The Orange County baseball rankings as of Monday, April 20.
ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25
Notable this week: Trabuco Hills climbs into the Top 10 for the first time this season. … Mater Dei moves up a couple of sports after winning two of its three Trinity League games last week against Servite. … Foothill also moves up after splitting two Crestview League games against Villa Park. … El Toro to the Top 25 after beating San Juan Hills twice in their three-game Sea View League series.
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(Team records through Sunday, April 19)
1. Orange Lutheran 16-3: The Lancers swept JSerra in a three-game Trinity League series and beat Stockton St. Mary’s 7-0 in the Boras Classic championship game.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Huntington Beach 16-4-1: The Oilers outscored Fountain Valley 28-6 in their three game sweep of the Sunset League series to improve to 12-0 in league.
Previous ranking: 2
3. Cypress 17-5: The first-place Centurions swept El Dorado in a three-game Crestview League series. They limited the Golden Hawks to one run in the series. They have won 13 of their past 15 games.
Previous ranking: 3
4. Mater Dei 11-7: The Monarchs are in fourth place in the six-team Trinity League with a 3-3 league record. They raised their playoff prospects by beating Servite twice last week in the Trinity League.
Previous ranking: 6
5. Servite 13-8: The Friars are in third place in the Trinity League after losing two of three games in the Trinity League against Mater Dei.
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Previous ranking: 4
6. Santa Margarita 14-8: The Eagles were swept in three Trinity League games by powerful St. John Bosco last week. The Eagles were outscored 21-3.
Previous ranking: 5
7. Newport Harbor 16-6: The Sailors are in second place in the Sunset League. They did not play last week after going 1-2 in the Boras Classic Southern Section tournament.
Previous ranking: 7
8. Villa Park 14-7-1: The Spartans split their two-game Crestview League series against Foothill, winning the first game 2-1 and losing the second game, 4-3, to remain in second place in the league.
Previous ranking: 8
9. Trabuco Hills 12-9: The South Coast League-leading Mustangs beat Dana Hills in two of their three league games.
Previous ranking: 11
10. Fountain Valley 11-10: The Barons, in fourth place in the Sunset League, were swept by league-leading Huntington Beach in a three-game series.
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11. Foothill 15-7
Previous ranking: 15
12. Aliso Niguel 14-5-2
Previous ranking: 12
13. Los Alamitos 7-15
Previous ranking: 9
14. JSerra 7-14
Previous ranking: 14
15. San Clemente 14-8
Previous ranking: 25
16. Dana Hills 14-7
Previous ranking: 16
17. El Toro 11-9-1
Previous ranking: Not ranked
18. La Habra 10-11-1
Previous ranking: 19
19. Corona del Mar 10-11
Previous ranking: 21
20. El Dorado 9-14
Previous ranking: 17
21. El Modena 17-5
Previous ranking: 18
22. Yorba Linda 14-6-1
Previous ranking: 22
23. Fullerton 13-7
Previous ranking: 20
24. Marina 11-11
Previous ranking: Not ranked
25. Mission Viejo 12-8
Previous ranking: 24