The Times’ high school baseball rankings
Rank, School (Record, Division), Comment (previous rank)
1. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (6-0, SS-D1). Sophomore Cameron Deere is eight for 13. (1)
2. JSERRA (4-1, SS-D1). Jake Pries is on a hitting tear. (5)¿
3. LOYOLA (5-1, SS-D1). Cubs open Mission League vs. Chaminade. (6)¿
4. TEMECULA VALLEY (4-0, SS-D2). Six hits, eight RBIs for Kyle Plantier. (7)¿
5. VISTA MURRIETA (6-0, SS-D2). Good pitching, good hitting, good defense. (15)
6. ESPERANZA (5-0, SS-D1). Shortstop Tristan Hildebrandt is a standout. (NR)¿
7. ALISO NIGUEL (5-1, SS-D2). Pitcher Kyle Molnar is 3-0. (9)¿
8. CHATSWORTH (6-1-1, City-D1). Fr. Tommy Palomera has thrown 14 scoreless innings. (16)
9. HUNTINGTON BEACH (3-2, SS-D1). Freshman Hagen Danner is pitcher on the rise. (3)¿
10. HART (6-0-1, SS-D1). Indians showing pitching depth. (19)¿
11. REDLANDS EAST VALLEY (5-0, SS-D2). Casey Sheehan is nine for 14. (14)¿
12. LOS ALAMITOS (3-2, SS-D1). Hitters need to start hitting. (2)
13. GLENDORA (5-2, SS-D2). Won the games that mattered last week. (12)
14. CHINO HILLS (6-0, SS-D2). Israel Fuentes is 10 for 20. (24)¿
15. MATER DEI (2-3, SS-D1). Trinity League begins on Monday. (4)¿
16. ALEMANY (5-1-1, SS-D1). Brandon Ponticelli is off to great start on mound. (13)¿
17. GAHR (4-1, SS-D3). Jorge Rivas is hot hitter. (20)
18. GREAT OAK (5-1, SS-D2). San Diego teams are tired of playing Wolfpack. (21)¿
19. LONG BEACH WILSON (5-2, SS-D1). Chris Betts has three home runs. (NR)¿
20. WARREN (3-0, SS-D3). Pitcher Bryan Duenas becomes eligible next month. (22)¿
21. WEST RANCH (5-2, SS-D1). Foothill League play starts Wednesday. (11)
23. LAKEWOOD (4-1, SS-D1). Nick Reeser is hitting well. (NR)
24. CYPRESS (3-2, SS-D2). Hitting needs to pick up. (25)
25. EDISON (5-2, SS-D1). Pitching is coming through. (NR)
More to Read
Get our high school sports newsletter
Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.