The Orange County baseball rankings as of Monday, April 13.
ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25
Notable this week: Orange Lutheran won the championship of the prestigious Boras Classic South tournament. … Mater Dei and Newport Harbor trade places in this week’s rankings after Mater Dei beat the Sailors, 5-2, in the Boras Classic. … Villa Park moves into the Top 10 after a two-game sweep of El Dorado in the Crestview League.
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(Team records through Sunday, April 12)
1. Orange Lutheran 12-3: The Lancers won the Boras Classic South tournament two weeks after winning the championship of the National High School Invitational in North Carolina.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Huntington Beach 13-4-1: The Oilers went 2-2 in the Boras Classic South, including wins over state No. 1 St. John Bosco and state No. 3 Corona.
Previous ranking: 2
3. Cypress 14-5: The Centurions won two out of three in their Crestview League series against La Habra.
Previous ranking: 3
4. Servite 12-6: The Friars played two nonleague games last week, a 13-9 win over Capistrano Valley and a 5-3 loss to state No. 16 La Mirada. They play Mater Dei in three Trinity League games this week.
Previous ranking: 4
5. Santa Margarita 14-5: The Eagles did not play last week. They are in third place in the Trinity League (3-3 record) and play league-leading St. John Bosco three times this week.
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Previous ranking: 5
6. Mater Dei 9-4: The Monarchs went 3-1 in the Boras Classic South, including a win over state No. 20 Newport Harbor, to finish in third place.
Previous ranking: 7
7. Newport Harbor 16-6: The Sailors finished 1-3 in the Boras Classic South, with their winning coming against Corona Centennial.
Previous ranking: 6
8. Villa Park 13-6-1: The Spartans beat El Dorado twice, 8-4 and 12-2, in Crestview League games. They play Foothill in league this week.
Previous ranking: 11
9. Los Alamitos 6-13: The Griffins, who earlier this season forfeited six Sunset League games, beat Long Beach Wilson, 5-2, in 10 innings in their only game last week.
Previous ranking: 9
10. Fountain Valley 13-7: The Barons went 1-3 in the Boras Classic South, including a 2-1 loss to state No. 1 St. John Bosco. They play a crucial Sunset League series this week against Huntington Beach.
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Previous ranking: 10
11. Trabuco Hills 10-8
Previous ranking: 19
12. Aliso Niguel 11-5-2
Previous ranking: 9
13. San Juan Hills 13-8
Previous ranking: 12
14. JSerra 13-6
Previous ranking: 15
15. Foothill 14-6
Previous ranking: 13
16. Dana Hills 13-5
Previous ranking: 16
17. El Dorado 9-11
Previous ranking: 14
18. El Modena 17-4
Previous ranking: 17
19. La Habra 9-10-1
Previous ranking: 21
20. Fullerton 13-6
Previous ranking: 18
21. Corona del Mar 8-11
Previous ranking: 20
22. Yorba Linda 12-6-1
Previous ranking: 22
23. Tesoro 7-7-1
Previous ranking: 24
24. Mission Viejo 10-7
Previous ranking: 25
25. San Clemente 11-8
Previous ranking: Not ranked