Preseason high school baseball rankings

Eric Sondheimer’s preseason high school baseball rankings.

Rk. School, playoff division (2010 record); March 4 opener

1. Mission Viejo, SS-2 (18-10); at Capistrano Valley in Newport Elks tournament

2. El Dorado SS-1 (19-12); vs. Marina in Loara tournament

3. El Toro SS-1 (23-7); vs. Villa Park in Loara tournament

4. Alemany SS-2 (19-9); vs. Palmdale in Southern California Showdown

5. Chaminade SS-2 (25-7); vs. Rio Mesa in Southern California Showdown

6. Mater Dei SS-1 (20-10) vs. Corona

7. Corona Santiago SS-1 (18-9) vs. Huntington Beach in Newport Elks tournament

8. Long Beach Wilson SS-1 (19-11-1) at Artesia

9. Edison SS-1 (18-9) vs. Garden Grove Pacifica in Loara Tournament

10. Palm Desert SS-4 (26-5) at Bishop Amat in Newport Elks tournament

11. Orange Lutheran SS-1 (23-6) at Esperanza in Newport Elks tournament

12. Lakewood SS-1 (28-6) vs. El Modena

13. Cypress SS-2 (21-8) vs. Mira Costa in Loara tournament

14. Chatsworth City-I (25-5) at Santa Monica in Southern California Showdown

15. West Ranch SS-1 (18-9) vs. Burbank Burroughs in Southern California Showdown

16. JSerra SS-1 (21-8) vs. Tesoro in Newport Elks tournament

17. St. John Bosco SS-1 (14-13) at Redondo

18. Bishop Amat SS-4 (27-4) vs. Palm Desert in Newport Elks tournament

19. Riverside Poly SS-1 (15-13) vs. Pomona in Chino tournament

20. Valencia SS-1 (17-10-1) at St. Francis

21. Camarillo SS-1 (23-5) at Ventura

22. Harvard-Westlake SS-2 (17-14-1) vs. Calabasas

23. Dana Hills SS-1 (20-13) vs. Santa Margarita in Loara tournament

24. Woodbridge SS-3 (18-10) at Anaheim

25. Moorpark SS-1 (23-9) at Cleveland in Southern California Showdown

eric.sondheimer@latimes.com