Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Tuesday)
No. 1 SERRA (13-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Valley Christian 5-4, lost to Valley Christian 10-4, beat St. Ignatius 9-6
Up next: Tuesday at St. Ignatius, 4 p.m.
No. 2 GRANADA (10-2)
Previous ranking: Beat Pittsburg 4-1, Amador Valley 6-0, 10-0
Since last ranking: Wednesday vs. Corona del Sol-Arizona at the USA Baseball National Training Complex- Cary, North Carolina, noon
Up next: TBD
No. 3 ST. FRANCIS (11-4)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Bellarmine 6-1, lost to Bellarmine 3-1 (12), beat Archbishop Riordan 1-0
Up next: Tuesday at Riordan, 4 p.m.
No. 4 DE LA SALLE (8-2)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat Monte Vista 6-0, 22-3
Up next: Friday vs. Jesuit, 4 p.m.
No. 5 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (10-4)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Lost to Serra 5-4, beat Serra 10-4, Mitty 10-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Mitty, 4 p.m.
No. 6 PITTSBURG (12-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Lost to Granada 4-1, beat Mt. Eden 6-1
Up next: Thursday vs. Tesoro, 4 p.m.
No. 7 ST. IGNATIUS (8-3-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Since last ranking: Beat Mitty 10-0, 5-2, lost to Serra 9-6
Up next: Tuesday vs. Serra, 4 p.m.
No. 8 LOS GATOS (11-3)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Mountain View 8-8 (14), 9-3
Up next: April 16 vs. Palo Alto, 4 p.m.
No. 9 BENICIA (8-1)
Previous ranking: 12
Since last ranking: Beat El Cerrito 4-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Acalanes, 4 p.m.
No. 10 CLAYTON VALLEY (12-0)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat California 12-2, Wood 10-0, Dougherty Valley 6-1
Up next: Tuesday vs. Dublin at Alhambra, 4 p.m.
No. 11 ACALANES (9-2-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Lost to Casa Grande 2-0, beat Freedom 6-0, Berkeley 10-1
Up next: Tuesday at Benicia, 4 p.m.
No. 12 HERITAGE (9-1)
Previous ranking: 11
Since last ranking: Beat Mission-San Francisco, Capuchino 5-4, El Camino 14-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Deer Valley, 4 p.m.
No. 13 LEIGH (11-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Leland 7-3, 11-1
Up next: Friday vs. Soquel, 4 p.m.
No. 14 FOOTHILL (10-3)
Previous ranking: 14
Since last ranking: Beat California 4-3
Up next: Thursday vs. Berean Christian at Foothill or Livermore, 11 a.m.
No. 15 ALHAMBRA (8-3)
Previous ranking: 17
Since last ranking: Beat Albany 10-1
Up next: TBD
No. 16 DUBLIN (12-2)
Previous ranking: 16
Since last ranking: Beat Northgate 7-3
Up next: Tuesday vs. Clayton Valley at Alhambra, 4 p.m.
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No. 17 CASTRO VALLEY (9-3)
Previous ranking: 20
Since last ranking: Beat San Leandro 8-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Tesoro, 4 p.m.
No. 18 LIVERMORE (9-3)
Previous ranking: 18
Since last ranking: Did not play
Up next: Thursday vs. Santa Rosa, 4:30 p.m.
No. 19 MENLO-ATHERTON (11-4)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat 3-0, 2-1
Up next: Friday vs. Pioneer, 4 p.m.
No. 20 CAMPOLINDO (8-4)
Previous ranking: 19
Since last ranking: Beat Berkeley 5-2, lost to Casa Grande 6-4
Up next: Tuesday vs. College Park, 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.
