{"id":5566,"date":"2026-05-12T18:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5566"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:02:07","slug":"orange-county-softball-top-25-fullerton-orange-lutheran-lead-entering-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5566","title":{"rendered":"Orange County softball Top 25: Fullerton, Orange Lutheran lead entering playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.\u00a0Subscribe now<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5565\">85-year-old French widow caught in Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown describes her detention<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Orange County softball rankings as of Tuesday, May 12.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable this week:<\/strong> Fullerton finishes the regular season ranked No. 1 after being No. 4 in the preseason. The Indians are seeded third for the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs and play host to Cypress on Friday. \u2026 Orange Lutheran climbs a spot to No. 2 after defending its Trinity League title. \u2026 Los Alamitos moves up two notches to No. 8 defending its Sunset League crown. \u2026 No. 10 Canyon jumps two spots to give the Crestview League five teams in the Top 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ORANGE COUNTY SOFTBALL TOP 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Records through Monday, May 11)<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Fullerton (24-3):<\/strong> Katelynn Mathews enters the playoffs with a 14-1 record and 1.83 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 1<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Orange Lutheran (19-8):<\/strong> Rylee Silva takes a 13-4 record with a 1.13 ERA into a Division 1 first-round game against visiting Millikan on Friday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Previous ranking: 3<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. JSerra (20-8): <\/strong>Liliana Escobar is 13-5 with a 1.20 ERA for the Lions, who play host Yucaipa in the first round of the Division 1 playoffs on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. La Habra (20-7):<\/strong> Alyssa Hernandez has 11 home runs and 35 RBIs entering a Division 1 first-round game against visiting Los Altos on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Previous ranking: 5<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Pacifica (17-10):<\/strong> Leyla Ayres leads the Mariners with 14 doubles and 22 RBIs going into a Division 1 first-round game at Glendora on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5559\">Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groups<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 6<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. El Modena (15-13):<\/strong> Parker Mayes has a team-high 17 extra-base hits for the Vanguards, who play at Chino Hills in a Division 1 first-round game Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 4<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Mater Dei (15-11):<\/strong> The Monarchs play host to Foothill on Thursday at Fountain Valley Sports Park as the No. 2 seed in Division 2.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 8<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Los Alamitos (19-8):<\/strong> The Sunset League champion plays at La Mirada in a Division 1 first-round game Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 10<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Cypress (16-12):<\/strong> The Centurions earned the final at-large berth in Division 1.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 7<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Canyon (16-12):<\/strong> After steadying themselves in league, the Comanches play at Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks in a Division 1 game Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5557\">NFL draft: Chargers trade back, select center Jake Slaughter in 2nd round<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 12<\/p>\n<p>11. Marina (19-8)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 10<\/p>\n<p>12. Santa Margarita (17-9)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 9<\/p>\n<p>13. Aliso Niguel (16-12)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 13<\/p>\n<p>14. Huntington Beach (18-10)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 14<\/p>\n<p>15. San Clemente (19-7)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 15<\/p>\n<p>16. Whittier Christian (19-8-1)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 16<\/p>\n<p>17. Edison (16-11)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 17<\/p>\n<p>18. Yorba Linda (18-9)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 19<\/p>\n<p>19. Foothill (18-9)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 20<\/p>\n<p>20. Villa Park (14-14)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 18<\/p>\n<p>21. Brea Olinda (15-12)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 23<\/p>\n<p>22. El Dorado (14-10)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 22<\/p>\n<p>23. Trabuco Hills (19-8-1)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 21<\/p>\n<p>24. San Juan Hills (18-6-2)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 24<\/p>\n<p>25. El Toro (11-8-1)<\/p>\n<p>Previous ranking: 25<\/p>\n<p>Also considered: Mission Viejo 13-15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fullerton and Orange Lutheran are No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the Orange County softball rankings going into the CIF-SS playoffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facts","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Orange County softball Top 25: Fullerton, Orange Lutheran lead entering playoffs - Silicon Valley Moving Post<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=5566\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Orange County softball Top 25: Fullerton, Orange Lutheran lead entering playoffs - 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