Murrieta Mesa ranked No. 1 in Southland for high school softball

Here’s the preseason top 20 high school softball rankings produced for The Times by CalHiSports.com.

Rk. School (record last season)

1. Murrieta Mesa (25-6)

2. Norco (20-9)

3. Los Alamitos (24-8)

4. Oaks Christian (34-1)

5. Orange Lutheran (21-9)

6. Huntington Beach (21-8)

7. Chino Hills (23-7)

8. Eastvale Roosevelt (28-4)

9. Beaumont (23-5)

10. La Mirada (22-7)

11. Esperanza (19-12)

12. Garden Grove Pacifica (26-5)

13. Mission Viejo (27-6)

14. Camarillo (25-5)

15. Millikan (22-11)

16. Corona Centennial (25-7)

17. Villa Park (24-5)

18. South Hills (24-5)

19. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (19-8)

20. South Torrance (23-7)