Bellarmine’s dugout cheers on an 8th inning rally against host Archbishop Mitty, Friday, March 24, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Bay Area News Group Baseball Top 20
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 DE LA SALLE (9-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Update: Beat San Ramon Valley 15-11, 6-0.
Up next: Tuesday at St. Francis, 3:30 p.m.
No. 2 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (11-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Update: Beat Archbishop Mitty 4-0, lost to Bishop Amat 5-4.
Up next: Tuesday vs. TBA at National Classic in Fullerton
No. 3 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (11-2)
Previous ranking: 1
Update: Lost to Valley Christian 4-0.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Whitney-Rocklin at Boras Classic, 4 p.m.
No. 4 AMADOR VALLEY (8-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Update: Beat California 10-3, College Park 3-2, Clovis North 9-0.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Hoover at Fresno Easter Classic, 10 a.m.
No. 5 GRANADA (11-2)
Previous ranking: 8
Update: Beat Dublin 2-0, Laguna Creek 8-3, Ponderosa 14-4, Christian Brothers 1-0.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Roseville at Christian Brothers tournament, 12:30 p.m.
No. 6 BELLARMINE (10-3-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Update: Beat St. Ignatius 4-1, Clayton Valley 6-0, Marin Catholic 4-2.
Up next: TBA
No. 7 DUBLIN (8-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Update: Lost to Granada 2-0, beat Bella Vista 8-3.
Up next: TBA
No. 8 SERRA (8-4)
Previous ranking: 16
Update: Beat Archbishop Riordan 11-1, St. Francis 7-4.
Up next: Thursday vs. Santa Rosa at Livermore tournament, noon
No. 9 ST. FRANCIS (8-5)
Previous ranking: 13
Update: Beat St. Ignatius 5-3, Sacred Heart Cathedral 7-0, lost to Serra 7-4.
Up next: Tuesday vs. De La Salle, 3:30 p.m.
No. 10 LIBERTY (6-2)
Previous ranking: 11
Update: Beat Pittsburg 6-4 (8), lost to Cardinal Newman 1-0.
Up next: TBA
No. 11 CLAYTON VALLEY (6-3)
Previous ranking: 6
Update: Beat Castro Valley 14-0, lost to Bellarmine 6-0, beat Clovis West 6-0.
Up next: TBA
No. 12 ST. IGNATIUS (9-4)
Previous ranking: 10
Update: Lost to St. Francis 5-3, Bellarmine 4-1.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Hillsdale in Pacficia, 4 p.m.
No. 13 FOOTHILL (7-3)
Previous ranking: 14
Update: Beat Livermore 7-1.
Up next: Thursday vs. Redwood at Livermore tournament, noon
No. 14 SAN RAMON VALLEY (8-6)
Previous ranking: 12
Update: Lost to De La Salle 15-11, 6-0, beat Buchanan 13-6, San Joaquin Memorial 5-2.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Clovis North at Fresno Easter Classic, 7 p.m.
No. 15 CAPUCHINO (12-2)
Previous ranking: 17
Update: Beat San Mateo 1-0.
Up next: Wednesday at Menlo-Atherton, 4 p.m.
No. 16 LOS GATOS (8-6)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Update: Beat Mountain View 11-7, 12-4
Up next: Wednesday at Santa Clara, 4 p.m.
No. 17 BRANHAM (10-3)
Previous ranking: 5
Update: Lost to Pioneer 9-3, 4-0.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Live Oak, 4 p.m.
No. 18 SANTA TERESA (8-4)
Previous ranking: 19
Update: Beat Live Oak 4-1.
Up next: Tuesday at Leland, 4 p.m.
No. 19 PIONEER (7-4-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Update: Beat Branham 9-3, lost to Live Oak 10-0, beat Branham 4-0.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Willow Glen, 4 p.m.
No. 20 WESTMONT (8-4)
Previous ranking: 20
Update: Lost to Christopher 5-4.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Leigh, 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.
Originally published at Darren Sabedra