Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 GRANADA (23-1)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Livermore 5-0, 15-1
Up next: Wednesday vs. TBD
No. 2 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (23-4)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Ignatius 4-0, beat St. Ignatius 3-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Archbishop Riordan, 4 p.m.
No. 3 SERRA (20-5)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Archbishop Mitty 6-0, 13-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Bellarmine, 4 p.m.
No. 4 DE LA SALLE (17-5)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Dougherty Valley 6-0, California 5-1, 7-3
Up next: Wednesday vs. TBD.
No. 5 HERITAGE (19-4-1)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Liberty 3-2 (eight innings), lost to Liberty 5-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Liberty, 4 p.m.
No. 6 JAMES LOGAN (19-3)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat American 13-0, 6-5
Up next: Wednesday vs. Kennedy, 4 p.m.
No. 7 ACALANES (20-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Clayton Valley 4-1, 6-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Campolindo, 4 p.m.
No. 8 LOS GATOS (21-4)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat Wilcox 13-1, lost 3-2, beat Carlmont 5-4
Up next: Wednesday vs. Los Altos, 4 p.m.
No. 9 ST. IGNATIUS (17-8)
Previous ranking: 10
Since last ranking: Beat Valley Christian 4-0, lost 3-0, beat Gunn 8-2
Up next: Tuesday at St. Francis 4 p.m.
No. 10 COLLEGE PARK (17-8)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Lost to Benicia 4-2, beat Benicia 14-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Clayton Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 11 SAN RAMON VALLEY (14-9)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat Monte Vista 2-1, lost 6-4
Up next: Tuesday vs. Livermore, 4 p.m.
No. 12 WOODSIDE (19-3-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Aragon 14-5, lost 8-1
Up next: Tuesday at El Camino, 4 p.m.
No. 13 BURLINGAME (16-5)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat Sequoia 6-4, 5-4 (eight innings)
Up next: Wednesday vs. Capuchino, 7 p.m.
No. 14 MITTY (15-11-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Lost Serra 6-0, 13-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral, 4 p.m.
No. 15 CAPUCHINO (17-8)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Sacred Heart Prep 8-1, 3-2
Up next: Wednesday at Burlingame, 7 p.m.
No. 16 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (15-11)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Lost to St. Francis 9-3, 13-7
Up next: Tuesday at Live Oak, 4 p.m.
No. 17 PITTSBURG (18-6)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Antioch 8-4, 14-2
Up next: Tuesday vs. Freedom, 4 p.m.
No. 18 BENICIA (14-8
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat College Park 4-2, lost 14-2, beat Concord 3-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Northgate, 4 p.m.
No. 19 LEIGH (15-8)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Live Oak 9-1, lost 9-7
Up next: Tuesday vs. Branham, 4 p.m.
No. 20 CASTRO VALLEY (16-7-1)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Beat Arroyo 9-6 (10 innings), 8-0
Up next: Tuesday vs. Bishop O’Dowd, 4 p.m.
Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.