This week’s Orange County high school baseball rankings.
Notable this week: This is the final week of the regular season. … Orange Lutheran returns to No. 1 after sweeping Mater Dei last week in a three-game series in the Trinity League. The Lancers have won nine of their past 11 games with the losses to Corona and Harvard-Westlake, which are Nos. 1 and 3, respectively, in CIF-SS Division 1. They also have wins over Corona and Harvard-Westlake. … Mission Viejo climbs into the Top 10 after beating Tesoro in two of their three South Coast League games. … Aliso Niguel rises to No. 7 after winning 10 of its past 13 games.
ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25
(Records through Sunday, April 21)
1. Orange Lutheran 20-5: The Lancers outscored Mater Dei 15-3 during their three-game sweep last week. Josiah Hartshorn homered and drove in all three Orange Lutheran runs in the series finale, a 3-1 win. Colt Peterson shut out Mater Dei on three hits over six innings in a 5-0 win sophomore pitcher Gary Morse was sharp in the first game.
Previous ranking: 2
2. Santa Margarita 17-7-1: The Eagles beat Servite in two of their three Trinity League matchups, including a 6-3 win in which Carter Enoch had three RBIs. Cade Townsend continued his great season in Santa Margarita’s 5-2 win over Servite with 10 strikeouts in 5⅔ innings.
Previous ranking: 1
3. JSerra 15-9-1: The Lions went 2-1 in a three-game Trinity League series against St. John Bosco. In an 8-6 comeback win at St. John Bosco, Gavin Flores and Dimitri Susidko delivered two-RBI hits to help the team rally from a 6-0 deficit.
Previous ranking: 3
4. Mater Dei 14-10: The Monarchs went 0-3 against Orange Lutheran in Trinity League play. They finished the week with a 7-3 win over Granite Bay in the championship game of the Boras Classic on Saturday at Santa Clara University.
Previous ranking: 4
5. Huntington Beach 18-7: The Surf League-leading Oilers swept Edison in a two-game league series. Travis Curry went 3 for 5 with five RBIs over the two games.
Previous ranking: 5
6. Los Alamitos 20-6: The Griffins split a two-game series with Fountain Valley in the Surf League. In their 6-5 win they came back from a four-run deficit with Devin Porch finishing the rally with a solo home run in the sixth inning for the winning run.
Previous ranking: 6
7. Aliso Niguel 16-7: The Wolverines swept a two-game series against San Clemente in the Sea View League. Brandon Tatch allowed no earned runs over six innings of pitching in a 2-1 win that completed the sweep.
Previous ranking: 9
8. Foothill 19-6: The Knights beat Villa Park twice last week, 1-0 and 7-2, in the Crestview League. Foothill pitchers, led by Tyler Hawkins and Brian Harbour, allowed nine hits over the two wins.
Previous ranking: 16
9. Pacifica 18-6: The Empire League-leading Mariners beat Kennedy twice, 8-0 in which pitcher Matthew Futami took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and 7-3. They play second-place Cypress twice this week.
Previous ranking: 10
10. Mission Viejo 15-10: The South Coast League-leading Diablos won two of three league games against Tesoro. In a 7-2 win, Max Osika drove in three runs while pitcher Keenan Anzai pitched a complete game and struck out 10.
Previous ranking: 21
11. Servite 12-13
Previous ranking: 11
12. Cypress 16-10-1
Previous ranking: 12
13. Tesoro 15-9
Previous ranking: 8
14. Villa Park 14-11
Previous ranking: 7
15. San Juan Hills 18-6
Previous ranking: 13
16. Fountain Valley 15-9
Previous ranking: 15
17. El Modena 17-7-1
Previous ranking: 14
18. El Dorado 14-11
Previous ranking: 17
19. San Clemente 13-12
Previous ranking: 18
20. Fullerton 17-8-1
Previous ranking: 19
21. Ocean View 18-7
Previous ranking: 20
22. Corona del Mar 15-9
Previous ranking: Not ranked
23. La Habra 20-8
Previous ranking: 23
24. Trabuco Hills 13-10
Previous ranking: 24
25. Northwood 16-5-1
Previous ranking: Not ranked
