The Orange County baseball rankings as of Monday, May 11.
ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25
Notable this week: Orange Lutheran was the No. 1 team in the preseason rankings and it finishes the regular season in the same position. The final Orange County rankings are released after the CIF-SS finals. … The only change in the Top 10 this week is Servite, third-place finisher in the Trinity League, moves above fourth-place Mater Dei. … Mission Viejo beat Aliso Niguel and Dana Hills in the final week of the regular season and moves up two positions to No. 16. … El Modena is bumped up one spot this week to No. 20.
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(Team records through Sunday, May 10)
1. Orange Lutheran 23-5: The Lancers, who finished second to St. John Bosco in the Trinity League, play Corona Santiago in a pool-play game of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs Tuesday afternoon at Hart Park. The Lancers won their final four league games, including a three-game sweep of Mater Dei.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Huntington Beach 21-6-1: The Sunset League-champion Oilers beat Gahr, 3-2, last week in a nonleague game. Senior Jared Grindlinger struck out four over two inning. The Oilers play at Temecula Valley in a Division 1 pool-play game Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 2
3. Cypress 21-7: The Crestview League-champion Centurions play at St. John Bosco in a Division 1 pool-play game Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 3
4. Servite 13-13: The Friars, who finished third in the Trinity League, beat Cypress, 1-0, last week. They open the Division 2 playoffs at home Thursday against Empire League champion Costa Mesa.
Previous ranking: 5
5. Mater Dei 13-15; The Monarchs’ season is over after they finished fourth in the Trinity League and did not earn an automatic berth in the CIF-SS playoffs. They lacked a .500 overall record to be eligible for an at-large berth in the playoffs.
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Previous ranking: 4
6. Newport Harbor 19-9: The Sailors finished second in the Sunset League. They will be the home team Thursday against South Coast League champion Trabuco Hills in the Division 2 playoffs.
Previous ranking 6
7. Villa Park 19-8-1: The Spartans finished second in the Crestview League. They will play at home Thursday against Elsinore in a Division 2 first-round playoff game.
Previous ranking: 7
8. Trabuco Hills 17-11: The Mustangs play at Newport Harbor on Thursday in a Division 2 first-round playoff game.
Previous ranking: 8
9. JSerra 11-15: The Lions’ season is over after they finished fifth in the six-team Trinity League. They finished the season strong with four straight league wins including a three-game sweep of Santa Margarita.
Previous ranking: 9
10. Santa Margarita 15-13: The Eagles, who were swept by JSerra in a three-game Trinity League series last week, play at Rancho Christian in Temecula on Thursday in the first round of the Division 2 playoffs.
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Previous ranking: 10
11. Foothill 17-11
Previous ranking: 11
12. Dana Hills 18-10
Previous ranking: 12
13. San Clemente 18-10
Previous ranking: 13
14. Marina 13-15
Previous ranking: 14
15. Fountain Valley 13-15
Previous ranking: 15
16. Mission Viejo 20-8
Previous ranking: 18
17. Aliso Niguel 16-10-2
Previous ranking: 16
18. Los Alamitos 11-17
Previous ranking: 17
19. Edison 12-16
Previous ranking: 19
20. El Modena 22-6
Previous ranking: 21
21. Corona del Mar 14-13
Previous ranking: 20
22. El Dorado 12-16
Previous ranking: 22
23. La Habra 11-16-1
Previous ranking: 23
24. Yorba Linda 20-7-1
Previous ranking: 24
25. Canyon 14-14
Previous ranking: 25