 after big week by Breanne Javier, Natalie Mueggler. (4) 4 MATER DEI (23-4, SS-Div. I) Won two of three vs. Rosary in 10-day span. (1) 5 EL MODENA (24-4, SS-Div. II) Lauren Smith had RBI in 1-0 victory over Canyon. (6) 6 SIMI VALLEY (18-6, SS-Div. I) Kristyn Kubiak’s baserunning provided first Marmonte title since 1994. (8) 7 ROYAL (20-5, SS-Div. I) Win streak ended at 12 with 2-1 loss to Simi Valley. (5) 8 CALIFORNIA (23-5, SS-Div. II) Jennifer Davis gave up first run in 12 games (9) 9 H.H. WILSON (22-3, SS-Div. III) Consecutive 12-2 wins over Los Altos, Rowland. (11) 10 ROSARY (21-6, SS-Div. I) Split games with Mater Dei, shared tough Serra title. (15) 11 ANA. CANYON (22-8, SS-Div. II) El Modena ended Comanche win streak at 15. (12) 12 CORONA (22-5, SS-Div. II) Suffered a shocking 5-0 loss to Norco in season finale. (7) 13 SAN PEDRO (28-1, City) Ashley Esparza (21-1) breezed through first two rounds of playoffs. (16) 14 HART (18-7, SS-Div. I) Closed season with surprising 4-1 loss to Village Christian. (10) 15 NEWBURY PARK (15-9-1, SS-Div. I) Sarah Scott’s four hits, two RBIs beat Moorpark. (17) 16 CAMARILLO (21-6, SS-Div. I) Sarah Dorr ‘s no-hitter capped Pacific View title in style. (18) 17 DON LUGO (24-1, SS-Div. II) Vanessa Briones’ three RBIs paced win over Ontario. (19) 18 WOODBRIDGE (22-8, SS-Div. I) Warriors go into playoffs having won 17 of last 18. (20) 19 RIVERSIDE POLY (20-6-5, SS-Div. I) Loss to Canyon Springs means shared Ivy League title with Moreno Valley. (13) 20 WESTLAKE (16-9, SS-Div. I) Stumbles into playoffs with four consecutive losses. (14) 21 ETIWANDA (21-6, SS-Div. I) Defending section champ closed season with two 4-0 wins over Upland. (22) 22 MORENO VALLEY (23-5, SS-Div. I) Pitcher Charlotte Morgan beats North, Arlington with bat. (23) 23 SAN DIMAS (22-3, SS-Div. IV) Nicole Boucherau’s offensive onslaught caps 15-0 league record. (24) 24 FOOTHILL (16-12, SS-Div. I) Closed season winning 10 of 11 games. (25) 25 CARSON (25-5, City) Second-best team in City gearing up for San Pedro showdown. (NR)

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