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Orange Lutheran moves up to No. 1 in The Times’ top 25 baseball rankings

Pitcher Louis Rodriguez of Orange Lutheran.
(Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)
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This week’s top 25 high school baseball rankings by The Times.

Rk. SCHOOL (W-L); Comment (last week’s rank)

1. ORANGE LUTHERAN (3-0); Facing Yucaipa on Monday for PBA title (2)

2. YUCAIPA (3-0); Knocked off Harvard-Westlake (9)

3. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (2-1); Bryce Rainer is 6 for 11 hitting (1)

4. JSERRA (3-0); Hosts Harvard-Westlake on Monday (6)

5. SIERRA CANYON (4-0); Strong pitching early on (7)

6. NEWBURY PARK (4-0); Playing for Easton tourney title on Tuesday (11)

7. SHERMAN OAKS NOTRE DAME; Christian Miranda hitting well (4)

8. CORONA (2-1); Catcher Josh Springer can’t be stopped (5)

9. HART (3-1); Pitching is better than expected (8)

10. SERVITE (2-0); A healthy Jarrod Hocking leads Friars (14)

11. VILLA PARK (2-0); Geoff McArthur starts season four for eight (15)

12. GARDEN GROVE PACIFICA (3-0); Early signs of being a top team (NR)

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13. RIVERSIDE KING (1-1); 1-0 loss to Arlington (10)

14. TRABUCO HILLS (2-1); Bobby Gray showing off his power (13)

15. MARANATHA (3-1); Lost to Bonita (16)

16. ST. JOHN BOSCO (3-0); Dylan Lina is hitting and hitting (23)

17. FOOTHILL (1-2); Losses to Harvard-Westlake, JSerra (18)

18. AYALA (1-2); Sophomore Vinny Hudson has five hits (19)

19. SANTA MARGARITA (0-0); Open season Monday vs. Gahr (20)

20. SAN DIMAS (3-0); Matthew Romero struck out eight in opener (21)

21. EL DORADO (2-1); Pitching looks solid (22)

22. BISHOP ALEMANY (2-1); Warriors can hit (NR)

23. MATER DEI (1-0); USC-bound Ethan Hedges is a player to watch (NR)

24. CYPRESS (2-2); Lots of young talent (12)

25. ARCADIA (3-0); Impressive start for P Ian Hoffstetter (NR)

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